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Fornarelli's Ristorante Service List
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Dinner Menu
Antipasto
Build Your Own Cold Antipasto
Fornarelli's House Cold Antipasto
Chef 's selection
$26.00 Prosciutto De Parma
Imported Italian ham
$4.00 Speck Prosciutto
Smoked imported Italian ham
$4.00 Hot Capocollo
Traditional Italian cold cut
$2.00 Sopressata
Dried Italian salami
$2.00 Dried Sausage
$3.00 Mortadella
Italian bologna with black pepper and pistachios
$2.00 Olive Salad
An assortment of olives with a marinated jardiniére
$3.00 Sun Dried Tomatoes
Marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
$2.00 Stuffed Cherry Peppers
House stuffed with prosciutto and sharp provolone
each
$1.00 Grilled Vegetables
An assortment of fresh veggies cooked over the flames
$3.00 Marinated Artichokes
Artichokes marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
$3.00 Marinated Beets
Beets marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
$2.00 Marinated Eggplant
Eggplant marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
$2.00 Marinated Mushrooms
Mushrooms marinated in Fornarelli's secret marinade
$2.00 Sliced Tomatoes
$2.00 Roasted Peppers
Fresh ripe peppers roasted in house daily
$3.00
Formaggio
Cheeses
Fresh Mozzarella
Soft, white in color, with creamy, milk flavor
$3.00 Manchego
Made from sheep's milk, has a lingering hint of sweetness
$4.00 Aged Provolone
Aged with mildly sharp and buttery flavor
$4.00 Piave Vecchio
Firm, sweet, with a slight almond bitterness
$5.00 Asiago
Gives a fruity aroma with a nut like flavor
$3.00 Sharp Italian Cheese
Creamy cheese with a delicately sharp, full flavor
$3.00 Bleu Cheese
Soft, sliced cheese with big flavor and a little tang
$4.00 Auribella
Unique consistency with a robust taste
$4.00 Pecorino Crotonese
Firm, aged cheese made from sheep's milk
$4.00 Dairyere*
Aged 18-12 months for a medium sharp, nutty taste
$6.00 Vivace*
Mild aged with supple texture and medium bite
$6.00 Bloomsday Cheese*
Fabulous nutty flavor, medium sharp and aged for six months
$6.00
Antipasti
Appetizers
Shrimp Cocktail^
Five jumbo shrimp served with house made cocktail sauce
$14.00 Caprese
Fresh mozzarella with sliced tomatoes, basil, EVOO and a balsamic drizzle
$9.00 Grilled Shrimp^
Grilled shrimp marinated in lemon, pepper and EVOO served over a bed of greens
$10.00 Bracciole
One beef bracciole stuffed with mortadella and parmesan cheese over ricotta cheese with our house made tomato sauce
$10.00 Pulpo de Giovanni^
Marinated octopus with EVOO and fresh lemon served cold
$9.00 Carciofi alla Barese
Seasoned artichokes egg battered and fried
$8.00 Panzerotti
Fried dough stuffed with mozzarella, parmesan, capers and tomato chunks
$7.00 Grilled Calamari^
Tossed in EVOO, garlic and fresh lemon
$9.00 Meatballs
Two of our famous meatballs over ricotta cheese and our house made tomato sauce
$9.00 Eggplant Rollitini
Fried eggplants stuffed with fresh ricotta, drizzled in our signature tomato sauce
$6.00 Fried Mozzarella
Battered and double-breaded, stuffed with fresh mozzarella and served with our house made marinara sauce
$6.00
Zuppa
Soup
Pasta Fagioli
Cup
$4.00 Bowl
$6.00
Contorni
Sides
Sautéed Spinach
$5.00 Broccoli Rabe
$6.00 Grilled Zuccini
$4.00 Risotto
$5.00 Pasta
$5.00 Roasted Potatoes
$5.00 Polenta
$4.00
Insalata
Salads
Insalata della Casa (House Salad)
Mesclun greens with cucumber, onions and cherry tomatoes tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette dressing
$5.00 Insalata Caesar
Hearts of romaine tossed in a house made Caesar dressing with croutons and shaved parmesan
$7.00
House Made Ravioli
Ravioli di Aragosta
Lobster ravioli in a tomato vodka sauce
$22.00 Ravioli di Carne Macinata
Beef and spinach ravioli in a tomato meat sauce
$17.00 Ravioli di Ricotta
Cheese ravioli in a cherry tomato cream sauce
$15.00 Ravioli di Carciof
Spinach pasta stuffed with artichokes in a Gorgonzola cream sauce
$20.00
Specialty Pastas
Pappardelle Bolognese
Pappardelle pasta in an Italian beef ragout tomato sauce
$17.00 Orecchiette alla Barese
Ear shaped pasta with sausage and broccoli rabe
$18.00 Fusilli con Beef Bracciole
hin sliced top roud beef rolled with mortadella and parmesan cheese, slowly cooked in a tomato sauce and served over a bed of fusilli pasta
$19.00 Capellini al Pomodoro
Angel hair pasta tossed in a marinara sauce with fresh basil and diced fresh mozzarella
$14.00 Spaghetti and Meatballs
House made meatballs over spaghetti with our house made tomato sauce
$15.00 Mama Fornarelli's Sunday Gravy
Classic bracciole, meatballs and sausage all slow cooked in our signature tomato sauce and served with your choice of pasta
Serves Two
$34.00 Serves Four
$59.00
Entrees
Entrees
All entrées served with chef 's choice vegetable of the day
Pollo
All entrées served with chef 's choice vegetable of the day
Fornarelli's Lemon Chicken^
Egg battered chicken breasts in a lemon, butter, white wine sauce served over polenta
$16.00 Pollo di Saltimbocca^
Sautéed chicken topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served over polenta
$19.00 Pollo a la Marsala^
Sautéed chicken with a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served with risotto
$19.00 Pollo a la Picatta^
Sautéed chicken with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served with risotto
$19.00
Vitello
Vitello a la Marsala^
Golden brown veal cutlets in a creamy mushroom marsala wine sauce served over polenta
$22.00 Vitello a la Picatta^
Sautéed veal cutlets with artichoke and capers in a lemon white wine sauce served over polenta
$22.00 Vitello di Saltimbocca^
Sautéed veal cutlets topped with prosciutto and mozzarella in a sage marsala wine sauce served with risotto
$22.00
Bistecca
Lombata di Manzo^
Wet aged 16oz NY strip grilled and served with roasted potatoes
$29.00 Filetto di Manzo^
Wet aged 10oz Filet Mignon grilled and topped with a port reduction and served with roasted potatoes
$36.00
Pesce
Filetto di Salmon^
Grilled salmon filet in a pizzaiola sauce served with risotto and sautéed spinach
$23.00
Brunch Menu
Appetizers
Antipasto for Two
Prosciutto de parma, hot capocollo, grilled vegetables, marinated beets, manchego cheese and sharp Italian cheese
$14.00 Cheese Plate
Vivace, Manchego, Blue Cheese, Pecorino Crotonese
$12.00 Meatballs
Three house made meatballs over ricotta and mama's gravy
$9.00 Carciofi alla Barese
Seasoned artichokes, egg battered and fried
$8.00 Pasta E Fagoli
Soup with beans and pasta
Cup
$4.00 Bowl
$6.00 Guinny Changas
Chicken, bruschetta and melted mozzarella in a fried wrap
$8.00
Omelets
All omelets* are 3 eggs served with home fries and toast (white, wheat or rye)
Egg and cheese
Cheddar, American or Mozzarella
$7.00 Ham, egg and cheese
$9.00 Sausage, egg and cheese
$9.00 Brocolli Rabe, sausage, egg and cheese
$12.00 Pepper, onion, mushroom, egg and cheese
$9.00
Eggs Benedict
Eggs Benedict*
Two poached eggs over toasted English Muffins served with Hollandaise Sauce and home fries Canadian Bacon
$12.00 Florentine (tomato and spinach)
$12.00 Corned Beef Hash
$12.00 Roast Beef thinly sliced with sautéed peppers and onions
$13.00
Crepes
Crepes*
Four crepes with choice of fruit topping, served with Maple Syrup Apple, banana or blueberry/strawberry combo
$12.00
Salads
Caesar Salad*
Hearts of Romaine tossed in a house made dressing with croutons and parmesan
$7.00 Salmon Salad
Mesculin greens in a raspberry vinaigrette with a fillet of grilled salmon
$15.00 Caprese Salad
Sliced tomatoes with fresh mozzarella, basil and EVOO and a balsamic drizzle
$9.00 Fornarelli's Insalata di Pollo*
Mixed greens, prosciutto, dried cranberries, caramelized walnuts, gorgonzola cheese and grilled chicken
$13.00
Entrees
Mama's Gravy for Two
Spaghetti with meatballs, sausage and beef bracciole
$28.00 Fresh Arugula Pasta*
Jumbo Shrimp in a light, lemon cream sauce
(3)
$22.00 Pork Chop
Sautéed peppers, onions and red potatoes in a port wine reduction
$19.00 Gabriella's Lemon Chicken
Grilled chicken in fresh lemon sauce, sautéed spinach over polenta
$13.00 Eggplant Rollitini
Fried Eggplant stuffed with fresh ricotta in our tomato sauce served over pasta
$12.00 Butternut Squash Ravioli
In a white wine, sage sauce
(4)
$12.00 White Bean and Kale Raviol
In a tomato pepper coli sauce
(4)
$12.00 Portobello Mushroom Ravioli
In a marsala wine sauce
(4)
$12.00 Chestnut Mascarpone Ravioli
In a Butter, white wine, sage sauce with fresh sliced pear
(4)
$12.00
Side Dishes
Bacon
$3.00 Hash Browns
$3.00 Sausage
$3.00 Sauteed Spinach
$4.00 Sauteed Broccoli Rabe
$5.00 Grilled Polenta with Sauteed Spinach
$8.00
Beverages
Coffee
$3.00 Espresso
$2.50 Double Expresso
$4.00 Cappuccino
$3.00 Orange Juice
$3.00 Cranberry Juice
$3.00 Grapefruit Juice
$3.00
Ravioli Menu
Ravioli Menu
White Bean & Kale
Served with a vibrant red pepper coulis sauce
Ravioli di Aragosta
Lobster ravioli in a tomato vodka sauce
Chicken & Roasted Garlic
Served with a light garlic cream sauce
Ravioli di Carne Macinata
Beef & spinach ravioli in a tomato meat sauce
Mushroom
Served with a flavorful marsala sauce
Ravioli di Ricotta
Cheese ravioli in a cherry tomato cream sauce
Butternut Squash
Served with an elegant white wine sage sauce
Ravioli di Carciof
Spinach pasta stuffed with artichokes in a Gorgonzola cream sauce
