Francesca's Cucina
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📋 Menu
Antipasti
Utica Style Greens
sauteed with proscuitto, hot peppers, garlic, and onions. finished with toasted bread crumbs and romano cheese
Shrimp Cocktail
four jumbo black tiger shrimp, chilled, and served with our own traditional cocktail sauce and lemon wedges
Crab Stuffed Shrimp
four jumbo shrimp stuffed with lump crab meat, baked, then drizzled with a lemon-chive butter sauce
Goat Cheese Fritter
hand breaded, fresh goat cheese served with an italian crostini and homemade spicy marinara sauce
Fresh Littleneck Clams
a dozen fresh clams prepared any style you desire. a few suggestions are: italian (white wine, butter, & herbs); fra diablo (spicy red sauce); or just plain with warm drawn butter
Florida Style Crabcakes
two homemade cakes made with florida blue crab claw and back fin meat, pan-fried to perfection served over green pea-shoots, horseradish-dijon aioli, basil olive oil, and tomato concasse
Seafood Utica Greens
our famous homemade utica greens tossed with pan-seared dry scallops and mexican white shrimp
Stuffed Mushrooms
silverdollar size caps stuffed with our homemade sweet italian sausage stuffing and finished with marinara and mozzarella gratinee
Meatball
made daily and covered with sauteed roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, and homemade marinara sauce
Vine-ripened Tomatoes And Fresh Mozzarella
served with baby greens, roasted red peppers, fresh basil, kalamata olives, extra-virgin olive oil, and balsamic reduction
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Or Sea Scallops
five bacon wrapped shrimp or jumbo sea scallops served over green pea-shoots and horseradish-dijon aioli
Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna
tuna pan-seared sashimi grade ahi tuna steak served rare with wakame seaweed salad, wasabi, pickled ginger, and a teriyaki glaze
Stuffed Hot Cherry
peppers stuffed with our signature ground beef and parmesan filling, baked with marinara sauce then finished with grated romano cheese
Calamari
lightly floured and fried to a sweet and tender golden brown and served with marinara sauce
Risotto Composition
experience our chef's personality and flavor through his daily adventure with risotto, refer to special menu
Mussels Francesca
a dozen pei mussels sauteed with fresh garlic and olive oil tossed with our homemade smoked pomodro sauce and served with a garlic crustini
Italian Long Hots
italian long hot peppers sauteed in extra virgin olive oil and garlic. five to seven per order 8 italian wedding soup the perfect marriage of vegetables, chicken, and meatballs in a savory chicken broth
Francesca's Favorites
Seafood Riggies
Rigatoni, bay scallops, and baby shrimp all tossed together in a choose your spicy preference (mild,medium,hot) pink sauce.
Chicken Riggies
Rigatoni with chicken, peppers, onions, tossed in a choose your spicy preference (mild,medium,hot) pink sauce
Wagyu Beef Ravioli
Fresh ravioli stuffed with cognac- braised Wagyu beef short rib, black truffle porcini mushrooms, Marsala cream sauce.
Lobster Ravioli
Fresh ravioli pasta, stuffed with Maine lobster, dressed in house pink vodka sauce.
Gnocchi Pink Vodka
Fresh potato stuffed pasta with house pink vodka sauce.
Bolognese
Gemelli pasta, braised veal, beef, pork, carrots, rustic tomato barolo wine sauce.
Cheese Ravioli Pink Vodka
Seasoned ricotta cheese stuffed in fresh ravioli pasta. With house vodka sauce.
Fettuccine Alfredo
Creamy Alfredo sauce, accompanied by fresh ribboned fettuccine pasta.
Gnocchi Gorgonzola
Fresh potato stuffed pasta with Gorgonzola cream sauce, toasted walnuts, and fresh basil.
Gemelli Angeloro
Grilled chicken, Francesca’s Utica greens, prosciutto, extra-virgin olive oil, toasted breadcrumbs, romano cheese, with a splash of tomato ragu.
Eggplant Rollatini
Lightly breaded eggplant, seasoned ricotta, melted mozzarella, with a side of linguini marinara.
Gluten-free Penne
Grilled chicken, prosciutto, artichokes, spinach, sun-dried tomato, goat cheese cream sauce.
Cheese Ravioli Marinara
Seasoned ricotta cheese stuffed in fresh ravioli pasta. With house marinara sauce.
Gnocchi Marinara
Fresh potato stuffed pasta with house marinara.
Linguine White Clam Sauce
Fresh littleneck clams, garlic, white wine, and fresh herbs all tossed with linguine.
Baked Cavatelli
House made cavatelli, hot Italian sausage, rapini, grated locatelli, in a roasted garlic sauce
Pollame
Chicken Marsala
Tender chicken breasts sautéed with shallots, garlic, wild mushrooms in a sweet Marsala wine reduction, served over linguini.
Chicken Parmesan
A classic chicken dish prepared au gratin with fresh whole milk mozzarella and house marinara. Served over rigatoni
Chicken Mvp
Breaded chicken breast baked with fresh mozzarella and house marinara. Finished with sautéed mushrooms, garlic, roasted red peppers & fresh herbs. Served over rigatoni.
Chicken Capricciosa
Chicken scallop-initial and shrimp sautéed with shallots, garlic, wild mushrooms, and roasted red peppers in a sweet Marsala cream sauce, served over linguini.
Chicken Francaise
Egg battered chicken cutlets sautéed with white wine, lemon and butter. Served over linguini.
Grilled Chicken Parmesan
A classic grilled chicken dish prepared au gratin with fresh whole milk mozzarella and house marinara. Served over rigatoni.
Apertivi
Arancini Rice Balls
Arborio rice, mozzarella, provolone, spicy Italian sausage, roasted peppers, basil, & shaved parmesan.
Hey Meatball
Three meatballs stuffed with a three cheese blend, roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, marinara sauce, grated cheese.
App Bacon-wrapped Sea Scallops
Five jumbo sea scallops, perfectly wrapped in bacon, with horseradish-Dijon aioli.
Utica-style Greens
Escarole, prosciutto, hot peppers, toasted breadcrumbs, Romano cheese.
Calabrian Ribs
Baby back ribs, Calabrian chili rub, buttermilk polenta, fennel & Gorgonzola slaw
Seafood Uitca Greens
Escarole, pan-seared bay scallops, baby shrimp.
Goat Cheese Fritter
Fritti, battered fresh goat cheese, garlic crostini, fra diavolo sauce.
Stuffed Hot Cherry Peppers
Signature meatball mix, marinara sauce, Romano cheese.
Desserts
Strawberry Butter-cake
Delicious house-made warm served buttercake with strawberry sauce & house-made vanilla bean ice cream.
House Made Ice Cream (2 Scoops)
House-made vanilla bean ice cream.
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Triple layer chocolate mousse cake with a crumbly chocolate bottom.
Cannoli
House-made cannoli (flavors change weekly)
Zuppi
Italian Wedding
A blend of Chicken, bite sized meatballs, celery, carrots.
Tuscan Greens & Beans
A blend of Greens, cannellini beans, carrot, and celery.
Insalata
Side Caesar
Romaine lettuce tossed in our house-made Caesar dressing accompanied by roasted red peppers, olives, and house- made croutons.
House Salad
Mixed greens with a dressing of choice, with tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers.
Crumbly Blue Cheese
Extra side of crumbly blue cheese.
Iceberg Salad Wedge
Steakhouse favorite: baby iceberg, tomatoes, red onions, bacon, creamy and crumbly blue cheese.
Pecan Salmon Salad
Pecan-crusted Canadian salmon, mixed greens, whole milk goat cheese, roasted beats, shaved carrots, silvered almonds, maple balsamic vinaigrette.
Carne
Filet Mignon
“king of steaks” 8oz, center cut of angus reserve filet, seasoned and grilled to perfection. Served with smoked Gouda au gratin mash and seasonal vegetables.
Filet Gorgonzola
Two angus beef reserve filet medallions layered with Francesca’s Utica greens. Served over a gemelli pasta tossed in an aged Italian Gorgonzola cream sauce.
Pesci
Salmon Fillet
Broiled Canadian salmon with a savory Italian herb crust, finished with a lemon-chive butter sauce. Served over saffron flavored risotto and grilled asparagus.
