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212 Territorial Road
Benton Harbor MI

269-934-0460

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Open For Lunch 11:30
 269-934-0460 
 
 THE IDEAL PLACE Sat. 5/26/12

Appetizers

 

Crab Cakes

Served with caper dill $11

 

Vegetable Egg Rolls

Ginger soy & Springroll sauce 8

 

Marinated Mozzarella & Grilled Chicken Sausage

Sundried tomato stuffed chicken sausage served w/ marinated mozzarella, grilled artichoke & mushroom salad $13

 

NOLA BBQ Prawns

Cajun spiced prawns braised w/ Ideal Pale ale finished in a NOLA BBQ butter.11

 

Crab & Shrimp Mac n Cheese

Cajun shrimp, mushrooms, onions & brandy cheese sauce baked with a shrimp & crab crumb.  11

 

Chicken Sausage Pizza

Sundried tomato chicken sausage, roasted red peppers, onions, fontina cheese and pesto 13

 

Escargot

Sautéed in garlic white wine butter 9

 

Softshell Crab

Fried & served over garlic bread w/ remoulade, creole slaw & pickles 11

 

Spinach Pizza

Thin crust w/ baby spinach, tomatoes, garlic, feta cheese and olive oil. 13

 

Ideal Chowder

Chopped little neck Clams, Redfish & Prawns in a New England Style Chowder 15

 

 

Soup's & Salad's

 

 

Soups of the Day

 

Tomato Bisque....Creole Crab, Shrimp & Sausage Okra Gumbo  $4/6

 

House Salad 

Mixed Greens, tomato, cucumber tossed with choice of dressing  $5/7

 

Spinach Salad

Baby spinach tossed w/ raspberry vinaigrette, artichokes, bacon, tomatoes, onions & goat cheese $7/10

 

Beet Salad

Mixed greens, fresh beets, toasted walnuts, red onions, oranges, and tossed with balsamic chive vinaigrette & feta cheese.  $7/10

                     

 

Grilled Vegetable Salad

Baby spinach tossed w/ balsamic vinaigrette & served with grilled onions, zuchinni,  asparagus & red peppers. Crumbled bleu cheese $10

 

Add to salads: Chicken $3 - Shrimp $7 -  Beef $10*-

 

 

Pasta

 

Ideal Pasta

 

Prosciutto, peas, mushrooms, onions & linguini pasta tossed w/ asiago basil cream sauce.  $15

 

Ragu

House made Ragu sauce with Itlalian sausage & ground filet &chorizo sausage $15

 

Lobster Ravioli

Sautéed with onions, tomatoes, leeks & mushrooms in a brandy cream sauce.  $21

 

Seafood Pasta

Cajun spiced prawns, louisiana crawfish, lobster, scallops & cajun fried softshell crab served w/ angel hair tossed in a spicy capered marinara $31

 

    Add: Chicken $3 - Shrimp $7 - * Beef $10- Softshell Crab $5-

 

 

Entrées

 

Copper River Sockeye Salmon

Alaskan copper river salmon filet pan seared in herbed olive oil & topped with a tarragon aioli. $27

 

Louisiana Red Fish

Louisiana Red fish pan seared & finished in a braised tomato-basil sauce. $25

 

Sautéed Hawaiian Butterfish

Pan sautéed in lemon butter served w/ grilled artichoke-mushroom salad & purple lemon basil zucchini relish.  $23

 

Honey Glazed Chicken Breast

Cajun spiced grilled chicken breast glazed in a spicy honey mustard sauce. $15

 

Blueberry BBQ Pork Chop

Mint pesto grilled pork chop served with blueberry & corn arugula salad topped with blueberry BBQ. $18

 

Bleu Cheese Pesto Filet

6oz dijon rubbed filet grilled & basted with a rosemary demi glace and topped w/ bleu cheese pesto   $25

 

The Flintstone

16oz Colorado Lamb foreshank braised with special oil, white wine, tomatoes, onions, carrots & celery. $25

 

Dry Aged 14oz Rib-Eye

60 day dry aged bone-in Ribeye grilled & basted w/ brandy-herb butter served w/ patron carmelized cajun onions.  $40