Cowboy Ciao Menu
Dish Ratings & Reviews for Cowboy Ciao

Bacon Doughnuts

Oh, Canada, Peanut Butter Bar

Birthday Cake

Housemade Ice Cream Flight

B&B Bread Pudding

Tartufo & Friends

Hot Fudge 'Corks'

Cereal, Killer!

Cowboy Ciao Wine List

mint condition

'Live at Kazbar' Rowland Band CD

Super Chunk

popcorn treats

Daily Bowl

soup, chili, posole, who knows?

Ciao Mixed Greens

dressings: roasted tomato, balsamic/port, pesto buttermilk, mustard vinaigrette

The Stetson Chopped

"I love that chopped salad so much that I put it on my screen saver!" (actual guest quote)

Beets & Buckwheat

roasted beets & butternut squash, tossed with cracked buckwheat, on Belgian endive with chevre & walnuts

Truffled 'Mac n' Cheese'.

with potato chips and crisp pancetta

Mini Mushroom Pan Fry

smaller version of our opening entree

Asiago Ciabatta

housemade bread loaf, served warm, topped with bacon fat/herb butter

Pork Barbacoa

sloooow-cooked pork with stone fruit chamoy, sweet potato/almond patata, toasted almonds

Doubly Rare**

bison tartare with raw oyster dressing, micro chervil, sunchoke chips, charred onion ash oil

(Corn) Nuts about Scallops!*

sea scallops crusted with corn nuts & seared, with heirloom tomato salad and ris-OtT-o (as in over the top risotto; grilled corn, bacon, roasted butternut squash, leeks, Manchego)

Buffalo Carpaccio*

rolled in a red chile/cumin dry rub, seared, served with mizuna dressed in orange oil, pickled shallots, smoky aïoli, brioche points

Crispy Pork Belly*

with sliced romaine hearts, brioche toast, green tomatoes & red onions tossed in pickle brine vinaigrette, dill crème fraîche drizzle

Bruschetta Duet

Roma tomato, basil, balsamic, pecorino, & cremini, fresh herbs, truffle oil, pecorino

Quesadilla Del Dia

Tiger Prawns

grilled and served atop green chile elote (roasted sweet corn & Anaheim chiles, hominy, cotija aïoli) with cilantro and lime

Ciao Cheese Platter

artisan cheeses with varying accoutrements

Jerk-Seared Ahi Tuna

seared rare, with soy/citrus-glazed daily vegetable, toasted hazelnuts, piloncillo/rum gastrique, 'Big Island whip' (roasted bananas, sweet potatoes, coconut flakes, cream)

Niman Ranch Bone-In Pork Chop*

grilled to medium, with miso/whiskey glaze, brown butter Yukon mashed potatoes, fancy pants succotash (roasted corn, morels, lima beans, red peppers, green onions)

Short Rib

grilled then slow cooked, smoked cauliflower, root beer/Ibarra chocolate reduction

Exotic Mushroom Pan Fry

mucho mushrooms (cremini, button, oyster, cepe, lobster, black trumpet, shiitake, morel, yellow foot) in ancho cream over double-cooked polenta, all topped with grilled portabellini, avocado, Roma tomato and cotija cheese - a staple since 1997

Cure for the Common Salmon*

half-pound, grilled to medium, atop chilled orzo/arugula salad tossed in lemon and red chile, with avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickled shallots, spiced/fried corn kernels

Petite Lamb Chops*

Moroccan-spiced and grilled to medium-rare, served with harissa-tossed fingerlings, Black Mission fig/Oaxaca chile sauce (with coriander, caraway, cumin), vegetables

Flat Iron Steak*

rubbed with ancho chile and Asian five spice, grilled to medium-rare, served with sesame-infused basmati rice, avocado/wasabi crema, soy/citrus-glazed vegetables

Grilled Swordfish*

half-pound, served with brown butter-roasted purple Peruvian potatoes, sautéed cauliflower, sunchoke chips, Meyer lemon butter sauce, micro greens

Filet Mignon*

half-pound-plus, grilled to temp, topped with rainbow peppercorn/tomato butter, served with Maytag blue/Yukon gold mashed potatoes, daily vegetable, demi-glace

Bacon Doughnuts

Oh, Canada, Peanut Butter Bar

Birthday Cake

Housemade Ice Cream Flight

B&B Bread Pudding

Tartufo & Friends

Hot Fudge 'Corks'

Cereal, Killer!

Daily Bowl

sometimes Soup, sometimes Chili, always swell

Cowboy Ciao Wine List

mint condition

'Live at Kazbar' Rowland Band CD

Super Chunk

popcorn treats

Ciao Mixed Greens

dressings: roasted tomato, balsamic/port, pesto buttermilk, mustard vinaigrette

Grilled Salad

charred & grilled romaine & radicchio with cherry tomatoes, sliced red onions, feta cheese, Kalamata olives, tossed with Meyer lemon/black pepper vinaigrette

The Stetson Chopped

rows of chopped arugula, pearl couscous, super-dried sweet corn, Ciao trail mix (pepitas, black currants, Asiago cheese), balsamic-marinated Roma tomatoes, and (pick one of three following 'proteins') Classic - Atlantic smoked salmon, Original - herb-roasted chicken breast, Vegetarian - diced fresh avocado

Beets & Buckwheat

roasted beets & butternut squash, tossed with cracked buckwheat, on Belgian endive with chevre & walnuts

Asiago Ciabatta

housemade bread loaf, served warm, topped with bacon fat/herb butter

Duck Confit Enchiladas

with queso Chihuahua, avocado, pepitas, golden raisin/sweet pepper chutney, cilantro butter sauce, chipotle/pomegranate reduction

Truffled 'Mac n' Cheese'

with housemade potato chips and crisp pancetta

Tiger Prawns

grilled and served atop green chile elote (roasted sweet corn & Anaheim chiles, hominy, cotija aïoli) with cilantro and lime

Ciao Cheese Platter

Buffalo Carpaccio*

rolled in a red chile/cumin dry rub, seared, served with mizuna dressed in orange oil, pickled shallots, smoky aïoli, brioche points

Berkshire Pork Belly

slow Pan Asian-style braised, served with sweet kimchi pickles, toasted sesame seeds, curried coconut cream, micro cilantro

Quesadilla Del Dia

Bruschetta Duet

Roma tomato, basil, balsamic, pecorino, & cremini, fresh herbs, truffle oil, pecorino

San Francisco Brisket

brown sugar-brined and mesquite-smoked, on caramelized extra sour sourdough bread with shallot compote, brie & fontina cheese, watercress, side of sweet potato/apple/bacon salad

Ahi Tuna Sandwich

togarashi spice-rubbed and seared rare, served on sunflower seed-studded multi-grain toast along with wasabi/ginger aïoli, kimchi slaw, and a side of garlic/sesame wonton chips

Burger 2.0* (Minus a Buck)

ground buffalo stuffed with duck confit, grilled to temp, topped with Irish cheddar, bacon jam, oven-roasted Roma tomatoes, smoked poblano aïoli, on onion roll, and seasoned fingerling fries

Sky Harbor Turkey

created originally for our airport location; served on toasted sunflower wheat bread with walnut pesto, roast red bells, Gruyère, daikon sprouts, with housemade sour pickles & chips

Open-Faced Steak Sandwich*

a pair of medium-rare petite filet mignon on grilled ciabatta with creamy onion soubise, crispy leeks, cabernet demi-glace and a side of Maytag blue cheese-melted potato chips

West Coast Wrap

asiago-crusted chicken in spinach tortilla with roasted poblanos, baby arugula, roasted corn, pickled red onions, heirloom cherry tomatoes, avocado crema, with seasoned housemade chips

(Corn) Nuts about Scallops!*

sea scallops crusted with corn nuts and seared, with baby heirloom tomato salad and ris-OtT-o (as in over-the-top risotto: grilled corn, bacon, butternut squash, Manchego)

Wild Boar Meatballs

with charred broccolini & salsify in chanterelle cream, shaved Manchego, truffle oil

Cure for the Common Salmon*

quarter-pound, grilled to medium, atop chilled orzo/arugula salad tossed in lemon & red chile, with avocado, cherry tomatoes, pickled shallots, spiced/fried corn kernels

Exotic Mushroom Pan Fry

mucho mushrooms (cremini, button, oyster, cepe, lobster, black trumpet, shiitake, morel, yellow foot) in ancho cream over double-cooked polenta, all topped with grilled portabellini, avocado, Roma tomato and cotija cheese - a staple since 1997

Pig 'n Puddin' (part two)

pulled bbq pork over Manchego grits with roasted hominy pico de gallo and cotija

Andouille Pappardelle

Creole sausage and wide ribbon pasta with roasted Roma tomato ragout, Manchego

Pork Belly & Waffles*

piloncillo-cured pork belly and a trio of almond waffles topped with a warm peach/cascabel chile/Bourbon compote

Chilaquiles*

classic tortilla dish served with a pair of eggs over easy, queso fresco, sliced avocado, cilantro, crema

Buffalo in the AM (Hold the Wings)

chicken-fried bison steak topped with sausage gravy, Yukon gold potatoes with peppers & onions, buttermilk biscuit

Elvis Has Chocolate Chip Pancakes

laced with chocolate chips, topped with peanut butter/maple sauce and fresh bananas (add a side of applewood-smoked bacon for $2 if you prefer Las Vegas Elvis)

Breakfast Enchiladas*

chorizo, potatoes, chiles, queso Oaxaca & pepperjack, tomatillo/cascabel salsa, avocado, two fried eggs

Hot-Cha-Cha Link*

Super Chunk chorizo ciabatta, brushed with butter & Dijon mustard, grilled, with pork hot link, over easy egg, smoked cheddar, caramelized shallot compote, sando-style, served with a side of Lester's breakfast taters

Bacon Doughnuts

a trio, served warm, rolled in cinnamon sugar (no offense, chocolate & peanut butter, but in your face!)

Buttermilk Biscuits & Sausage Gravy

Unchained Melony

muddle of cucumber & rhubarb bitters, Hendrick's gin, watermelon syrup, lime juice, Bonal aperitif, chilled, up, in a flute, topped with X Bulles organic sparkling melon

Pretty in Prosecco

Aperol, elderflower liqueur, grapefruit juice, Peychaud's bitters, on ice, topped with prosecco

There Will Be Blood Orange

Solerno blood orange liqueur, cranberry juice, chilled, up, topped with Secco sparkling rosé

Red Snapper

some say this is to the Bloody Mary as the Martinez is to the Martini, the original model; this recipe adapted from Crosby Gaige's Cocktail Guide and Ladies Companion, circa 1945

Baja Mary

cilantro/lime vodka, Ancho Reyes, Cholula, tomato & olive juices, fresh lime, mezcal float

Bloody Mary Jane

meyer lemon vodka, tomato, fresh basil & lemon, mole bitters, coca leaf liqueur, mezcal

Monkey Mary

Monkey Shoulder scotch, tomato, jalapeño, pickle brine, lemon, Worcestershire