“Our recipes have been handed down from generation to generation, now we are proud to share them with you.” 65 Water St. Worcester, MA DALLA NOSTRA FAMIGLIA ALLA VOSTRA From Our Family to Yours ANTIPASTO PRIMI ITALIAN ENTREES ANTIPASTO Pasta Pomodoro Chicken or Shrimp Francese please see our daily menu selection choice of pasta, pecorino romano 14 egg battered chicken or shrimp, artichoke, of specialty cured meats, cheeses and add meatballs or sausage 7 tomato, scampi sauce, linguini 22 house preserves 9 per person Lasagna Featured Ravioli Bruschetta sausage, meatball, ricotta, house-made seasonal selection MP mozzarella, herbs 19 seasonal offering 9 Risotto Traditional Bolognese Fried Artichoke roasted mushroom, leeks, pancetta 18 tripoline, grana padano 20 lightly fried artichoke, lemon aioli, Gnocchi Vodka Sauce Aglio E Olio parsley salad 11 hand-rolled gnocchi, ricotta, linguini, garlic, olive oil, chili flakes 14 Mussels basil, vodka sauce 19 white wine, garlic, chopped tomato, Sausage and Rabe Linguine and Clams herbs 14 campanelle, housemade fennel sausage, linguine, littleneck clams, rapini pesto, chili, pecorino 19 pancetta, lemon butter 22 Fried Smelts Chicken Broccoli Alfredo lightly fried smelts, caper, lemon, shallot, tender chicken, broccoli, grana padano brown butter 12 cream sauce 20 Pasta Fagioli cannellini bean, pancetta, mezzi rigatoni 9 Polpette family recipe, all pork meatballs, pecorino romano 9 Fried Calamari lightly fried calamari, cherry pepper 16 Arancini stuffed with bolognese and peas 11 WEEKLY SPECIAL Tuesday - Thursday (dine in only) fresh made rigatoni with two homemade, family-recipe meatballs 10 Before placing your order, please inform your server if a person in your party has a food allergy. Consuming raw or undercooked meats may increase your risk of foodborne illness. SECONDI Eggplant Parm Pie fried eggplant, marinara, mozzarella, wrapped in a pasta dough shell 19 Double Cut Pork Chop thick cut pork chop, vinegar peppers, potato, arugula - please allow our chef a little extra time to prepare this dish 31 Grilled Salmon salmon fillet, marinated green beans, to Yours crispy polenta 27 Russo Italian Restaurant proudly pays homage to the many generations of my Fromfamily who lovingly Our enjoyed food, Family drink and family. It reflects our roots as butchers in Calabria, Prime Sirloin Steak Italy, as well as the family market they opened in Worcester after immigrating to the United roasted tomato sauce, grilled artichokes, States in 1908. It also celebrates my more immediate family, who while not professionally onions, crispy polenta 32 trained in the culinary arts, still cooked with passion. The recipes my grandparents followed were passed to my parents. As a child I remember the smell of garlic and gravy on the stove, Half Chicken or fresh bread in the oven as we prepared for another family meal. At the holidays, we roasted “ italian style”, preserved lemon, crowded around the kitchen table with Aunts, Uncles and cousins, eagerly awaiting our olives, potatoes, rapini 25 turn to be served. More recently, I had the pleasure of watching my nephew Tim, who at the young age Whole Roasted Bronzini of 5 years old, would stand tip-toed on a stool watching my Dad at the stove. It was then Tim potato, fennel, arugula, roasted tomato, proclaimed “I want to be a chef when I grow up” and today as Executive Chef here at Russo tapenade, lemon 31 Italian Restaurant, helps me keep those memories, those recipes, those traditions alive. So from our family to yours... Buon Appetito! Ed Russo CONTORNI FAMILY CLASSICS Seasonal Vegetables 7 Traditional family classics Frutti di Mare served with your choice mussels, shrimp, squid, clams, tomato, Roasted Mushrooms 7 of homemade pasta fresh herbs 27 Fried Potatoes 7 Veal Saltimbocca Manicotti veal, prosciutto, sage, Nanutz’s recipe of italian crepes, filled with Parmesan Polenta 7 dry vermouth 23 herbs & ricotta baked in pomodoro sauce 23 Homemade Italian Sausage 7 Chicken Saltimbocca chicken, prosciutto, sage, 7 Broccoli Rabe dry vermouth 23 Side of Pasta 7 Veal Marsala veal, mushrooms, marsala reduction 23 DOLCI Chicken Marsala Handcrafted classics from chicken, mushrooms, marsala reduction 23 our in-house pastry chef Chicken Parmesan Gelato pan fried chicken breast, marinara, ask about our daily selections 8 mozzarella, parmesan 23 Zeppole powdered sugar doughnuts, Veal Parmesan pan fried veal, marinara, mozzarella, strawberry jam 8 parmesan 23 Tiramisu yellow cake, espresso syrup, whipped mascarpone cheese, cocoa 8 Affogato espresso, whipped cream, choice of gelato 7 INSALATA Traditional Ricotta Tartelette Tomato Salad mixed lettuces, shaved vegetables, olives, tomato, burrata, basil, balsamic, EVVO 12 anise ricotta, lemon curd, orange segments, italian dressing 8 shortbread crust 8 Grilled Caesar Arugula house made cannoli romaine, anchovy, crostini, pecorino, arugula, goat cheese, balsamic, walnuts, caesar dressing 10 whipped sweetened ricotta, fig, balsamic vinaigrette 11 pistachio, cherries 8 Ask about our Catering Service. 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