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212 Territorial Road
Benton Harbor MI

269-934-0460

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THE IDEAL PLACE Saturday 2/18/12

Appetizers

Crab Cakes

Served with caper dill

$11

 

Vegetable Egg Rolls

Ginger soy & Springroll sauce

$8

 

NOLA BBQ Prawns

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

$11

 

Hawaiian BBQ Chicken Pizza

House BBQ sauce, chicken pieces, cilantro, red onions & pineapple with fontina cheese

$13

 

Cajun Fried Artichoke Hearts

Fried baby artichokes served with remoulade sauce

$11

 

Escargot

Sautéed in garlic white wine butter

$9

 

Oyster Shooters

Fresh oysters served in a chilled vodka infused lobster gazpacho

$3

 

1/2 Dozen Fresh Bluepoint Louisiana Oysters

Char-Grilled, Fried, Raw or combo of them

$11

 

Smoked Salmon Pizza

House smoked salmon, fresh dill, bleu cheese, asiago & white sauce

$13

 

Softshell Crab

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

$11

 

 

Soup's & Salad's

 

 

Soup of the Day

 

Tomato Bisque......Manhattan Clam Chowder

$4 / $6

 

House Salad

Mixed Greens, tomato, cucumber tossed with choice of dressing

$5/ $7

 

Beet Salad

Mixed greens, fresh beets, toasted walnuts, red onions, oranges, and tossed with balsamic chive vinaigrette & feta cheese

                     

$7/ $10

 

Strawberry Spinach Salad

Spinach tossed in mint-basil strawberry vinaigrette with pinenuts, red onions & goat cheese

$7 / $10

 

Pear Salad

Sliced pears over mixed greens tossed w/ bleu cheese crumbles, jicama, carrots & red onions in a poppy seed vinaigrette

$9

 

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

 

 

Pasta

 

Ideal Pasta

Prosciutto, peas, mushrooms, onions and linguini pasta tossed with an asiago basil cream sauce.  $15

 

Broccoli Alfredo Pasta

Broccoli, tomatoes, mushrooms, onions & garlic sautéed and finished in an alfredo sauce.  $15

 

Beef Bayonne

Filet of Beef tips sautéed with mushrooms, peppers and onions in a shinerbock beer redcuction sauce.  $15

 

Seafood Pasta Grill

Grilled sea scallops served over sautéed cajun spiced shrimp, mussels & crawfish tossed in our spicy capered marinara $23

 

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

 

 

Entrées

 

Alaskan Baby Halibut

Alaskan halibut filet braised in a fresh mixed herb tomato vinaigrette tossed with angel hair pasta.  $23

 

Sautéed Hawaiian Butterfish

Pan sautéed in lemon butter served w/ grilled artichoke-crimini mushroom salad & purple lemon basil zucchini relish.  $21

 

Sea Scallops & Risotto

Cast iron seared scallops served over truffled mushroom risotto.  $21

 

Grilled Blackened Mako Shark

Mako grilled in our cajun marinade & topped with a pineapple-kiwi salsa.  $17

 

 

Creole Louisiana Etouffée

Louisiana crawfish, shrimp & crab cooked in a dark roux w/ tomatoes, onions, celery & peppers served over rice.  $15

 

Chicken Picatta

Chicken breast sautéed with lemon, capers & white wine, served with angel hair pasta.  $15

 

 

Walnut Encrusted Maple Leaf Duck Breast

Seared 5-spice walnut encrusted duck breast finshed with a blueberry-pomegranate glaze.  Served w/ goat cheese potato au gratin.  $19

 

Grilled Pork Chop

Basil Pesto marinated & grilled pork chop topped with a rosemary demi glace. $18

 

The Flintstone

16oz Colorado Lamb foreshank braised with special oil, white wine, tomatoes, onions, carrots & celery. $21