LUNCH

APPETIZERS
Pastels Ceviche Samba Crab Cakes
beef, seafood and black bean empanadas shrimp and snapper, fresh peppers, cilantro and lime juice our South American crab cakes binded with yucca
9 12 14
Calamari Strips Camarão Cocktail Camarão Buñuelos
thick calamari strips served with a romesco sauce six large shrimp served with our house cocktail sauce six large yucca tempura fried shrimp with a guava jelly sauce
8 12 12
Samba Steak Tartar
steak tartar finished with sherry vinegar and served with fried plantain chips
14

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WINES BY THE GLASS

Ask your server for the complete wine list

L We showcase a special selection that utilizes nitrogen gas preservation technology. This Winekeeper® technology allows us to offer wines by the glass that
would otherwise only be available by the bottle. We invite you to treat yourself to one of these exquisite glasses of wine.
Maipe | Mendoza, Argentina | Rosé Malbec | 2008 8 Miolo | Vale dos Vinhedos - RS, Brazil | Pinot Noir | 2009 11
McPherson Cellars | Lubbock, Texas | Rosé Syrah/Grenache | 2009 10 Susana Balbo | Crios | Mendoza, Argentina | Syrah/Bonarda | 2008 13
Telteca | Uma | Mendoza, Argentina | Torrontés | 2009 8 Finca Decero | Remolinos Vineyard | Mendoza, Argentina | Malbec | 2008 15
L Viña Cousiño-Macul | Maipo Valley, Chile | Sauvignon Gris | 2009 18 L Tikal | Amorio | Mendoza, Argentina | Malbec | 2008 24
Torrealba | Tomador | Curico Valley, Chile | Chardonnay | 2008 9 Ernesto Catena | Siesta en el Tahuantinsuyu | Mendoza, Argentina | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2004 17
Rocca Bianca | Valdadige, Italia | Pinot Grigio | 2008 10 Lamadrid | Reserva | Mendoza, Argentina | Bonarda | 2008 13
Catalina Sounds | Marlborough, New Zealand | Sauvignon Blanc | 2007 13 L Vina Montes | Purple Angel | Colchagua Valley, Chile | Carmenere/Petit Verdot | 2007 27
Bodegas LAN | Santiago Ruis | Rias Baixas, Galica, España | Albariño | 2009 12 Vinaceous | Snake Charmer | South Australia | Shiraz | 2007 15
Fat Monk | Central Coast, California | Riesling | 2008 13 Domaine de Mourchon | Tradition | Côtes du Rhône, France | Syrah/Grenache | 2007 14
L Maison Champy | Macon-Uchizy, France | White Burgundy | 2008 13 Ramsay | North Coast, California | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2007 12
L Stuhlmuller Estate | Reserve | Alexander Valley, California | Chardonnay | 2007 27 L Macauley Vineyard | Rutherford, California | Cabernet Sauvignon | 2006 26
L Nicolas Joly | Les Clos Sacres | Savennières, Loire | Chenin Blanc | 2007 26 Chateau Rauze Lafargue | 1er Côtes de Bordeaux | Bordeaux, France | Bordeaux | 2005 12
L Caymus | Connundrum | Monterey, California | White Blend | 2008 18 L Domaine de Terrebrune | Provence, France | Bandol | 2006 23

Sample each of the four white wines from our Winekeeper® 33 L Sample each of the four red wines from our Winekeeper® 37
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SAMBA GRILLE'S BEER SELECTION
Quilmes | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Lager 5 Blanche de Bruxelles | Rebecq-Quenast, Belgium | Mannekin Pis Witbier 6
Cusqueña | Cusco, Peru | Lager 5 Southern Star | Blonde Bombshell | Conroe, Texas | Blonde Ale 6
Xingu Black | Santa Maria - RS, Brazil | Schwarzbier 6 Saint Arnold | Houston, Texas | Amber Ale 6
Estrella Damm | Barcelona, España | Pilsner Lager 5 Maredsous | Namur, Belgium | Tripel Ale 11
Estrella Damm | Inedit | Barcelona, España | Pilsner Lager | 750ml 24 Dogfish | 60 Minute | Milton, Delaware | India Pale Ale 5
A beer for food from Ferran Adrià of El Bulli, served in a white wine glass Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Light, Coors Light 4
Gluten-Free and Non-Alcoholic beers available 5

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SPECIALTY COCKTAILS
Samba 75 Aji-Blackberry Margarita Woodford Reserve Sparkling Cocktail
Tanqueray 10, Miolo Brut, fresh lemon juice, sugar Patron Silver, Cointreau, muddled blackberries, ahi peppers Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Miolo Brut, vanilla syrup
12 SPICY 12
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Caipirinha Pisco Sour Raspberry-Rose Gin Rickey

Cachaça, one muddled lime, sugar pisco, fresh lime juice, sugar, egg white Hendricks Gin, rosewater, muddled raspberries,
8 8 fresh lime juice, club soda
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SAMBA DESSERT
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Tres Leches Cappuccino Tres Leches Papaya Cream
Apple Empanadas Guava and Cream Cheese Empanadas Guava White Chocolate Cheesecake
Fresh Fruit Tart
 LUNCH
SALAD SOUP
Samba Steak Salad Gazpacho
rotisserie picanha, mesclun, fried artichokes, tomatoes, sweet red onions fresh tomatoes, cucumber drizzled with Spanish sherry vinegar
and hearts of palm with tamarind dressing cup 4 bowl 8
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Jade Soup
Trio salad spinach and broccoli cream with crabmeat gratin
grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and avocado with sherry vinaigrette cup 6 bowl 10
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with grilled salmon 15 Little Habana Black Bean Soup
traditional Cuban black bean soup
Boston Wedge Salad cup 4 bowl 8
Boston wedge salad with Manchego cream dressing
with chicken 11
with shrimp 14

Chef Cesar’s Salad

WHAT THE HECK IS:
Aji – Peruvian hot pepper
traditional Caesar salad with homemade parmesan croutons Maracuyá – passion fruit
with chicken 11 Marañón – cashew apple fruit from Brazil
with shrimp 14 Peppadew – sweet pepper with a touch of heat
Samba Sauce – a tangy house sauce
Sofrito – slow braised cooking base
Tostones – sliced green plantains smashed, then twice fried

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GRAZERS
Gaucho Pollo a la Parilla
South American center-cut tenderloin with chimichuri sauce, grilled chicken breast over aji sauce topped with avocado relish,
garlic mashed potatoes, sweet plantains and seasonal grilled vegetables garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal grilled vegetables
19 13

Pork Medallion Pasta de Colores

pan seared pork tenderloin medallions spinach and white pasta,
finished with sofrito sauce over tostones and seasonal grilled vegetables roasted chicken, asparagus, peppadew and Manchego sauce
14 13
Pollo Marañón
cashew crusted chicken breast with tomatoes, marañón sauce and garlic mashed potatoes
15
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SWIMMERS
Rio Camarão Scallops
pan sautéed jumbo shrimp in garlic white wine with coconut rice sea scallops cooked in parsley and truffle butter, coconut rice
15 19

Tamarind Salmon Paella

grilled tamarind glazed salmon with tamarind reduction, traditional Spanish paella: chorizo, shrimp, mussels, clams, fish
coconut rice and seasonal grilled vegetables and saffron rice
15 18
Samba Sunfish
pan sautéed sunfish fillet, jumbo shrimp, tomatoes and maracuyá, coconut rice and asparagus
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BETWEEN BREAD
Samba Grille Burger “The B.L.C.”
sirloin burger, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomatoes and aji aioli, (crabcake sandwich)
with yucca fries on a fresh sweet roll bacon, lettuce and crabcake
10 with tomato and Samba sauce on a hoagie bun, served with plantain chips
14
Sanduíche de Churrasco
our version of a steak sandwich: rotisserie picanha (top sirloin),
roasted onion and bell pepper, marinated mushroom, chimichuri, and Manchego cheese on ciabatta bread
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