The Roanoker - March/April 2015 - DG27

Multiple locations
southwest Roanoke
Spring Menu Selections
2014 The roanoker
magazine's Best Farmto-Table
Restaurant.
2014 Best Overall
Kitchen Staff and Best
Overall Staff.
2014 Green Travel
Restaurant of the Year
for the state of Virginia.
Awarded chefs include Executive
Chef Matthew Lintz and Executive
Sous Chef Alex Tyree.
Cooking with S.O.L.E.
When deciding which vegetables
and proteins to serve, Local Roots
relies on a philosophy it calls
S.O.L.E. - sustainable, organic,
local, and ethical. This includes
sourcing goods from more than
40 local purveyors and growers
as well as running two nearby
gardens of its own.
LOCAL rOOT's Sample Menu Selections
Fall Menu Selections
Artisanal Cheese Plate & Accompaniments
five cheese 14, seven cheese 19
Ancient White Park Sirloin Steak . . . . . . . 27
Anson Mills cape beans, goosefoots,
strawberry, coffee, green garlic .
Spring Risotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Served with our homemade corn tortilla
chips . Curtin's chevre, slow poached farm
egg, pea, crimini mushrooms .
NC Tilefish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
"Dirty-rice," charred tomato, braised
pecan, kale, shiitake .
Samnana Farm Lamb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Toasted farro, pickled ramp, wood-fired
oyster mushroom, dandelion .
Summer Menu Selections
LR Heirloom Tomato Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
NC shrimp, basil .
Sunburst Farm Trout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Smoked potato, seared peach, toasted
peanut, summer melange .
Handmade Summer Pasta . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
LR tomato fettuccine, summer squash,
eggplant, LR ricotta . Add NC shrimp 7 .
Bramble Hollow Heritage Chicken . . . . . . 25
Heirloom rice, LR okra, leek,
LR tomato gravy .
Ancient White Park Sirloin . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Corn succotash, Benton's bacon, soubise,
cherry demi-glace .
Textures of Beets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Curtin's chevre, walnuts, lemon-thyme
dressing .
Squash Risotto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Carrot, melange of greens, celery .
Hollow Hill Bison Flank Steak . . . . . . . . . . 27
Stone-charred bison, potato, squash,
preserved cherry-bourbon reduction .
NC Black Grouper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LR herb spaghettini, roasted pepper
pesto, grenoblaise, kale .
Charcuterie Plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Benton's country ham, pork rillette chicken
liver mousse, sorghum-mustard, rye cracker,
pickles .
Winter Menu Selections
Roasted Squash Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Whipped yogurt, harissa .
Anson Mills Farro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Kohlrabi, butternut squash, kale, parsnip,
brown butter .
VA Wild Striped Bass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
VA littleneck clams, peanut-potato puree,
kale, grenobloise, Benton's bacon .
Crescent Farms Duck Duo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sunchoke, couscous, Asian pear, carrot,
szechuan pepper jus .
Leaping Waters Pork Belly . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Baked sea island peas, crunchy cabbage,
asian pear, balsamic .
From The Bar
Constructed out of local Ambrosia Maple, our full-service bar was built by our good friends at
Phoenix Hardwoods in Floyd and is the perfect place to stop by to enjoy a variety of artisanal
wines, cocktails and local microbrews rotating on draft.
LOCATION
1314 Grandin Rd, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
540-206-2610
HOurs
Tues-sAT
LUNCH: 11:30 a .m . - 2 p .m .
DINNER: 5 p .m . - 10 p .m .
suN
BRUNCH: 11 a .m . - 2:30 p .m .
FAMILY-STYLE SUPPER:
5 p .m . - 9 p .m .
localrootsrestaurant.com
A True Farm-to-Table
Dining Experience
Located in Roanoke's Historic Grandin
Village, Local Roots Restaurant celebrates
the absolute best of the Blue Ridge. From
sustainable, locally farmed vegetables and
meats to dining room tables handcrafted
by an area artisan, there is nowhere better
to enjoy a taste of the region than Local
Roots. Make a reservation today and prepare
yourself for delicious food, warm hospitality
and one of the finest local dining experiences
Roanoke has to offer!
Menu prices and selections subject to change. Currency in USD.
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