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Restaurant Name:	CINDY'S BACKSTREET KITCHEN

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Address:	1327 Railroad Avenue St. Helena, CA 94574

Phone Number:	(707) 963-1200

Type of Food:	American California

Hours:	Lunch and Dinner

Dress:	Adult

Price Range:	Entrees $14.25-$21.95

Reservations:	Necessary

Description of Restaurant:

A bright L-shaped narrow room, with upstairs dining facilities. An attentive and knowledgeable staff and a marvelous kitchen brimming with great foods, from the heart of California’s wine land, in downtown St. Helena.

The Food

Small Plates:

Cindy's Seasonal Soup @ $7.50. Crispy Backstreet Flatbread, local cheese, sweet onions & smoked tomatoes @ $9.50. Oysters Pablo garlic and spinach (as many as you want) @ $2.75 each. Stuffed Spanish Piquillo Peppers, cumin braised beef & charred tomato sauce @ $9.00. Rabbit Tostada, red chili salsa, black beans & feta @ $9.95. Rustic Roasted Artichoke, lemon-caper aioli @ $9.25 Backstreet Fry, crispy calamari, lemon jalapenos & eggplant with tomatillo salsa @ $9.75. Laura Chenel Goat Cheese Ravioli, warm "Broken" tomato vinaigrette & gaeta olives @ $10.25. Entrée sized portion available @ $14.95.

A Sampling of Salads:

House Greens with Cindy's Spiced Pecans & Asian Pears @ $6.95 add Roquefort @ $8.95. Hail Caesar the classic Caesar @ $8.50 "Brutus" Caesar with a spicy kick @ $8.95. Classic Cob, Hobb's smoked chicken, bacon, avocado, Cherry tomatoes & Roquefort @ $13.95. Cindy's Curried Chicken, butter lettuce, arugula, Radishes & crispy bacon @ $12.50.

Large Plates:

Today's Fresh Fish .......... A.Q. Incredible Mushroom Tamales, creamy grits & Chard with Yucatecan salsa @ $14.25. Pablo's Pollo Loco, chopped avocado salsa, grilled corn on the cob & stuffed green chili @ $18.25. Spiced-Rubbed Quails, roasted potatoes & Moroccan Pepper salad (Cindy's favorite) @ $21.95. Wood Oven Duck, crispy potato croquettes & citrus sauce @ $20.75. Grilled Center Cut Pork Chop, pickled peaches & sweet corn cake @ $20.95. Mighty Meatloaf, horseradish barbeque sauce & garlic mashed potatoes @ $15.25. Steak Frites: Grilled Hanger Steak, ginger-garlic marinade, rosso butter & frites @ $18.95. Braised Lamb Shank, white wine, summer salsa verde & almond herb "taboli" @ $21.00.

Sandwiches:

Backstreet Burger ½ pound Niman Ranch Beef, housemade Pickles & French fries @ $10.95. Add avocado, bacon or Roquefort @ $2.00 extra. Grilled Chicken BLT with avocado & blue cheese mayonnaise @ $10.75. Crispy Rock Cod sandwich with jicama slaw @ $10.95. Chinatown Duck Burger with housemade shiitaki mushroom ketchup @ $11.50.



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