Welcome Principle News Food Drink Reservations Social & Media Home Welcome Principle News Food Drink Reservations Social & Media Home NEW AMERICAN CLASSIC Indulge in fresh flavors, creatively crafted with time tested technique. principle: "a fundamental proposition that serves as a foundation for a system of belief." Principle Food & Drink was founded in the belief that West Michigan is hungry for an establishment that brings together these key elements: the finest ingredients offered by the local farm community; talented, dedicated hospitality professionals from the Kalamazoo area; a creative craft cocktail program; assembled in a comfortable attractive space in friendly downtown Kalamazoo. Principle Food & Drink joined the Kalamazoo Mall community in August 2015. The management and culinary team from celebrated Salt of the Earth Rustic American Eatery is excited to redefine West Michigan dining again with it's newest restaurant. Phone (269) 743-6563 Location 230 S Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, Michigan 49007 Kitchen Hours S-Th 4:30p–10:30p F-Sa 4p–12a Gourmet Classics KSO Burdick-Thorne String Quartet Sunday, October 22, 2017 at 12:30pm The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra is excited to again partner with Principle Restaurant for Gourmet Classics – an afternoon of music and fine dining, Sunday, October 22, 2017 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Gourmet Classics includes a delicious five-course meal with paired wines, served in the relaxing atmosphere of one of Kalamazoo’s newest restaurants while you enjoy the KSO’s Burdick-Thorne String Quartet. Tickets are $100/person and include a meal with paired wines, other non-alcoholic beverages, gratuity and tax. Seating is limited to 38 people and fills up fast! Reserve your seat now by contacting: Principle at 269.743.6563. Gnosh 6 Bavarian Pretzel grainy mustard - barley malt - gruyere 6 8 Cheddar Biscuits chive - aged michigan cheddar - bacon jam 8 6 Pork Cracklins sea salt or spicy 6 7 After School Special butter cracker - sweet pepper - sharp cheddar 7 12 French Meats berkshire pork - chicken liver pate - pickled things - rosemary cracker bread 12 Veggies fresh - raw - preserved 7 Grilled Broccoli spicy mayonnaise - almonds 7 11 Seared Cheese haloumi - lemon - capers - butter 11 12 Mushroom Fried Rice carrot - maitake mushroom - radish gremolata 12 9 Garden Vegetables raw, shaved, marinated - dill pollen - buttermilk 9 7 Charred Shishito Peppers coconut milk - sesame oil - peanuts - radish 7 13 Vegan Jambalaya long grain rice - tomato broth - pickled okra - bbq jackfruit - crispy andouille seitan sausage 13 9 Sliced Heirloom Tomato sweet corn custard - cherry tomato salad - basil 9 beef, poultry, and pork 17 Herbed Pork Chop sweet potato - buttermilk bleu - rosemary 17 18 Seared Duck Breast green tomato - braised kohlrabi - crispy duck skin 18 13 Beef Meatball "Rancheros" fried egg - green chili - sweet tomato - queso cotija 13 19 Steak & Potato coulotte - smoked potato - roasted garlic - scallion 19 12 Berkshire Bratwurst warm potato salad - bacon - mustard vinaigrette 12 14 Crispy Chicken watermelon - braised greens - corn relish 14 15 Duck Confit Cavatelli house noodle - MI pea - caramelized onion - crispy shallot 15 Seafood fresh and salted 17 MI River Trout aged ham - spinach salad - caramelized lemon 17 16 BBQ Shrimp heirloom sweet pepper - smoked corn - teenage celery 16 12 Fried Smelt flash fry - chunky pickle - chive oil 12 15 Yellow Fin Poke chilled tomato consomme - roasted cherry bomb - lime 15 Market Fish sustainably sourced - seasonal preparation Dessert 8 Malted Milk Chocolate Fudge Sundae tahitian vanilla gelato – milk chocolate gelato – chocolate crumb 8 8 Peanut Butter Banana Split peanut butter gelato – sea salt – banana – honey 8 8 Chocolate Pudding butterscotch - vanilla bean - crumb 8 8 Brownie/Blondie pecan - bourbon - 72% chocolate 8 4 Palazzolo's Artisan Sorbetto featured flavors 4 7 Blue Berry Panna Cotta steel cut oats - gahara vanilla 7 Standards 10 Smoked Sazerac bulleit rye whiskey - demerara syrup - absinthe mist - peychauds - anise smoke 10 9 The Traveler journeyman gin - st. germain - agave - lemon - aperol 9 10 Mitt n’ Manhattan journeyman featherbone - four roses -averna amaro - house vermouth - cherry bark bitters 10 9 New World vya sweet - vya extra dry - tanqueray - bruto americano - lime - sugar 9 10 New York Minute atsby armadillo cake - gonzalez byass palo cortado - rittenhouse - amaro montenegro 10 9 Tangier plymouth gin - bonal - grand marnier - rose water - orange bitters 9 Classics 10 Pilar Old Fashioned papa's pilar 24 year rum - black walnut and peychauds bitters - demerara 10 9 Trinidad Sour angostura - rittenhouse rye - orgeat - lemon - atsby amberthorn 9 9 Blood & Sand famous grouse scotch - heering - sweet vermouth - orange 9 10 Sloe Gin Fizz plymouth gin - hayman's sloe gin - lemon - sugar - egg white 10 8 Chrysanthemum dolin dry - benedictine - absinthe 8 10 Brooklyn rittenhouse rye - dolin dry - averna - maraschino - orange bitters 10 Provisionals 9 Mary Kay Car espolon blanco - del maguey crema de mezcal - cocchi rosa - grapefruit - velvet falernum 9 9 P.P.A.P. wray & nephew - smith & cross - cruzan - grilled pineapple - dry curacao - sfumato - lemon - peychauds 9 10 Daughter of the Devil del maguey crema de mezcal - domaine de canton - gutierrez colosia fino - maraschino - sloe gin - peychauds 10 11 Fortunato's Folly espolon blanco - lustau amontillado - yellow chartreuse - strawberry rhubarb shrub - orange bitters 11 9 Clear Blue Skies ford's gin - cocchi americano - dolin dry - creme de violette - orange flower water 9 9 Late Harvest plantation dark rum - rittenhouse rye - dios baco oloroso - dolin rouge - butternut squash 9 8 Catcher in the Chai rittenhouse rye - chai spices - milk - allspice dram -cinnamon - nutmeg 8 9 The Siciliano beefeater gin - orange - lemon - dolin rouge - campari 9 10 Oaxacan Tomasito del maguey vida mezcal - st. germain - allspice dram - lemon - cinnamon 10 11 Runner Up old forrester 100 - cardamaro - strega - braulio - laphroaig 11 9 Matthew's Delight No.1 four roses - genepy des alpes - cocchi americano - lemon - orange bitters 9 9 An American in Andalusia four roses- lustau pedro ximenez - lemon - honey - egg white - laphroaig 9 Sparkling & Rose 10 / 36 Famille Moutard Blanc de Blanc burgundy, france 10 / 36 9 / 33 Biutiful Rose Brut requena, spain 9 / 33 10 / 36 Chronic Cellars Pink Pedals paso robles, california 10 / 36 65 de Venoge Cordon Bleu Select Champagne epernay, france 65 White Wine 10 / 36 Tormentoso Chenin Blanc...2016 paarl, south africa 10 / 36 7 / 26 Rudi Wiest Riesling...2014 mosel, germany 7 / 26 9 / 32 Le Versant Chardonnay...2015 languedoc, france 9 / 32 12 / 44 Wyncroft 'Marland' Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon...2015 lake michigan shores 12 / 44 8 / 29 Evolucio Furmint......2015 tokaj, hungary 8 / 29 56 Keenan Chardonnay...2014 spring mountain district, napa 56 Red Wine 12 / 44 Ancient Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon...2015 paso robles, california 12 / 44 9 / 33 Fiulot Barbera d'Asti...2013 asti, italy 9 / 33 8 / 30 Chateau Gatoul Malbec...2011 cahors, france 8 / 30 13 / 48 Benton Lane Pinot Noir...2014 willamette valley, oregon 13 / 48 10 / 36 Domaine Skouras St. George Aghiorghitiko...2014 nemea, greece 10 / 36 9 / 33 Mas de la Gerrigue Cotes du Roussillon Villages...2014 roussillon, france 9 / 33 42 Achaval Ferrer Malbec…2014 mendoza, argentina 42 44 Copetrone Montefalco Sagrantino…2009 umbria, italy 44 58 Marques de Griñon Cabernet Sauvignon...2012 castilla - la mancha, spain 58 94 Terlato Cabernet Sauvignon…2012 stags leap district, california 94 Sherry Gutierrez Colosia Fino 6 Lustau 'Papirusa' Manzanilla 6 Lustau 'Los Arcos' Amontillado 6 Dios Baco Oloroso 7 Lustau 'San Emilio' Pedro Ximenez 7 Gonzalez Byass Palo Cortado 7 Vermouth neat - rocks - soda 6 Atsby Amberthorn new york 6 6 Atsby Armadillo Cake new york 6 5 Perucchi Dry spain 5 5 Perucchi Grand Reserva spain 5 4 Dolin Blanc france 4 4 Dolin Rouge france 4 5 Punt e Mes italy 5 6 Carpano Antica Formula italy 6 5 Vya Extra Dry california 5 5 Vya Sweet california 5 Beer - Bottles / Cans 4 Founder’s All Day IPA Session IPA mi 4 5 Bell’s Two Hearted IPA mi 5 5 Great Lakes Elliot Ness Amber oh 5 5 Anderson Valley Gose ca 5 5 Stiegl Radler austria 5 4 Short’s Locals Light Lager mi 4 7 Ayinger Brauweisse germany 7 7 Aval Cidre France 7 7 Orval Trappist Belgian Ale belgium 7 18 Virtue Red Streak Cider 750ml - MI hard cider 18 2 Coor’s Banquet co 2 2 Pabst Blue Ribbon wi 2 8 Miller High Life 40oz. wi 8 Digestif 7 Quinta de Todo Tawny Port portugal 7 7 Brandy’s 10 Year Madeira portugal 7 5 Amaro Montenegro italy 5 6 Amaro Averna italy 6 8 Amaro Nonino italy 8 5 Fernet Branca italy 5 Reservations While we are generally a walk-in eatery, we do accept reservations for parties of 6 or more. Please call our front desk at (269) 743-6563 to book your next special occasion or private event. We do accept reservations for any size party on selected holidays. Social & Media Facebook Principle Food & Drink Instagram Back to Top Principle Food & Drink, 230 South Kalamazoo Mall, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007(269) 743-6563info@principlekzoo.com