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America Eats Tavern
1700 Tysons Boulevard, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel
Mclean, VA 22102
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Main Menu
Breakfast Menu
Oyster Festival
Brunch Menu
Bourbon Festival
Main Menu
Seafood Bar
A delectable assortment of chilled fresh seafood from local shores
Shrimp and King Crab Cocktail
$19.00Oyster Cocktail*
$19.00Littleneck Clams*
- Half-Dozen $9.00
Deviled King Crab Cocktail
$19.00Daily Selection of Fresh Oysters on the Half-Shell*
Lemon, fruit vinegar, cocktail sauce
- Market Price
Shrimp and Grapefruit Cocktail
$16.00
Irma Rombauer', Joy of Cooking 1931. Shrimp, grapefruit, mustard dressing
Virginia Oysters
Grilled Oysters
$16.00
Thomas Downing, New York City, 1825. Fresh butter, mace
Nashville Fried Oysters
$15.00
Three Nashville hot chicken-style fried oysters, warm Parker House roll
American Artisanal Cheese
American Artisanal Cheese
Served with spiced pecans, house-made jam, walnut-cranberry bread
- Assortment of Three $14.00
- Assortment of Five $19.00
Country Hams
Rolled biscuit, whole grain mustard, redeye mayonnaise, pickles, Amish-style pickled eggs
Johnston County Curemaster's Reserve, NC
$12.00Benton's Hickory Smoked Country Ham, TN
$9.00Olli Becker Lane Ham, VA
$11.00La Quercia Rossa Berkshire Ham, IA
$11.00Johnston County Ham, NC
$9.00Selection of All Five Hams
$24.00Soups
Creamy Tomato Soup
$11.00
In 1895, Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Co. began selling "Beefsteak Tomato Soup" from their Camden, NJ headquarters. By 1897 Campbell had invented condensed soup, revolutionizing the entire industry. Campbell's Cream of Tomato Soup was one of the first condensed soups available to the public and we honor that original recipe today with one of our own. Grilled plum tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, croutons, smoked paprika oil
New Zealand Clam Chowder
$15.00
Herman Melville, Moby Dick, 1851. Littleneck clams, Benton's ham, potato, cream
Butternut Squash Soup
$11.00
Spiced pumpkin seeds, roated pumpkin seed oil
Salads
Caesar Salad
Fourth of July, 1924. Baby romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, anchovies, croutons, parmesan
- $10.00
- With Chicken $16.00
- With Blackened Catfish $20.00
- With Grilled Shrimp $21.00
Waldorf Salad
$10.00
Oscar Tschirky, New York City, 1893. Apples, celery, walnuts, mayonnaise, walnut catsup, mixed baby greens
Cobb Salad
$15.00
Robert Cobb, Hollywood, 1936. Senat Farm chicken, Benton's bacon, avocado, tomato, buttermilk blue cheese, iceberg lettuce, soft center hard-boiled eggs
Roasted Beet Salad
$12.00
Fannie Farmer, The Boston Cooking School Cookbook, 1906. Baby beets, raspberries, walnuts, mixed baby greens, yogurt
Small Plates
Hush Puppies with South Mountain Creamery Honey Butter
A Southern fisherman's favorite, fried over an open fire with the leftovers to keep the dogs quiet. At some point, humans figured the corn cake was a perfect match with freshly caught fish, or trout roe
- $8.00
- With Trout Roe $15.00
Vermicelli "Mac" 'N" Cheese Prepared Like Pudding
The first recipe was first written down by Lewis Fresnaye, a refugee from the French Revolution. One of America's first commercial pasta-makers, Fresnaye handed out this recipe with the coiled pasta he sold. Philadelphia, 1802
- Vella Dry Jack Cheese $11.00
- With Ham and Chives $15.00
- With King Crab $19.00
Crab Flake and Ham
$19.00
Restaurant Haussner, Baltimore, MD 1955. Broiled blue crab, Virginia ham, breadcrumbs, lemon butter air
Crispy Fried Maryland Catfish
$13.00
Cornmeal crusted catfish, remoulade
Deviled Eggs
$9.00
Lettice Bryan "The Kentucky Housewife", 1839. Jalapeno, beet and mustard pickled eggs
Steak Tartare American*
$19.00
Raw chopped beefsteak first appeared on French menus at the turn of the 20th century and was originally called "beefsteack a la Americaine." It really became popular after WWII in the 1950's. Raw Roseda Farms beef, warm Parker House rolls
Buffalo Pork Belly
$13.00
Crispy pork belly, buffalo style hot sauce, pickled celery, blue cheese espuma
From the Farm
$8 each
Boston Baked Beans
Fannie Merritt, The Boston Cooking School Cookbook, 1896. Navy beans, ham hock, molasses. Add an Egg $11
Cherry Tomato and Biscuits
Tomato water, biscuits, chives
Crispy Brussels Sprouts
'Chups cranberry glaze, dried cranberries, spiced pecans
Where The Wild Things Are
Foraged seasonal vegetables, hen of the woods mushrooms, mushroom catsup
Roasted Cauliflower Casserole
Cauliflower puree, dry jack cheese, crispy capers
Creamed Spinach
Sauteed spinach, spinach puree, creme fraiche, bread crumbs, garlic chips
Sandwiches
All sandwiches served with house-made Saratoga chips
Jose's Lobster Roll
$25.00
Warm butter-poached fresh Maine lobster, mayo espuma, celery, toasted butter roll
Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich
$12.00
Eva Green Fuller's Up-to-Date Sandwich Book, 1909. Tilamook cheddar cheese, pimento
Oyster Po' Boy
$19.00
New Orleans, 1929. Crispy fried oysters, lettuce, tomato, remoulade
A Burger Story
There are as many possible origins of the humble hamburger as there are possible toppings. Hannah Glasse's Art of Cookery described a "Hamburgh Sausage" of chopped beef on toasted bread. But the first menu to list a hamburger was Delmonico's two decades later. The invention of the refrigerated railroad car allowed fresh beef to travel to local butchers who could use a newly invented mechanical meat chopper to grind it down. When the burger arrived at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904. It quickly grew into a national sensation
Blue Cheese Burger*
$17.00
Buttermilk blue cheese, mayonnaise, mustard, caramelized onions and mushrooms
Foie Gras Burger*
$25.00
Hudson Valley foie gras, caramelized onions, huckleberries, grain mustard
Steak, Hamburg*
$14.00
Delmonico's NY, 1826. Lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, mustard
Ham-Burger*
$19.00
Johnston County ham, crispy shallots, red eye mayo, spicy pickle relish
Large Plates
Braised Beef Short Ribs
$32.00
Sarah Rutledge, The Carolina Housewife, 1847. Hoppin' John, Texas style barbeque sauce
Mushroom Hoppin' John
$21.00
Carolina Gold rice cakes, cow peas, roasted seasonal mushrooms
North Carolina Grilled Rainbow Trout
$25.00
Spice pecans, greens onion, creole sauce meuniere
Shrimp 'N' Grits
$17.00
Jamestown, 1607. Byrd Mill grits, ham hock, aged white cheddar, corn nuts
New England Baked Scallops
$24.00
Garlic-chive cream, lemon, garlic chips, anise bread crumb
Chicken and Biscuits
$24.00
Though "Chicken and Pastry" recipes date back to colonial times, it is commonly thought that Chicken and Biscuits was made first during the depression to stretch poultry rations and make a hearty dish. Black pepper gravy, persimmon lemon verbena jam, honey
Nashville Hot Chicken
$23.00
Thornton Prince, 1930s. Fried chicken, spicy glaze, dill pickles, Parker House rolls (Buttermilk-Fried Chicken also available)
Grassfed Striploin*
$29.00
Pan-roasted mushrooms with mushroom sauce
Mutton with Oysters
$26.00
Esther Allen Howland, The New England Economic Housekeeper, 1843. Braised Shenandoah lamb neck, fried oysters, crispy potatoes, oyster catsup
Carolina Rice Kitchen
Please allow a 20 minute cook time. Large to share between at least two / Individual
Suckling Pig Jambalaya
Braised suckling pig, Andouille sausage, okra, Carolina Gold Plantation Rice
- $37.00
- $21.00
Shrimp Jambalaya
Sarah Josepha Hale, New Household Receipt-Book, 1853. Andouille sausage, chicken, okra, Carolina Gold Plantation Rice
- $42.00
- $25.00
Chef's Experience
$55 per person. Allow Jose Andres to take you on a journey featuring his ode to the dishes and recipes that tell the culinary story of America while celebrating the native ingredients of Virginia. We request the entire table participate
Hush Puppy with Trout Roe
Deviled Eggs
Waldorf Salad
Shrimp 'N' Grits
New England Scallops
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Key Lime Pie
Catsups
Today we only think of tomato, but historically there were dozens of catsups, used with meat and fish. An English import, probably of Chinese origin, the first American catsups were thinner and spicier than today's ketchup. Produced by hand in Washington, DC, 'Chups Fruit Ketchups offer the same tangy, sweet, savory, and spicy ketchup taste, but are made with different fruits instead of tomatoes
AET Mushroom
AET Oyster
AET Walnut
AET Modern Tomato
Chups Pumpkin
Chups Spicy Pineapple
Chups Cranberry
Chups Blueberry
*This item may be served with under-cooked ingredients. Consuming raw or under-cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
Main
Seasonal Fruits
$14.00
Fresh-cut seasonal fruit cup
South Mountain Creamery Yogurt
$10.00
House-made granola, fresh seasonal berries
Organic Cereals & Oatmeal
$8.00
Kashi Cereal, oatmeal house-made granola
American Breakfast*
$19.00
Scrambled, over-easy, sunny-side up or slow-poached with hash browns, toast, and choice of: bacon, scrapple, chicken sausage, sliced tomato
Eggs A La Benedick*
$19.00
Charles Ranhofer, New York, 1894. Slow-poached eggs, English muffin, pork belly, hollandaise sauce
Nested Eggs*
$19.00
Soft poached eggs, potato nests, sauteed spinach, sofrito, hollandaise sauce
Omelet
$19.00
Cremini mushroom, garlic chives, and spinach
Western Omelet
$19.00
Eggs, country ham, cheddar cheese, Cajun sofrito
Egg White Omelet
$18.00
Organic egg whites, spinach, peppers, seasonal mushrooms
Johnny Cakes
$14.00
Rhode Island-style cornmeal pancakes, maple syrup, South Mountain Creamery butter
Cowboy Hash*
$20.00
Braised beef short rib, spinach, peppers, crispy breakfast potatoes, sunny side egg
Sides
Bacon
$7.00
Three slices of bacon
Trout Sausage
$8.00
Sunburst trout farm
Chicken Sausage
$7.00
House-made chicken sausage
Hash Browns
$6.00
Two hash brown patties
Fruit
$9.00
Seasonal assortment
Toast, English Muffin Buttermilk Biscuit
$4.00
Wheat, rye, sourdough
Bagel with Cream Cheese
$7.00Tomato Slices
$5.002 Eggs Any Style
$10.00Johnny Cake
$5.00
Rhode Island-style cornmeal pancake
Breakfast Beverages
Fresh Juice
$6.00
Grapefruit, apple, fresh-squeezed orange
Coffee
$4.00
Compass Coffee
Tea
$6.00
Selection of Jose Andres Teaism Special Blend Teas
Hot Chocolate
$6.00
Dark chocolate, frothed milk
*This item may be served with under-cooked ingredients. Consuming raw or under-cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food bourne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
Virginia Oyster Festival a La Carte Specials
November 1 - 30, 2016
Oyster Cocktail
$16.00
Fresh-shucked Chesapeake oysters, cocktail sauce, oyster catsup, radish, onion, crouton. Paired with: Field Recordings, Chenin Blanc, Jurassic Park, Santa Ynez Valley, CA $14
Grilled Oyster
$16.00
Fresh Butter and Mace. Paired with: Barren Ridge, Chardonnay, Fisherville VA $14
Nashville Fried Oysters
$15.00
Three Nashville hot chicken-style oysters, house-made Parker House rolls. Paired with: Flying Dog Pearl Necklace Oyster Stout $8
Oysters Rockefeller
$18.00
Crispy bacon, spinach puree, anise breadcrumbs, lemon air. Paired with: Barboursville Vineyards, Pinot Grigio, Barboursville, VA $12
Mutton with Oysters
$27.00
Braised Shenandoah lamb neck, fried oysters, crispy potatoes, oyster catsup. Paired with: Chateau Grand Traverse, Gamay Noir Gamay, Old Mission Peninsula, MI $12
Seafood Bar
A delectable assortment of chilled fresh seafood from local shores
Shrimp and King Crab Cocktail
$19.00Oyster Cocktail*
$19.00Littleneck Clams*
- Half-Dozen $9.00
Deviled King Crab Cocktail
$19.00Daily Selection of Fresh Oysters on the Half-Shell*
Lemon, fruit vinegar, cocktail sauce
- Market Price
Shrimp and Grapefruit Cocktail
$16.00
Irma Rombauer', Joy of Cooking 1931. Shrimp, grapefruit, mustard dressing
Virginia Oysters
Grilled Oysters
$16.00
Thomas Downing, New York City, 1825. Fresh butter, mace
Nashville Fried Oysters Po Boys
$15.00
Nashville hot chicken-style fried oysters, warm Parker House rolls
American Artisanal Cheese
American Artisanal Cheese
Served with spiced pecans, house-made jam, walnut-cranberry bread
- Assortment of Three $14.00
- Assortment of Five $19.00
Country Hams
Rolled biscuit, whole grain mustard, redeye mayonnaise, pickles, Amish-style pickled eggs
Johnston County Curemaster's Reserve, NC
$12.00Benton's Hickory Smoked Country Ham, TN
$9.00Olli Becker Lane Ham, Aged 14-Months, VA
$11.00LA Quercia Rossa Berkshire Ham, IA
$11.00Johnsten County Ham, NC
$9.00Selection of All Five Hams
$24.00Breads
Hush Puppies with South Mountain Creamery Honey Butter
A Southern fisherman's favorite, fried over an open fire with the leftovers to keep the dogs quiet. At some point, humans figured the corn cake was a perfect match with freshly caught fish, or trout roe
- $8.00
- With Trout Roe $15.00
Fresh Muffins
$6.00
Daily assortment, house-made jam, South Mountain Creamery butter
Waffles A La Mode
$14.00
Mini waffles, vanilla ice cream, fresh fruit
Johnny Cakes
$14.00
Rhode Island-style cornmeal pancakes, maple syrup, South Mountain Creamery butter
Doughnuts
$7.00
Served with blackberry jam
Soups
Butternut Squash Soup
$11.00
Spiced pumpkin seeds, pumpkin oil
Creamy Tomato Soup
$11.00
In 1895, Joseph A. Campbell Preserve Co. began selling "Beefsteak Tomato Soup" from their Camden, NJ headquarters. By 1897 Campbell had invented condensed soup, revolutionizing the entire industry. Campbell's Cream of Tomato Soup was one of the first condensed soups available to the public and we honor that original recipe today with one of our own. Cherry tomatoes, croutons, smoked paprika oil
Salads
Cobb Salad
$15.00
Robert Cobb, Hollywood, 1936. Senat Farm chicken, Benton's bacon, avocado, tomato, tomato, buttermilk blue cheese, iceberg lettuce, soft center hard-boiled eggs
Caesar Salad
Fourth of July, 1924. Baby romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, anchovies, croutons, parmesan
- $10.00
- With Chicken $16.00
- With Blackened Catfish $20.00
- With Grilled Shrimp $21.00
Waldorf Salad
$10.00
Oscar Tschirky, New York City, 1893. Apples, celery, walnuts, mayonnaise, walnut catsup, mixed baby greens
Small Plates
Organic Cereals & Oatmeal
$8.00
Kashi Cereal, oatmeal, house-made granola
South Mountain Creamery Yogurt
$10.00
House-made granola, fresh seasonal berries
Deviled Eggs
$9.00
Jalapeno, beet and mustard pickled eggs
Boston Baked Beans
Fannie Merritt, The Boston Cooking School Cookbook, 1896. Navy beans, ham hock, molasses. Add an egg $11
Crispy Fried Maryland Catfish
$13.00
Cornmeal crusted catfish, remoulade
Vermicelli "Mac" 'N" Cheese Prepared Like Pudding
The grandfather of today's mac 'n' cheese was first written down by Lewis Fresnaye, a refugee from the French Revolution. One of America's first commercial pasta-makers, Fresnaye handed out this recipe with the coiled pasta he sold. Philadelphia, 1802
- Vella Dry Jack Cheese $11.00
- With Ham and Chives $15.00
- With King Crab $19.00
Catsups
Today we only think of tomato, but historically there were dozens of catsups, used with meat and fish. An English import, probably of Chinese origin, the first American catsups were thinner and spicier than today's ketchup. Produced by hand in Washington, DC, 'Chups Fruit Ketchups offer the same tangy, sweet, savory, and spicy ketchup taste, but are made with different fruits instead of tomatoes
AET Modern Tomato
AET Mushroom
AET Oyster
AET Walnut
Chups Spicy Pineapple
'Chups Pumpkin
'Chups Cranberry
'Chups Blueberry
Eggs
American Breakfast*
$19.00
Scrambled, over-easy, sunny-side up or slow-poached with hash browns, toast, and choice of: bacon, scrapple, chicken sausage, sliced tomato
Hangtown Fry*
$14.00
Hangtown was a rough mining town known for its public hangings and gold strikes. When a lucky 49er struck gold, he celebrated at the Carey House Restaurant by ordering this dish. It combines the most expensive ingredients of the time: oysters, eggs and bacon. Hangtown, CA, 1849. Scrambled organic eggs, fried oysters, caramelized onions, bacon
Cowboy Hash*
$20.00
Braised beef shot rib, spinach, peppers, crispy breakfast potatoes, sunny side egg
Eggs a La Benedict*
$19.00
Charles Ranhofer, New York, 1894. Slow-poached eggs, English muffin, pork belly, hollandaise sauce
Maple-Glazed Scrapple*
$13.00
Maple-cider jus, apple, slow-poached egg
Nested Eggs*
$19.00
Soft poached eggs, potato nests, sauteed spinach, hollandaise sauce
Western Omelet
$19.00
Eggs, country ham, cheddar cheese
Egg White Omelet
$18.00
Organic egg whites, spinach, peppers, seasonal mushrooms
Steak 'N' Eggs*
$19.00
Steak Tartare American, sunny-side up eggs, griddled biscuit
Sandwiches
All sandwiches served with house-made Saratoga chips
Jose's Lobster Roll
$25.00
Warm butter-poached fresh Maine lobster, mayo espuma, celery, toasted butter roll
Grilled Pimento Cheese Sandwich
$12.00
Eva Green Fuller's Up-to-Date Sandwich Book, 1909. Tilamook cheddar cheese, pimento
Oyster Po' Boy
$19.00
New Orleans, 1929. Crispy fried oysters, lettuce, tomato, remoulade
Blue Cheese Burger*
$17.00
Buttermilk blue cheese, caramelized onions, mushrooms
Steak, Hamburg*
$14.00
Delmonico's NY, 1826. Lettuce, tomato, onion, mayonnaise, mustard
Ham-Burger*
$19.00
Johnston County ham, crispy shallots, red eye mayo, spicy pickle relish
Large Plates
Nashville Hot Chicken
$23.00
Thornton Prince, 1930s. Fried chicken, spicy glaze, dill pickles, parker house rolls (Buttermilk-Fried Chicken also available)
Shrimp 'N' Grits
Jamestown, 1607. Byrd Mill grits, Meadow Reserve cheddar, ham hock
- $17.00
- With Fried Egg $19.00
Mushroom Hoppin' John
$21.00
Carolina Gold rice cakes, cow peas, English peas, roasted maitake mushrooms
North Carolina Grilled Rainbow Trout
$25.00
Spiced pecans, green onion, creole sauce meuniere
Suckling Pig Jambalaya
Braised suckling pig, Andouille sausage, okra, Carolina Gold Plantation Rice
- Individual $21.00
- Large $37.00
Shrimp Jambalaya
Sarah Josepha Hale, New Household Receipt-Book, 1853. Andouille sausage, chicken, okra, Carolina Gold Plantation Rice
- Individual $25.00
- Large $42.00
A La Carte
Hash Browns
$6.00Bacon, Chicken Sausage, Scrapple
- (each) $7.00
Sunburst Trout Sausage
$8.00Mixed Fruits
$9.00Brunch Beverages
Fresh Juice
$6.00
Grapefruit, orange
Coffee
$4.00
Compass Coffee
Tea
$6.00
Selection of Jose Andres Teaism Special Blend Teas
Hot Chocolate
$6.00
Dark chocolate, frothed milk
Mimosa
$12.00
Fresh orange juice, sparkling wine
Bellini
$12.00
House made peach puree, sparkling wine
Bloody Mary
$12.00
Tomato juice, fresh horseradish, house-made hot sauce, lemon, vodka
*This item may be served with under-cooked ingredients. Consuming raw or under-cooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
To Drink
Spice Cabinet
$15.00
Hudson Manhattan Rye Whiskey. Thyme-cumin infused vermouth, lemon, cinnamon
Boulevardier
$15.00
Hudson Baby Bourbon, Yzaguirre, Campari
Sailing Through The Grainfields
$14.00
Catoctin Creek Rye, lemon, honey, bitters, mint, Hefeweizen beer
Catoctin Creek Flight
$20
80 Proof Roundstone Rye Whiskey
Caramel, butter toffee, sweet vanilla, white pepper
92 Proof Roundstone Rye Whiskey
Rich and warm tones of butterscotch and maple, peppery spice throughout, leather and oak notes linger on the palate
Roundstone Rye Cask Proof "Maple Finished"
Two to three years aged in white oak barrels then nine months in used maple syrup barrels
To Eat
Hush Puppies with Honey Butter
$8.00Butternut Squash Soup
$11.00
Spiced pumpkin seeds, pumpkin oil
Mushroom Hoppin' John
$21.00
Carolina Gold rice cakes, red pea salad, seasonal roasted mushrooms
Grilled Rainbow Trout
$25.00
Spiced pecans, green onion, creole sauce meuniere
Braised Ham Hock
$24.00
Stewed beet greens, cornbread, sorghum jus
Braised Beef Short Ribs
$32.00
Hoppin John, Texas-style BBQ sauce
Peach Cobbler
$8.00
Fralinger Orchards peaches with oatmeal crumble
Butterscotch Bread Pudding
$8.00
Served with Paw Paw ice cream, "America's best secret fruit"