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True Bistro
1153 Broadway
Somerville, MA 02144
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Dinner
Brunch
Gluten Light
Dinner
Salads
Boston Lettuce
$7.00
Fresh berry, toasted almond, champagne vinaigrette
Arugula
$9.00
Strawberry, aged cashew cheese, toasted walnut, balsamic vinegar
Roasted Beets
$9.00
Boston lettuce, smoked tofu, cashew cheese, red wine vinaigrette
Asian Wilted Spinach
$9.00
Smoked tofu, scallion, black vinegar, sesame oil, goji, gomashio
Roasted Apricot
$10.00
Couscous, toasted pistachio, mint, pickled red onion, sumac
Small Plates
Black Olive Tapenade
$8.00
Toasted baguette, house-made pickle
Smoky Potato-Kale Cake
$9.00
Cashew cheese, smoked tofu, romesco sauce, fresh thyme
House Made Ravioli
$10.00
Edamame-shiso puree, sesame-citrus cream, scallion
Cornmeal-Crusted Oyster Mushrooms
$9.00
Horseradish-dill aioli, guajillo chili sauce
Hand Cut French Fries
$5.00
Sauce remoulade, sea salt
Buckwheat Crepe
$9.00
Portobello, spinach, caramelized onion, sauce mornay
French Beans
$7.00
Extra virgin olive oil, garlic chip, sel gris, lemon
Large Plates
House Made Fettuccine
$17.00
Arugula pesto, asparagus, sun-dried tomato, peppered chevre. Suggested pairing: rosso, la velona - glass $11, bottle $42
Thai Green Curry
$17.00
Taro, french bean, fried tofu, seared rice cake, bok choy, peanut. Suggested pairing: riesling kabinett, spater-veit - glass 9, bottle 34
Red-Red Black-Eyed Peas
$17.00
Jollof rice arancini, sautéed greens, plantain, spicy tomato salsa. Suggested pairing: sam smith lager - 18oz. $9
Phyllo Purse
$18.00
Brandy braised tempeh, summer squash, green mole, sour cream. Suggested pairing: malbec, valentin bianchi glass $8, bottle $30
Seitan Skewers
$18.00
Asparagus, polenta, red pepper-pine nut sauce, italian salsa verde. Suggested pairing: montepulciano d'abruzzo, era organic - glass $9, bottle $34
Desserts
Napoleon
$10.00
Layers of crisp sugared phyllo, white chocolate mousse, fresh fruit
Blood Orange Cheesecake
$9.00
Vanilla swirl, almond-date crust, candied zest
'Death-By-Chocolate' Cake
$8.00
Whipped coconut cream, crunchy shattered caramel
Strawberry-Rhubarb
$10.00
Brandy macerated fruit, pie crust, lavender ice cream
Warm Banana Bread
$7.00
Chocolate chip, walnut, maple bourbon walnut ice cream
Ice Cream, Sorbet
$9.00
3 scoops, served in a tuile cookie. Ice cream by fomu-maple bourbon walnut, salted caramel, sweet lavender. Sorbet by giovanna-apricot with white wine, raspberry with champagne
Crepes & Waffles
Rolled Crepes
$9.00
Filled with banana and chocolate-hazelnut spread, powdered sugar
Folded Crepes
$9.00
With blueberries, lemon, demerara sugar, lavender ice cream
Waffle Topped
$9.00
With seasonal fruit, toasted pecan, warm maple syrup, whipped cream
Waffle Topped
$9.00
With berry compote, warm maple syrup, whipped cream
Biscuits & Scrambles
Served with toast or home fries and small green salad
Tofu Scrambles
Choose your flavor combination
- Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Cheese and Arugula Pesto $10.00
- Sautéed Button Mushroom, Arugula, Tomato, and Herbes De Provence $10.00
- Seitan Sausage, Grilled Onion & Bell Pepper, House-Smoked Cashew Cheese $11.00
Biscuits & Mushroom Gravy
$9.00
With crumbled house sausage
Tofu Benedict
$11.00
Housemade biscuit, seared tofu, garlic spinach, saffron béarnaise
Sandwiches
Served with mixed greens in vinaigrette
Blt
$9.00
House-smoked tofu, boston lettuce, fresh tomato, ciabatta roll, aioli
Sweet Potato Panini
$9.00
Sun-dried tomato cashew cheese, arugula pesto
Seitan Burgers
Served with either kennebec french fries or mixed greens in vinaigrette, served on a seeded bun with lettuce and roasted garlic mayonnaise
Hickory Burger
Choose your flavor combination
- House-Made Pickle, Fresh Tomato $10.00
- Daiya Cheddar, Pickled Red Onion $11.00
- Daiya Mozzarella, Sautéed Mushroom $11.00
Salads
Mesclun Greens
$6.00
Toasted almond, lemon-caper vinaigrette
Asian Wilted Spinach
$9.00
Smoked tofu, scallion, black vinegar, sesame oil, goji, gomashio
Sides
Home Fries
$4.00Seitan Sausage
$4.00House Made Biscuit
$4.00Smoked Tofu
$4.00Mushroom Gravy with Crumbled House Sausage
$5.00Mac & Cheese
$5.00Fresh Cut Fruit
$5.00Hand Cut French Fries
$5.00Sourdough or Whole Wheat Toast
$2.00Sweets
Warm Banana Bread
$7.00
Chocolate chip, walnut, maple bourbon walnut ice cream
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffin
$3.00Ice Cream, Sorbet
$6.00
2 scoops, served in a tuile cookie. Ice cream by fomu-maple bourbon walnut, salted caramel, sweet lavender. Sorbet by giovanna-apricot with white wine, raspberry with champagne
Tofu Scrambles
Tofu Scrambles
Served with home fries and small green salad. Gf sautéed button mushroom, arugula, tomato, herbes de provence
- $10.00
- Sun-Dried Tomato Cashew Cheese and Arugula Pesto $10.00
Salads
Mesclun Greens
$6.00
Toasted almond, lemon-caper vinaigrette
Asian Wilted Spinach
$8.00
Smoked tofu, scallion, black vinegar, sesame oil, gomashio
Sides
Home Fries.
$4.00Smoked Tofu
$4.00Four Flax Crackers
$3.00Fresh Cut Fruit
$5.00Hand Cut French Fries
$5.00Sweets
Ice Cream, Sorbet
Ice cream by fomu (coconut based)-maple bourbon walnut, salted caramel, sweet lavender sorbet by giovanna-apricot with white wine, raspberry with champagne
- 2 Scoops $6.00
Soup Du Jour
Soup Du Jour
With house-made flax crackers, please ask your server if today's soup is gf
- Cup $6.00
- Bowl $9.00
Salads
Boston Lettuce
$7.00
Fresh berry, toasted almond, champagne vinaigrette
Arugula
$9.00
Strawberry, aged cashew cheese, toasted walnut, balsamic vinegar
Roasted Beets
$9.00
Boston lettuce, smoked tofu, cashew cheese, red wine vinaigrette
Asian Wilted Spinach
$9.00
Smoked tofu, scallion, black vinegar, sesame oil, gomashio
Small Plates
Black Olive Tapenade
$11.00
Side of house-made flax crackers, house-made pickle
Hand Cut French Fries
$5.00
Sauce remoulade, sea salt
French Beans
$7.00
Extra virgin olive oil, garlic chip, sel gris, lemon
Large Plates
Thai Green Curry
$16.00
Taro, french bean, fried tofu, rice cake, bok choy, peanut
Red-Red Black-Eyed Peas
$17.00
Jollof rice arancini, sautéed greens, plantain, spicy salsa
Desserts
'Death-By-Chocolate' Cake
$8.00
Whipped coconut cream, crunchy shattered caramel
Blood Orange Cheesecake
$9.00
Vanilla swirl, almond-date crust, candied zest
Ice Cream/Sorbet
$9.00
Three scoops of the following flavors: ice cream by fomu- maple bourbon walnut, salted caramel, sweet lavender; sorbet by giovanna- apricot with white wine, raspberry with champagne