Cafe Congress unveils opening menu, not opening date

The soon-to-open restaurant.

Sara Fish hasn't yet announced a firm date for the opening of her new Troy restaurant, Cafe Congress, but she has revealed the opening menu.

Fish, known for her everything-from-scratch cooking, also will be leaning heavily on baked goods from Crazy Russian Girls Bakery in Vermont. So, when will the new venture, located in a renovated building at 336 Congress Street, actually open?

"Hopefully in just a few weeks," says Fish. "I'd like to say by Thanksgiving, but I've learned not to commit to firm dates."

Here's a look at what she'll be cooking, with the beverage list still to come:

• Featured Soup $4/$6
A cup or bowl of homemade seasonal soup
• Bakery Bread $3.50
Warm with real butter or herbs and olive oil
• Bagels $2.50
Toasted with butter, hummus, peanut butter or farmer’s cheese, ground nutmeg and cinnamon
• Toast with the Most $2.50
Bakery bread sliced thick, toasted with butter, jam or local raw honey
• Yogurt Parfait $5.50
House yogurt with local organic granola, drizzled with local raw honey and dusted with fresh ground nutmeg
• Goldie Lox $9
Honey oat bagel, farmer’s cheese spread, capers, local field greens, red onion, Nova lox, honey
• Mega Muffins $2.50
Made from scratch locally in a variety of flavors
• Cinnamon Roll $5.50
Hot and oozing with icing, made locally with organic ingredients
• Ultimate Peanut Butter and Jelly $5.50
Local white chocolate peanut butter, homemade jelly, thick slices of whole grain wheat bread
• Hot and Twisted $5
Perfectly salted soft pretzel, served with homemade seasonal mustard
• Pickle Your Fancy $5
A selection of artisan pickled vegetables cured locally
• Cheese Board $13
A selection of locally sourced artisan cheeses paired with seasonal fruit compote
• Hummus Plate $7
Homemade roasted garlic and lemon chic pea hummus served with warm bakery bread
• House Mac and Cheese $7
Cheddar and Swiss cheeses, elbow macaroni, caramelized onions, diced apples
• Beans and Greens $11
Braised kale in lemon-garlic chicken broth, shallots, chic peas Romano cheese, garlic toast
• Hummus Among Us $10
Garlic-lemon hummus, local greens, red onion, roasted red peppers, feta cheese, olive tapenade, whole grain wheat bread
• Apple Chevre Sandwich $7.50
Local herb blended goat cheese, local raw honey granny smith apple slices, ciabatta roll
• Greek Salad $11
Field greens, feta and blue cheeses, tomato, red onion, Greek olives, balsamic vinaigrette

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