Merchant Roots Menu

1148 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94115
  • Amuses

    • Cucumber-Watermelon Slush

    • Tomato H2o “Jell-O” Chow Chow

    • Avocado Chawanmushi

    • Kimchi Peach

  • Snacks

    • Avocado Corndogs

    • Dulse Seaweed Chips

    • Red Peppers In Green Chili

    • Popcorn Grits

  • Appetizers

    • A Mini Tamal Elote

    • Charred Cherry Tomato

    • Coconut Dome Ceviche

    • Haricots In Haricot Xo

  • Barbeque

    • A Perfectly Bbq'd Rib

    • Grilled Watermelon

    • Cornbread - Corn Pudding

    • Confit Potato Salad

  • Intermezzi

    • Oaxacan Black Mole Bonbon

    • Green, Green, Green

    • Fried Green Tomato

    • Padron Pimiento Popper

    • Pickled Watermelon Jelly

    • Creamy Herb Dressing

  • Savories

    • Sweet Tea Sorbet With Lemon

    • Nori Seaweed Macaron

    • Tomato Sorbet Parm Panna Cotta

  • Main Course

    • Hot Stone Lobster

    • Split-Top Buttered Bun

    • Kohlrabi Celery Coleslaw

    • Shelling Bean Salad

    • Eggplant Caponata

  • Cheeses

    • Beemster Gouda Blueberry

    • Raclette Pan Con Tomate

    • Bourbon Apricot Triple Cream

  • Sweets

    • Fennel-Strawberry Cheesecake

    • Pluot-Peach Float

    • Liquid Hot Tamale

    • Apricot Hand Pie

    • Cold Stone Corn Ice Cream

  • In Bloom

    • Spring Picnic

      Strawberries and crystalized violet petal flatbread fennel-lavnder fondue asparagus bud nasturtium goddess
    • English Peasotto

      Trellis bean blooms, quail egg, lemon grits
    • Cauliflower Meadow

      Hundreds and thousands, kimchi, date, lemon
    • Jasmine Tea

      Rice pudding, beet
    • Smoked Duck

    • Halibut

      Triple black miso-glaze, baby artichoke, crisp and purée
    • Blooming Crepe

      Matcha, shiso, hibiscus, elderflower
    • Hummingbird

      Hazelnut strawberry almond
    • Milk And Honey

      Brillant-savarin honeycomb bran waffle, tej fig honey floating island fior di latte, caramel "kit kat' wax bonbon
    • Turkish Garden

      Rose harissa, fiori, saffron, lamb shoulder, halva
  • Selection Of Tea Sandwiches

    • Radish-Butter

    • Cucumber-Caviar

    • Deviled Egg-Everything

  • Beet-Cured Gravlax

    • Tea Gelée

    • Pennel

    • Cedar Smoke

  • That'll Be The Pie!

    • Vadouvan Chicken Pot Pie

    • Cucumber Yogurt

  • High Tea Caramelized Onion

    • Cheddar-Chive Scone

  • Fish & Chips

    • Mushy Peas

      "You may pour your own"
  • Prime Rib Of Beef With Yorkshire Pudding

    • Truffle Au Jus

    • Rutebaga Puree

  • Crottin Chauvignol Cheese

    • Arugula

    • Delicada Squash

    • Salad

  • Tea Pastries

    • Sour Cream Scone

    • Berry Jam

    • Devon Cream

    • Green Apple Soft Caramel Sorbet

    • Apple Of Your Eye

  • Totally Bananas

    • Banana Bread Banana Bread Pudding

    • Bananas Poster Ice Cream

  • Others

    • Smoked Tomato Broth, Grilled Cheese "Stone"

      Some travelera come to a village, carrying nothing more than an empty cooking pot. Upon their arrival, the villagers are unwilling to share any of their food stores with the bungry travelers. Chen the travelers go to a stream and fill the pot with water, drop a large stone in it, and place it over a fire.
    • Heirloom Carrot Fantasy - Raw Carrot Crudo, Carrot Hummus, Roasted Carrot Buttered Carrot Soda Bread

      One of the villagers becomes curious and asks what they are doing. The villager, a farmer who anticipates enjoying a share of the soup, does not mind parting with a few carrots, so these are added to the soup.
    • Brioche Spice-Crusted Endive, Apple

      The travelers say that they are making "stone soup" from a magic stone, which tastes wonderful and which they would be delighted to share. A merchant provides some of his surplus of spices.
    • Onion Salad, Malt Vinegar, Everything "Bagel"Onion Ring

      Hrm. tasting the soup... it still needs a little bit of garnish, which they are missing to improve the flavor.
    • Miso-Glazed Rock Cod In Shiso Lemongrass Nage Ginger Sorbet Palate Cleanser

      A gardener walks by. inquiring about the pot. and the travelers again mention their stone soup which has not yet reached its full potential. She bands them some aromatic vegetables from her garden.
    • Aerated Potato Boeuf Bourguignon

      Gradually, the soup began to smell more and more tempting as the magic rock did its work. More and more villagers walk by, each adding potatoes and other ingredients.
    • Bacon, Maple, Pecan, Sweet Potato Soufflé

      Even the butcher donated a rasher of bacon
    • Carrot Curry, Crisp Roasted Pork Belly

      Finally, the stone is removed from the pot, and a delicious and nourishing pot of soup is enjoyed by travelers and villagers alike.
    • Magic Stone-Ginger Ice Cream, Carrot Mousse Carrot Cake

      Aithough the travelers have thus tricked the villagers into sharing their food with them. the magic of the stone may not have transformed water into a delicious soup. it softened the hearts of the cruel town and brought them kindness and conviviality .

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