Italian Restaurant Menu Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards for Italian Appetizers and Entrees

Pasta Fagioli

Mixed bean pureed soup with chopped fettuccine noodles.

Kale Soup

Beef broth-based soup with kale and sweet Italian sausage.

Bread Soup

Chicken broth-based soup with French bread, vegetables, and chicken breast pieces.

Onion Soup

Chicken broth-based soup with caramelized onions and garlic bread.

Shrimp Bisque

Pureed shrimp with potatoes, carrots, and cream.

Special Salad

Mozzarella, tomatoes, arugula, radicchio, and balsamic vinaigrette.

Shrimp Eggplant

Eggplant layered with shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce.

Stuffed Eggplant

Eggplant stuffed with ricotta and parmesan in tomato basil sauce.

Eggplant Napoleon

Eggplant layered with tomato, mozzarella, and roasted red peppers in tomato oregano sauce.

Shrimp Polenta

Cornmeal topped with shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce.

Polenta Mushrooms

Cornmeal topped with porcini, portobello, and white mushrooms in white wine demi glaze.

Farmer's Appetizer

Cornmeal with gorgonzola, sausage, red peppers, and onions.

Shrimp Cognac

Shrimp in cream and cognac sauce, baked with parmesan.

Grilled Radicchio

Radicchio marinated in garlic, olive oil, balsamic, and parmesan, topped with gorgonzola.

Grilled Portobello

Portobello marinated in garlic, olive oil, balsamic, and parmesan, served over arugula.

Carciofini Romana

Artichoke hearts baked with garlic, olive oil, and parmesan.

Stuffed Artichoke

Artichoke stuffed with breadcrumbs, parmesan, garlic, and olive oil, baked in chicken broth.

Grava Lox

Cured salmon filet with sweet-sour sauce.

Homemade Chicken Pate

Pureed chicken liver served with garlic toast.

Special Caesar Salad

Caesar salad served with garlic toast.

Mussels Marinara

Mussels in garlic broth tomato sauce.

Homemade Veal Meatballs

Veal Meatballs baked in marinara with mozzarella.

Asparagus Parm

Asparagus topped with butter and parmesan.

Prosciutto Melon

Cantaloupe topped with prosciutto.

Beef Carpaccio

Thinly sliced beef tenderloin with parmesan, salt, pepper, oil, and capers.

Homemade Pappardelle

Veal shank with vegetable gravy and pappardelle.

Homemade Pappardelle

Deboned rabbit with vegetable gravy and pappardelle.

Homemade Ravioli

Spinach, ricotta, and parmesan ravioli in tomato cream sauce.

Homemade Ravioli

Lobster ravioli in saffron cream sauce with broccoli rabe.

Homemade Ravioli

Pumpkin, amaretto cookie, raisins, parmesan in cream sauce.

Homemade Potato Gnocchi

Potato gnocchi served in diced tomato sauce.

Shrimp Primavera

Shrimp with mixed vegetables in garlic, olive oil, white wine, or spicy tomato sauce over thin spaghetti.

Shrimp Bella Verona

Shrimp with asparagus and tomatoes in garlic, olive oil, white wine, or spicy tomato sauce over thin spaghetti

Shrimp Diavolo

Shrimp in spicy tomato sauce over thin spaghetti.

Birds Nest with Shrimp

Angel hair pasta bird's nest with shrimp in a tomato, garlic, wine sauce.

Shrimp Cognac entrée

Jumbo shrimp baked in cream and cognac sauce with pasta or vegetable.

Linguini Clams

Clams in garlic, oil, white wine, or spicy tomato sauce over linguini.

Zuppa de Pesce

Seafood stew with calamari, shrimp, scallops, mussels, and clams in garlic broth tomato sauce.

Salmon Piccata

Salmon fillet in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Salmon Livornese

Salmon fillet in spicy tomato sauce with black olives and capers.

Grilled Salmon

Salmon fillet brushed with garlic and olive oil.

Haddock Piccata

Haddock fillet in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Haddock Livornese

Haddock fillet in spicy tomato sauce with black olives and capers.

Haddock Bella Verona

Haddock baked in white wine lemon sauce with breadcrumbs and parmesan, with potatoes and peas.

Branzino Piccata

Seabass fillet in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Branzino Livornese

Seabass fillet in spicy tomato sauce with black olives and capers.

Grigliatta Mista

Swordfish, salmon, and shrimp brushed with garlic and oil.

Cachuco Piccata

Swordfish, salmon, and shrimp in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Cachuco Livornese

Swordfish, salmon, and shrimp in spicy tomato sauce with black olives and capers.

Trout w/ Shrimp

Trout with shrimp in garlic, lemon butter sauce.

Chicken Parmesan

Chicken breast breaded and pan-fried, with melted mozzarella in tomato sauce.

Chicken Francese

Chicken breast egg-battered and pan-fried in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Chicken Valdostano

Chicken breast breaded and pan-fried, topped with mushrooms and fontina cheese.

Chicken Amalfi

Chicken breast in white wine lemon sauce with artichoke hearts and black olives.

Chicken Assunta

Chicken breasts pounded thin, rolled with ham, spinach, and fontina, breaded and pan-fried in white wine lemon sauce gravy.

Chicken Involtini

Chicken breasts pounded thin, rolled with ham and fontina, in white wine demi glaze sauce with mushrooms.

Chicken Risotto

Chicken breast, portobello mushrooms, and peas in garlic, oil, white wine parmesan cheese sauce.

Veal Parmesan

Veal scaloppine breaded and pan-fried, topped with melted mozzarella in tomato sauce.

Veal Francese

Veal scaloppine egg battered and pan-fried in white wine lemon sauce with capers.

Veal Florentine

Veal scaloppine in white wine demi glaze with spinach and mozzarella.

Veal Saltimbocca

Veal scaloppine topped with ham and sage in white wine demi glaze.

Veal Mushrooms

Veal scaloppine in white wine demi glaze with porcini, portobello and white mushrooms.

Veal Ossobucco

Veal shank, slow roasted, with vegetable gravy and saffron risotto.

Roasted Veal Leg

Veal leg with carrots, spinach and parmesan cheese, with vegetable gravy and saffron risotto.

Stuffed Lamb Rack

Lamb rack stuffed with breadcrumbs, garlic, oil and parmesan cheese, baked with smashed potatoes and asparagus.

Beef Bourguignon

Beef short rib, slow roasted, with vegetable gravy and smashed potatoes.

N.Y. Sirloin Special

N.Y. sirloin grilled with choice of gorgonzola cheese cream sauce, peppercorn cream or pizzaiola.

Beef Spardini

Thinly sliced sirloin rolled with spinach and parmesan cheese with choice of gorgonzola cheese cream sauce, peppercorn cream or pizzaiola