Show Guide November 1, 2023
The Bar: Cocktails & Mocktails Let's Get Started
Octopus, Fingerling Potato, Olives Baby Corn Elote with Pastor Pork Shiitake Potstickers with Pickled Veg and Arugula Deviled Eggs with Baba Ganoush and Calabrian Chilis
Pizza & Wings
Chili Crisp Fire Braised Wings Do Good Chicken Dark Meat Bites with Boom Boom Sauce Buffalo Lemon Pepper Dry Rub Chicken Wings with Avocado Poblano Ranch Old School Greco sausage pizza Cacio e Pepe/Broccolini/Local Pig Sausage Flatbread Braised Short Rib, Pickled Red Onion, Euro Cream, Hot Honey Flatbread
Sides & Salads
Autumn Salad with Little Gem Lettuce, Pears, Walnuts, Celery Root, Creamy Maple Dressing Japanese Eggplant Salad with Shishito Peppers and Rainbow Sunburst Tomato Fingerling Potatoes, Kohlrabi, Mustard Greens, Carolina Gold Vinaigrette
Land, Sea & Air
Strip Steak and Marinated Shrimp Surf and Turf Superior Fresh Wisconsin Salmon with Ancient Grains Asian Beef Noodle Bowl Duck Wings with Orange Gochugang
Burgers & Sandwiches
Certified Angus Beef Prime Cheeseburger Beast Burger with Mushroom Fondue Sierra Meats Kobe Burger Burnt End Smoked Sausage Roll with Caramelized Onions and Bistro Sauce Sustainably Caught Alaskan Pollock Po Boy
The Sweet Finish – To Go
Assorted cheesecake, pastries, and sweet treats
Let’s Get Started
We want to give you some inspiration right off the start. Our new customers will come to our restaurants when we inspire them with new and on trend dishes. As we see in the Data Essentials chart above Babaganoush is just now trending and Octopus is a unique item that is also trending. Check out our Asian, Middle Eastern, and Sustainable ideas we have for your appetizer menu.
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Octopus, fingerling potatoes, and olives. Why we like this appetizer: • Octopus is on trend • Easy to execute with a great food cost • Mediterranean flavors are popular
Baby Corn Elote with Al Pastor Pork Why we like this appetizer: • Authentic and delicious ready to use protein • Mexican flavors on a Bar and Grill menu sell
Shiitake Potstickers with Pickled Vegetables and Arugula Why we like this appetizer: Asian flavors that are easy to execute will add profitability and drive traffic
Deviled Eggs with Baba Ganoush and Calabrian Chilis Why we like this appetizer: We are overlapping on trend flavors of Middle Eastern and Italian cuisines. These mash ups drive traffic Do Good Chicken Dark Meat Bites with Boom Boom Sauce Why we like this appetizer: We have a great story to tell about taking care of our world.
Pizza & Wings
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Pizza and wings are an important part of our bar and grill menus. The chart above shows new and developing flavor trends for pizza. The world is changing, and our customers are looking for new and innovative flavors. Take a look at some inspirational ideas for this menu segment
Chili Crisp Fire Braised Wings Why we like this dish: • Chili crisp is an on trend flavor • Asian flavors drive traffic
Do Good Chicken Dark Meat Bites with Boom Boom Sauce Why we like this dish: Sustainability is very important to our customers and industry
Buffalo Lemon Pepper Dry Rub Chicken Wings with Avocado Poblano Ranch Why we like this dish: • Buffalo lemon pepper very easy to execute • Offering more flavors on items we have on hand is a great way to keep guests coming back
Old School Greco Sausage Pizza Our Sysco partners at Greco have been doing sausage for a long time. Perfect texture and flavor make this pizza a sure bet
Braised Short Rib, Pickled Red Onion, Euro Cream, Hot Honey Flatbread Why we like this dish: • Short rib is on trend • Adding flatbread is an easy way to get into the pizza game with on trend flavors Cacio e Pepe/Broccolini/Local Pig Sausage Flatbread Why we like this dish: • Updated take on classic Italian dish will drive traffic • Local protein will satisfy those consumers
Sides & Salads
Sides and Salads – this is a great place to get serious about seasonal menu changes. Moving form light summer salads to heartier fall and winter salads will keep you on trend and attracting new customers. Check out a few of our favorite seasonal salads
Autumn Salad with Little Gem Lettuce, Pears, Walnuts, Celery Root, Creamy Maple Dressing Why we like this dish: The flavors of falls highlighted by the Maple dressing
Japanese Eggplant Salad with Shishito Peppers and Rainbow Sunburst Tomato Why we like this dish: Unique way to bring Asian flavors in the menu part
Fingerling Potatoes, Kohlrabi, Mustard Greens, Carolina Gold Vinaigrette Why we like this dish: Southern comfort with regional appeal using the Carolina Gold descriptor Hearty for the cold weather
Land, Sea & Air
Check out our Duck Wings! Click or Scan to Shop Surf & Turf Items:
Our favorite menu segment! We have tremendous options using our custom butcher shop Buckhead. You tell us how you want it, and we will do all the prep work for you – seafood, premium steaks, pork – diced, sliced, or julienned.
Strip Steak and Marinated Shrimp Surf and Turf Why we like this dish: our new butterfly shrimp are individually frozen and cook in an oven or on the grill directly from frozen – serve with our delicious Certified Angus Beef Strip Steak – easy and delicious surf and turf Fresh Salmon with Ancient Grains Why we like this dish: • Our custom butcher shop portions the fresh salmon for us • Salmon fillets are popular – serve the best
Asian Beef Noodle Bowl Why we like this dish: • Great place to use trim • Use our custom butcher shop to easily execute an on trend Asian dish
Burgers & Sandwiches
We are thinking about proteins for burgers and sandwiches and making sure we are using some of the best products we can find. How about some Certified Angus Beef PRIME ground beef? Check out our Beast Burger made with Boar, Elk, Waygu, and Bison. While you are at it try out an American Kobe burger!
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Sierra Meats Kobe Burger Why we like this dish: Rounding out your menu with a great American Kobe Beef Burger will drive profitability
Certified Angus Beef Prime Cheeseburger Pastrami Burnt End Sliders Why we like this dish: One word – DELICIOUS!
Beast Burger with Mushroom Fondue Why we like this dish: Unique protein blend accentuated by creamy cheesey goodness
Sustainably Caught Alaskan Pollock Po Boy Why we like this dish: • Sustainability is very important to many of our customers • Adding “Alaskan” identifies a premium product with a great food cost Burnt End Smoked Sausage Roll with Caramelized Onions and Bistro Sauce Why we like this dish: • High trend rates on Burnt Ends • Easy and delicious • This is a fun, unique, and nostalgic entree
The Sweet Finish Desserts
Desserts
Pies & Cobblers
Ice Cream
Dairy Topping
Brownies
Cakes
Cheesecakes
Adding a garnish can go a long way to improving a desserts appearance and its perceived value. When it comes to dessert toppings and garnishes, the possibilities are endless. Another popular trend to take advantage of is putting new twists on old favorites. Evoking a sense of nostalgia gives guests that experience they’re looking for.
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