T H E   O P E N   D O O R  CA F É

Restaurant & Catering

est. 2006

Spring Dinner Menu

(Updated March 2013)

Supplemented with Daily & Evening Specials...

 call 410.838.4393 for details

Monday & Tuesday – enjoy a 20% discount on your entire dinner check

Wednesday & Thursday – build a 3-course from our regular or specials menu - $24

*  petite appetizer / side salad / single entrée / dessert / specialty coffee  *

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We create your meal specifically to order.

 

 

Appetizers

 

Ale-Braised Mussels yeungling lager, basil, bacon, butter, & garlic, petite 6, full 10

Crispy Blue Cornmeal-dusted Calamari deep fried & served with house marinara, petite 6, full 10

Crab Dip hot crab and cheddar dip, with house crostini, petite 6, full 10

Balsamic-grilled Squash zucchini & yellow squash marinated in balsamic vinegar & grilled, and served with a sweet garlic aioli, 6

Bloody Mary Shrimp shrimp poached in tomato broth, basil, old bay, celery & candied pancetta, petite 6, full 10

Cheese Plate trio of select cheeses with cranberry compote, granny smith apple and water crackers, petite 6, full 10

Salads

add chicken $4, shrimp $5, salmon, or steak $6

Garden Salad carrot, onion, cucumber & choice of dressing, side 4, entrée 7

 Classic Caesar, side 4, entrée 7

Spring Spinach Salad red delicious apples, raisins, goat cheese, pecans, tossed in a port-wine vinaigrette, side 5.5, entrée 10

Pear & Bleu specialty greens, walnuts, red wine-poached pears and bleu cheese with white balsamic dressing, side 4.5,  entrée 8

ODC Signature specialty greens, toasted pine nuts, jicama, goat cheese crumbles, & strawberries

tossed in a sweet garlic vinaigrette, side 5.5,  entrée 10

 

Soups

House made specialty soups of the day cup 3.5, bowl 5 * Cream of crab cup 5  bowl 6.5

Entrées

With the exception of pasta dishes, entrées are paired with chef-selected sides; substitutions readily available.

Please ask about our Daily Specials which are also available as 3-Course Prix-Fixe $24

(Promotional and Discount Coupons cannot be combined with our Prix-Fixe)

24-hour Braised Short Rib served with yukon-gold goat cheese-whipped potatoes,

grilled asparagus, red wine sauce, 17

Chicken Marsala sautéed with wild mushrooms, wine, & baby field carrots, over linguini, 15

Blackened Grilled Mahi Mahi sweet yam mashers, balsamic-grilled squash, tarragon vin blanc, 17

Grilled Salmon spring succotash, spicy mango sauce, yukon gold bellini, jalapeño aioli, 17

ODC Cioppino classic fisherman’s stew with everything from the sea: salmon, shrimp,

mussels, crab & mahi mahi, served over linguini rioja marinara, 20

Smoked Pork Chop 8-ounce chop smoked on hickory wood with caramelized apples,

raisin & potato hash, fried peanuts, natural jus, single chop 12 or double chop 16

 Crab Cakes baltimore style, served with house-cut frites & house-made cole slaw, single 14 or double 20

Crab Mac & Cheese with specialty cheeses, crab and bacon, 12

Meatloaf classic, house made, 12

Pasta Primavera penne pasta tossed with zucchini, yellow squash, red bell peppers, asparagus, white wine & parmesan cheese, 12

 

Sandwiches

served with dressed field greens

house-cut frites or seasonal fruit may be substituted for dressed field greens

 

Smoked Portabella Mushroom Wrap portabella mushroom marinated, smoked, then grilled

& wrapped with mozzarella, spinach, caramelized onions & roasted red-pepper aioli, 10

Bruschetta Wrap chicken, mozzarella, specialty lettuce, bruschetta & bacon, 10

Chef’s Daily Pizza house-made flatbread grilled to order, 12

Traditional Cheeseburger your way with house-cut frites, 10

Crab Cake baltimore style on brioche roll, 11

Hot Turkey Cranberry smoked gouda & cranberry spread, 10

Blackened Mahi Mahi Sandwich with red pepper aioli, served on a brioche, 12

Shrimp Salad served on a croissant, 11

Quiche Lorraine spinach, bacon & swiss, 9

 

 

 

Beverages

Standard Soft Drinks * Iced, Unsweetened & Flavored Teas

House-created Sangria * Wine by the Glass and Bottle * Beer Selection * Mixed Spirits

House Coffees & Barista Specialty Drinks * Frozen Drinks * Gourmet Hot Teas

 

Gratuity will be added to parties larger than five.

Please ask about Breakfast (daily 7am until 3pm), Lunch, and Weekend Brunch.

We also offer Full-Service Catering at Our Place or Yours