D.P. Roberts
Conductor
Amtrak's dining car menus were updated today - the first time since October 2014. For reference, here's a pdf of the Coast Starlight's new menu:
http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/814/559/Coast-Starlight-Dining-Car-Menu-0515.pdf
For lunch, the special has changed from turkey meatballs & mash to a fried chicken breast and mash.
For dinner, the vegetarian special has changed from lasagna to a trio of spinach & ricotta-stuffed pasta shells.
I never saved the old menu, so I'm not certain about other changes, but it appears that the dinner "Healthy Option" has changed from an eye of round beef to an Asian BBQ chicken and rice. I assume that the fish entree has changed as well - it's now a seared salmon filet with a chile-lime butter sauce.
There's also a listing for another "Special" that may or may not be available for all three meals. I don't remember that being there before.
And, my favorite part - they're bringing back the Haagen-Dazs ice cream for dessert!
http://www.amtrak.com/ccurl/814/559/Coast-Starlight-Dining-Car-Menu-0515.pdf
For lunch, the special has changed from turkey meatballs & mash to a fried chicken breast and mash.
For dinner, the vegetarian special has changed from lasagna to a trio of spinach & ricotta-stuffed pasta shells.
I never saved the old menu, so I'm not certain about other changes, but it appears that the dinner "Healthy Option" has changed from an eye of round beef to an Asian BBQ chicken and rice. I assume that the fish entree has changed as well - it's now a seared salmon filet with a chile-lime butter sauce.
There's also a listing for another "Special" that may or may not be available for all three meals. I don't remember that being there before.
And, my favorite part - they're bringing back the Haagen-Dazs ice cream for dessert!
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