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"All of the logistics ran flawlessly and your staff members were always readily available and very helpful."

 

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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, February 8, 2010

  • Chicken parmesan
    Flank steak with portabella mushroom sauce
    Jumbo pork chop with tomato caper sauce

    Rice with spinach and mushrooms or penny pasta Alfredo
    Fresh steamed vegetables

    Soup: Tomato minestrone soup
    Vegetarian Entree: Four cheese manicotti with basil cream sauce

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

  • Apple wood smoked bacon wrapped chicken with panela cheese and jalapeño
    Shredded beef quesadillas with guacamole and Pico Gallo
    Grilled porkloin steak rancheros

    Cumin rice or black beans
    Squash and zucchini with sweet corn and mini carrot

    Soup: Chicken tortillas soup
    Vegetarian Entree: Spinach and artichoke enchiladas with poblano cream sauce

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

  • Chopped sirloin steak lasagna
    Sautéed chicken marsala
    Herbs crusted pork loin with strawberry balsamic sauce

    Saffron rice or garlic bread
    Fresh green beans with sweet peppers

    Soup: Spinach artichoke and asiago cheese soup
    Vegetarian Entree: Grilled vegetable lasagna

Thursday, February 11, 2010

  • Slow cooked beef with mushroom and onion sauce
    Almond crusted chicken with orange onion sauce
    Fried pork chop with pan gravy

    Rainbow potato wedges or wild rice
    Fresh vegetable medley

    Soup: Chicken soup with roasted barley
    Vegetarian Entree: Baked goat cheese ravioli with marinara sauce

Friday, February 12, 2010

Grilled chicken with herbs butter
Grilled tuna with wasabi butter sauce ($10.00)
Blackened salmon with lime hollandaise ($9.00)
Crab cakes with poblano tartar sauce ($9.00)
1 lb. ribeye steak with red wine butter ($14.00)

Jambalaya or Cajun potato
Fresh vegetables

Soup: Manhattan clam chowder
Vegetarian Entree: Pan fried dumplings

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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