Little Italy Bar & Grill - Scripps Ranch

Starters

• Loaded Shoestring Fries

  Topped with bacon bits, cheddar cheese & chives, then drizzled with ranch dressing. Shoestring Fries a la cart.

• Garlic Cheese Bread

  Served with our homemade marinara sauce.

• Zucchini Fritti

  Breaded & deep fried zucchini fritti. Served with your choice of ranch or blue cheese dressing.

• Mozzarella Fritti

  Served with our homemade Marinara Sauce.

• Little Italy Wings

  Baked & flash fried to a golden crisp served with carrots & celery. Buffalo, BBQ, Ranch.

• Bruschetta di Pomodoro

  Toasted Italian crostini topped with olive oil, fresh garlic, tomatoes & basil.

• Spinach Artichoke Dip

  Spinach and artichoke with jack and parmesan cheese served with house garlic toasted crostinis.

• Chicken Lettuce Wraps

  Wok sautéed chicken, crimini mushrooms, water chestnuts, fried rice noodles, crispy iceberg cups with a spicy soy lemongrass sauce.

• Calamari Fritti

  Calamari flash fried. Served with marinara sauce.

• Jumbo Shrimp Cocktail

  Jumbo shrimp refreshingly chilled and served with our house cocktail sauce.

• Coconut Shrimp

  Panko & coconut crusted jumbo shrimp flash fried. Served with our zesty plum sauce.

• Burrata

  Fresh burrata, prosciutto de parma, fresh tomatoes & basil with extra virgin olive oil & balsamic vinaigrette.

Soup

Served with garlic bread.

• Freshly made Soup of the Day

  Available in: Cup, Bowl.

Salads

All salads are served with garlic bread. Salad Dressings: Italian, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Greek, Caesar, Lemon Vinaigrette. Salad Additions: Grilled Chicken, Jumbo Shrimp, Salmon.

• House

  Spring mix, tomatoes, black olives, pepperoncinis, red onions, & mushrooms, topped with mozzarella cheese & homemade seasoned croutons with your choice of dressing.

• Classic Caesar

  Whole romaine leaves with homestyle croutons drizzled with a light zesty caesar dressing topped with freshly grated pecorino-romano cheese.

• Greek

  Romaine, tomatoes, cucumber, garbonzo, kalamata olives, pepperoncinis, red onions, topped with feta cheese. Served with greek dressing.

• Spinach

  Fresh baby spinach, tomatoes, candied walnuts, mushrooms, red onions & dried cranberries, topped with bacon bits & bleu cheese crumbles. Served with our homemade balsamic vinaigrette.

• Italian Chopped

  Mixed baby greens with fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, red onions, pepperoncinis, basil, Italian salami, pepperoni & kalamata olives topped with mozzarella cheese then tossed in our house Italian dressing.

• The Iceberg Wedge

  Crisp iceberg, crumbled bleu cheese, applewood bacon & diced tomatoes, topped with bleu cheese dressing.

Small Plates

• Sausage & Peppers

  Homemade sausage sautéed in Pinot Grigio & marinara with green, red peppers & onions.

• Margherita Flatbread

  Artisan flatbread with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, roma tomatoes & fresh basil.

• Crisp Potato Skins

  Monterey jack & cheddar cheese, bacon, chopped green onions topped with sour cream & served with ranch dressing.

• Spinach & Feta Flatbread

  Artisan flatbread with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, fresh baby spinach, tomatoes & feta cheese.

• Beer Battered Fish & Chips

  Beer battered fish filet, served with shoestring french fries & our homemade tarter sauce.

• Melanzane al Forno

  Eggplant lightly breaded & topped with marinara, fresh basil & gorgonzola cheese then baked to perfection.

• Fresh Mussels

  Mussels sautéed in your choice of our homemade marinara sauce or a lemon butter white wine sauce. Served with garlic bread.

• Cajun Lamb Chops

  Rosemary infused lamb chops grilled then served with a crispy potato filled with ranch dressing.

Homemade Ravioli

All ravioli dishes include your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad, served with a side of imported pasta, seasonal veggies & garlic bread.

• Cheese

  Served in a alfredo cream sauce topped with pecorinoromano cheese.

• Meat

  With your choice of Bolognese or Marinara sauce topped with mozzarella cheese. Add a sauce of your choice for $3 more.

• Portobello

  Your choice of creamy mushroom alfredo sauce or a marsala reduction mushroom sauce topped with pecorino-romano.

• Lobster

  Served in a pink vodka cream sauce topped with pecorino-romano cheese.

Chef Specialties

Add Cheese Tortelini for $2 more. Choice of Pasta:

• Angel Hair

• Spaghetti

• Linguine

• Fettuccine

• Penne

Chicken

All chicken entrees include your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad, served with a side of imported pasta, seasonal veggies & garlic bread.

• Chicken Breast and Vegetables

  Sautéed chicken in olive oil, fresh garlic and lemon, served with sautéed vegetables. Excludes pasta. Its a low carb solution.

• Chicken Parmigiana

  Breaded chicken breast topped with marinara sauce & mozzarella cheese, then baked to perfection.

• Chicken Picatta

  Chicken breast sautéed with olive oil, Pinot Grigio & garlic in a lemon caper sauce.

• Chicken Marsala

  Chicken breast sautéed with olive oil, mushrooms & garlic in a Marsala reduction sauce.

• Little Italy Trio

  Chicken parmigiana, lasagna bolognese & our classic fettuccine alfredo.

Veal

All veal entrees include your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad, served with a side of imported pasta, seasonal veggies & garlic bread.

• Veal Parmigiana

  Breaded veal topped with marinara sauce & provolone cheese, then baked to perfection.

• Veal Picatta

  Veal cutlet sautéed with olive oil, Pinot Grigio & garlic in a lemon caper sauce.

• Veal Marsala

  Veal cutlet sautéed with olive oil, mushrooms & garlic in a Marsala reduction sauce.

Seafood

All seafood entrees include your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad, served with a side of imported pasta, seasonal veggies & garlic bread.

• Linguine with Clams

  Whole & baby clams sautéed with Pinot Grigio, fresh garlic & olive oil. Choose from a white wine reduction sauce or red sauce.

• Jumbo Shrimp Scampi

  Your choice of pasta with jumbo shrimp sautéed with fresh garlic, mushrooms & Pinot Grigio in a lemon butter sauce.

• Atlantic Salmon

  Grilled Atlantic salmon served with seasonal veggies.

• Seafood Pasta

  Sautéed shrimp, calamari, mussels & fresh baby clams in your choice of white wine reduction sauce, creamy chipotle or arrabbiata sauce.

• Fresh Catch of the Day

  Please ask your server for details.

Pasta's

All pastas come with your choice of soup or salad & garlic bread. All of our Pastas are imported from Italy. Add Cheese Tortelini for $2 more. Choose your Pasta: Angel Hair, Linguini, Fettuccine, Spaghetti, Penne. Pasta Additions: Homemade Meatball or Sausage, Grilled Chicken, Calamari, Jumbo Shrimp, Salmon.

• Marinara

  Our classic Sicilian style recipe slowly simmered with freshly picked tomatoes infused with Italian herbs & spices.

• Bolognese (Meat Sauce)

  Our classic Sicilian style recipe slowly simmered with freshly picked tomatoes infused with Italian herbs & spices with USDA ground sirloin.

• Classic Alfredo

  Cream sauce made with pecorino-romano cheese & fresh garlic, topped with freshly chopped parsley.

• Pesto / Pesto Alfredo

  Sautéed in olive oil, fresh garlic, basil & sun-dried tomatoes.

• Pomodoro

  Freshly diced Roma tomatoes sautéed with garlic & fresh basil in a olive oil and garlic sauce.

• A La Vodka

  Fresh basil & garlic sautéed in olive oil with fresh mushrooms & tomatoes in a pink vodka cream sauce.

• Arrabiata

  Fresh basil, garlic, olive oil & Pinot Grigio sautéed with mushroom & tomatoes in a spicy tomato sauce.

• Spicy Antonio

  Sautéed with fresh garlic, parsley, mushrooms & tomatoes in a spicy cream sauce.

• La Gorgonzola

  Olive oil, fresh garlic, Pinot Grigio, spinach, walnuts, crushed red pepper in a gorgonzola cream sauce.

• Carciofi

  Artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, garlic & basil sautéed in olive oil & lime juice in a gorgonzola lemon chardonnay cream sauce.

• Tequila Lime

  Sautéed red & green peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro & scallions with olive oil, tequila & fresh lime juice in a jalapeño cream sauce.

Al Forno

All pastas come with your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad & garlic bread.

• Lasagna Bolognese

  With bolognese sauce topped with mozzarella.

• Spinach & Mushroom Lasagna

  Spinach, mushrooms & fresh garlic layered with ricotta, pecorino-romano & marinara sauce topped with mozzarella cheese.

• Eggplant Parmigiana

  Lightly breaded eggplant topped with mozzarella & marinara sauce, served with a side of pasta & seasonal veggies.

• Spicy Sausage Lasagna

  Lasagna bolognese served Arrabiata sauce & sausage, topped with mozzarella cheese.

• Half & Half

  Choose any of your two favorites below: Lasagna Bolognese, Spinach Lasagna, Jumbo Meat Ravioli, Jumbo Cheese Ravioli, Any pasta with Bolognese or Marinara sauce.

Traditional Pizza & Calzones

Bambino 10″, Large 14″, Calzone; Whole Milk Mozzarella.

• Specialty Ingredients

  Pepperoncini, Black Olives, Fresh Basil, Cilantro, Fresh Garlic, Mushrooms, Tomatoes, Jalapeños, Green Peppers, Red Peppers, Onions, Artichoke Hearts, Breaded Eggplant, Broccoli, Spinach, Oregano, Kalamata Olives, Arugula, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Zucchini, Red Onions, Scallions, Pineapple.

• Cheese

  Feta, Mozzarella, Provolone, Ricotta, Romano, Fontina, Gorgonzola.

• Meats

  Anchovies, Bacon, Ham, Sausage, Meatball, Pepperoni, Salami, Prosciutto, Capicola.

• Gourmet Sauces

  BBQ Sauce, Creamy Alfredo, Olive Oil & Garlic, Garlic Pesto, Buffalo Ranch.

Specialty Pizza & Calzones

All specialty styles are made in a bambino 10″, Large 14″ or Calzone.

• Hawaiian

  Smoked ham & pineapple.

• Italian Sausage & Salami

  Homemade Italian sausage, salami & oregano with our classic pizza sauce.

• Margherita

  Fresh tomatoes & basil with a olive oil & garlic pizza sauce.

• BBQ Chicken

  Chicken breast, cilantro & red onions with a zesty bbq pizza sauce.

• Little Italy

  Mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage & salami topped with crushed red peppers.

• Veggie Feast

  Freshly diced tomatoes, black olives, red & green peppers, mushrooms & red onions.

• Meat Feast

  Smoked ham, meatballs, pepperoni, salami & sausage.

• Works

  Black olives, green peppers, mushrooms, white onions, pepperoni, salami & sausage.

Desserts

• Cannoli

  Handmade cannolis are an incredible way to finish off your perfect meal. Fresh cream with a slight touch of powdered sugar.

• New York Style Cheesecake

  All cheesecake lovers beware! Graham cracker crust and a Creamy cheesecake with a hint of lemon, baked to a golden brown.

• Carrot Cake

  An old-fashioned favorite made with fresh carrots and toasted walnuts, filled and frosted with buttercream between layers. Finished with toasted walnuts.

• Chocolate Black Out Cake

  Chocolate layer cake alternating moist chocolate sponge cake with layers of rich chocolate cream, covered with dark chocolate icing and decorated on the side with chocolate flakes.

• Tiramisu

  Imported from Italy Soft sponge base soaked with vanilla and Esporesso coffee. Layered with mascarpone and zabaglione cream. The surface is dusted with cocoa powder.