Bizzarro Italian Café introduces our 300 Mile Menu!

To support our local farms and celebrate the veritable cornucopia of local ingredients found here in the Pacific Northwest, we have gone local! Along with our daily handmade pastas and desserts made from scratch, the majority of our meats, seafood, dairy and produce, when available, come from no more than 300 miles away. The Italians have known the secret to freshness for centuries: "Eat with the seasons and let nature's timely bounty be the ispirazione for all your dishes."

Buon Appetito!

January-March Menu MMVIII

ANTIPASTI I INSALATI
(appetizers and salads)

SALAMI MISTI $7.95
The Chef's rotating selection of hand crafted salami, pates and meats. With Mama Lil's hot peppers and olive oil.

PIATTO DI FROMAGGI $7.95
A selection of local and imported cheeses.

VONGOLE AL VAPORE $10.95
Local steamed clams in a fresh basil and white wine broth.

INSALATA DELLA MELA $7.95
A crisp salad of apple slices, salad greens, toasted hazelnuts and Mt. Townsend gruyere - dressed with hazelnut oil and apple cider vinegar.

INSALATA DELLA BARBABIETOLA $7.95
A roasted beet salad with fennel root and smoked Oregon blue cheese, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with coarse sea salt.

INSALATA AL BALSAMICO DI LA CASA $5.95
A simple salad of seasonal greens and organic carrots - dressed with balsamic vinaigrette.

MINESTRA DEL GIORNO $4/$7
A hand-crafted soup of the day.

BRUSCHETTA A LA BIZZARRO $7.95
Toasted crostini topped with whipped gorgonzola, red-wine-poached figs and a port reduction.

PRIMI PIATTI DI PASTI

Our hand made pasta entrees come with a house salad included or you can upgrade to one of our specialty salads for $4 or soup of the day for $2.

PARPARDELLE A LA BOLOGNESE $15.95
Wide ribbon noodles tossed in rich organic beef, lamb and pork - slow simmered for six hours and finished with a touch of butter.

LINGUINI AL VONGOLE CON PANCETTA $15.95
Fresh local clams sautéed with the Chef's own, house-cured pancetta and a touch of chili flake, tossed with butter and our handmade linguini.

RAVIOLI DI ZUCCA $15.95
Savory winter squash ravioli with a hint of nutmeg, tossed in a sage butter sauce and topped with spicy candied pecans.

GNOCCHI CON SUGO DI MAIALE $15.95
Handmade Yukon Gold potato dumplings tossed with a rich braised pork shoulder and rib sauce, seasoned with nutmeg and cinnamon.

GNOCCHI AL FROMAGGIO AFFUMICATO $15.95
Our potato dumplings tossed in a Smoked Oregon Blue cheese sauce with sautéed apples.

CAPELLINI CON CAVOLETTI $15.95
A traditional winter dish from Florence: local chard and kale slow braised in a rich vegetable stock, tossed with angel hair pasta and a touch of butter with a hint of spice.

CAPELLINI "MOLICOLE" $15.95
A spicy twist on the traditional dish, angel hair pasta tossed with crushed garlic, Mama Lil's Peppers, olive oil and focaccia crumbs - topped with Parmigiana Reggiano.

PARPARDELLE CON TARTUFO BIANCO $15.95
Wide ribbons of fresh pasta, tossed simply with butter, parmesan and white truffle oil.

PASTI AL FORNO

LASAGNA AL BOLOGNESE $15.95
Layers of our hand made pasta, rich ragu Bolognese and beschemelle sauce - topped with golden brown mozzarella.

MAHGARITA DI CEPPO $15.95
Scrolls of pasta tossed with fresh basil and our house marinara and topped with mozzarella and baked golden brown.

GNOCCHI DI SEMOLINMA ALLA ROMANA $15.95
Tender Semolina dumplings, pan fried in brown butter and oven baked with a touch of cream and parmesan.

SECONDI

Our baked entrees; the lamb, guinea hen, rabbit and trout take a little extra time to come to perfection in our oven so we recommend you enjoy an appetizer and/or a small order of fresh pasta as a primi piatti while you wait - house salad is already included.

AGNELLO BRASATO CON POLENTA $19.95
Red wine braised lamb shank, served atop a crispy polenta cake and braised kale - with a lamb and fig demi-glace.

GALLINA ARROSTITA CON FUNGHI $21.95
A roasted half Guinea Hen, marinated in Marsala wine and finished with a wild mushroom and chicken stock "jus" - with semolina gnocchi.

CONIGLIO BRASATO IN CHARDONNAY $19.95
Locally farmed rabbit leg, wrapped in house cured panchetta -braised in chardonnay with parsnips and chard.

FILETTO DI MAIALE ARROSTO $19.95
A brined and roasted pork loin with a grilled Washington apple slice and braised leeks -finished with a white wine-gorgonzola sauce (ask your server about the availability of this dish).

TROTA AL FORNO $19.95
Farm raised Ruby Trout encrusted with polenta and stuffed with shaved fennel root and fresh thyme, with roasted Yukon Gold potatoes.

BISTECA AL PEPE VERDE $19.95
Hand cut sirloin top steak, encrusted with green pepper corns, pan seared and finished with a touch of cream - with roasted Yukon potatoes.

1307 N 46th St, Seattle, WA 98103
(206) 632-7277

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