Cheesetique menu - Alexandria VA 22301 - (703) 706-5300

Main
Brunch

Share Plates Appetiers
- Mac N Cheese Arancini - Portuguese Red $11
  
  Lightly fried and served on bed of dressed arugula with a side for sauce for dipping.
- Spinachoke Dip - Cava $11
  
  Artichokes, spinach, creme fraiche, parmesan and cream cheese served piping hot with homemade tortilla chips.
- Burrata - Clerin Blanc $13
  
  Served with garlicky marinated tomatoes and crunchy crostini with a drizzle of balsamic port reduction.
- Fromage Fort - Riesling $12
  
  Changing blend of melted cheeses, white wine and herbs served with crostini for dipping.

Leafy Greens

Add herbs roasted chicken to your salad $3.00. Dressings: Sherry vinaigrette, blue cheese, ginger vinaigrette.
- House Salad - Chordonnay $6
  
  Mixed greens, grape tomatoes and cucumbers are a perfect starter or complement.
- Bacon Spinach Salad - Rioja $10
  
  Baby spinach, house-made mozzarella, grape tomatoes, red onion and crispy bacon. Crispy and savory.
- Asian Cobb Salad - White Rioja $13
  
  This abundent plate features romaine lettuce topped with herb roasted chicken, boiled egg and a bevy of slivered veggie. Finished with a spring of cilantro, crushed wasabi peas and a side of our ginger vinaigrette.
- Arugula & Warm Goat Cheese Salad - Sauvignon Blanc $11
  
  Arugula, candied walnuts and sliced pears make a fresh, rustic combo. Topped with a baked chevre medalion.

Soups
- Creamy Tomato - California Pinot Noir $6
  
  Our classic recipe is topped with shreds of Ny cheddar. A perfect grilled cheese dipper.
- French Onion - Oregon White $8
  
  Slow-cooked caramelized onions and a savory beef bone broth. Topped with sliced buguette and gooey guyere.
- Seasonal Soup

Hearty Sandwiches

Served with potato salad, rosemary chips or greens.
- Tique Cheesesteak - Cobernet $14
  
  Our hunky take on this classic is made with tender slices of sauteed flank steak, creamy italian taleggio and punchy garlic aioli on crusty ciabatta.
- Chicken Stack - Unoaked Chordonnay $13
  
  Avocado-marinated chicken breast layered with bacon, mayonnaise, lettuce and fried onions on a brioche roll.
- The Fun Guy - Zinfandel $13
  
  Sauteed mushrooms, fontina and our singnature garlic aioli on crusty ciabatta.

Macs

Each mac comes in a 10oz portion - add a side salad $3.00.
- Mac N Cheesetique - Bordeaux $10
  
  Goat gouda, asigno and cacio de roma topped with truffle-infused bread crumbs.
- Butter-Blue-Bacon - Viognier $10
  
  A velvety blend of butternut squash, gorgonzola and bacon makes this mac savory yet smooth.
- Chicken Parm - Pinot Grigio $11
  
  Chunks of breaded chicken, mozzarella, permesan and our own marinara sauce.
- Lobster Mac - Brut Rose $12
  
  Delicate lobster meat tossed with fontina fontal, tarragon and a touch of sherry.

Mixed Boards

Choose a mix of cheeses and or charcuterie. All boards came with leonora bakery, new york flatbreads, cornichons and grapes.
- Select Six $28
- Select Six $23
- Select Three $15
- Single Item $8

Accompainments

Sweet or savory.
- Glazed Greek Figs $3
- Clover Honey $2
- Castelvetrano Olives $3
- Marinated Tomatoes $2
- Marcona Almonds $3
- Membrillo $2
- Extra Cornichons $2
- The Big Cheese $45

Grilled Cheeses

Served with potato salad, rosemary chips or greens. Meaty add-ons: Chicken, ham, bacon, salami.
- Grown-Up-Grilled Cheese - Oaky Chardonnay $11
  
  Served with a heap of artisan prairie breeze cheddar melted to perfection on grilled sourdough.
- Grilled Pimiento Cheese - Gewurztraminer $10
  
  Spicy blend of adams reserve cheddae, dragons breath, dubliner & pimientos.
- Italian Stallion - Montepuciano $11
  
  Genoa salami joins aged provolone, basil chevre and tangy pappadew peppers on grilled honey wheat.
- Brie & Pear Melt - Cava $10
  
  Grilled cheese. added ham.
- Grilled Caprese - Pinot Grigio $11
  
  Housemade mozzarella, tomatoes, fresh basil and basil mayo on grilled ciabatta.
- French Onion Press - Oregon Pinot Noir $11
  
  Caramized onions, melty gruyere, garlic and crusty sourdough.

Happy Hour
- Caprese Kabobs $5
  
  Multi-layered mouthfuls of homemade mozzarella, fresh cherry tomatoes and basil skating upon a pool of balsamic - port reduction.
- On, Wisconsin Fried Curds $8
  
  Carr valley cheddar cheese curds dipped in a wisconsin style beer batter and fried to dooey, melty and crispy perfection.
- Tater Totswold $6
  
  Costwold double-gloucester chive cheese and pickled jalapeno.
- Fancy Pants Nachos $8
  
  Homemade tortilla chips topped with adobo cheese sauce, pico de gallo, shredded chicken and a dollop of creme fraiche.

Desserts - Sweets
- Homemade Cheesecake $7
  
  Topped with berry compote.
- Grasshopper Parfait $7
  
  A choco-minty beauty with layers of dense choclate pudding, mint marshmallow-y-fluff and fresh whipped cream.
- Tiramisu $7
  
  fluffy Mascarpone cream sandwiched between layers of coffee-and-marsala-soaked ladyfingers.
- Chocolate Mousse $7
  
  Creamy, cool and chocolatey,

Coffee & Tea
- French Press Coffee $3.5
  
  Regular or decaf
- Hot Chocolate $4
  
  Kingsbury chocolate with whipped cream.
- Harney & Sons Teas $3.5
  
  Organic english breakfast, earl grey pomegranate oolong, dragon pearl jasmine sencha green tea, paris fruit & caramel blend, chamomile decaffeinated, mint verbena decaffeinated.

Boards

All boards come with leonara bakery bread, new york flatbreads, comichons and grapes.
- Select Six $28
- Select Five $23
- Select Three $15
- Single Item $8

Accompaniments
- Glazed Greek Fings $2
- Clover Honey $2
- Membrillo $2
- Marcona Almonds $2
- Castlevetrano Olives $2
- Tomato Bruschetta $2
- Olive Tapenade $2
- Extra Cornichons $2
- The Big Cheese $45
  
  A decadent sampling of all ten cheeses from this weeks rotation.

Breakfasty
- Ooh La La French Toast $10
  
  Lyon bakery baguette topped with cinnamon butter, fresh strawberries and served with a side of real maple syrup. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chorizo potatoes or manchego grits.
- Light-as-Air Ricotta Pancakes $10
  
  Made with fresh ricatto for fluffiness and a hint of lemon for zestiness, these flapjacks. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chorizo potatoes or manchego grits.
- Green Eggs & Ham $11
  
  Pesto scrambled eggs served on top of a toasted english muffin with black forest ham and topped with our-made cheese sauce. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chorizo potatoes or machego grits.
- Rustic Frittata $11
  
  Made with pancetta, bacon, onions and peppers, this cheesy, fluffy crustless egg dish. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chrizo potatoes or manchego grits.
- Quiche Du Jour $11
  
  Ever-changing and ever-delicious. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chorizo potatoes or manchego grits.
- Croque Madame $12
  
  Black forest ham and gruyere between toasted brioche topped with a runny egg and cheesy bechamel. Served with your choice of mixed greens, chorizo potatoes or manchego grits.

Lunchy
- Grown-Up Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup $12
  
  Our classic prairie breeze cheddae on grilled sourdough is conveniently paired with a full bowl of luscious tomato soup. Add a fried egg for $1.00.
- Fried Chicken & Biscuits $12
  
  Crispy fried boneless chicken served with homemade wisconsin cheddar biscuits and topped with peppery gravy.
- Brunchy Mac N Cheese $9
  
  Tender elbow macaroni is tossed in a blend of cacio di roma, goat gouda and asiago cheeses, then married with our savory chorizo potatoes.

Sides
- MIxed Greens $3
  
  Fresh mesclun tossed in our housemade sherry vinaigrette.
- Applewood Smoked Bacon $5
  
  Four thick slices of all-natural bacon.
- Chorizo Potatoes $4
  
  Red potatoes sauteed with onions and our authentic chorizo.
- Manchego Grits $4
  
  Delicious young mango added to this breakfast classic.
- Fruit Cup $4
  
  Mixed berries and melon quench and refresh. Totally guilt free.