Nutshell

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Great Portuguese food, great drinks, great company.

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NUTSHELL LUNCH MENU
Starters
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) $8
Sautéed in a spicy sauce with peppers and onions.
Steamed Clams in White Wine Garlic Sauce $8
Shrimp & Garlic Sauce $8
Buffalo Wings with Blue Cheese $5.25
Fried Calamari $8
Hand battered and made to order.
Mozzarella Sticks with Marinara Sauce $5
Portuguese Shrimp Dumplings $2.00
Codfish Cakes (each) $1.50
Traditional Portuguese cod and potato dumplings.
Onion Rings $4.50
Chicken Fingers $6
With honey mustard or barbecue sauce.
Broccoli & Cheese with Marinara Sauce $6
Breaded and fried to perfection.
Salads
All Salads served with a Portuguese Roll and butter.
Choice of Regular Dressings - Italian, Blue Cheese, French, Ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette
Choice of Light Dressings - Italian and Raspberry Vinaigrette

House Salad $4
Add tuna salad for $4.50.
Caesar Salad $4
Add grilled chicken or steak for $4.
Add grilled shrimp or salmon for $5.
Chef’s Salad $7
Ham, turkey, hard-boiled egg and American cheese.
Cobb Salad $8
Ham, turkey, salami, hard-boiled egg and bacon.


*Burgers
All of our 6oz. burgers include your choice of rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries. In addition, burgers include your choice of cheese (Swiss, American, or Provolone) and lettuce, tomato, and onion. Add bacon for $1.00.

House Burger $6.50
Nutshell Special $7.95
House Burger served with bacon, gorgonzola cheese,
fried onions, sautéed mushrooms, French fries,
and onion rings.
Soups
All Soups served with a Portuguese roll and butter.
Traditional Portuguese Caldo Verde $3.50 Traditional Portuguese kale soup w/ pieces of chouriça

Chicken Soup $3.50
Soup of the Day $3.50
Sandwiches
Sandwiches served on either Portuguese Roll or wheat bread and include lettuce, tomato, and onions. Sandwiches also include a choice of cheese (Provolone, American, or Swiss) and either rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries.
BLT (bacon, lettuce, and tomato) $7.45
Grilled Chicken Sandwich $7.45
Steak Sandwich $7.45
Philly Cheese Steak $7.45
On Portuguese Roll w/ American Cheese fried onions.
Pork Sandwich $7.45
Ham Sandwich $7.45
Turkey Sandwich $7.45
Turkey Club $7.95
Turkey w/ Bacon Tomato Lettuce Mayonnaise
Tuna Salad Sandwich $7.45
Chicken Salad Sandwich $7.45
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) Sandwich $7.95
Includes sautéed peppers and onions.





½ Grinder Lunch Specials
1/2 Grinders are served on a grinder roll with lettuce, tomato, onion, and Provolone cheese. Served with an order of home-made chip fries

Italian Grinder $7.95
Ham, salami, pepperoni and provolone
Meatball Grinder $7.95
Pepperoni Grinder $7.95
Chicken Parmigiana Grinder $7.95
Eggplant Parmigiana Grinder $7.95
Ham Grinder $7.95
Turkey Grinder $7.95
Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage) Grinder $7.95

Beverages
Soda (free refills) $2.00
Iced Tea (free refills) $2.00
Lemonade (free refills) $2.00
Sumol (Orange and Pineapple) $2.00
Sparkling Water $2.00
Bottled Water $1.50
Coffee or Tea (Decaf & Regular) $1.50
Hot Chocolate $2.50


Chef’s Special Lunch Entrees
Unless otherwise indicated, lunch entrees come with your choice of any two of the following - rice, salad, French fries, or home-made chip fries.

NY Strip Steak (6 oz.) $12
Bitoque $12
NY Strip steak (6 oz.) with ham, fried egg and gravy
Grilled Pork Loin $10
Our special pork marinated in white wine and garlic.
Grilled Chicken Breast $10 You can add spicy sauce, sautéed peppers and onions.
Crispy Chicken Tenders $7.95
Fish and Chips with Rice $10.
Grilled Salmon $12.
Pork and Clams $11.
Sautéed cubes of marinated pork served with clams
over a bed of home fries. (Does not include rice, salad,
or French fries.)
Shrimp & Garlic Sauce $12
Steamed Clams in White Wine Sauce $12
Grilled Shrimp & Squid w/ Peppers & Onions $12
Pork & Steak Mix $11
Add shrimp for $4.
Double Order Pork & Steak Mix $20
Add double the shrimp for $8.

Desserts
Rice Pudding $3
Flan $4
Brownie w/ Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream $5
Carrot Cake $4
Chocolate Cake $4



NUTSHELL DINNER MENU


Appetizers

Shrimp Cocktail
Fresh Boiled Shrimp w/ Cocktail Sauce
$8

Chouriça (Portuguese Style Sausage)
Chouriça sautéed in the chef’s special spicy sauce with Peppers and Onions
$8

Steamed Clams
Steamed Little-Neck Clams
$8

Shrimp & Garlic Sauce
Sautéed Shrimp in a spicy garlic sauce
$8

Bacon-Wrapped Scallops
Baked Scallops wrapped with a Slice of Bacon.
$8

Fried Calamari
Fried Calamari – each batch made fresh-to-order
$8


Salads

House Salad
Iceberg Lettuce w/ Tomatoes, Onions, and Cucumbers
$4

Caesar Salad
Romaine Lettuce w/ Croutons
$5

Mixed Green Salad
Mixed Greens w/ Tomatoes, Raisins, Walnuts and Blue Cheese
$6

Soups

Caldo Verde, Vegetable and Chicken Soup
$3.50




Fish

Grilled Salmon
Fresh Salmon grilled w/ a Butter & Lemon Sauce
(Served w/ steamed vegetables, roasted potatoes and rice)
$16.95

Fish & Chips
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables and Rice)
$14.95

Grilled Shrimp & Squid w/ Peppers & Onions
(Served w/ roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Grilled Shrimp
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Sautéed Shrimp in Spicy Garlic Sauce
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Nutshell Clams
Steamed Little-Neck Clams served with sautéed Chouriça, Peppers and Onions
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Stuffed Flounder
Baked Flounder with home-made Seafood Stuffing
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$17.95

Seafood Linguine
Linguine topped w/ Shrimp, Scallops & Clams
$18.95

Bacalhau (Codfish) A Bras
Traditional Portuguese dish of shredded Salt-Cod and Onions sautéed in Olive Oil, w/ fried shredded Potatoes , all held together with Eggs and served over a bed of Lettuce
$15.95

Bacalhau (Codfish) Portuguese Style
Thick cut of Salt-Cod, grilled over open flame and sautéed in Olive Oil w/ a dollop of Tomato Sauce. (This is not a filet and has bones.) Served w/ boiled Potatoes, topped w/ Clams and sautéed Onions.
$18.95

Fish Stew
Made w/ clams, mussels, shrimp, salmon, swordfish and squid.
Served over a bed of linguini or boiled potatoes.
$18.95





Beef / Chicken / Pork

Nutshell House Steak
Pan-cooked Steak with garlic sauce reduction topped with slice of Ham and a fried Egg.
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$19.95

Grilled New York Sirloin
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$16.95

Chef’s Special Pork and Steak Mix
Grilled chopped Pork and Steak in the chef’s special spicy sauce.
(Served w/ French Fries and Rice)
$14.95

Grilled Pork Loin
This slices of Pork Loin, lightly seasoned and grilled
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Pork & Clams
Sautéed cubes of marinated Pork served with Clams over a bed of Home Fries
$16.95

Grilled Chicken Breast
Grilled Chicken Breast in a spicy sauce with sautéed Peppers and Onions
(Served w/ roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Quails
Marinated Quails fried to perfection
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$14.95

Chef’s Shish Kebab
Skewered pieces of grilled Steak, Chouriça (Portuguese style sausage),
Squid, Peppers, Onions and whole Shrimp.
(Served w/ steamed Vegetables, roasted Potatoes and Rice)
$19.95