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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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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, July 6

Maple glazed spiral ham with pineapple sauce
Coconut chicken with mango salsa
Flank steak chimichurry and black bean sauce
Fresh green beans with sweet peppers

Soup: Potato and fresh corn chowder
Vegetarian Entree: Fried green tomato with panela cheese and tomatillo sauce


Tuesday, Junly 7

Grilled chicken topped avocado, tomato pepper jack cheese with guajillo sauce
Dry rubbed pork loin with garlic chili sauce
Bacon wrapped chop steak with mushroom sauce
Rosemary flavored potatoes
Fresh vegetable medley

Soup: Fresh strawberry soup
Vegetarian Entree: Fried ravioli with marinara sauce


Wednesday, July 8

Jumbo meat ball and spaghetti
Pork chop marsala
Chicken parmesan

Soup: Tomato minestrone
Vegetarian Entree: Eggplant parmesan



Thursday, July 9

Slow roasted beef with au jus and horseradish sauce
Chicken fried chicken with country gravy
Pan fried pork chop with mango salsa
Fresh vegetable medley, mashed potatoes

Soup: creamy clam chowder
Vegetarian entree: Grilled vegetable lasagna

Friday, July 10

 

Country style fried catfish with remoulade sauce
Cajun style chicken with tomato, spinach, onion on cilantro lime hollandaise
Blackened salmon with Cajun garlic sauce ($9.00)
Seafood sampler ($14.00 jumbo shrimp, crab cake and salmon)
Crab cakes with tartar sauce (special $9.00)
Rice or Cajun fries
Seasonal fresh vegetables, saffron rice or hushpuppies

Soup: Cream of asparagus soup
Vegetarian Entrée: Pan fried vegetable dumplings with ginger soy 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: Sargento

--------------------Baby Bell...................$ .65

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...............................................$0.60

------Jelly available at no charge

------Butter available at no charge

------(Gravy has sausage in it)

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

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

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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