New Flavors In the Air at the Ninety Nine Restaurant

Spring Menu Brings Contemporary Flavors to Longstanding
Guest Favorites and New Additions will Please Even the Most Sophisticated Palette

Woburn, Mass. – April 4, 2007 – This spring, the Ninety Nine Restaurant is giving its guests 16 new tastes. Known for its great American food and drink, terrific prices and unparalleled guest service, the Ninety Nine Restaurant is expanding its offerings this season with 16 new appetizer, entrée, dessert and cocktail options on its restaurants’ menus.

The new menu additions are based on the “Fantastic Flavors of America.” The Ninety Nine Restaurant took classic American favorites and gave them a delicious twist using exciting new flavors. Beginning on Monday, April 9th, the new dishes and cocktails will be available in all of the Ninety Nine’s 114 restaurant locations throughout New York, Philadelphia and New England.

“We’re proud to be able to offer new and exciting options on our menu as an expansion of our philosophy of great food and great drink at terrific prices,” said Ninety Nine President John Grady. “We recognize that many Americans are looking for more creative flavors and we look forward to being able to provide contemporary options at an exceptional value to all of our guests.” While the Ninety Nine Restaurant is updating its menu with the times, they will continue to offer many of the classic favorites for which they are known. 

New appetizer options include:

Sweet & Spicy Calamari Rings: Tender and sweet rings dusted in seasoned flour and lightly fried to a crispy golden brown.

Baja Crab Cakes: Sweet crabmeat tossed with a zesty blend of spices then pan-seared. Served with tomato salsa and lemon pepper mayonnaise.

Vegetable Pot Stickers: Vegetable filled dumplings pan-seared and served with a tasty soy dipping sauce.

Spinach & Artichoke Dip: A creamy blend of spinach, artichokes, parmesan and Monterey jack cheese. Served with crispy garlic pita chips for dipping.

Entrée additions include these seven hearty meals:

Filet Mignon: This 8 oz. filet is crowned with a bleu cheese & applewood smoked bacon butter and served with grilled asparagus and rosemary & parmesan dusted fries.

Cedar Plank Salmon: A salmon filet lightly rubbed with dijon mustard then glazed with a sweet orange bourbon sauce and roasted on a fire-grilled cedar plank. Served with grilled asparagus and jasmine rice.

Sweet Southern Fried Chicken: Crispy boneless buttermilk breaded chicken drizzled with sweet honey and served with peach chutney, garlic red-skin mashed potatoes, corn and a honey butter biscuit.

Fire-Grilled Ribeye: A tender, juicy 13 oz. ribeye fire-grilled then finished with a wild mushroom ragout. Served with potato and vegetables.

California Cobb Salad: Chilled, crisp romaine lettuce with rows of diced marinated chicken, ripe avocado, tomatoes, hard-boiled egg, smoked bacon and bleu cheese then topped with grilled asparagus. Served with warm flatbread.

Crispy Fish Tacos: Soft warm flour tortillas filled with crispy fried fish, shredded cabbage, guacamole, chipolte mayonnaise, tomato salsa and fresh cilantro. Served with rice, salsa and sour cream.

Turkey Panini: Roasted turkey, havarti cheese, ripe avocado, candied cranberries, fresh spinach and honey mustard between fresh artisan bread and grilled until crispy. Served with rosemary & parmesan dusted fries.

To finish off the meal, guests now have two new reasons to indulge in dessert:

Ooey Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookies & Milk: Freshly baked warm and chewy gourmet chocolate chunk cookies served with an ice-cold glass of milk.

Bananas Foster Pie: Banana mousse in a caramel brown sugar crust topped with whipped cream and walnuts, drizzled with traditional Foster's sauce and sprinkled with banana chips.

Three new signature cocktails are perfectly refreshing as the weather heats up this season:

Raspberry-Lime Rickey: A refreshing combination of Chambord, Smirnoff Vodka, lime juice and Sierra Mist.

Platinum Margarita: A top-shelf margarita made with Patrón Silver Tequila and Patrón Citrónge Orange Liqueur. For margarita lovers only!

Red, White and Blueberi Martini: Stoli Blueberi Vodka and pomegranate juice are shaken together and served straight up in an icy cold martini glass.

About the Ninety Nine Restaurant
With more than 20 million guests served each year, the Ninety Nine is a friendly, comfortable place to gather and enjoy great American food and drink at a terrific price. Known for their signature hand-breaded Boneless Buffalo Wings, smothered with the Ninety Nine’s own special sauce, and Broiled Sirloin Tips in a special marinade, the Ninety Nine menu has something for everyone and offers a wide selection of appetizers, entrees, delicious desserts and signature cocktails.

For more information visit www.99restaurants.com.