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  • Chef's Specials
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    • Insalate
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    • Le Paste
    • Le Carni
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    • Sides
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CHEF SPECIALS

SOUP

Roasted tomato and goat cheese

16

ANTIPASTI

Fried Calamari

25

Grilled Octopus

26

with mixed greens and avocado.

Clams “A Modo Mio”

25

little neck clams sauteed with herbs and white wine in a light broth served with homemade garlic bread

Burrata Cheese

25

  with prosciutto, grilled zucchini  

Asparagus

21

Parmesan cheese-crusted 

Vitello Tonnato

29

PASTA

Cortecce Pasta

37

Primavera & Crab meat

Risotto

49

prepared with tender beef sirloin, minced vegetables, and fresh stracciatella cheese 


FISH

Butterflied branzino

47

 grilled with chimichurri sauce, served with escarole  

Red Snapper

47

 Served with julienne of zucchini, New Zealand clams, & fresh tomatoes


MEAT

Chicken Florio

39

breast of chicken with marsala wine, mixed vegetables, champignon mushrooms, and a touch of tomato sauce


DESSERT

Tahitian Vanilla cheesecake

16

Chocolate temptation

16

Pistachio ricotta cake

16

All of our chicken is free range. Please alert your server of any food allergies.

The Basil Leaf

(516) 676-6252

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