The Van's American

The Van's Menu

(650) 591-6525
815 Belmont Ave, Belmont, CA 94002
$$$$$

Appetizers Dinner


Soups of the Day Dinner
$10.00
Please call restaurant for daily soup selection. 1 cup
Onion Soup au Gratin Dinner
$12.00
Baked with a crouton and provolone lid.
Fried Deviled Eggs Dinner
$13.00
4 halves battered with panko, fried and stuffed with our devil's mixture and sprinkled with chopped bacon pieces.
Shishito Peppers Dinner
$15.00
Mostly mild chili peppers flash-fried in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt.
Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail Dinner
$16.00
4 jumbo shrimp with cocktail sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller
$10.00
2 Tamales Bay oysters capped with a mixture of spinach and hollandaise.
Smoked Salmon
$12.00
Layered on sourdough: cream cheese, onion, cucumbers, and capers, and drizzled with olive oil.
Stuffed Mushrooms Dinner
$15.00
4 jumbo mushrooms stuffed with Italian sausage, mozzarella cheese, and herbs.
Monterey Calamari Dinner
$16.00
Deep fried panko battered squid tubes.
Escargot Dinner
$15.00
Homeless snails sauteed in garlic, butter, thyme and white wine.
Mini Corn Dogs
$10.00
5 mini smoked sausage in a cornmeal batter and deep fried.
Not Too Spicy Meat Ball
$12.00
Jumbo meat ball with choice of marinara, creamy pesto sauce, or our zesty tomato cream sauce.
Polenta Logs
$8.00
4 logs of a fried mixture of polenta, mascarpone cheese and served with pesto aioli and garlic red bell pepper relish.
Popcorn Shrimp
$14.00
Bay shrimp Panko battered and deep fried. Served with sweet chili dipping sauce.
Roasted Garlic Bulbs
$9.00
2 Large roasted bulbs with crostini.
Salmon Cake
$11.00
Seasoned patty mixture of chopped salmon, herbs with garlic and basil aioli.
Stuffed Zucchini
9.00
Roasted mixture of Italian sausage and mozzarella cheese in 2 zucchini boats.

$Selected Salads Dinner


Mixed Greens Salad Dinner
$10.00-13.00
Assorted greens garnished with tomato and carrot with a choice of dressing.
Caesar Salad Dinner
$12.00-15.00
Hearts of romaine in Caesar dressing.
Iceberg Wedge Salad Dinner
$14.00
Garnished with choped tomato, onion, beets and hard boiled egg with a choice of dressing.
Buffalo Blue Onion Ring Salad Dinner
$16.00
Chopped iceberg lettuce, bacon and tomato, tossed with blue cheese dressing, then surrounded with a beer battered jumbo onion ring and drizzled with traditional Buffalo sauce.
Spinach Salad Dinner
$12.00-16.00
Tender leaves with crumbled bacon, hard boiled egg and mushrooms, tossed with vinaigrette dressing.
Thai Chicken Salad Dinner
$18.00
Marinated chicken on a bed of shredded iceberg lettuce with fried rice noodles, diced apples and bananas combined with sweet chili dressing.
Bay Shrimp Salad Dinner
19.00
House dressing, assorted mixed green garnished with tomato, carrots and hard-boiled egg.

$Smaller Meals Dinner


Fried Ravioli Dinner
$15.00
6 pasta pillows filled with spinach and ricotta cheese and breaded with panko. Served with aioli and garlic and peppers.
Thai Chicken Satay Dinner
$13.00
Skewers of chicken served with cole slaw and our zesty peanut sauce.
Artisan Pizza Dinner
$14.00
Handmade 8" thin crust with melted mozzarella cheese over a seasoned tomato sauce. Extra toppings available for added cost.
Andouille Sausage Dinner
$16.00
Grilled cajun sausage sliced over jalapeno corn bread. Served with coleslaw and accompanied by our famous cajun dipping sauce.
Chicken Wings Dinner
$14.00
8 pieces with choice of dipping sauce and celery sticks.
Bacon Wrapped Prawns Dinner
$16.00
3 jumbo shrimp stuffed with herbed cream cheese, bacon wrapped then place on sourdough bread points and drizzled with garlic butter.
Soft Shell Crab
$12.00
Seasoned with garlic, ginger, and pan fried. Placed on top of cole slaw with garlic crostini.
St. Louis Style Pork Ribs Smaller Meal
$17.00-29.00
Served with jalapeno cornbread and BBQ sauce.
Steamed Clams
$22.00
Clams steamed in white wine, butter and garlic. About 1 pound.
Steamed Mussels
$22.00
Mussels steamed in white wine, butter and garlic. About 1 pound.
St. Louis Pork Ribs Dinner
17.00-29.00
Served with jalapeno cornbread, BBQ sauce, and daily vegetable or starch.

$Preferred Pastas Dinner


Fettuccine Alfredo Dinner
$20.00
A classic cream sauce seasoned with Parmesan cheese and hint of nutmeg. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Penne Paese Dinner
$20.00
Quill shaped tubes combined with a sausage and bacon cream sauce. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Spinach and Cheese Ravioli Dinner
$24.00
Stuffed pasta circles over a choice of sauce. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Jumbo Meatball Dinner
$24.00
Served with linguine and choice of sauce. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Tortellini Formaggi Dinner
$24.00
Pasta rings filled with ricotta cheese with choice of sauce. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Jambalaya Dinner
$30.00
Sauteed andouille sausage, chicken and prawns with a vegetable Creole sauce. Served over linguine. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Garlic Shells
$17.00
Sauteed with olive oil, garlic and Parmesan cheese. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Vegetable Lasagna
$19.00
Flat pasta layered with ricotta and mozzarella cheese, mushroom, tomato, peppers, onion and spinach. The Van's exclusive sauce recipes with subtle flavors of fresh herbs and served with garlic toast.
Beef & Sausage Ragu
24.00
Seasoned braised sirloin, Italian sausage, and tomato reduction over penne pasta.

$House Originals Dinner


Fat and Juicy Hamburger Dinner
$14.00
1/2 lb. of ground sirloin on a toasted bun with lettuce, tomato and onion. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Chicken Livers Dinner
$20.00
Sauteed with mushrooms, onions and white wine. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Salisbury Steak Dinner
$20.00
Ground sirloin seasoned with capers, onion, egg and draped with a beef and mushroom reduction. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Chicken Fried Steak Dinner
$22.00
Tenderized sirloin strip steak southern fried then draped with country gravy. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Fried Jumbo Prawns Dinner
$25.00
5 jumbo shrimp deep fried in tempura style batter. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Genoese Pork Chop Dinner
$32.00
Please allow for 35 minutes of prep time. Over-stuffed with Italian sausage and mozzarella cheese draped with a creamy pesto sauce. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
Medallions of Beef Dinner
$32.00
Sauteed slices of beef tenderloin draped with a seasoned beef and mushroom reduction. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables.
The Van's Scallops
$0.00-0.00
Hand-formed breaded patties pan fried.
Chicken 'Carlito's Way'
25.00
Fried panko coated chicken breast draped with a light cream tomato sauce. Served over linguine pasta.

$Mesquite Broiled Dinner


Range Chicken Dinner
$29.00
Please allow for 40 minutes of prep time. 1/2 jumbo chicken brushed with garlic and rosemary. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables. All garnished with onion strings.
Pork Chop Dinner
$30.00
Extra thick seasoned with honey, garlic and sage. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables. All garnished with onion strings.
New York Steak
$38.00
Over 1/2 pound Aged Angus sirloin strip. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables. All garnished with onion strings.
Filet Mignon
$42.00
Over 1/2 pound Center cut of the beef tenderloin. Choice of daily special potatoes or rice with seasonal vegetables. All garnished with onion strings.
Rack of Lamb
$46.00
Garlic rubbed and drizzled with mint lamb jus.
Beef Rib Steak Cowboy Style Dinner
$75.00
The Van's signature cut about 2 lb. of prime aged, bone-in rib eye.
'Provimi' Veal Chop
42.00
Roasted bone-on veal chop seasoned with garlic and draped with sauteed mushrooms. Served with mashed potatoes and vegetables.

$Prime Rib of Beef au Jus Dinner


Prime Rib of Beef au Jus Dinner
42.00-75.00

$Accompaniments Dinner


Jumbo Baked Potato
$5.00
Creamed Spianch
$9.00
Creamed Corn
$9.00
Bacon and Cheese Macaroni
10.00

$The Van's Dinner Fish Specials


Dinner Oysters Rockefeller
$13.00
Two jumbo Tamales Bay oysters capped with a mixture of spinach and hollandaise.
Dinner Steamed Clams
$28.00
About 1 lb. Little Neck clams steamed in white wine, butter and garlic.
Dinner Swai Bassa
$28.00
Mild white fish fillet sauteed and draped with butter and capers. Served with daily potatoes or rice and seasonal vegetables.
Dinner Sandabs
$36.00
Fillets dusted with flour then pan-fried in butter. Draped with lemon-butter with capers sauce. Served with daily potatoes or rice and seasonal vegetables.
Dinner Columbia River Salmon
$38.00
roasted fillet on a bed of sauteed garlic spinach. accompanied with our daily offerings of: potatoes or rice
Dinner The Van's Scallops
$24.00-42.00
Fresh jumbo scallops hand-formed into patties and pan-fried in butter. Served with daily potatoes or rice and vegetables.
Dinner New England Lobster Tail
$65.00
Almost 3/4 pound. Roasted to a golden hue. Served with daily potatoes or rice and vegetables.
Blackened Jumbo Scallops
$40.00
Authentically blackened and placed over fried grits. Surrounded by swiss chard and draped with our famous Cajun sauce
Clambake
55.00
5 oz Maine lobster tail, jumbo shrimp, jumbo scallops, fish fillet, little neck clams, cobette of corn, red potatoes steamed together in white wine & garlic. Served with Garlic Toast

$The Van's Desserts


Chocolate, Chocolate, Chocolate Cake
$10.00
Devil's food cake with layers of chocolate mousse and covered with a dark chocolate ganache.
Apple Empanadas
$10.00
2 fried cinnamon apple wedges with caramel and chocolate dipping sauces and fresh whipped cream.
Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie
$10.00
Meyer lemon filling with a toasted Italian meringue top and a tulip cookie crust.
Chocolate Mousse
$10.00
Triple rich chocolate mouse in a white chocolate cup accompanied by a dark chocolate dipped strawberry.
White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
$10.00
White chocolate, banana custard with fresh banana slices accompanied with a crushed pecan crust. Topped with fresh whipped cream and a dark chocolate filigree.
Brown and White Sundae
$10.00
Warm fudge brownie topped with vanilla bean ice cream, a warm fudge sauce and fresh whipped cream then sprinkled with chocolate chips.
New York Style Cheesecake
$9.50
Rich cheese flavor with a natural crust and streaming assorted berry puree.
Fresh Berries with Creme Anglaise
$10.00
Seasonal berries accompanied by a rich custard sauce topped with fresh sweetened whipped cream.
Classic Vanilla Ice Cream
$8.50
Chocolate Chocolate-Chip Gelato
$8.50
Coffee Gelato
$8.50
Rainbow Sherbet
$8.50
Apple Potstickers
$9.50
2 fried wrapped apple and cinnamon wedges with caramel and chocolate dipping sauce and fresh whipped cream.
Assorted Berry Shortcake
$10.00
Seasonal assorted berries on as sweet buttermilk biscuit with a cap of fresh whipped cream.
Banana Split Wrappers
$10.00
Banana, walnuts and chocolate chips wrapped in a wonton skin and fried. Served with vanilla bean ice cream and drizzled of chocolate and caramel sauce.
Hillbilly Bread Pudding
$10.00
Custard soaked sourdough bread with raisins baked golden brown and draped with a bourbon custard sauce.
Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie
$10.00
Meyer lemon filling with a toasted Italian meringue top and a tulip cookie crust.
Spumoni Gelato
8.50

$Catering Appetizers


Catering Soup of the Day
$19.95
32 oz. Ask your wow operator for the soup of the day.
Stuffed Jumbo Mushrooms Tray
$24.95
The Van's Italian sausage mixture. Includes 10 pieces.
Garlic Prawns Tray
$29.95
10 pieces sauteed in garlic butter.
Cajun Prawns Tray
$29.95
10 pieces. N'awlins style.
Bacon Wrapped Prawns Tray
$39.95
10 pieces. Bacon wrapped and stuffed with herb cream cheese.
Mesquite Broiled Artichoke Tray
$42.95
5 pieces.
Stuffed Artichoke Tray
54.95
5 pieces.

$Catering Salads

Served with your choice of dressing.
Catering Assorted Greens Salad
$29.95-54.95
Garnished with carrots and tomato.
Catering Raw Vegetable Salad
$39.95-69.95
Served with seasonal selection.
Catering Caesar Salad
$49.95-79.95
Hearts of romaine.
Catering Spinach Salad
$54.95-84.95
Fresh leaves tossed with bacon, boiled egg, and mushrooms.
Catering Thai Chicken Salad
$49.95-79.95
Grilled and marinated with iceberg lettuce, banana and apples, topped with fried rice noodles and complimented by a sweet chili dressing.
Catering Bay Shrimp Salad
59.95-89.95
The Van's tradition, bay shrimp salad atop assorted greens.

$Catering House Specialties


Chicken Livers Tray
$89.95
Livers with sauteed mushrooms, green onion, and white wine, glazed with their pan made the natural sauce.
Blackened Chicken Breast Tray
$69.95
Boneless (skinless) breast authentically blackened accompanied by an exclusive Cajun sauce.
Salisbury Steak Tray
$89.95
Seasoned ground chuck with capers and onions, draped with mushrooms and beef reduction.
Beef Stroganoff Tray
$99.95
Denuded strips of beef sirloin sauteed with sour cream and beef demi-glace over fat noodles.
Pan Fried Chicken Tray
$119.95
2 jumbo range chickens lightly dusted in flour and pan fried in butter then cut up into 20 pieces.
Pork Tenderloin Tray
$99.95
Roasted then sliced with chopped apple sauce.
Catering Genoese Pork Chops
$99.95
5 jumbo thick stuff loin pork chops and a creamy garlic/basil pesto sauce.
Filet Medallions Tray
$129.95
Slices of beef tenderloin sauteed with mushrooms combined with their natural reduction sauce
Salmon Fillet Tray
$139.95
Roasted then draped with a lemon butter sauce.
Prime Rib with Au Jus Tray
$144.95
Prim rib-eye with a natural au jus.
Lobster Tail Tray
154.95
4 New England tails over a 1/2 lb. each broiled to a golden hue.

$Catering "Mesquite" Broiled

All items cooked to temperature must be at one temperature. Dinner only.
Mesquite Local Chicken Tray
$79.95
2 jumbo range chickens seasoned with rosemary and garlic then mesquite broiled and cut up into 20 pieces.
Mesquite New York Cut Strip Sirloin Tray
$159.95
Prime aged beef broiled to temperature preference and sliced.
Mesquite Filet Mignon Tray
$174.95
Center cut of the denuded beef tenderloin cooked to preference and sliced.
Rack of Lamb Tray
144.95
4 racks roasted to selected temperature preference and sliced into 28 individual "Lolly-Pops."

$Catering Pastas


Penne Marinara Tray
$59.95
Pasta combined with a fresh tomato sauce seasoned with fresh herbs.
Fettucine Alfredo Tray
$69.95
Pasta combined with "The Classic" cream and Parmesan sauce.
Linguini Primavera Tray
$79.95
Pasta combined with seasonal vegetables sautéed in olive oil and garlic.
Ravioli with Spinach and Cheese
$79.95
30 pillows accompanied with a seasoned tomato sauce.
Linguini and Meatballs Tray
$89.95
7 tender and juicy but not too spicy jumbo balls combined with a garlic marinara sauce and linguini.
Linguini Diablo Tray
129.95
10 scallops and 10 shrimp. Pasta combined with a zesty tomato cream sauce.

$Catering Accompaniments


Catering Sourdough Baguette
$7.95
Add butter (10 pats), extra virgin olive oil (4 oz.), or balsamic vinegar (4 oz.) for an additional charge.
Catering Garlic Cheese Sourdough Baguette
$24.95
Catering French Fries
$19.95
Large hinged to-go container.
Catering Garlic Fries
$29.95
Large hinged to-go container.
Catering Onion Strings
$27.95
Large hinged to-go container.
Catering Mashed Potatoes
$19.95
32 oz.
Catering Garlic Mashed Potatoes
$19.95
32 oz.
Catering Mesquite Roasted Potato Wedges
$17.95
12 pieces.
Catering Baked Potatoes
$17.95
5 jumbo cut into 1/2. Add choice of: butter (10 pats), sour cream (4 oz.) or bacon (2 oz.) and chives (2 oz.) for an additional charge.
Catering Herbed Rice
$24.95
32 oz.
Catering Mushrooms and Onions Sauteed
$24.95
32 oz.
Catering Seasonal Vegetables
$29.95
32 oz. Choice of sauteed or steamed.
Catering Creamed Spinach
$29.95
32 oz.
Catering Creamed Corn
$27.95
Catering Cheese, Mac, and Bacon
29.95
32 oz.

$Catering Desserts


Catering White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
$49.95
7 individual orders combined as 1.
Catering 1/2 New York Style Cheesecake
$44.95
1/2 cheesecake uncut with 8 oz. of berry puree.
Catering Seasonal Bread Pudding
$44.95
6 orders with 24 oz. of custard creme.
Catering Seasonal Berries with Creme Anglace
49.95
24 oz. berries with 8 oz. cup of creme.

$Catering Set Up

Please specify the amount you will need in the special instructions.
Catering Spoons and Tongs
Catering Napkins, Plates and Utensils

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