Grounds for Celebration




	Welcome to Grounds for Celebration, where you will find the best fresh roasted coffee, tea, pastries, Gelato and lunch in Des Moines, Iowa!
	LUNCH MENU January 2 thru February 11, 2012 LUNCH SERVED MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 10:30 TO 2:30 Salad: $8.75 Lydia's Special Salad - Mixed organic baby greens, prosciutto, gorgonzola cheese, sundried cherries and blueberries, scallions, toasted pinenuts and our housemade white wine raspberry vinaigrette. Served with fresh fruit and our crunchy baked croustades. Sandwiches: $8.75** Now served with fruit and / choice of: sun chips, potato or pasta salad or baby greens Grilled Traditional Reuben - Thinly sliced corned beef, 1000 Island dressing, swiss cheese, red onion, sauerkraut, grilled on Big Sky's marble rye bread. *Grilled RRP Hummus Pita* - Roasted red pepper hummus, mixed baby greens, cucumber, tomato, feta cheese, slivered onion, drizzled with olive oil vinaigrette, all atop a warm grilled pita flatbread and folded together. Chicken Salad on Croissant - Creamy all-white meat chicken salad with grapes, walnuts, celery... Pasta: $8.75 *Spanish Winter Pasta* - Hot gemelli pasta, kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, fresh baby spinach, garlic and herb infused olive oil sauce. topped with shaved Manchego cheese. Served with fresh bread and fresh fruit. Bowl of Soup: *$6.95* Two daily selections served with fresh French baguette and fruit. Ask your server about our daily selections. Fresh Fruit Plate: $8.75 Selection of seasonally fresh fruit with fresh French baguette and fruit. **Can't Decide? $8.75 Try half portions of any 2 menu items listed above (excludes quiche). Quiche: $8.75 QUICHE OF THE DAY - Our quiche of the day is served with a side of organic baby greens, balsamic vinaigrette, fresh bread and fresh fruit. Ask your server about today’s quiche variety. KIDS MENU - (10 & Under) $5.95** Served w/fresh fruit, chips & a cookie * 1/2 Grilled Cheese Sandwich * Grilled PB & J * Buttered Pasta with Cheese * Cup of Soup w/ goldfish crackers DESSERTS: Cookies 80¢ Lemon Supreme Cake, Carrot Cake, Chocolate Cake $3.25 or NY cheesecake $4.25 Chocolate brownies, fudgy oat bars, rice krispie treats $1.75 Gelato – Italian style ice cream 4 oz $2.75 6oz $3.95 pint $6.95 COFFEE SHOP DRINKS — our specialty! *Mocha (hot or iced!) dark or white chocolate small $ 3.40 medium $ 3.68 large $ 3.96 Coffee small $1.55 medium $1.74 large $1.93 Café au lait (half coffee, half steamed milk) small $2.31 medium $2.55 large $2.92 Chai (hot or iced!)– (cinnamon and cardamon tea latte)small $2.96 medium $3.40 large $3.68 Hot Chocolate (Ghirardelli chocolate, steamed milk, whipped cream) small $2.31 medium $2.55 large $2.92 Yerba Mate’Latte (yerba mate herbal tea, mint, honey, steamed milk) small $3.40 medium $3.68 large $3.96 Mocha frosty $3.68 $3.96 Hot tea – black, green, white, or herbal $ 1.84 Fresh fruit frosty $ 3.96 $ 4.22 Brewed iced tea (free refills) $ 1.84 Italian Soda $ 1.84 $ 2.12 French lemonade (½tea, ½ lemonade) $ 1.84 Sparkling Perrier $ 1.75 Lemonade (free refills) $ 1.84 Ice Mountain bottled water $ 1.46 Vitamin water $ 1.75 Fiji water and bottled sodas** $ 1.75 * $2.00 charge for split entree LUNCH SERVED MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 10:30 - 2:30 PARTIES OF 7 OR MORE, ONE CHECK AND 18% AUTOMATIC GRATUITY.