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  • Carmela Cucina Italiana

Carmela Cucina Italiana

(760) 471-2131
  • 823 Grand Ave, San Marcos, CA 92078
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(760) 471-2131
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Antipasti (Appetizers)
    • Mozzarella Fritta $8

      Lightly breaded mozzarella served with marinara sauce

    • Brushetta $7

      Toasted italian bread topped with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil

    • Scallops Wraped in Bacon $10

      Jumbo scallops with bacon, broiled to perfection

    • Garlic Bread $6

  • Salads
    • Carpacio $13

      Thin sliced filet mignon, served with capers, chaved parmigana with mesculin greens and house vinegarete dressing

    • Caesar Salad $7

      Romaine lettuce served with homemade caesar dressing and croutons

    • Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad $12

      Grilled chicken served over romaine lettuce with homemade caesar dressing and croutons

    • Insalata Capriciosa $12

      Marinated grilled chicken breast served with gourmet greens and homemade dressing

    • Tuna Salad Platter $11

      Fresh tuna salad served on a bed of lettuce with tomatoes and cheese

    • Insalata Caprese $9

      Roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, olive oil, balsamic vinegar

    • Crab Cake Salad $15

      Two crab cakes served on a bed of musculine greens

  • Soup
    • Homemade Soup of the Day (Cup) $3.95

  • Entrees
    Served with choice of soup or salad and spaghetti
    • Veal Parmigiana $13

      Breaded veal fried, topped with melted mozzarella cheese and red sauce

    • Chicken Sorrento $13

      Breast of chicken sauteed with mushrooms, chopped tomato, in a sherry wine sauce topped with mozzarella cheese

    • Chicken Parmigiana $13

      Breaded breast of chicken, fried and topped with provolone cheese

    • Chicken Marsala $13

      Breast of chicken sauteed in sweet marsala wine with fresh mushrooms

    • Chicken & Shrimp Parmigiana $14

      Breaded breast of chicken and shrimp fried to a golden brown, topped with mozzarella cheese and red sauce

    • Shrimp Parmigiana $14

      Shrimp fried to a golden brown, topped with mozzarella cheese and red sauce

    • Zupette $15

      Shrimp, clams, mussels, calamari in red, sherry wine marinara over linguine or white garlic white wine scampi sauce and served over linguine pasta

  • Pasta
    Served with choice of soup or salad
    • Cappellini Primavera Garlic $11

      Fresh vegetables sauteed in imported olive oil and garlic add chicken - $3.00 or add shrimp $4.00

    • Baked Ziti Alforno $12

      Baked ziti with fresh hot ricotta and mozzarella cheese served with our special sauce, baked to perfection

    • Gnocchi di Carmela $12

      Carmela's homemade gnocchi with alfredo or tomato sauce

    • Chicken A Modo Nostro $12

      Penne pasta, sauteed chicken, asparagus, sundried tomato, in a light rose sauce

    • Meat Tortellini or Cheese Ravioli $12

      Tomato or alfredo sauce

  • Pasta - A
    Choice of: Spagetti, ziti, linguini, fettucine, cappellini
    • Alfredo $13

    • Marinara Sauce $11

    • Arribatia $11

      Spicy hot tomato sauce

    • Chicken Alfredo $13

      Chicken strips sauteed in alfredo sauce with fettucini

    • Bolognese $12

      Authentic meat sauce

  • Focaccias
    Served on homemade foccia bread with choice of soup or salad
    • Eggplant Parmigiana $14

      Platter with penne pasta

    • Focaccia Pollo $12

      Marinated grilled chicken breast served with lettuce, tomato and onion

    • Focaccia Contadina $14

      Imported prosciutto, red roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil

    • Focaccia Adriatica $12

      Sauteed baby rock shrimp and spinach, garlic and oil topped with fontina cheese

  • Beverages
    • Coffee

    • Cappuccino

    • Espresso

    • Tea

    • Soft Drinks

  • Antipasti (Appetizers)
    • Mozzarella Fritta $9

      Lightly breaded mozezarella served with marinara sauce

    • Mussels or Clams $10

      Mussels sauteed in white or red sauce

    • Brushetta $7

      Toasted italiana bread topped with fresh tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil

    • Scallops Wrapped in Bacon $12

      Jumbo scallops with bacon, broiled to perfection served in scampi sauce

    • Crab Cake $14.5

      Blue jumbo lump crab meat served over greens and topped with honey dijon vinaigrette

    • Garlic Bread $6

  • Zuppe-Insalate (Soup-Salads)
    • Soup of the Day $5

    • Insalata Caprese $8

      Vine ripe roma tomatoes topped with olive oil and garlic, fresh basil and mozzarella

    • Carpaccio $13.5

      Thin sliced cured filet mignon, served with cracked black pepper, shaved parmesan with a dijon vinagerette

    • Antipasto Rustica $15

      Imported prociutto, sopressata, provolone, fresh mozzarella, olives and bruschetta

    • Caesar Salad $5

    • House Salad $5

  • Pasti Di Casa (Homemade Pastas)
    Choice of: Spagetti, ziti, linguini, fettucine, penne, any side order of pasta with special sauce will be an extra charge
    • Marinara Sauce $16

    • Arriabiata $17

      Spicy hot tomato sauce

    • Primavera $19.5

      Fresh vegetable in a rose sauce or garlic and oil

    • Bolognese $19.5

      Authentic meat sauce

    • Puttanesca $19

      Black and green olives, capers, mushrooms and fresh tomato

    • Fettuccini A Modo Nostro $23

      Black fettuccine with asparagus, sundried tomato and shrimp in light rose sauce

    • Fettuccine Alfredo $17

    • Ravioli with Ricotta $19.5

      Served in alfredo or tomato sauce

    • Sausage Cacciatore $19.5

      Grilled sausage sauteed with bell pepper, mushrooms, onions, marinara sauce, served over penne pasta

    • Lasagna Bolognese $19.5

      With meat and ricotta

    • Meat Tortellini $19.5

      Alfredo or tomato sauce

    • Gnocchi Di Carmela $19.5

      Carmela's homemade gnocchi with alfredo, tomato or blush sauce

    • Spinach Manicotti $19.5

      Spinach, ricotta cheese filled creeps baked in oven topped with mozzarella cheese and tomato or blush sauce

  • Pollo (Chicken)
    Served on a bed of penne pasta
    • Chicken Parmigiana $20

      Breaded breast of chicken deep fried topped with provolone cheese

    • Chicken & Shrimp Helena $24

      Breast of chicken with shrimp and artichokes sauteed in white wine lemon sauce

    • Chicken Marsala $20

      Breast of chicken sauteed in a sweet marsala wine sauce

    • Chicken Sorrento $20

      Breast of chicken sauteed with mushrooms, chopped tomato in a sherry wine sauce topped with mozzarella cheese

    • Chicken Filomena $20

      Breast of chicken sauteed with olives, tomato, mushrooms, onions, hot peppers, in wine demiglaze sauce

    • Chicken Caciatore $20

      Pieces of chicken breast sauteed with bell pepper, mushrooms, onions, marinara sauce, served over penne pasta

    • Chicken Fettuccini Alfredo $20

      Chicken pieces pan sauteed with alfredo sauce tossed with fettuccine pasta

    • Chicken Isabella $20

      Breast of chicken sauteed in peppercorn, shallots and brandy demiglaze cream sauce with fresh mushrooms

    • Chicken Piccata $20

      Breast of chicken sauteed with capers and italian herbs in a white wine and lemon-butter sauce

  • Vitello (Veal)
    Served with a side of penne with same sauce
    • Veal Parmigiana $24

      Milk fed veal breaded and topped with melted cheese and red sauce

    • Veal Marsala $24

      Milk fed veal sauteed with fresh mushrooms in marsala wine

    • Veal Piccata $24

      Milk fed veal sauteed with butter, capers, lemon and white wine

    • Veal Abruzzes $24

      Milk fed veal sauteed in garlic and oil with hot peppers, sweet peppers, mushrooms and brown wine sauce

    • Veal Genovese $24

      Milk fed in white wine, artichoke hearts, fresh mushrooms and sundried tomatoes

  • Carne (Meat)
    • 6 oz. Filet Mingon ala Carmela

  • Pesce (Seafood)
    • Mussels or Fresh Clams $20

      Red or white sauce served over pasta

    • Shrimp & Scallops Alfredo $25

      Shrimp & sacllops with cream sauce, served over fettuccine

    • Shrimp Primavera $23.95

      Jumbo shrimp & fresh vegetables sauteed with olive oil & garlic over choice of pasta

    • Fish of the Day

    • Shrimp Scampi $23

      Served over linguine

    • Stuffed Shrimp Florentine $23

      With our special spinach cheese mix topped with crabmeat, melted cheese and scampi sauce

    • Zuppe Di Pesce $27

      Combination of lagostino, shrimp, mussels, clams, scallops and calamari, served in red or white sauce over linguine

  • Piatti Speciali (Special Dishes)
    Served with a side of penne with same sauce (no substitutions)
    • Chicken Shrimp Di Gina $24

      Breast of chicken and logostino sauteed with capers, sundried tomatoes and asparagus in a garlic white wine lemon sauce

    • Chicken and Shrimp Parmigiana $24

      Lightly breaded chicken and shrimp fried to a golden brown, topped with provolone cheese and red sauce

    • Chicken Carmela $24

      Breast of chicken dipped in light egg batter, sauteed with asparagus, capers, sundried tomatoes, in wine lemon butter sauce & topped with crab meat

    • Eggplant Parmigiana $19.5

      Layers of breaded eggplant, ricotta and mozzarella cheese baked in oven and topped with tomato sauce

    • Cannelloni $23

      Meat filled cannelloni wrapped in crepes and baked in the oven with brandy, cream, shallot and peppercorn sauce

  • Side Orders
    • Mixed Vegetables in Garlic and Oil $6

    • Pasta Bolognese $8

    • Spinach (any style) $6

    • Gnocchi with Red and White Sauce $9

    • Ravioli with Tomato or Alfredo Sauce $8

    • Pasta Aglio e Olio $8

    • Meat Tortellini with Tomato or Alfredo Sauce $8

    • Meatballs $4

    • Italian Sausage $6

  • Children's Menu
    • Ziti with Meatball $12

    • Chicken Parmigiana $12

    • Ravioli with Meatball $12

    • Fettuccine Alfredo $12

    • Chicken Strips with French Fries $12

    • Meat Tortellini with Tomato or Alfredo Sauce $12

  • Dessert Menu
    • Canoli with Ricotia Cheese and Chocolate Chips

    • Tiramisu

    • Homemade Ricotia Cheese Cake

    • Creme Brulle

    • Chocolate Moose

    • Chocolate Moose Cheese Cake

    • Nice Selection of Gelatos & Sorbetos

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