Bar La Grassa
Featured Items
- Spiced Carpaccio$18.00
Chilled, spice encrusted rare beef tenderloin is thinly sliced, served on grilled sourdough with a salad of baby arugula, shaved Grana Padano, and truffle aioli.
- Side of Focaccia$5.00
- Pickled Tomato w/Ricotta$13.00
Cherry tomatoes pickled with ginger and turmeric, over fresh ricotta. Served on grilled bread.
Antipasti
- Crispy Insalata$12.00
Assorted greens tossed with ricotta salata, toasted pine nuts, house-made parmesan crackers, and a Saporoso Balsamic vinaigrette.
- BLG Caesar Salad$12.00
Escarole and green leaf lettuce with a soft boiled egg, radish, fennel, celery, and croutons, with a garlic anchovy dressing
- Arancini$14.00
Arancini of lemon risotto around taleggio cheese. Served with a spicy yogurt. 4 per order. *Spicy yogurt contains fish sauce
- Prosciutto di Parma$20.00
4 ounces of Prosciutto di Parma, served with curls of unsalted butter and house made grissini.
- Grilled Prawns$27.00
5 grilled Blue Prawns garnished with chermoula and grilled scallions.
- Marinated Olives$7.00
Castelvetrano and Nicoise olives marinated with olive oil, orange, and spices. Served warm, tossed with toasted fennel seed and rosemary.
Bruschetta
- Soft Eggs & Lobster$30.00
Grilled sourdough topped with soft scrambled egg with poached lobster meat and cream cheese folded in. Garnished with minced chives and truffle oil.
- Pickled Tomato w/Ricotta$13.00
Cherry tomatoes pickled with ginger and turmeric, over fresh ricotta. Served on grilled bread.
- Braised Octopus$17.00
Wild-caught Spanish octopus is braised and pan-seared; tossed with fried local red potatoes, roasted red peppers, brown-butter almonds, arugula, and fennel pollen vinaigrette. Served on grilled sourdough. Pescatarian. Can be nut free and dairy free without almonds, can be GF without bread. The red potatoes are fried in the same fryer as items containing gluten, so people with a severe gluten allergy should take this into consideration.
- Charred Red Onion w/Goat Cheese$13.00
Grilled bread topped with a mixture of charred red onion, toasted pine nuts, and sherry gastrique, finished with crumbled goat cheese.
- Chicken Liver Mousse$13.00
Chicken liver mousse topped with pickled shallots and mint. Served on grilled bread.
- Crispy Pork Shoulder & Carrot Puree$15.00
Berkshire pork shoulder, roasted overnight, is shredded, fried in olive oil, and served over a spiced carrot purée on grilled sourdough. Garnished with chives.
- Spiced Carpaccio$18.00
Chilled, spice encrusted rare beef tenderloin is thinly sliced, served on grilled sourdough with a salad of baby arugula, shaved Grana Padano, and truffle aioli.
- White Anchovy & Avocado$14.00
Grilled sourdough topped with sliced ripe avocado, white anchovies, and thinly sliced scallions.
- Fried Corn Meal$15.00
Sliced sourdough is dipped in an egg wash, dredged in polenta, and deep fried. Topped with mascarpone and sliced prosciutto.
- Roasted Beet Pesto$15.00
Grilled sourdough is topped with roasted beet and kale pesto and house made chili oil. *Pesto contains hazelnuts and cheese
- Garlic and Olive Oil (Copy)$5.00
2 pieces of grilled sourdough are rubbed with garlic, drizzled with lemon-oregano olive oil, and finished with a light grating of Parmesan.
Pasta
- Red Wine Spaghetti w/Pine Nuts$17.00
Spaghetti cooked in red wine, tossed with butter, garlic, and Grana Padano. Finished with toasted pine nuts and parsley. *Not available gluten free
- Fettuccine Alfredo$17.00
Traditional fettuccine alfredo, tossed with butter and Parmesan.
- Gnocchi w/Cauliflower & Orange$26.00
Potato gnocchi sautéed with thinly sliced cauliflower in an orange cream sauce.
- Mafalda Bolognese$22.00
Slow-cooked pork bolognese with a touch of cream is tossed with mafalda pasta and finished with ricotta salata.
- Pappardelle w/Veal Ragu$24.00
Fresh cut pappardelle pasta with braised veal in San Marzano tomato sauce.
- Cavatelli w/Rabbit Sugo$25.00
Cavatelli pasta is tossed with a braised rabbit sugo made with pancetta, porcini mushrooms, white wine, and tomato.
- Torchio w/Charred Pork & Pea Shoots$22.00
Thinly sliced charred pork shoulder is sautéed with basil, shallot, and garlic until caramelized. Torchio pasta is tossed in, along with pea shoots and Parmesan.
- Maltagliati w/ Short Rib$28.00
House made maltagliati pasta is tossed with milk braised short ribs, ricotta, and parmesan, finished with green onion.
- Fusilli w/Orange and Kalamata Olive Lamb Sausage$24.00
Fusilli pasta is served with an orange and kalamata olive lamb sausage, tossed with a rapini pistachio pesto. Topped with grated Pecorino Romano. *The lamb sausage does contain pork and white wine.
- Ziti w/Shrimp & Vin Santo$28.00
Fresh ziti with sautéed shrimp, shallots, and fresh basil in a Vin Santo cream sauce.
- Calamarata w/Raw Tuna$41.00
Calamarata pasta is tossed with Fresno chili sauce, finished with lemon juice and butter. Topped with diced sushi grade Ahi tuna marinated in lime juice, red onion, and cilantro.
- Pasta Nera w/Mussels & Braised Tomatoes$25.00
Prince Edward Island mussels steamed with garlic and white wine are tossed with linguine and a squid ink compound butter. The dish is garnished with braised cherry tomatoes, basil, Serrano chilis, and breadcrumbs.
- Spaghetti Carbonara$21.00
Traditional spaghetti carbonara, with house-made pancetta, grana padano cheese, and egg yolk.
- Crab Ravioli$35.00
10 house made ravioli filled with crab, grated onion, and heavy cream. Topped with shellfish vermouth cream sauce and minced chives.
- Four Cheese Medaglioni w/Spinach & Lobster$38.00
Four-cheese medaglioni are served with fresh lobster, wilted spinach, and basil. Finished with anchovy butter sauce and fried basil.
- Mushroom & Taleggio Agnolotti$23.00
Fresh pasta filled with a mushroom mousse and taleggio cheese. Served with sautéed oyster mushrooms and shallots. 10 agnolotti per order. *Not available gluten free
- Nduja Egg Raviolo$9.00
Red pepper pasta is filled with a mixture of ricotta cheese and Nduja, a Calabrian soft salami, and an egg yolk. Topped with thyme brown butter. 1 raviolo per order.
Nduja Egg Raviolo
Red pepper pasta is filled with a mixture of ricotta cheese and Nduja, a Calabrian soft salami, and an egg yolk. Topped with thyme brown butter. 1 raviolo per order.
Secondi
- Meatball$15.00
A 10 ounce meatball made with beef chuck, brisket, and short rib. Served with a San Marzano marinara sauce. 1 per order. *Not gluten free
- Garlic and Red Pepper Sausages$25.00
2 house made Duroc pork sausages served with marinated red peppers.
- Branzino$45.00
Branzino is grilled until the skin is crispy. It is topped with toasted garlic, parsley, dill, and chili flake, and served with a grilled lemon.
- Grilled Pressed Chicken$31.00
A boneless, skin-on, whole chicken is brined, grilled, and pressed, garnished with chili flakes and parsley.
- St. Louis Pork Ribs$24.00
A 6-bone rack of ribs is covered in rub, slow roasted until tender, and then caramelized on the grill. Finished with chili flake, parsley, and lemon.
- New York Strip$42.00
A 12oz New York Strip is grilled to order. Topped with chives and parsley, served with lemon wedges.
- Bistecca for 4$100.00
A 3 ½ pound bone-in porterhouse is grilled to order, sliced thin, and garnished with chives, parsley, and lemon wedges.
Contorni
- Risotto Milanese$15.00
Saffron risotto, topped with an egg yolk and black pepper.
- Butternut Squash w/Dried Chili Salsa$14.00
Roasted butternut squash dressed with a dried chili sauce (contains nuts and sesame). Topped with pepitas and ricotta salata. *Gluten free, vegetarian, can be vegan
- Swiss Chard$14.00
Swiss chard braised in house made red sauce. *Gluten free, vegetarian, does contain butter
- Brussels Sprouts$14.00
Garlic-thyme roasted brussels sprouts are dressed with currant agrodolce , Iberico lardo, and garnished with breadcrumbs.
- Oyster Mushrooms$14.00
Oyster mushroom confit topped with salsa verde. Gluten free, vegan, nut free.
Dolci
- Tiramisu$13.00
Vanilla sponge cake drizzled with coffee syrup, layered with a mascarpone filling and chocolate shavings.
- Salted Caramel Crespelle$13.00
2 crepes filled with salted caramel sauce.
- Gjetost Cheesecake$13.00
Cheesecake made with gjetost, a Scandinavian cheese made from caramelized goat milk. Baked in a gluten free chocolate almond crust. Served with orange marmalade, whipped creme fraiche, and a gluten free cocoa cookie.