caro mio
lunch menu
antipasti, zuppa, e insalate
insalate di pesce calamari, shrimp, green mussels, salmon, marinated with capers, extra virgin olive oil, celery, red peppers, sicilian olives, and balsamic vinegar $13
polenta al sugo polenta with a delicious marinara sauce $5
portabella al gratin $6
melanzana alla grilla grilled eggplant $5
insalate di fagioli con bocconcini green bean salad with boconcini mozzarella $11
caprese salad with imported sicilian olives $9
insalate di verdura assortment of greens $9
minestrone della casa $4
zuppa di tortellini all fiorentina with spinach $4
pasta e patate (a traditional soup from bari) $4
zuppa con mediterranea chicken broth with toasted bread, golden cloves of garlic, egg $4
(all pastas and entrees come with your choice of soup or salad)
pasta choices (match with your favorite sauces below)
mostaccioli farfalle, orecchiete, linguini, cappellini, rigatoni, spaghetti
pasta fatta in casa (homemade pastas) add 2$
pappardelle, angelotti, tortolloni, ravioli (meat cheese, or portabella)
sauce choices
bolognese meat sauce $8
marinara $8
aglio y olio extra virgin olive oil and garlic $8
putanesca sauteed with capers, black olives, garlic, anchovies, and marinara sauce $11
primavera carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini cooked in a vegetable stock with extra virgin olive oil, garlic and parmesan cheese $10
frutta di mare shrimp, calamari, clams, and mussels in an oil and garlic sauce, with white wine and a touch of red hot pepper $22
matriciana prosciutto, onions, fresh garlic, extra virgin olive oil, white wine, and marinara sauce $10
rossini creamy tomato sauce $11
alfredo $10
porcini italian porcini mushrooms sauteed with barolo red wine, parmesan cheese and cream $12
entrees
melanzana parmigiana lightly breaded and pan-fried eggplant - topped with marinara sauce then baked with mozzarella cheese $12
vitello alla parmigiana pan-fried veal topped with marinara then baked with mozzarella cheese $14
pollo alla parmigiana pan-fried chicken topped with marinara then baked with mozzarella cheese $11
tri-colored rotolo tri-colored pastas stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach - topped with marinara then baked with mozzarella cheese $12
vitello piemontese tender veal in a creamy porcini mushroom sauce, with a touch of barolo red wine added $16
pollo vesuvio half-chicken baked with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, potato wedges and white wine $12
pollo cacciatore half-chicken sauteed with onions, mushrooms, black olives, marsala wine and marinara sauce - then baked $12
zuppa di pesce salmon, calamari, shrimp, clams, green mussels, in a lightly spicy marinara sauce, served with a bowl of linguini in a seafood sauce $22
salmone vesuvio salmon sauteed with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, potato wedges and white wine $16
salmone portofino salmon sauteed with balsamic vinegar and honey - garnished with golden pine nuts and green onions $16
extras
homemade italian sausage $3.50
homemade meatballs $3.50
add broccoli to a dish $3.00
add chicken to a dish $3.50
add shrimp to a dish $2.00/each
18% Gratuity will be added to parties of 5 or more.