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    Zanzibar Cafe 9500 Gilman Drive Price Center East, 2nd Floor

    Cafe / Bar
    Closed11AM - 1:45PM
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    Lunch
    N/A Drinks

    Featured Items

    • Iced Tea

      $3.25

    Lunch

    Sides

    • Mixed Green Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

      Seasonal greens served with our made from scratch balsamic vinaigrette
      $3.00
    • House Made French Fries

      Cut in house and fried to perfection with our special seasoning
      $3.00
    • Sweet Potato Chips

      $3.00
    • Elote

      Mexican street corn with crema, lime juice, cotija cheese, cilantro
      $3.00
    • Ice Cream Cookie

      $4.00
    • Monthly Specialty Pastry

      OUT OF STOCK
      $5.00
    • Cookie

      $3.00
    • Side Caesar

      $3.00
    • Toasted Bread

      $2.00
    • Cup of Soup

      $5.00
    • Bowl of Soup

      $6.00
    • Brownie

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.00

    Salads

    • Kale & Beet Salad

      Chopped green kale, goat cheese, roasted red beets, roasted onions, quinoa, toasted almonds tossed in a lemon poppyseed vinaigrette
      $10.00
    • Zanzibar House Salad

      Mixed greens, tomato, kalamata olives, red onion, feta cheese, sprouts, avocado, hearts of palm, sunflower seeds, side of house made balsamic vinaigrette
      $10.00
    • Caesar Salad

      Romaine lettuce, Italian three cheese blend, Caesar dressing, focaccia breadcrumbs
      $10.00

    Cold Sandwiches

    • Albacore Tuna Salad

      House made tuna salad, tomato, mixed greens, multigrain bread. Available toasted on focaccia bread with swiss cheese and tomato under the Hot Sandwiches section
      $12.00
    • Turkey Club

      Roasted turkey, bacon, avocado, red onion, tomato, lettuce, sriracha aioli, sourdough bread
      $12.00
    • Vegan Banh Mi

      Marinated tofu, pickled daikon & carrot, english cucumber, cilantro, hoisin sauce, hummus, french roll
      $12.00
    • Chicken & Brie

      Fig jam, caramelized onions, arugula, French baguette
      $12.00
    • Prosciutto

      Imported Italian prosciutto, burrata cheese, garlic roasted cherry tomatoes, arugula, balsamic glaze, ciabatta bun
      $12.00
    • Steak

      Herb roasted beef, caramelized onion, tomato, arugula, garlic aioli, french baguette
      $12.00

    Hot Sandwiches

    • Chicken Pesto

      Herbed rub chicken breast, house made pesto sauce, mozzarella cheese, tomato, mixed green lettuce, focaccia bread
      $12.00
    • Lemon Herb Fish Sandwich

      Pacific Dover Sole, Lemon Aioli, Arugula, Tomato, Toasted Brioche Bun
      $12.00
    • Loft Burger

      Seasoned ground beef, lettuce, onion, tomato, cheddar cheese, special sauce, brioche bun
      $12.00
    • Italian Roast Pork

      Shredded pork shoulder, sautéed broccoli rabe & spinach, provolone cheese, french roll
      $12.00
    • Ahi Tuna

      Sesame aioli, seaweed salad, quick pickled cucumber, toasted sesame seed bun
      $13.00
    • Vegan Burger

      Soy & gluten free plant based patty, caramelized onion & roasted tomato jam, arugula, vegan Zanzibar sauce, whole wheat bun
      $13.00
    • Lamb Burger

      Seasoned ground lamb, feta cheese, pickled onion & cucumber, mint yogurt sauce, brioche bun
      $13.00
    • Grilled Turkey & Bacon

      tomato, pepper jack cheese, spinach, sun-dried tomato aioli, sourdough bread
      $12.00
    • Tuna Melt

      toasted with swiss cheese & tomato on focaccia bread
      $12.00
    • Gourmet Burger

      Ground angus beef, sautéed onions & mushrooms, swiss cheese, garlic aioli, brioche bun
      $12.00
    • Fish Po'Boy

      Beer battered pacific sole, tomato, remoulade sauce, shredded lettuce, pickled red onion, mexican bolillo roll
      $13.00

    Tortillas

    • Fish Tacos

      Grilled Pacific Dover Sole, blackened seasoning, cabbage, sriracha aioli, mango salsa. Choice of corn or flour tortillas
      $13.00
    • Chicken Quesadilla

      Blackened seasoned shrimp, cabbage, lemon aioli, salsa fresca. Choice of corn or flour tortillas
      $12.00
    • Carnitas Tacos

      Braised pork shoulder, cabbage, feta, mango salsa, chipotle crema
      $13.00
    • Veggie Quesadilla

      $12.00

    Zanzibar Combo

    • 1/2 Combo

      Choose any half of a cold sandwich, soup & side
      $14.00

    N/A Drinks

    Coffee/Tea

    • Latte

      2/3 Steamed Milk, 1/6 Espresso, 1/6 Foam
      $4.75+
    • Chai Latte

      Vanilla Chai Tea Powder, Steamed Milk
      $4.50+
    • Cappuccino

      1/3 Espresso, 1/3 Steamed Milk, 1/3 Foam
      $4.50
    • Mocha

      Espresso, Hot Chocolate
      $4.95+
    • Cold Brew

      Cafe Moto Draft Coffee
      $4.50
    • Dirty Chai

      Vanilla Chai Tea Powder, Espresso, Steamed Milk
      $4.95+
    • Hot Chocolate

      Steamed Milk & Chocolate
      $4.00+
    • Hot Tea

      Daily Selection of Herbal, Green & Black Teas
      $3.25
    • Cold Brew Nitro

      Cafe Moto Nitrogen Draft Coffee
      $4.95
    • Vanilla Cream Nitro Cold Brew

      Cafe Moto Nitrogen Draft Coffee with Vanilla & Cream
      $5.25
    • Espresso

      $3.50
    • Americano

      $3.75
    • Monin Flavor/Powder

      $0.50
    • Monthly Coffee Special

      $5.95
    • Dirty Matcha

      $4.95+
    • Matcha Latte

      $4.50+
    • Add Shot Espresso

      $1.25
    • Alternative Milk

      $0.75
    • Drip

      OUT OF STOCK
      $3.00
    • Matcha Chai

      $4.50+

    Soft Drinks

    Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Orange Fanta, Cranberry Juice, Coke Zero
    • Perrier Sparkling Water

      $3.00
    • Soda

      $3.00
    • Iced Tea

      $3.25
    • Arnold Palmer

      $3.25
    • SunGod Palmer

      OUT OF STOCK
      $4.00
    • Lemonade

      $3.25
    • Orange Juice

      $4.25
    • Milk

      $3.25
    • Topo Chico

      $3.50
    • Flavored Pellegrino

      $3.00
    • Basil Breeze

      $8.00
    • no-Quila Sunrise

      $8.00

    All hours
    SundayClosed
    Monday11:00 am - 1:45 pm
    Tuesday11:00 am - 1:45 pm
    Wednesday11:00 am - 1:45 pm
    Thursday11:00 am - 1:45 pm
    Friday11:00 am - 1:45 pm
    SaturdayClosed
    Restaurant info

    Zanzibar Cafe is the exclusive catering company for the UCSD's Loft performance venue. By day we are a fast casual cafe offering made from scratch food and serving delicious local beers. By night we provide extensive catering options to pair with the universities nightly hosted events

    Location

    9500 Gilman Drive Price Center East, 2nd Floor, La Jolla, CA 92093

    Directions

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