Cesco Osteria

Appetizers

• Prosciutto di ParmaUSD 15.00

  with savory fried dough and tangy stracchino cheese

• Sautéed jumbo shrimpUSD 13.00

  with sicilian caponata and chickpea purée

• Fresh red beets, goat cheese, arugula, and black olive saladUSD 10.00

  drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette

• Pastry-wrapped portobello mushroomUSD 11.00

  fegetables and fontina cheese, topped withgoat cheese, and caramelized onion, served with sweet balsamic reduction

• AranciniUSD 10.00

  traditional savory rice balls, with vegetables and fontina cheese, topped with sun-dried tomato sauce

• Crispy calamariUSD 12.00

  with tomato-aioli sauce

• Sautéed Maine musselsUSD 10.00

  in white wine, tomato, cannellini beans, garlic & fresh herb broth

• Salad of baby octopus, calamari, and shrimpUSD 13.00

  with black olives, carrots, and celery

• Lightly seasoned tower of jumbo lump crabmeatUSD 13.00

  avocado, tomato, and basil

• Pancetta-wrapped roasted scallopsUSD 12.00

  served over spinach, goat cheese, and caramelized onions

• Antipasto della casaUSD 15.00

  with prosciutto, salame, fire-roasted peppers, fava bean and pecorino crostini & savory fried dough

Salad

• Fresh arugula and grilled radicchioUSD 10.00

  dressed with lemon, shallot & olive oil, and topped with shaved Tuscan pecorino cheese

• Organic mixed greensUSD 8.00

  with light balsamic vinaigrette

  • Add Roasted Pear and Blue CheeseUSD 12.00

• Fresh fennel, arugula, oranges & walnutsUSD 9.00

  drizzled with lemon olive oil

• Traditional Tuscan panzanellaUSD 9.00

  bread salad with red onions, cucumbers, tomato & basil in a light lemon & extra virgin olive oil dressing

• Belgian endive & mesclun greensUSD 10.00

  wrapped in crispy parmesan cheese

Soup

• RibollitaUSD 9.00

  classic Tuscan vegetarian stew of 14 different vegetables and bread

Side Dishes

• Sautéed Swiss chardUSD 6.00

  with garlic & olive oil

• Twice-cooked crispy potatoesUSD 6.00

• Tuscan cannellini beansUSD 6.00

  with red onions & extra virgin olive oil

Pasta

All pasta is homemade unless specified. Gluten-free pasta available upon request ($2 extra.) *Durum wheat pasta from Italy

• Orecchiette*USD 14.00

  with sausage, broccoli rabe, and cherry tomatoes

• TortelliUSD 16.00

  stuffed with ricotta & Swiss chard in a butter sage sauce

• Vegetarian lasagnaUSD 18.00

  with wild mushrooms, mozzarella & ricotta cheese

• Rigatoni*USD 17.00

  with sautéed mushrooms peas and prosciutto in a light tomato cream sauce

• PappardelleUSD 17.00

  wide egg noodles, with Long Island duck sauce

• Penne*USD 15.00

  with eggplant, tomato & ricotta

• Angel hair*USD 13.00

  with fresh tomato & basil

• RavioloniUSD 18.00

  stuffed with butternut squash & ricotta in a mascarpone cheese sauce

• Squid ink taglioliniUSD 21.00

  with shrimp, calamari, asparagus & spicy tomato

• Seafood linguineUSD 21.00

  with shrimp, mussels, scallops, clams, squid & tomato in a white wine sauce

• Veal stuffed half-moon ravioliUSD 16.00

  with Bolognese sauce

• Potato gnocchiUSD 19.00

  baked with mini meatballs, tomato & mozzarella cheese

Main Course

• Sautéed chicken breast in a red pepper gorgonzola sauceUSD 21.00

  with cannellini beans and roasted potatoes

• TagliataUSD 28.00

  grilled spicy top loin steak, served over grilled Portobello mushrooms and smoked mozzarella with rustic rosemary potatoes

• Sautéed veal scaloppiniUSD 26.00

  with melted mozzarella & black truffle sauce

• Grilled tender veal porterhouse chopUSD 33.00

  with grilled Mediterranean vegetables & french fries

• Prosecco-braised veal osso bucoUSD 30.00

  with gremolata sauce & parmesan risotto

• Grilled filet mignon towerUSD 32.00

  layered with eggplant and tomato in a chestnut mushroom sauce, served with twice-cooked crispy potatoes

• Braised fresh cod fishUSD 26.00

  with a tomato, black olive, caper and anchovie sauce served over garlic and olive oil capellini pasta

• CacciuccoUSD 24.00

  traditional Tuscan bouillabaisse

• Grilled whole Mediterranean sea bassUSD 30.00

  with fresh herbs & garlic, served with stewed baby sweet peas & thyme

• Grilled marinated lamb tenderloinUSD 30.00

  served with braised lentils and grilled vegetables

• Red-wine-braised beef short ribsUSD 26.00

  served with mixed spring vegetables & mashed potatoes

• Sautéed fresh Atlantic salmonUSD 25.00

  on a bed of spinach, goat cheese & sweet onion

• Herb-crusted chicken paillardUSD 19.00

  with grilled Mediterranean vegetables drizzled with lemon olive oil

• Sautéed jumbo lump crab cakesUSD 32.00

  with lemon butter sauce served with mashed potatoes & vegetables

• Jumbo shrimp & scallopsUSD 27.00

  sautéed in Marsala and served with chickpea purée

Pizza Alla Fiorentina

• MargheritaUSD 10.50

  tomato, mozzarella & basil

• WhiteUSD 11.50

  stracchino, ricotta cheese & pear

• CalzoneUSD 12.00

  ham, mozzarella, ricotta & tomato

• CapricciosaUSD 11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, mushroom & sausage

• CescoUSD 11.50

  mozzarella, tomato, bacon, stracchino & radicchio

• Four-cheeseUSD 12.50

  mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta & stracchino

• GolosaUSD 12.50

  tomato, mozzarella, salame, sausage, ham & bacon

• NapoletanaUSD 11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers & garlic

• ContadinaUSD 11.50

  tomato, mozzarella, grilled vegetables, & goat cheese

• PortobelloUSD 12.50

  mozzarella, fresh grilled portobello, smoked salmon & scallions

Crispy Focaccia

Crispy dough served without tomato sauce and topped with fresh ingredients added after baking

• Crispy FocacciaUSD 12.50

  with marinated veggies, buffalo mozzarella & olive oil

• Crispy FocacciaUSD 12.50

  with beef bresaola, arugula, parmigiano & olive oil

• Crispy FocacciaUSD 11.50

  with prosciutto, stracchino cheese & arugula