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Appetizers

shrimp & corn chowder w/ grilled shrimp & corn relish
7.50
organic green salad w/ raspberry-champagne vinaigrette & bleu cheese
7.50
ayshire farm's organic romaine caesar salad w/ bacon, croutons & grilled red onion rings
7.95
sweet potato agnolotti w/ arugula, toasted walnuts & goat cheese cream
8.95
crispy fried oysters on spinach salad w/ warm chorizo vinaigrette & chipotle aioli
9.25
rare grilled tuna ' nicoise' salad w/ red potatoes, baby beans, olives, house dried tomatoes, greens & quail egg
9.25
elaine's grilled venison sausage w/ griddled corn cakes, pickled corn relish & maple sauce
9.50
elaine's gnocchi w/ fresh marinated rabbit loin, candied carrots, dandelion greens & brown butter vinaigrette
9.50
grilled hudson valley foie gras on a miniature apple pie w/ cider-calvados syrup
13.95
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Dinner

pan seared chicken breast w/ black bean tamale, roasted corn, toasted pumpkin seeds & mole rojo
17.25
grilled n.y. strip steak w/ bacon-sour cream-chive twice baked potato, creamed brussel sprouts & steak sauce
22.95
grilled n.c. mahi w/ north african spiced couscous, arugula, pine nuts & spicy charred red pepper sauce
18.50
grilled whole maine lobster on potatoes anna, spinach, leeks & lobster-butter sauce
24.95
fresh italian chestnut risotto w/ mascarpone, caramelized onions & grilled radicchio
16.95
sauteed n.c. flounder on tiny french lentils w/ broccoli raab, caramelized fennel & beurre blanc
18.75
braised lamb shanks w/ olive oil fried garbanzo beans, ratatouille, gremolata & tuscan red wine sauce
19.95
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desserts

pumpkin cheesecake w/ candied pecans & caramel

chocolate-coconut sorbet w/ coconut lace cookies & bruleed bananas

cranberry-pear crisp w/ vanilla ice cream

elaine's bittersweet chocolate cake w/ cappuccino ice cream

carolina apple cobbler w/ maple ice cream

chocolate-tangerine tart

6.25

pastry chef: michelle polzine
*all desserts made in house with maple view farm dairy products
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with dessert

1997 michele chiarlo, nivole, moscato d'asti, italy
4.50/18.00 (375ml)
1999 bonny doon vineyard, vin de glacièr, muscat, california
6.50/26.00 (375ml)
1998 mendelson, pinot gris, napa valley, california
9.00/36.00(375ml)
1997 château roûmieu lacoste, haut barsac, sauternes, france
8.00/32.00 (375ml)
1995 quinta do crasto, vintage port, duoro valley, portugal
7.00/50.00
gould campbell 10 year tawny port, duoro valley, portugal
6.00/45.00
williams humbert 15 year dry sack sherry, solera especial, jerez, spain
6.00/45.00
1996 michelle chapoutier, banyuls, france
7.50/30.00 (500ml)
counter culture cappuccino/espresso
3.00/1.50
counter culture "elaine's blend" coffee
1.50

454 w. franklin street, chapel hill, nc 27516 (919 ) 960-2770 on the web @ elainesonfranklin.com
kitchen: bret jennings-chef/proprietor; rob k.- chef de cuisine; matt m.-sous chef; aubrey z.; julie c.; anthony o.

The dining room at Elaines on Franklin is an intimate and inviting space; the walls are adorned with fine local art