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The Front Porch now accepts reservations of all sizes, call for yours 415-695-7800
delivery by bike available Wednesday, Thurday, Friday for lunch and dinner 7 nights a week till 10:30 vittles to-go available before 7:30pm every day,come and get it.
4 years and still rocking
August 15th from 2 till sundown, come celebrate our birthday with us.
Mark is slow smoking a brisket, frying chicken, and bbq-ing our favorite summer vegies.
Josey is bringing the farm animals for petting and the hay for sitting.
Kevin is bringing his banjo and mandolin for the hootenany which is sure to ensue.
how's about you?

lunch rocks
hey y'all,
The Front Porch (the folks who brought you such meals as DINNER,
now are pleased to offer another favorite: LUNCH. From 11:30 to 3:00, Wednesday through Friday we'll be serving po-boys on the porch,
in the restaurant or take 'em out to your own home or office.

blues hour at the porch

Come down and enjoy delicious snacks and drinks on the cheap and on the porch.
The blues can make a fine happy hour, especially when you combine 'em with your friends,
a set of dominoes, fried okra, and cheap beer.

nightly supper specials.

Chef Mark is fixin recurring weekly comfort dishes to remind you of down home.

Every Sunday is Rib Night. Get your Texas dry-rubbed slow-smoked bbq fix.

Every Monday we're serving Chicken and Waffles. mmm.

Tuesday Night is Jambalaya night. The Front Porch brings the bayou to you.

Wednesday is Chicken fried steak night.

Thursday, Chef scours the bay area farmer's markets to come up with special starters and entrees for vegie lovers.

Just like Indian Summer in San Francisco, these nightly suppers will only last a short time each night. Get here early before they run out.

southern mission hospitality

delivery by bike available Wednesday, Thurday, Friday for lunch and dinner 7 nights till 10:30 vittles to-go available before 7:30pm every day,come and get it. lunch menu for summer 2010
Menu
po' boys
lil or big
5 inch or lO inch sandwiches:
fried shrimp with remoulade
or
sauteed lower ninth ward shrimp...$7 lil or $l2 big

cornmeal crusted fried oysters & remoulade...$6 l/2 lil or $ll big

cornmeal crusted fried catfish with remoulade
or
cajun style blackened with remoulade...$6 lil or $lO big

fried chicken poboy with creole mayo
or
grilled chicken poboy with creole mayo...$6 lil or $lO big

veggie "muffaletta" style
roasted eggplant and portabello mushrooms
with olive tapanade and melted provalone...$6 lil or $lO big

slow roasted meat of the day...$6 lil or $lO big

all poboys come with home made chips, lettuce, tomato and a pickle

sides

potato salad...$4
gumbo...$4
coleslaw...$4
porch fries...$4
red beans & rice (meaty or not)...$4
mixed greens salad...$4

beignets for dessert... $4
happy hour prices on drinks

blues hour menu
5:3O-7 monday thru friday

front porch 3 bite sliders
changes nightly with house made chips. . .5

fried okra with jalapeno lime aioli...4

spicy popcorn...4

porch fries with paprika aioli...4

cup o' gumbo...4

red beans and rice vegan or not...4

drink specials
sangria...5
all draft beer...4
7 oz high life bullet... 1
tall boy of cobra...3
house red...5
house white...5

dinner menu

lil' plates

yard clippins
marin roots farm chopped salad, tomatoes, carrots, corn, green beans and parmesan
with a sherry vinaigrette...9 l/2

heirloom tomato salad
with marin roots farms frisee and arugula
with basil buttermilk dressing and crumbly pt. reyes blue cheese...9 1/2

roasted beet salad with pluots, purslane, ancho cress, and a roasted lemon vinnaigrette...8 1/2

porch pickle jar...6

fried green tomatoes
with pickled chow chow and tomato marmalade...9

deviled crab
blue crab and corn fritters with a "criolla" remoulade...11

gumbo with andouille sausage and okra
with chicken...10
with seafood...17

spicy shrimp and grits
carolina low country special of sauteed shrimp
with bacon, mushrooms and garlic over anson mills' grits...11 or 18

mains

vegan plate
fresh veggies from local farmers cooked up with love...17

grilled sustainable fish
with skillet seared hominy corn cakes, cherry tomatoes,
corn and chanterelle mushrooms and an arugula beurre blanc...21

pecan crusted catfish
with bayou dirty rice, yellow wax and romano beans and jalapeno hushpuppies...17

fried chicken: single or (bucket)
momma clara's recipe with rocky jr. chicken
garlic mashers and gravy with collard greens...l6 3/4 or (33 l/3)

burger
schmitz ranch local ground beef, hobbs' bacon,
cheddar, house made pickles and porch fries...l3 3/4

grilled n.y. steak frites
1 lb schmitz ranch steak with a roasted garlic and preserved lemon butter
and sweet potato frites with chili aioli...26 1/2

grilled porch chop
with bbq baked beans, warm potato arugula salad
and a jalapeno gravy...22

sides

biscuits for boobies (all profits go to fight breast cancer)... 6
fried okra with chili lime aioli...6
beans and rice: vegan or with ham hock... 6
porch fries: sweet and potato and smoked paprika aioli... 5
baked mac and cheese... 6 l/2
collard greens with or without hobb's bacon... 5
green bean casserole with parm bread crumbs...6
jalapeno hush puppies with remoulade...5

p.s. the front porch uses all natural meats and veggies when we can

tall boys %26 tall girls 24 oz
red stripe, lager jamaica..........6 1/2
king cobra, premium malt liquor, u.s. 6%25..........4
paulaner, 25 oz, hefe-weizen, germany.............5 1/2
duvel, 750ml, golden ale, belgium, 8%25..........16
st. peter's, english ale, suffolk, u.k. organic..........7
st. peter's, cream stout, suffolk, u.k. organic..........7
reutberger, export dunkel, 25 oz.........9 1/2

bottles
heinekin light, a-dam..........4
pacifico, lager, mexico..........3 1/2
old speckled hen, 400 ml pub can, england.......6
paulaner, n.a. ..........4

draft
abita, andy gator, helles bock, louisiana..........5 1/2
abita, turbo dog, brown ale, louisiana..........5
speakeasy, big daddy i.p.a., san francisco..........5
poppy jasper, amber, morgan hill, ca..........5

cask
speakeasy,whatever the brewer made this week..........5

n.a.
lime-ade, fresh squeezed and sparkling..........3 1/2
sparkling water, san pellegrino, italy..........5
still water, fiji, eponomymous..........5
hanks black cherry..........3
abita root beer, with louisiana cane sugar.......3
ginger beer, bundaberg, australia..........3

who's thirsty

bevies
rose sangria
rose de provence, guava pure, fresh fruit and a spritz..........7

lillita
lillet blanc, fresh mint and lime and some sparkle..........8

champagne cocktail
cava (a spanish bubbly) with a bitters soaked sugar cube and a twist..........6

ramblin rose
sparkling rose with a rose water infused sugar cube and a rose petal..........7

zappa
white port and lemon juice with tonic over ice..........8

lana lee sweet tea
muddled basil and lemon with pineau and a splash of sweet tea..........8

thunderberg
underberg natural bitters floating on bundaberg ginger beer..........5

lil' rouge corvette
tall glass of ginger beer with a lillet rouge float..........8

kir (royal)
creme de casis de bourgogne decorates chardonnay or (cava)..........8 (7)

dog bite
biodynamic dry cider with a float of turbodog louisiana brown ale..........6

lil' cane
lillet white and rouge with fresh juices. who needs rum?.........8

sparkling

n.v. cava, poema, penedes, spain..........6 glass/30 bottle

n.v. lucien albrecht, rose, cremant d'alsace, france..........7 glass/39 bottle

2OO6 apple cider, sydre doux, eric bordelet, france..........7 a glass/28 bottle

white

dry and crisp
2OO7 kavaklidere, cankaya, akyurt ankara, turkey.......7 glass/l4 deuce(500 ml carafe)/28bottle

2OO7 notios, gaia estate, peloponnisos, greece.......8 glass/l6 deuce/32bottle

2008 sauvignon blanc, sancerre, sylvain bailly, loire, france..........10 glass/20 deuce/40 bottle

2OO8 albarino, morgadio, rias baixas, spain..........10 glass/20 deuce/40 bottle

bright and a little fruity
2OO8 picpoul de pinet, mme. arnaud gaujal, languedoc, france..........7 glass/14 deuce/28 bottle

2OO7 riesling, mac forbes, strathbogie ranges, yarra yarra, australia.........52 bottle

fuller bodied, rich, but not oak bombs

2OO6 chardonnay, marimar estate, don miguel vineyard, russian river, screw......... lO glass/20 deuce/40 bottle

2OO6 soave classico, garganega, monte fondo, italy......... 9 glass/l8 deuce/36 bottle

2OO6 chardonnay, hill family estate, napa..........39 bottle

2OO6 pecorino, ciavolich, colline pescaresi, italy.........5O bottle

2OO6 chardonnay, saint aubin, ler cru, les combes, colin-morey......... 69 bottle




dry rose
2OO6 rose' of syrah, provence, bieler pere et fils..........7 glass/14 deuce/28 bottle

red

juicy, fruit forward
2OO5 merlot, casa lapostolle, cuvee alexandre, colchagua valley, chile..........9 glass/18 deuce/36 bottle

2OO3 cabernet sauvignon, three thieves, california..........7 glass/14 deuce/28 bottle

2OO4 syrah, tassajara, rousse rouge, paso robles, california..........8 glass/16 deuce/32 bottle

2OO6 zinfandel, cline, ancient vines, california..........7 1/2 glass/15 deuce/30 bottle

silky and dry
2OO2 pinot noir, elizabeth rose, yountville, napa, organic, screw..........10 1/2 glass/21 deuce/42 bottle

2006 cabernet franc, bourgueil, soif de jour, loire, france................8 glass/16 deuce/32bottle

2004 pinot noir, 375 ml, chassagne montrachet, morgeot 1er cru, morey coffinet, burgundy, france....44 bottle

2004 pinot noir, vougeot, les petits vougeot 1er cru, hudelot-noellat, burgundy, france.......97 bottle

rustic and or spicy

2005 sangiovese/cabernet, capezzana, super tuscany (hee hee)italy......9 glass/18 deuce/ 28 bottle

2006 grenache, sere, montsant, spain...............8 glass/16 deuce/32 bottle

2004 malbec, montelomas, mendoza, argentina.............7 glass/14 deuce/28 bottle

2004 shiraz, mother's milk, barossa valley, austrailia.............42 bottle

2001 bandol, chateau saint anne, provence, france...........56 bottle

2003 chateauneauf du pape, mayard, la crau de ma mere, rhone, france..........69 bottle

hearty and full

2OO5 jug wine, liter, tempranillo/zinfandel, martin ray "red,"california......6 glass/12 deuce/24 jug

2OO3 cabernet sauvignon, moon mountain, sonoma organic..........7 glass/14 deuce/28 bottle

2003 cabernet sauvignon, ahnfeldt, napa....................11 1/2 glass/23 deauce/ 46 bottle

2OO3 cabernet sauvignon, aleph, mendoza, argentina..........48 bottle

2OO3 cabernet sauvignon, provenance, rutherford, napa..........45 bottle

2OOl bordeaux, 375 ml, clos canon, st. emilion, france..........52 bottle

2OO3 bordeaux, cadet de gombaude, pomerol, france..........56 bottle

2OO4 zinfandel, albini family, russian river..........58 bottle

after

moscato d'asti, 2005 cerreto, di steffano, italy.......6 glass

sauternes, chateau de malle, l999..........8 glass

pineau francois, vin de liqueur, pineau des charantes, france....9 glass

ruby port, rozes, l994 late bottled vintage..........6 glass

tawny port, niepoort,ten years old.............9 glass

madeira, blandy’s alvada 5 year old malmsey/bual..........6 glass



love, kevin cline

p.s. corkage..........10 for each 750