Ze Mean Bean Cafe
1739 Fleet St, Baltimore, MD 21231 (410) 675-5999Main
Appetizers
four pierogi lightly sauteed in butter. stuffed with potato & cheese, sauerkraut, or sweet farmer's cheese served with caramelized onions.
root vegetables and tender chicken stewed in a sweet beet broth and topped with a dollop of sour cream. served with toasted bread
a fantastic introduction to our slavic farel one holupki, three pierogi, one potato pancake with homemade applesauce, & polish kielbasa
chef's selection of international cheese paired with seasonal fruit, served with toasted bread points.
assorted sauteed wild mushrooms simmered in cream and fresh herbs, with sour cream and gruyere cheese. served with toasted bread points
a traditional slavic staple! homemade potato dumplings tossed with polish kielbasa, sauteed julienne peppers, diced onions and paprika
Salads
add chicken ($2) shrimp ($3), bistro steak ($3)
medallion of shallow-fried chevre, sun-dried tomatoes, roasted portobello cap and pine nuts on mixed greens tossed in hazelnut vinaigrette
white wine braised malibu carrots, patty pan squash and asparagus over arugula with boursin in a sun-dried tomato vinaigrette
chopped european cucumbers, wedged tomatoes, julienne red onion, kalamata olives and feta tossed in a white wine tarragon vinaigrette and served over a bed of field greens.
heirloom tomatoes, fresh sliced mozzarella cheese, cranberries and fresh basil drizzled with 10 year balsamic syrup and basil infused olive oil
baby romaine lettuce and a roasted portobello drizzled with caesar dressing and balsamic syrup served on a parmesano reggiano tuille
ze house salad...spring greens with carrots, red onion, tomato, and homemade white wine tarragon vinaigrette
Small Plates
4 oz. maryland crabcake flavored with zubrowka bison grass polish vodka, served with beet coins and napa cabbage "slaw" and chipotle adobe oil infusion
cinnamon dusted 5 oz. london broil of new zealand venison, grilled and served over sweet potato cranberry hash
fresh homemade wild game sausage served with stone ground mustard, kapusta and toasted pita points. (priced daily)
poached crawfish tails accompanied by a black-eyed pea cassoulet and chipotle oil infusion
flour savory baked pastry filled with minced venison and rustic mushroom duxelles, served with sour cream and glace de viande
a small sampling of poached raki, cinnamon dusted venison, and polish sledz (pickled whitefish over tomato mushrooms ragout with ogorki)
Slavic Signatures
boneless chicken filled with traditional kiev butter. served over whipped sweet potatoes with glace de viande sauce and chef's vegetable
two plump cabbage roll stuffed with ground beef & rice in a light tomato sauce. served kartofle yami and chef's vegetable
grilled paprika-dusted chicken breast served over mashed red bliss potatoes and sauteed chef's vegetables and finished with a red wine and sweet onion sauce with mushrooms
braised beef tenderloin, onion, carrots and tomatoes, stewed with red wine and hungarian paprika, served over homemade potato dumplings
assortment of seven pierogi filled with potato & cheese, sauerkraut, and sweet farmer's cheese. cheese, served with braised vegetables and pickled red cabbage
grilled center-cut white marble farms pork loin served over polish mashed yami baby vegetables finished with cranberry-red onion chutney
Chef's Specialties
available after 5pm
grilled filet mignon napoleon layered with english stilton served with potato gallette, sauteed baby vegetables, and finished with pecan glace de viande
chef's weekly selection of exotic wild game dishes
grilled fresh salmon served with asparagus roasted corn and potato hash, topped with caramelized fennel jam and a chive beurre blanc
a whole farm-raised ldaho brook trout crusted in corn flour, sauteed and stuffed with a warm asparagus, tomato, rendered pancetta and lump crab meat ragout in a classic buerre blanc
mixed winter vegetables sauteed with garlic and white wine wrapped in phyllo pastry and baked golden brown. served with israeli couscous pilaf and saffron boursin cream and balsamic drizzle
4 oz maryland crabcake flavored with zubrowka bison grass polish vodka, served with beef coins and napa cabbage "slaw" dressed with lemon and olive oil and chipotle adobe oil infusion
a duo of two bone veal chops grilled to medium, served with black-eyed pea chipotle cassoulet and wilted arugula and finished with cranberry glace de viande
grilled tilapia filet served over wilted arugula, tomato and red onion salad topped with feta cheese and lemon pan jus
