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Restaurant Name: CINDY'S BACKSTREET KITCHEN
How Many Hearts?:
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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