ION Restaurant

DAILY SPECIALS

APPETIZERS

Bread & Spread: fresh baked whole wheat bread & organic carrot-miso spread

Chili: spicy vegetables & beans, tortilla chips, tofu sour cream, salsa & scallions

Miso: savory broth sprinkled with nori, with bread & carrot-miso spread

Hummus Plate: served with tahini, vegetables & warm pita

Nachos: corn tortilla chips with red bean chili, tofu sour cream, salsa & cheese

Vegetable Dumplings: served with a tamari, ginger & garlic sauce

Sweet Potato Fries: lightly salted, with smoked ketchup

Southern Fried Tofu: spicy, breaded, fried tofu bites served with caesar dip

Tempeh ‘Crab’ Cakes: seasoned, fried tempeh cakes served with caesar dressing

Portobello Pizza Rustica: portobello mushrooms, garlic greens, caramelized onions & cheese baked on our wheat crust

Vegetable Pizza Rustica: vegetables, tomato marinara, cheese, roast garlic & herbs baked on our whole wheat crust

SALADS

Wilted Arugula Salad: baked tofu, whole grain croutons, roasted red peppers, red onions & balsamic vinaigrette

Taco Salad: corn tortilla, refried beans, vegetables, brown rice, tofu sour cream, salsa, cheese, lettuce, tamari & sesame oil

Cajun Caesar Salad: our caesar salad topped with Cajun tempeh strips

Garden Salad: seasonal greens, carrot, daikon radish, cabbage & cucumber served with bread & carrot-miso spread (salad is gluten-free, bread is not)

We make all of our dressings: lemon-tahini, carrot-ginger, caesar, herbal or balsamic vinaigrette.

SANDWICHES

are served with hand cut sweet potato fries & smoked ketchup

ION Burger: our veggie burger with soy mayo, lettuce, tomato & red onion

Bella Burger: marinated portobello mushroom with roasted red peppers, soy mayo, lettuce, tomato & onion

Hummus Wrap: hummus, carrots & lettuce

Veggie Melt: sautéed vegetables & greens baked with cheese

Cajun Tempeh: cutlets with soy mayo, carrots, red onion, roasted red peppers & lettuce

Cali Melt: hummus, avocado, portobello mushrooms, tomato, carrot, cucumber & cheese

ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS:

cheese

caramelized onions

marinated portobello

avocado

ENTREES

Noodle Bowl: whole wheat noodles, vegetables, dumplings & tofu in a ginger tamari broth

Sweet Potato Enchilada: with molé rojo sauce, beans, rice, onion, tomato & cheese

Veggie Fried Rice: brown rice, vegetables, tofu, ginger, garlic, tamari & toasted sesame oil

Cajun Tempeh: with roasted red pepper sauce, caramelized onions, brown rice & garlic greens

Tempeh ‘Crab’ Cakes: with caesar dressing, sautéed garlic greens & sweet potato fries

Pierogis: potato spinach dumplings with apple butter, caramelized onions, brown rice garlic greens & tofu sour cream

Quesadilla: cheese, tomato & onion in a wrap, with brown rice, beans, salsa & tofu sour cream

Macrobiotic Plate: organic brown rice, legumes, sea & other vegetables & cucumber pickle

SIDES

Garlic Greens

Organic Brown Rice

Hummus

Tofu

Cajun Tempeh Cutlets

Sea Vegetable

DRINKS

Carrot Juice: organic, freshly juiced

Veggie Bomb: carrot, celery, cucumber, parsley & beets

Lemon Drop: carrot, lemon & ginger

Bee Green: cucumber, celery, parsley & agave

Little Secret: carrot, garlic, celery, beet, cucumber, spinach, ginger, apple & lemon

Fruit Smoothie: 100% Fruit: no added sugar

Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Smoothie

Izze Natural Sodas

Virgils Root Beer

Unsweetened Iced Tea

Juices

I.O.N. Coffee: our special blend, organic, locally roasted from Bean & Leaf

Espresso: organic

Latté: espresso & steamed milk

Cappuccino: shot of espresso with steamed milk & stiff foam, soy or dairy

Hot Tea

Tea Latté: tea served with steamed milk

Chai: we make ours with organic black tea, cane sugar, cinnamon, cardamon & soy or dairy milk

Dirty Chai: chai with a shot of espresso

DESSERT

Coconut Cake: with coconut cream frosting

Chocolate Hazelnut Cake: with chocolate frosting & hazelnuts

Carrot Cake: with ginger frosting

Velvet Cake: cocoa cake with velvet frosting

Teasecake: wheat & nut-free

Tapioca: a creamy vanilla pudding, gluten, sugar, soy & nut-free

Fruit Plate: whatever is fresh & fabulous

Gluten-free Options

Wine & Beer List, changes seasonally, organic, and featuring several of Connecticut's Finest Vintners