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"The Wild Onion Cafe" is open! New look, new menu and a deli.

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Restaurant Hours
6:30 am - 9:00 pm

The Wild Onion Menu

BREAKFAST

Served 6:30 AM– 11:00 AM

Your Way By The Highway
Two eggs your way with a choice of Black Forest ham or Apple wood smoked bacon and toast. $6.45 Add our homemade venison sausage for an additional $2.25
The Farmer’s Market Scramble
Scrambled eggs tossed with sautéed asparagus, fresh garlic, roasted red bell peppers, green onions, fresh thyme and gruyere cheese. Served with fresh fruit and toast. $6.50
The Wild One
Homemade venison sausage, Apple wood smoked bacon, wild rice, crimini mushrooms, roasted red bell peppers & swiss cheese scrambled with fresh eggs. Served with fresh fruit and toast. $8.95
Are You Hungry Jack?
Ham, Apple wood smoked bacon, potatoes, and red onions sautéed and tossed with scrambled eggs and mozzarella cheese. Served with fresh fruit & toast $7.75
Buenos Dias Breakfast Burrito
Habla Espanol? Scrambled eggs, potatoes, black beans, green chili's, mozzarella cheese, cilantro & green onions in a flour tortilla. Es un burrito muy bueno. $6.25
Buttermilk Pancakes
Order some up for your next birthday celebration; because these are the best cakes we’ve tasted lately. Served with local maple syrup.
Plain Jane Buttermilk Cakes $4.25
OR
Wild Blueberry Cakes $5.25
Grand Marnier French Toast
A New Orleans inspired version of the classic French Toast, made with fresh orange zest, dark rum and Grand Marnier. $5.95
Corned Beef Bennie
Not your traditional Benedict, Yukon gold potato fries topped with corned beef, poached eggs and herbed dijon hollandaise. $6.95
English Breakfast
Vanilla yogurt topped with granola. Served with fruit & a fresh baked pastry. $4.75
Ala Cart
One egg … $1.25 Toast … $.95 Ham or bacon … $2.95 Venison sausage … $3.25 Steak …$8.25
Yukon Gold fried potatoes … $1.95 Red River … $4.50 Oatmeal … $3.75 Fruit bowl … $5.95

SALADS

Served 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Sesame Chicken Salad
Pan seared oriental chicken breast on a bed of baby spinach with shredded carrots, cucumbers, green onions and toasted sesame seeds. Served with our Oriental vinaigrette . $9.95
Grilled Steak Salad
It’s not the Western salad, but you should try it anyway. Grilled Steak tossed with rice noodles, arugula, mint and cherry tomatoes. Served with arugula lime vinaigrette. $12.95
Pear Gorgonzola Salad
Herbed wild greens, toasted walnuts, fresh pears & crumbled gorgonzola cheese, tossed with a tarragon yogurt dressing $7.95
Roasted Garlic Caesar
Romaine hearts tossed with our roasted garlic Caesar dressing finished with shaved parmesan cheese & in-house made croutons. $7.95
Wild Greens Salad
Spring greens, seasonal vegetables, shaved parmesan & in house made croutons, served with your choice of dressing. $6.95
Add Steak, Shrimp, Salmon, or Chicken to our Wild Greens Salad or Roasted Garlic Caesar for an additional charge
Steak $8.25 Shrimp $6.50 Salmon 7.25 Chicken $4.50
Side Salad     $3.25
Soup of the Day
Bowl $4.95 Cup $2.95

APPETIZERS

Served 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Baked Brie
Triple cream Brie cheese wrapped in puff pastry & baked until golden brown. Served with lingonberries & rustic baguette crustini $6.95
Anti Pasta
Chef’s selection of marinated olives, deli meats, artisan cheeses and roasted nuts $5.95
J’s Bruschetta Trio
Three in house created spreads. Olive tepenade, roasted red bell pepper and spicy spinach & feta. Served on toasted baguettes $6.25
Seafood Cakes
Chef’s seasonal selection of both Lake Superior fish & fresh ocean seafood mixed with fresh breadcrumbs and sautéd to golden brown, served with chili lime mayo. $8.25
Angel Wings
Sweet as an angel and hotter then … well, you know. Jumbo chicken wings roasted tender & tossed our sweet & spicy wing sauce $7.25
Pig Wings
Tender roasted pork ribs deep fried and served with our Angel wing sauce $9.95
Fresh Tomato Salad
Vine ripened tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and basil leaves , drizzled with a sweet balsamic reduction and fresh ground sea salt. $6.95

SANDWICHES

Served 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM

All sandwiches served with in-house made rosemary potato chips.
Rueben Gone Wild
Roasted corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese and sweet & sour kraut piled high on toasted caraway rye, with a not so classic Russian dressing. $9.25
BLT
A BLT with attitude! The usual suspects plus thin shaved Kobe beef & aged white cheddar. Served up with a bourbon mustard mayo on a grilled ciabatta roll. $11.25
11-25-07
Apple smoked turkey breast paired with brie cheese& topped with caramelized onions & granny smith apples. Served on cranberry pecan bread with rosemary mayo. $8.95
Sol Burger
Named after our son, this burger had to be unique! Not only is it made with Minnesota raised venison, but we serve it up with 4 year old aged white cheddar & hand battered fried pickles. $12.75
Royal with Cheese or …..NOT!
A grilled 6 oz pure ground chuck patty with aged cheddar, lettuce, tomato and onion. Voted second best burger in all Kazakhstan. $8.95 Lose the aged white cheddar and it’s a mere $7.95
Salmon BLT
WILD Sockeye salmon & bacon layered on a bed of romaine lettuce and fresh tomatoes. Served on a rustic baguette with cilantro mayo. $10.75
Pulled BBQ Chicken Sandwich
A twist on a Southern classic, slow roasted chicken breast, hand pulled and tossed with our own spicy BBQ sauce. Topped with jicama coleslaw & served on a toasted ciabatta roll. This ain’t no New York City sandwich! $8.25
Wild Mushroom Dip
Converting carnivores one sandwich at a time, mushrooms never tasted so good! Portabella, crimini and Shitake mushrooms sautéed with freshrosemary & layered with caramelized onions & gruyere cheese. Served on a rustic baguette with a brandied onion au jus $9.25
The Walleye Sandwich
We were told there would be a riot in the street if we took this 40 year old favorite off the menu, so here it is in all its original glory…a pan fried walleye fillet served on a rustic baguette with lettuce tomato and red onion. $8.95

PASTA

Served 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Carbanara a la what ??
Spaghetti noodles tossed with Black Forest ham, fresh criminis, green peas, roasted red bell peppers and gorgonzola cheese. $9.95
Fat Noodle Shrimp
Bold flavors on big fat noodles. Sautéed shrimp, quartered artichoke hearts, lemon zest, mint leaves, fresh tarragon & crushed red pepper flakes. $14.95
Spaghetti with Summer Vegetables
Oven roasted cherry tomatoes, zucchini and crook neck squash tossed with fresh oregano, arugula & shaved parmesan cheese. $8.25
Forty Clove Garlic Chicken
A James Beard classic revisited with pasta. A bed of spinach fettuccini topped with grilled chicken, prosciutto ham, asparagus, crimini mushrooms & candied garlic. One a day & you’ll be vampire free. $14.95

ENTREES

Served 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

All entrees served with oven roasted potatoes and chef’s vegetables.
KC Strip – “Eat meat it’s neat”
12 ounces of hand cut, dry aged Kansas City strip loin. Char broiled and served with an herbed Matre d’ butter and our Chef’s steak sauce. $22.95
14 Ounce Rib eye- Grab a glass of cabernet
Hand cut dry aged, beautifully marbled rib eye, perfectly grilled and served with a herbed Matre d’ butter and of course our Chef’s steak sauce.$24.95
Jane’s Addiction- Ribs you gotta have again and again!
Dry rubbed & roasted half the day, these ribs are tender. Slathered with our chef’s peach BBQ sauce. You’ll be back for more. $16.95
Cider Glazed Porkchop
A HUGE 12 ounce porterhouse pork chop char broiled and topped with a rum cider mustard vinaigrette. $17.95
Southern Pecan Walleye
With soooo many restaurants serving walleye I was against putting one on the menu, until I tried this one! Creole seasoned, pecan crusted and pan seared walleye filet topped with jicama coleslaw. $15.25
Hanson’s Prawns
Stolen with credit due…Jeff had a good thing going with this dish. HUGE prawns rolled in Japanese bread crumbs, fresh lemon zest and fried golden brown. $24.25
Grilled Wild River Salmon
Wild Salmon…Sockeye, Chinook or Copper River Coho, we bring you what’s in season, grill it and top it with a lemon garlic caper butter. $17.95
Apple Wood Stuffed Chicken
A chicken roulade stuffed with apple wood smoked bacon, fresh spinach and gorgonzola cheese. Breaded & oven roasted, it’s what’s for dinner! $14.95

Non-Alcoholic Beverages

Soda & Tea
Virgil's root beer, Jamaican Ginger Ale, Cherry vanilla cream soda, Orange cream soda, Sparkling blackberry, Blueberry lemonade, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Sierra Mist & flavored ice tea
Peace Organic Coffee & Espresso drinks
Fresh Orange Juice, Organic Cranberry, Apple & Grapefruit Juice
Hot Tea
Breakfast Tea, Zen Mango, Earl Grey, Spring Jasmine, China Green, Lemon Ginger, Simply Mint, Sweet Chamomile & Tea lovers decaf

Alcoholic Beverages

White Wines
By the Glass: Santi di Terrossa, Tolosa, Jack William, Slatestone
Bottle List: Pine Ridge, Wairau River, Nicholas Feuillatte
Red Wines
By the Glass: Three Alarm Cellars, Rock Rabbit, Marietta Cellars, Sin Zin, Gennaio, Cono Sur, Pedroncelli
Bottle List: Martin Ray, Bethel Heights
Beer List
Grain Belt Premium, Molson Canadaian, Oberon Ale, Stella Artois, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Anchor Steam, James Page Burly Brown, Two Hearted Ale, Lake Superior Mesabi Red, Guinness Draught, Wood Chuck Cider, Clausthauler

A KIDS MENU

Breakfast till 11, Lunch/Dinner All Day

Breakfast
All Kids Breakfasts served with Side of Fruit
One Egg & Toast
Pancake with Local Maple Syrup & Bacon
Yogurt topped with Granola & Served with Fresh Fruit
$3.95

Sides: Bacon $1.50, Fruit Plate $2.50, Cold Cereal $1.50
Lunch & Dinner
All Kids Lunch & Dinner served with Side of Chips & Fruit unless noted
Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich
Corn Dog
Grilled Cheese
Kids Spaghetti with Breadstick
Chicken Fingers
$4.95
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Harbor Inn Restaurant & Motel
PO Box 669
Grand Marais, Minnesota  55604
Information: 218-387-1191
Reservations: 800-595-4566
E-Mail: jane@bytheharbor.com