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CHEF SPECIALS

SOUP

Escarole, beans, pancetta, chicken, vegetables and tumeric

16

ANTIPASTI

Fried Calamari

25

Grilled Octopus

27

with mixed greens and avocado.

Clams “A Modo Mio” little neck clams sauteed with herbs and white wine in a

25

Vitello Tornato, thin slices of roasted Veal Carpaccio served chilled with

25

Bresaola carpaccio with, baby arugula, shaved parmigiano, lemon dressing

27

Mediterranean mussels

25

 in choice of white or red sauce  

Burrata Cheese

25

  with prosciutto, grilled zucchini  


PASTA

Cheese ravioli

36

 with sun dried tomatoes and cream sauce

Risotto

49

 with parmigiano cheese, spinach and shrimp


FISH

Butterflied branzino

47

 grilled with chimichurri sauce, served with escarole  

Filet of sole almondine

47

Sautéed  with  toasted almonds, white wine butter lemon over spinach


MEAT

Pork chop

39

 pounded and breaded with arugula, tomato and cream sauce

Breast of Chicken

39

sautéed with hot sausage, rosemary, garlic, white wine, lemon sauce


DESSERT

Pistachio ricotta cake

15

Orange Cake

16

Chocolate temptation

16

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

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