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Cafe
Cafe
 

The Frist Center Café offers an ever-changing menu to visitors on the run as well as those desiring a more leisurely dining experience. From pizza to corn dogs, the Café always has kid-friendly dishes available.

Made fresh daily by our culinary staff, items offered include quick snacks, deli sandwiches, entrees for the health conscious, soups, salads and a bakery case filled with delicious desserts.

Daily specials feature homemade soups, salads and hot entrées.

A variety of beers and fine wines are available.


Wi-Fi now available in the Frist Center Caf
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The café is open:
Monday through Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Thursday and Friday, 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Sunday, 12:00–5:30 p.m.

Dessert Happy Hour
Everyday from 2:00–5:00 p.m.
Enjoy a FREE coffee with the purchase of any dessert at the Frist Center Cafe!



Cafe specials for the week of July 26:

MONDAY, July 26
Special: Chicken Marsala with Rice and Vegetables
Soups: Chicken Noodle Or Carrot Ginger

TUESDAY, July 27
Special: Fish Wrap and Chips
Soups: Loaded Potato Or Vegetable Soup

WEDNESDAY, July 28
Special: Veggie Burger with Sweet Potato Fries
Soups: Sweet Potato Or Pozolé

THURSDAY, July 29
Special: Buffalo Chicken Sandwich with Fresca Salad
Soups: Ham and White Bean Or Strawberry Melon (cold)

FRIDAY, July 30
Special: Beef Stew and Steamed Rice
Soup: Chicken Wild Rice Or Seafood Chowder


Sandwiches
All sandwiches are served half or whole with your choice of homemade chips, fruit salad, green side salad, or substitute french fries for $1.50. Add a cup of soup for $2.00 or try a cup of soup with a half sandwich for $6.50.
Menu (available every day)

All Sandwiches are $4.75 for a half and $7.50 for a whole.

  • Grilled Flank Steak Panini
    sliced flank steak, horseradish and rosemary spread, red onions, fresh tomatoes, and mozzarella

     
  • Grilled Mediterranean Vegetable Sandwich
    grilled eggplant, red pepper mayo, baby spinach, and fontina cheese on focaccia, served with celery sticks

     
  • Grilled Chicken Wrap 
    grilled chicken, baby spinach, cucumbers, and roasted red peppers with garlic, cilantro, and oregeno cream cheese wrapped in a spinach tortilla

     
  • Smokey Joe Sandwich 
    ham, smoked cheddar, fresh tomato, lettuce, and chipotle mayo on sourdough

     
  • Portobello Sandwich 
    grilled portobello mushroom, basil pesto, sliced tomatoes, red onion, and fontina chees on focaccia

     
  • Turkey Saga Sandwich
    sliced turkey, crisp bacon, chipotle cheese, guacamole, and crumbled blue cheese on panini bread

     
  • Tuna Melt 
    tuna, sweet relish, celery, artichokes, diced eggs, mayo, mustard, dill havarti, and monterey jack on sourdough bread

     
  • Club Sandwich
    sliced turkey and ham, crisp bacon, leaf lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and cheddar cheese on wheat berry bread

     
  • Chicken Salad Sandwich 
    diced white and dark meat chicken, dried apricots, sunflower seeds, Craisins, celery, champagne vinegar, green onions, parsley, and mayo on a croissant


     

Salads
Add grilled chicken to any salad for $2.00.

  • Stilton Salad ($7.00)
    Romaines lettuce, strawberries, mandarin oranges, Stilton cheese, and toasted walnuts, tossed in strawberry vinaigrette

     
  • Caeser ($5.75 with CHICKEN $7.00)
    Diced grilled chicken, romaine lettuce, grated parmesan, garlic croutons, tossed to order with Caesar dressing

     
  • Traditional Cobb ($6.75)
    Turkey, ham, tomatoes, crumbled blue cheese, black olives, red onions, boiled egg, and bacon bits over romaine lettuce

     
  • Tuna Nicoise Salad ($8.25)
    sliced fresh tuna, mesclun greens, pitted nicoise olives, cherry tomatoes, gourmet potatoes, haricot verts, capers, and parsley sprinkled with parmesean cheese

     
  • Fruit Salad (Bowl $4.75)
    Seasonal fresh fruit

     
  • House Salad ($4.25)
    Fresh mesclun greens tossed with raw vegetables

Salad dressings: blue cheese, Caesar, chipotle ranch, ranch, cucumber wasabi, Italian, honey mustard, balsamic vinaigrette, sesame ginger, raspberry vinaigrette, oil & vinegar, and pesto Italian


Kid's Menu
Kids selections served with chips or fruit

  • Chicken Tenders (4 pieces for $6.50 or 2 pieces for $4.50)
  • Grilled Cheese ($4.50)
  • All Beef Corn Dog ($3.25)
  • French Fries ($2.00)
  • Kids Pizza ($3.50)