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  • The Lab (fka Chocolate Lab Cafe)

The Lab (fka Chocolate Lab Cafe)

(415) 489-2881
  • 801 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94107
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  • Coffee & Tea ,  Desserts ,  Other
  • $$$$$
(415) 489-2881
  • Menu
  • Savory
    • Soup $9

    • Seasonal Greens Salad $5

      organic greens tossed with cocoa nibs and champagne vinaigrette

    • Apple & Treviso Salad $13

      seasonal apples, treviso, blue cheese & caramelized pecans tossed in a creme fraiche horseradish dressing

    • Apple & Treviso Salad $16

      2011 kofererhof kerner

    • Cheese Plate $15

      three chef's choice selections, served with house-made crackers, toasts, condiments and chocolate lab honey

    • Cheese Plate $10

      grant amontillado dry sherry

    • Charcuterie Plate $15

      three select meats from fatted calf, served with house-made crackers, toast and condiments

    • Charcuterie Plate $10

      cesar florido oloroso dry sherry

    • Tourteau Fromage $12

      gluten free. french style savory-sweet souffle made with goat cheese. served with a spring greens salad.

    • Tourteau Fromage $6

      almanac honey saison

    • Chicken Pot Pie $14

      marin sun farm organic chicken with seasonal vegetables topped with house made flaky crust

  • Tartines
    French Style Open-Faced Sandwich.
    • Chicken Salad Tartine $12

      fennel poached organic chicken blended with house-made aioli

    • Chicken Salad Tartine $13

      2012 scherrer dry rose

    • Bay Shrimp Tartine $11

      bay shrimp tossed with tarragon and creme fraiche atop a bed of greens

    • Bay Shrimp Tartine $12

      2011 l'oliveto chardonnay

    • Vegetarian Tartine $9.5

      layers of seasonal vegetables, herbs nd fromage. topped with our house-made spread

    • Vegetarian Tartine $15

      clos cibonne tibouren rose

  • Chocolate And Sweet
    • Chocolate Lab Cake $10

      layers of devil's food cake, bittersweet ganache, semisweet chocolate, cacao nib infused foam, caramelized cacao nobs, and coffee creme anglaise

    • Chocolate Lab Cake $12

      cornet and cie banylus rimage

    • Carrot Cake $10

      milk chocolate mousse layered between moist carrot cake with caramelized pecans and butterscotch custard creme

    • Carrot Cake $9.5

      el maestro amoroso sweet sherry

    • Warm Seasonal Fruit Tart $9

      house-made flaky pastry, walnut frangipane, seasonal fruit and vanilla ice cream

    • Warm Seasonal Fruit Tart $14

      francois pinon vouvray petillant brut nv

    • Pot De Creme $8.5

      rotating chocolate vanilla bean custard with seasonal toppings

    • Pot De Creme $12

      chocolate lab camapri

    • S'Mores Tartine $8.5

      flaky pastry layered with recchiuti chocolate & house vanilla bean marshmallow

    • S'Mores Tartine $12

      sutton cellars la solera

    • Ice Cream Sundae $9

      3 scoops of burnt caramel ice cream topped with recchiuti burnt caramel hazelnuts, almonds, peanut butter pearls, house-made marshmallows and extra-bitter chocolate sauce

    • Ice Cream Sundae $6

      almanac biere de chocolat

    • Brownie A La Mode $7.5

      a classic recchiuti fudge brownie served warm with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream and extra-bitter chocolate sauce

    • Brownie A La Mode $14

      de bartoli marsala superiore

    • Virgi's Rootbeer Float $7.5

      extra-bitter chocolate sauce layered with house-made vanilla ice cream, frothed milk and virgi's rootbeer

    • Michael's Mystery Dessert

      lab experimentations of weekly surprises, ask us what he's formulating

  • Savory
    • Soup $9

    • Seasonal Greens Salad $9

      organic greens tossed with cocoa nibs and champagne vinaigrette

    • Apple & Treviso Salad $13

      seasonal apples, treviso, blue cheese & caramelized pecans tossed in a creme fraiche horseradish dressing

    • Apple & Treviso Salad $16

      2011 kofererhof kerner

    • Cheese Plate $15

      three chef's choice selections, served with house-made crackers, toasts, condiments and chocolate lab honey

    • Cheese Plate $10

      grant amontillado dry sherry

    • Charcuterie Plate $15

      three select meats from fatted calf, served with house-made crackers, toast and condiments

    • Charcuterie Plate $10

      cesar florido oloroso dry sherry

    • Tourteau Fromage $12

      gluten free. french style savory-sweet souffle made with goat cheese. served with a spring greens salad.

    • Tourteau Fromage $6

      almanac honey saison

    • Pasta $20

      chef's special : changes as seasonal ingredients are available

    • Fish Entree

    • Poultry Entree

    • Meat Entree

    • Sante's Mystery Entree

      ask what sante's been cooking up on the side

  • Chocolate And Sweet
    Pairing Flights.
    • Sherry With Recchiuti Confections Caramels $15

    • Sherry With Recchiuti Confections Caramels

      el maestro, sierra armoroso, fleur de sel caramel

    • Sherry With Recchiuti Confections Caramels

      el maestro, pedro ximenez, chocolate caramel

    • Sherry With Recchiuti Confections Caramels

      cesar florido, muscatel especial, butterscotch caramel

    • Sutton Cellars With Recchuiti Confections Truffles $20

    • Sutton Cellars With Recchuiti Confections Truffles

      vermouth with truffle

    • Sutton Cellars With Recchuiti Confections Truffles

      la solera with truffle

    • Sutton Cellars With Recchuiti Confections Truffles

      vin de noix with truffle

    • Chocolate Lab Cake $10

      layers of devil's food cake, bittersweet ganache, semisweet chocolate, cacao nib infused foam, caramelized cacao nobs, and coffee creme anglaise

    • Chocolate Lab Cake $12

      cornet and cie banylus rimage

    • Carrot Cake $10

      milk chocolate mousse layered between moist carrot cake with caramelized pecans and butterscotch custard creme

    • Carrot Cake $9.5

      el maestro amoroso sweet sherry

    • Warm Seasonal Fruit Tart $9

      house-made flaky pastry, walnut frangipane, seasonal fruit and vanilla ice cream

    • Warm Seasonal Fruit Tart $14

      francois pinon vouvray petillant brut nv

    • Pot De Creme $8.5

      rotating chocolate vanilla bean custard with seasonal toppings

    • Pot De Creme $12

      chocolate lab camapri

    • S'Mores Tartine $8.5

      flaky pastry layered with recchiuti chocolate & house vanilla bean marshmallow

    • S'Mores Tartine $12

      sutton cellars la solera

    • Ice Cream Sundae $9

      3 scoops of burnt caramel ice cream topped with recchiuti burnt caramel hazelnuts, almonds, peanut butter pearls, house-made marshmallows and extra-bitter chocolate sauce

    • Ice Cream Sundae $6

      almanac biere de chocolat

    • Brownie A La Mode $7.5

      a classic recchiuti fudge brownie served warm with 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream and extra-bitter chocolate sauce

    • Brownie A La Mode $14

      de bartoli marsala superiore

    • Virgi's Rootbeer Float $7.5

      extra-bitter chocolate sauce layered with house-made vanilla ice cream, frothed milk and virgi's rootbeer

    • Michael's Mystery Dessert

      lab experimentations of weekly surprises, ask us what he's formulating

  • Savory
    • Deviled Eggs $5

      four egg halves - aioli blended yolks sprinkled with pimenton chilli powder

    • Scones $8

      michael's seasonal flavor served with whipped cream & compote

    • Meat Quiche $13

      marin sun farm organic eggs, cheese and seasonal vegetables, with chef's choice of meats in a house made pastry crust

    • Vegetable Frittata $13

      seasonal market vegetables made with marin sun farm organic eggs

    • Scramble & Bacon Gougere $14

      marin sun farm scrambled eggs, fatted calf bacon on

    • Chocolate Lab Hash $14

      marin sun farm fried egg, michael's choiec meat, toast and seasonal greens

    • Scramble And Sausage $12

      marin sun farm scrambled eggs, fatted calf sausage roasted potatoes and toast

  • Sweet Treats
    • Chocolate Lab Cake $10

      layers of devil's food cake, bittersweet ganache, semisweet chocolate, cacao nib infused foam, caramelized cacao nobs, and coffee creme anglaise

    • Carrot Cake $10

      milk chocolate mousse layered between moist carrot cake with caramelized pecans and butterscotch custard creme

    • Warm Seasonal Fruit Tart $9

      house-made flaky pastry, walnut frangipane, seasonal fruit and vanilla ice cream

    • Pot De Creme $8.5

      rotating chocolate vanilla bean custard with seasonal toppings

    • S'Mores Tartine $8.5

      flaky pastry layered with recchiuti chocolate & house vanilla bean marshmallow

  • Brunch Cocktails
    • Apparently $8

      aperol, elderflower, lime juice

    • The Lab Dram $8

      amontillado sherry, allspice dram, orange bitters

    • Mimosa $12

      orange juice, prosecco

    • Bellini $12

      seasonal fruit, prosecco & a touch of lemon

  • Cocktails
    • Chocolate Lab Campari $12

      muscatel especial, amrago, prosecco, chocolate bitters

    • The Recchiuti $11

      grant amontillado, amro, cardamom bitters, orange

    • The Dock $11

      porto seco, ginger beer, yuzu bitters, lime

    • The Howler $10

      florido oloroso, sutton collars vermouth, amaro

    • Di Duca (The Duke) $9

      marsala, prosecco, maple bitters

    • Apparently $8

      aperol, elderflower, lime juice

  • Bottled Beer
    • Almanac Beer

      farm-to-barrel brewing uniquely northern californian

    • Honey Saison $7

      lager style, bay area honey

    • Extra Pale Ale $7

      belgian style, cascade and columbus hops

    • Bierre De Chocolate $7

      porter made with dandelion chocolate

    • Bourbon Sour Porter "Limited Edition" $10

      wild belgian and american yeasts including san francisco sourdough starter. aged in kentucky bourbon barrels

    • Barrel Noir "Limited Edition" $11

      american imperial stout and belgian-inspired dark ale aged in bourbon barrels

    • Pumpkin Barley Wine "Limited Edition" $12

      ale brewed with heirloom pumpkins and spices. aged in brand barrels

  • Sparkling
    • 2012 Vittorio Bera Moscato D'asti, Italy $10

      pears, melon, coriander, orange zest

    • Francois Pinon Vouvray Petillant Brut NV, France $13

      racy, citrus, quince

  • White
    • 2009 Pietratorica Bianco Superiore, Iachia $9

      crisp. saltine, stone fruit

    • 2011 L'Oliveto Chardojnnay, Russian River CA $11

      stool. apple, mineral

    • 2012 Palladino Gavi Di Gavi, Piedmont Italy $13

      dry, delicate, bitter almonds

    • 2011 Kofererhof Kerner, Alto Adige Italy $16

      yellow fruit, lime peel, persimmons

  • Rose
    • 2012 Bodegas Cstatu Rioja Rosado, Spain $9

      dry, red berry, floral arronas

    • 2011 Clos Cibonne Rose Tibouren, France $15

      dried fruits, spicy herbs, savory

  • Red
    • 2012 Edmunds St. John Bone-Jelly Gamay, CA $11

      lively, oassis, celery salt

    • 2012 Settimano Mate Brachetto, Piedmont, Italy $15

      light, floralm dark fruit

    • 2010 Foradori Teroldego, Alto Adige Italy $15

      rustic, denso, dark fruit

    • 2011 Ansitz Waldgries Lagrein, Alto Adige Italy $15

      dry, herbaceous, wild cherry

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