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The Commons Café

The Commons Café, located in the Commons Conference Center building, is available to all guests from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The café offers a variety of breakfast items, assorted drinks, snacks and reasonably priced daily lunch specials. Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Entrée w/2 Sides is $5.95
menu is subject to change

Monday, November 2

Grilled chicken Santa Fe

Rib eye steak rancheros ($10.00)

Pork loin steak with black bean sauce

Fresh vegetable medley

Rainbow potato wedges or bourbon black beans

Soup:  Roasted beef barley with chipotle      

Vegetarian Entree: Baked spinach and goat cheese ravioli with poblano cream sauce

Tuesday, November 3

Beef or chicken fajitas with all the trimmings (combo $8.50)

Smoked chicken taquitos         

Grilled pork chop mole

Spanish rice or pinto beans

Squash and zucchini with corn and roasted mushrooms

Soup:  Fresh corn tortillas soup

Vegetarian Entree: Grilled vegetable and cheese enchiladas with cheese sauce

Wednesday, November 4

Sautéed chicken with mushroom marsala wine sauce

Steak pizzoila                                                                 

Pork loin steak with tomato caper sauce

Rice or pasta

Soup:  Navy bean soup with smoked ham

Vegetarian Entree: eggplant Parmesan

Thursday, November 5

Country style chicken fried steak

Stuffed chicken with walnut and cheddar cheese

Fried pork chop with apple cranberry sauce

Smoked sausage with BBQ sauce     

Garlic mashed potato

Soup:  Tomato minestrone soup with bacon

Vegetarian entree:  Fried spinach and goat cheese ravioli fresh basil and tomato sauce

Friday, November 6

Shrimp Creole

Blacked chicken or salmon ($9.00)

1 lb. rib eye steak ($14.00market price)

Crab cakes with tartar sauce (special $9.00)

Rice with tomato and olive or Cajun fried

Seasonal fresh vegetables

Soup:  Creamy clam chowder  

Vegetarian Entrée: Four cheeses stuffed jumbo shell with julienne sweet pepper sauce      

Enjoy Daily

Fountain Drinks: Medium $1.25 • Large $1.50

Canned Drinks........................................$1.20

         • Dr. Pepper: Regular & Diet

         • Coke: Regular & Diet

Perrier....................................................$1.75

Water.....................................................$1.25

Minute Maid Juice...................................$1.65

V8..........................................................$1.65

Red Bull..................................................$2.75

Seattle's Best Coffee

         • Small...........................................$1.62

         • Medium.......................................$1.89

         • Large..........................................$2.11

Jello.........................................................$ .65

Cheese Sticks..........................................$ .65

         • Sargento

         • Baby Bell

Jelly Beans...............................................$ .65

Fresh Baked Cookies...............................$ .65

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Breakfast - Served 7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
 

Yogurt....................................................$1.10

Muffin.....................................................$1.10

Breakfast Breads...................................$1.10

Pastry....................................................$1.25

Cereal Box..............................................$ .95

Cereal & Small Milk.................................$1.50

Oatmeal.................................................$1.50

Biscuit.....................................................$ .60

     • Jelly available at no charge

     • Butter available at no charge

1 Biscuit & Gravy....................................$1.35

2 Biscuits & Gravy..................................$1.75

   (Gravy has sausage in it)

Sausage Patty.......................................$1.00

Breakfast Taco.......................................$1.65

Fresh cut fruit........Small $1.25 • Large $1.95

 

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Lunch - Served 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
 

Burgers..................................................$3.95

Cheese Burgers.....................................$4.25

Chicken Fingers......................................$4.95

Deli Sandwiches.....................................$3.99

Chicken Fried Steak................................$4.75

Reuben & Club Sandwich........................$4.95

Bag of Chips............................................$ .99

French Fries............................................$1.25

Onion Rings............................................$1.75

Potato Bar..............................................$3.59

Side of Vegetables.................................$1.25

Small Soup..............................................$1.95

Large Soup.............................................$2.75

Salad Bar

     • small side salad..............................$1.75

     • large salad......................................$4.25

Small Salad TO GO..................................$2.50

 

 

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