RESTAURANT

The Des Moines Art Center Restaurant creates a new menu each week of fresh seasonal offerings of inspired handmade choices of soups, salads, sandwiches, pastas, and desserts.

Lunch is served from 11 am – 2 pm, Tuesday through Saturday in an elegant, light, airy atmosphere with courtyard dining by the reflecting pool (in season). Wine, beer, and liquor are available.

The Art Center Restaurant has been awarded five stars (on a scale of 1 – 5) from The Des Moines Register.

Chef/Manager: Lisa LaValle
Chef: Teresa Burke

The Restaurant menu is new every week.

Free Wireless Broadband Internet is now available in the Des Moines Art Center Restaraunt.

MENU
August 26 – 30, 2008

SOUP:	INDIAN BEEF STEW With curry, apples, and brown rice or Soup of the Day	Cup $3.95 Bowl $5.95
SALAD:	COUSCOUS FIVE BEAN SALAD Made with a couscous and vegetable mix, served over greens, topped with garbanzo, mung, and lentil bean salad and fresh oregano-garlic vinaigrette	$8.95
SANDWICH:	TARRAGON-CAESAR CHICKEN SANDWICH With lettuce on whole wheat bread; shredded chicken breast mixed with green grapes, walnuts, celery, onion, and fresh tarragon-Caesar mayo	$8.95
PASTA:	PASTA RATATOUILLE Roasted garden vegetables; eggplant, zucchini, peppers, onions, and mushrooms in a chunky tomato sauce topped with fresh white and parmesan cheese	$8.95
COMBINATION:	Select two menu items, served together, from the above choices	$8.95
SMALL PORTION:	of any one menu item	$6.95

DELICIOUS DESSERTS $5.35

BEVERAGES

Wine

Salmon Creek Chardonnay (Austr.)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Mezzacorona Pinot Grigio (Calif.)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
LaVielle Ferme (France)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Demmer Reisling (Germany)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Frontera Carmenere (Chile)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
14 Hands Merlot (Wash.)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Los Cardos Malbec (red, Chile)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Evil Cabernet (Australia)		$5.99 bottle $23.99
Rotari Champagne		$6.99
Cristalino Champagne		bottle $23.99

Cocktails available
Beers: Corona; St. Pauli Dark; Michelob Light; Guinness Stout; Hoegaarden White	$4.00
Ice tea, Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, and spring water	$2.00
Zanzibar’s organic custom blend coffee	$2.00
Green Ginseng Apple Tea (hot or cold)	$2.75
Voss Sparkling Water	$3.00
(Iced) cappuccino, latte	$2.75
(Iced) espresso	$2.50
Knudsen’s Spritzers: Mango or Orange–Lime	$2.50

Please note: one check per table and 20% gratuity added to parties of five or more
$2.00 plate charge to split entrees
Gift certificates available

The Restaurant accepts Mastercard, Visa and Discover.