Sito’s Table at Kaiser Grille
The Block & Barrel
Cut here. Poured here. Since 1992.
All evening at the bar, Sito’s Table, the Fireside, the Salt Side and the Sidewalk — no reservation to belong, but accepted.
The Butcher’s Block · The Barrel Behind the Bar
The Chophouse,
Grazed Rather Than Plated.
Every great meal in our family began at Sito’s kitchen table — the door open, a place always set, no one ever a stranger. The Block & Barrel is that table, grown up: the butcher’s block out front, the barrel behind the bar, and her welcome in every seat. This is the block by the ounce, the dome’s flatbreads and the counter’s plates.
Pull up. Stay a while.
The Block
Every cut broken by hand in our own room, seared on the brass, carved at the counter and sliced with a spoon sauce.
The Counter
Small plates, mezze, flatbreads, salads and mains made for grazing, passing and staying awhile.
The Barrel
The full dinner menu travels here on request — every dining-room dish, at the rail.
Fire · Salt · Lineage
The Block
Every cut broken by hand in our own room · seared on the brass · carved at the counter · sliced with a spoon sauce.
The Prime Cuts
Brandt Beef, Imperial Valley · Holstein · one ranch, one breed since 1945 · USDA Prime
● Bone-In Chop House Strip
8922 oz · dry-age concentration · roasted bone-marrow butter · ember-roasted shallot jam.
● Ribeye
8216 oz · marbled · juicy · roasted bone-marrow butter · ember-roasted shallot jam.
● Filet Mignon, the Grand Cut
8712 oz · the full center-cut head of the barrel filet · classic sauce béarnaise.
● American Wagyu Coulotte
78Mishima Reserve Ultra Grade · top sirloin cap — bold, beefy and textured · togarashi salt.
● The Rib Cap, Rolled & Tied
84The spinalis — one of the best cuts on the steer, the cut Lee Morcus keeps for himself.
● New York Strip
7214 oz · firm · mineral · the butcher’s everyday favorite · ember-roasted shallot jam.
● Filet Mignon
678 oz · center-cut · the most tender of the block · classic sauce béarnaise.
● Bavette Steak Frites
62Sliced against the grain · merlot & roasted-shallot maître d’ butter · tallow frites.
● The Tenderloin Tail
43The limited 4 oz cut off the barrel filet · seared over the coals · bone-marrow butter · grilled sourdough.
Limited nightly — when it’s gone, it’s gone
● Denver Cut
57Tender shoulder cut · merlot & roasted-shallot maître d’ butter.
● Butcher’s Choice Steak Frites
428 oz · oak-grilled · bone-marrow butter · tallow frites.
By the Ounce & the Bar Cuts
The butcher’s block — cuts by the ounce, seared on the brass, sliced with a spoon sauce
◈ Dry-Aged Block Cuts, by the Ounce
7 / ozThe day’s trim and chops · carved to order · seared over lump charcoal · sumac-mint chimichurri.
Three-ounce minimum · tonight’s cut chalked at the bar
◈ Wagyu Sirloin Cap, by the Ounce
9 / ozAmerican Wagyu top sirloin cap · seared & sliced · togarashi salt.
Three-ounce minimum · Mishima Reserve Ultra Grade · BMS 8–9
● The Chopped Steak
2910 oz hand-chopped dry-aged trim · grilled over the coals · black pepper & red-onion jam · bone-marrow butter · tallow frites.
● Wagyu Carpaccio
30Shaved raw American Wagyu · black garlic · crisp capers · 24-month Parmigiano-Reggiano · lemon · olive oil.
Mishima Reserve Ultra Grade · BMS 8–9
The Block’s Heavier Hand
The Chops & the Spit
Chops, ribs and the rotisserie, plated with their sides.
● Lamb Porterhouse
one 34 · two 58Colorado lamb loin porterhouse · za’atar & herb marinade · date-pomegranate reduction · mint chimichurri · whipped potatoes.
Colorado lamb · oak & lump charcoal
● Kurobuta Pork Porterhouse
one 32 · two 55Bone-in loin and tenderloin · stone-fruit reduction · yam purée.
Kurobuta · 24-hour brine · oak & lump charcoal
● or ◈ Oak-Fired Baby Back Ribs, 4-Bone
29Kurobuta · The Chophouse Zip — prickly pear & habanero · apple-jicama slaw · tallow frites.
● Mary’s Chicken al Tawook
quarter 25 · half 37Almond-wood rotisserie · yogurt, citrus & seven-spice marinade · toum · sumac onion · pan jus.
At the Counter
The Raw Bar & the Grind
The raw craft and the cooked half of the kibbeh — the full plates pour at dinner.
● Tuna Crudo Spoons (3)
18Blood orange · sumac · chili oil — three to an order.
● Steak Tartare — the Bar Cut
19Hand ground · cured yolk · caper · shallot · pink salt · grilled sourdough.
● Bluefin Toro Tuna Tartare
49Sashimi grade · wasabi · tobiko · Japanese cucumber · avocado · wakame · mango.
● Scallop, Apple & Citrus Tartare
32Diver scallop · green apple · celery leaf · Meyer lemon · first-press olive oil · trout roe.
A Ritual for the Table
The Jumbo Gulf Shrimp Cocktail
three 24 · six 45 · nine 66Poached jumbo Gulf shrimp · horseradish cocktail sauce · lemon.
Almond-Wood Fired · 750°
From the Oven
The bar pull — a smaller pie than lunch, blistered on the stone and built to pass.
The Dome & the Pizzas
◈ Manakish Za’atar
13Za’atar · olive oil · sumac onion · labneh. V
◈ Diavolo & Gorgonzola
19San Marzano · spicy Calabrian salami · creamy gorgonzola · olives · basil · oregano · olive oil · honey.
◈ Lahm Bi Ajeen — Lamb & Pine Nut
19Spiced lamb · pine nuts · yogurt · mint · Aleppo. N
◈ The Simple Margherita
17Fior di latte · San Marzano · basil.
◈ Merguez, Hot Honey & Stracciatella
18Spicy merguez · hot honey · torn stracciatella.
◈ Margherita
19Bufala mozzarella · aged Parmigiano-Reggiano · fresh basil · San Marzano · heirloom tomatoes · sauce.
◈ Fig & Prosciutto
23Black fig · prosciutto · cambozola · fennel-arugula salad.
◈ Ultimo Italiano — The Meat
19Pepperoni · Italian sausage · roasted garlic.
◈ Rustica
19Sweet sausage · peppers · mushrooms · caramelized onions.
◈ BBQ Chicken
19The Chophouse Zip · Mary’s chicken · red onion · micro cilantro.
◈ Capricciosa
19Fior di latte · oyster mushrooms · marinated baby artichokes · olives.
◈ Vesuviana
19Sauce · bufala mozzarella · broccoletti rapini · sausage · mozzarella · asiago · aged Parmigiano-Reggiano · red chili flakes.
◈ Parmigiana di Melanzane
19Sauce · eggplant · mozzarella · aged Parmigiano-Reggiano · fresh basil. V
◈ Via Bologna
19Bufala mozzarella · mortadella di Bologna · centered burrata · hot honey · black pepper · pistachios. N
◈ Funghi
19Roasted seasonal mushrooms · sauce · taleggio · thyme · mozzarella · aged Parmigiano-Reggiano.
Live Coals & Wood
The Ember Mezze
Small plates and mezze, the way Sito set the table.
The Way the Family Begins
◈ Sito’s Spread
38Eggplant baba ghanoush from the embers · hummus crowned with brown-butter pine nuts · beet hummus · muhammara · labneh · olives · whipped feta · house pickles · saj flatbread.
V · N
◈ Sito’s Mezze — the Trio
19House hummus · beet hummus · whipped feta · flatbread from the dome. V
◈ Dungeness Crab Cakes
two 28 · four 49Jumbo lump · rémoulade · spinach and wood-roasted tomato salad.
◈ Wood Oven-Roasted Wings
15Four wings · spicy shatta · The Chophouse Zip · bleu dressing · carrots · celery.
✦ The Saj Chips & Whipped Feta
15Wood-oven flatbread crisped · za’atar · whipped feta. V · N
◈ Coconut Shrimp
three 24 · six 45 · nine 66Pineapple, mango & roasted-corn salsa · coleslaw · hot-honey drizzle.
Fritto Misto
32Calamari · bay shrimp · carrots · zucchini · artichoke hearts · green beans · rémoulade · horseradish and roasted-tomato cocktail sauces. ◈
Calamari Steak Strips — Flash-Fried
24Roasted red-pepper & cocktail sauces.
Parmesan-Breaded Zucchini Sticks
19Labneh bi toum · garlic, mint, lemon and yogurt. V
◈ Wood-Dome Medjool Dates
three 18 · six 32Slab bacon-wrapped · gorgonzola and mascarpone · walnuts · arugula & fennel salad · aged balsamic. N
◈ Artichoke Spinach Dip
14Castroville artichokes · spinach · sourdough crostini.
● Octopus, Lentils & White Beans
29Spanish octopus · lentils · gigante beans · merguez · sumac-preserved-lemon vinaigrette · Calabrian chili rouille.
● Tallow Frites
13Belgian method, three times cooked · rosemary · sea salt.
◈ Ember Bread Service
15Wood-fired sourdough · warm markouk · labneh · roasted-date butter · za’atar.
● Onion Rings
15The Chophouse Zip — prickly pear & habanero.
● Tomato & Burrata
26Seasonal tomatoes · basil · first-press olive oil · aged balsamic · Himalayan pink salt.
● Chips & Whipped Feta
12Hand-cut Kennebec chips · Himalayan pink salt.
● Guacamole & Pita Chips
15Fresh house-made · lime · sea salt.
Rotisserie & Coals
Mary’s Airline Chicken Piccata
39Almond-wood-oven finished · lemon · capers · chardonnay butter sauce · charred broccolini.
Mary’s Airline Chicken Marsala
39Oyster and maitake mushrooms · Marsala-Medjool date sauce · brown-butter whipped potato.
✦ Fish & Chips
32Lager-battered market fish · tallow frites · lemon-caper tartar · slaw · charred lemon.
Ora King Salmon
38Oak-grilled · charred lemon · fennel and arugula salad · available piccata style.
The Counter & the Barrel
The Garden, the Coals & the Stockpot
Soups from the stockpot that never quite goes out. Salads from the garden and the fire.
French Onion Soup Gratinée
17Roasted bone & oxtail stock · Gruyère · Emmental · grilled sourdough crouton · baked under the crust. ●
● The Chophouse Caesar
18Romaine hearts · white anchovy · 24-month Parmigiano-Reggiano · spiced sourdough croutons · the dressing.
Split Pea Soup
13Our traditional favorite · merguez sausage. ●
● Fattoush of the Desert
18 / 32Heirloom tomato · cucumber · radish · pomegranate · shattered saj · za’atar · lemon vinaigrette. Vg
Lobster Bisque
21Sherry · crème fraîche · sweet lobster meat. ●
● Sito’s Minced Tabbouleh
18 / 32Romaine · mint · parsley · heirloom tomatoes · cracked bulgur · lemon · Ruby Red grapefruit vinaigrette. Vg
● Mediterranean Chopped
19 / 36Greens · spinach · radicchio · artichoke · hearts of palm · cucumber · tomato · chickpea · feta · olive · avocado · sumac-citrus vinaigrette. V · GF
● Za’atar-Roasted Beets
23Warm beets · greens · radicchio · Ruby Red grapefruit · Lebanese feta · pistachio · herbs · lemon-sumac vinaigrette. V · GF · N
● Salmon Niçoise
34Oak-grilled Ora King salmon · long beans · asparagus · fingerling · baby carrot · olive · egg · citrus Dijon · grilled sourdough.
◈ Charred Carrots & Labneh
23Coal-roasted desert carrots · whipped labneh · feta · Medjool date · pistachio dukkah · lavender honey · mint. V · GF · N
● The Chopped Bar Wedge
18Iceberg · bacon lardons · heirloom tomato · red onion · Shaft’s blue cheese · dressing · chopped and tossed.
The Whole-Animal Economy
The Pasta Board
Nothing wasted. Prices read small / full.
● Pappardelle al Forno
24 / 36Prime beef & pork ragù bolognese · mozzarella & aged Parmigiano-Reggiano · blistered in the dome.
● Fettuccine Alfredo
19 / 29Aged Parmigiano-Reggiano · butter · cracked pepper. V
● Cavatelli Pomodoro
18 / 26San Marzano · basil · first-press olive oil. V
● Fettuccine Cacio e Pepe
19 / 29Pecorino · toasted black pepper · the silken emulsion. V
● Lobster Bucatini
39 / 62Maine lobster · tomato · garlic · chile · white wine.
● Short Rib Bronze-Die Rigatoni
24 / 36Braised short rib · tomato · pecorino.
The Counter’s Mains
In the Hand
Served with hand-cut chips.
Additional toppings: grilled onions, mushrooms or fire-roasted jalapeño + 3 · cheddar, Swiss, provolone or pepper jack + 3 · slab bacon + 5
● The Butcher’s Burger
27Comté & aged sharp cheddar · black-salt butter · toum · Tellicherry pepper & red-onion jam · pickles & turnips · brioche.
The dry-aged grind, from our own aging room
● The Beirut Hot Chicken
27Buttermilk-sumac chicken · za’atar & seven-spice sourdough crust · hot-harissa honey · black-garlic toum · fattoush slaw · pink turnips · brioche.
● The Block Smash
23Two patties off the plancha · sharp cheddar · grilled onions · house steak sauce · Kennebec chips.
● The Butcher’s Sourdough
39The steak sandwich, Chophouse-style — 8 oz Butcher’s Choice · bone-marrow butter · pepper & red-onion jam · arugula · blistered tomato · grilled sourdough · open-faced.
● Prime Rib French Dip
34Shaved rotisserie prime rib · Gruyère · horseradish cream · jus · baguette.
● The Kaiser Turkey Club
26House-roasted Mary’s turkey · applewood bacon · avocado · lettuce & tomato · Emmental · cranberry mayo · cranberry & walnut sourdough. N
● The Butcher’s Beef Sliders (3)
27Fire-grilled · sharp cheddar · onion-pepper jam · house steak sauce.
● The Catch Sliders (3)
27Cornmeal-crusted · lemon tartar · house slaw · buttered and grilled brioche · pickled turnips.
● The Cambozola Bacon Burger
29Cambozola · thick-cut bacon · Tellicherry pepper & red-onion jam.
The Sides
From the coals and the pass
● Macaroni Gratin, Four Cheese
18Add butter-poached Maine lobster + 24.
● Sautéed Spinach
17Garlic · lemon · pine nuts · first-press olive oil. V · GF · N
● Tallow Frites, Parmesan & Truffle
16● Creamed Spinach
16● Puréed Orange & Garnet Yams
15Pomegranate · dates. Vg · GF
● Brown-Butter Whipped Potato
14Yukon Gold · cream · butter. V · GF
The Sweet Close
To Finish
The desserts, the coffee and the barrel’s last pour.
Warm Fig & Crisped Kataifi
18Black Mission figs · brown-butter kataifi · house fig, pistachio, dark-chocolate & kataifi gelato. V · N
✦ Sito’s Baklaweh
16Fifty sheets of filo · salted butter · coarse-ground walnuts · rose-water syrup. N
✦ Knafeh
15Sweet cheese · crisp kataifi · orange-blossom syrup · pistachio. V · N
Olive Oil & Citrus Cake
14Desert citrus · pistachio · mascarpone. V · N
Date & Toffee Pudding
14Coachella Valley dates · brown-butter toffee · crème fraîche ice cream.
Affogato
15Espresso over fig or Lebanese-coffee gelato · almond biscotti. V · N
The Gelato & the Sorbet
Churned and spun in our own kitchen · single 13 · double 19 · one of each 24
Fig, Pistachio, Dark Chocolate & Kataifi
Fig · crushed pistachio · dark chocolate with Mediterranean sea salt · kataifi. V · N
Lebanese Coffee, Cardamom
A smooth coffee gelato · aromatic cardamom. V
Pomegranate, Blood Orange & Orange Blossom Sorbet
Pomegranate · blood orange · fresh lemon · orange-blossom water · naturally dairy-free. Vg
Coffee & Tea
The Rakweh
8Cardamom coffee in the long-handled pot, poured unfiltered · with a date ma’amoul.
Peerless Organic Coffee 5 · Espresso 5 · Cappuccino 7 · Latte 7 · Smith Teamaker by Steven Smith 7