Dinner time at Arbol Cafe

Arbol Cafe on Facebook Paraguayan coffee shop Arbol Cafe (209 Poplar St.) is slowly re-launching dinner service on Saturday and Sunday nights. Though it won't be every single weekend evening due to pre-planned private parties (they've got one booked this coming Saturday, Aug. 14, for example), guests can expect a condensed version of offered in the café's cozy outdoor courtyard from 5:30 to 9ish, with prices ranging from $7 to $14. The signature lomito (thin fried chicken, runny fried egg, turkey ham, mayo, Port-Salut cheese, all on a Le Bus round roll) is a dinner highlight, in addition to other sandwiches, empanadas, salads and liquor mixers for BYO-ing. Come September, the plan is to run dinner Thursday through Sunday; for now, though, peek at Arbol's Twitter and Facebook for updates on when they'll be serving. Arbol owners Oscar and Beth Acuna hope to eventually outdoor launch barbecue nights using their wood-fire grill (above), but for now that fare is relegated to private gatherings - these family-style meals, which can range in price from $16 to $45 a person, can feature mains like roasted chicken, roasted lamb and asado la olla con kiveve (boneless beef short rib with butternut squash polenta, a Paraguayan specialty). Joe Posted 2010-08-13 14:48:47

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Dinner time at Arbol Cafe

POSTED: Wednesday, August 11, 2010, 4:49 PM

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Paraguayan coffee shop Arbol Cafe (209 Poplar St.) is slowly re-launching dinner service on Saturday and Sunday nights. Though it won't be every single weekend evening due to pre-planned private parties (they've got one booked this coming Saturday, Aug. 14, for example), guests can expect a condensed version of offered in the café's cozy outdoor courtyard from 5:30 to 9ish, with prices ranging from $7 to $14. The signature lomito (thin fried chicken, runny fried egg, turkey ham, mayo, Port-Salut cheese, all on a Le Bus round roll) is a dinner highlight, in addition to other sandwiches, empanadas, salads and liquor mixers for BYO-ing. Come September, the plan is to run dinner Thursday through Sunday; for now, though, peek at Arbol's Twitter and Facebook for updates on when they'll be serving. Arbol owners Oscar and Beth Acuna hope to eventually outdoor launch barbecue nights using their wood-fire grill (above), but for now that fare is relegated to private gatherings these family-style meals, which can range in price from $16 to $45 a person, can feature mains like roasted chicken, roasted lamb and asado la olla con kiveve (boneless beef short rib with butternut squash polenta, a Paraguayan specialty).

Joe

Posted 2010-08-13 14:48:47

LOVE THIS PLACE! Nothing like sitting outside with some yerba mate, a lomito especial and a good book!

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