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Wednesday, July 3rd, 2013 |
4th of July Holiday:
Wednesday, July 3rd: 11am to 10pm
Thursday, July 4th: 4pm to 10pm
Stop out and see us tonight! Avoid the crowd and relax on our sidewalk cafe while taking in a view of the Peru fireworks.
Plus, join us for the holiday and try our our tasty "Burger Me Thursday" creation featuring a patriotic twist! Only $10 for a burger, fries and choice of beer! Check out the full description below.
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On Special
Pan Seared Sea Scallops
By Josh
Keeping with our summer theme of light and healthy meals, we are currently serving pan seared sea scallops. Our slightly sweet and slightly salty fresh sea scallops are seared in an extremely hot pan and served over swiss chard and broccolini.
Swiss chard is a highly nutritious vegetable that is closely related to the beet. Packed with vitamins A, K, and C it has 214%, 716%, and 53% of its respected daily value intake per vitamin! Mixed with sauteed broccolini, we're not sure we can make this any healthier for you!
Served over a housemade roasted red pepper butter, this dish is a perfect example of our light and healthy summer agenda. Paired with some white wine and some fireworks out on our patio, this dish is the perfect way to stay in that swimsuit body while still enjoying a flavorful and elegant dinner!
Blog with us: does having a healthy menu option play a part in choosing what to order?
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From the Bar
Port Brewing Summer Pale Ale
By Jimmy
 This week comes another new addition to our draft beer selection for the summer. Rightfully so, we have brought in one of Port Brewing Company's seasonal brews called Summer Pale Ale. Ahhh, nothing better to cool off on a hot summer day than with this West Coast-style pale ale!
Port's Summer Pale Ale is their version of the West coast style of a pale ale. It has a ton of spicy hop character with a medium body and a dry finish. When first tilting back this beer, you will get a large nose rush of citrus and a piney hops. Although the intense hops can seem overwhelming at first, the second drink you really get to savor what Port has put into this beer. Come give this brew a try for yourself.... and remember, it's a summer pale ale so it will not be around for too long.
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In the News
Genetically Engineered Wheat Supply
By Ryan
 There has been much discussion in recent news over the genetically engineered wheat crop that was discovered in Oregon last month, despite the test crop strain being shut down some 12 years ago. The test subject was created by Monsanto Company to be resistant to its best selling Roundup herbicide. According to the New York Times, it's not uncommon for crops to be genetically altered for various reasons, and they reference the 1998 Aventis CropScience strain of corn called StarLink. StarLink was shut down after it was discovered that it could trigger allergic reactions in some people. It was banned to keep it out of the food processing chain. Yet, it was found in corn taco shells which led to a major recall in September of 2000. Also in 2002, there was a complaint by Saskatchewan organic farmers that gene transfers from canola, which had been engineered to tolerate herbicides had then contaminated their fields. Which made it impossible to certify their canola as wholly natural......costing the group some $10 million dollars.
Because of the find of this genetically engineered wheat crop in Oregon, foreign nations such as Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have put a halt to the purcahse of American wheat products which is only going to add to the cost of already all-time high wheat prices. Due to this find, on a single 125 acre farmstead in Oregon, many farmers and anti-GMO activists have come together and filed a lawsuit against Monsanto for their supposed role in the evolution of this wheat field. Monsanto has cried sabotage, considering this strain of wheat has not been produced or tested since at least 2005. The lawsuit cites not only economic loss, but environmental and consumer health concerns as well.
The great debate begins here: engineering for higher yield and controllable crop versus cost and the effect that the gene altered products have on our health, surrounding vegetation, and future fields. It should be stated that there are many varieties of GE (genetically engineered) corn, soybeans and other crops that are widely grown with no known negative health effect.
Then there is the Monsanto Protection Act. Depending on your own stance, some will argue the act protects Monsanto and other genetic engineering firms from lawsuits. |
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Uptown Playlist Theater
We now have tickets available for sale on our website.
Please purchase tickets either online by clicking here or in person only.
Friday, August 16th
Tickets $20
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With our weekly specials menu, you won't find any 2 for 1 deals or two 4-course meal options for $20, but what you will find are quality products offered at a true value. Come see why we sell more steak diane or weinerschnitzel in one night than we do some menu items in a week. Or why some of these evenings have developed a type of cult following. They are the real deal.
Our weekly specials (a new one each day) are below:
 steak diane, every monday evening
the original red door inn steak diane! 6oz filet mignon medallion. served with mushroom marsala sauce, celery and button mushrooms. Victor approved! available monday evening only after 4pm. 17.75
 fish tacos, every tuesday all day
soft flour tortillas filled with panko crusted tilapia, red cabbage, chipotle mayonnaise and mango pineapple black bean salsa
3 for 7.75 or 2.75 each
weiner schnitzel, every wednesday evening
veal cutlet lightly floured and sauteed, served with veal demi glaze, spaetzel and roasted asparagus. available wednesday evening only after 4pm. 12.75
 "burger me" every thursday all day
choose any microbrew or bottled beer to accompany a different and enticing burger every week. served with a heaping plate of our housemade fries. all for 10.00.
(see this week's creative concoction below)
 oscar sunday! every sunday, all day!
every sunday is oscar sunday. choose from the following oscars: new york strip, veal, chicken, grouper or portobello mushroom. Top your choice with asparagus, lump crab and béarnaise sauce.
12.75 each
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Burger Me Thursday
Choose any microbrew or bottled beer to accompany a different and
enticing burger, every Thursday, for just $10.
This Week: July 4th
Firecracker Burger
For the sake of patriotism, we take our juicy beef patty and give it a lil taste of Americana for the day. First, we add some RED jalapenos and a WHITE onion. We fry them up to give the taste some kick (a.k.a. firecracker), and we combine it with melted BLUE cheese! And as a special treat to celebrate America's birthday... we serve it with a flaming sparkler, straight to your table.
Stop by and see us on the 4th!
 Next Week: July 11thUltimate "Grilla Cheese" Burger
We take our juicy Uptown burger topped with American cheese and sandwich it between TWO grilled cheeses. As always, we serve it with our hand cut french fries and a tasty brew of your choosing!
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Specials This Week
appetizer
artisanal cheese sampler
1. Corsendonk Brugge (Belgium) 2. Pena Gorda (Spain)
3. Quickes Oak Smoked Cheddar (England) 4. Cypress Grove
Chevre Truffle Tremor (California) 5. Carr Valley Penta Creme
Blue (Wisonsin) 6. Sap Sago (Switzerland) serves 2 to 4 19.75
peach and brie quesadillas with honey lime dipping sauce
two 6 inch tortilla's filled with fresh peaches and brie
cheese. served with a honey lime dipping sauce 8.25
deviled egg with truffle caviar
deviled eggs topped with black truffle oil infused caviar over
a bed of frisee and arugula salad with truffle vinaigrette.
served with nine grain wheat toast tips 5.75
oysters on the half shell
watch house point oysters from the eastern shore of virginia.
medium in size with a medium salinity and a clean sharp
flavor. served with a mignonette 11.75
steamed mussels in a lemon basil broth
one pound of fresh steamed mussels served in a lemon
basil broth with foccaccia toast 10.75
salad and sandwich
mesculyn salad & panini sandwich combo
raisin river ham, stone ground mustard and tillamook cheddar
cheese. served with a mesculyn, walnut and gorgonzola
salad. balsamic vinaigrette dressing 11.50 with cup of soup
of the day 13.50
blt club chop salad
chunks of toasted warm italian bread, smoked turkey, grape
tomatoes, applewood smoked bacon and green onions
tossed with romaine lettuce and an applewood smoked
bacon dressing 13.50
applewood bacon wrapped pork filet
three applewood bacon wrapped pork filet medallions grilled
and served with roasted rosemary new potatoes and
broccolini served with swiss chard. served with a porcini
mushroom demi glaze 19.75
gnocchi, applewood smoked bacon and english pea
potato gnocchi tossed with shallot, thyme, applewood
smoked bacon and english peas. served in a white wine
cream sauce 15.50
stone ground mustard and fennel crusted salmon
grilled stone ground mustard and fennel crusted salmon
over a bed of roasted edamame, leeks, fennel and artichoke.
served with roasted rosemary new potatoes. 21.75
pretzel crusted rainbow trout
10 oz. pretzel crusted rainbow trout pan fried and topped with stone ground
mustard butter. served with roasted rosemary red potatoes and sauteed
broccolini with swiss chard 19.75
seared sea scallops
pan seared sea scallops over swiss chard and broccolini.
served with roasted red pepper butter 24.75
dessert
chocolate lovin' spoonful torte
layers of dark chocolate cake and chocolate pudding covered
with chocolate ganache 6.75
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Foodie Fight
 Each week in the newsletter, we will ask three questions from the "Foodie Fight" cards. The first person to email us (see link below) the correct answers to all three questions will receive a complimentary lunch. The winner has to have the exact answer for all three questions, no exceptions! The following week we will publish the correct answers and the winner of the previous week. So come in and have a drink, study the cards, test each other and have fun.
Good Luck!
1. What is the proportion of oil to vinegar in a classic vinaigrette?
2. What percentage of the American food dollar goes to the farmer?
3. What "university" offers culinary classes to its members, taught by a "chef'testant" faculty?
Fine Print:
- You must be the first person to respond with all three correct answers.
- The response must go to the email address in the above link.
- You must reply within 24 hours from the time the newsletter is published.
- Participants are eligible to win up to 3 times a year.
Last Week's Questions & Answers:
1. True or False: Eggs purchased directly from a farm should be washed before being stored in the refrigerator. ............false
2. What Japanese soup is made from a dashi stock? ...........miso soup
3. What wasteland description is used to label urban and rural areas where there is limited access to affordable, nutritious food? ..................food deserts
Last Week's Winner: ...................KARL RIBAS
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Uptown Grill
601 First Street | LaSalle, IL 61301 | 815.224.4545
Monday - Thursday: 11am -10pm
Friday - Saturday: 11am - 11pm
Sunday: 12noon - 10pm
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