Taste of Italy Italian

Taste of Italy Menu

(858) 259-2300
4653 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego, CA 92130
$$$$$

Appetizer's


Garlic Bread
Homemade Italian Sausage Or Meatballs
Garlic Cheese Bread
French Fries
Zucchini Fritti
Cheesy Bread Sticks
Cheesy Pesto Bread Sticks
Ravioli Frihi
Calamari Fritti
Mozzarella Fritti
Fried Shrimp
BBQ Or Spicy Wings
Happy Wings
Fried to a golden crisp served with your choice of sauce: bbq, spicy, or ranch.
Bruschetta Di Pomodoro
Toasted italian bread topped with olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette, fresh garlic, tomatoes, basil, mozzarella, parmesan, and romano cheeses.
Calamari Diablo
Select calamari flash fried with finely diced red peppers and jalapenos zesty!
Caprese
Fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, fresh tomatoes and basil topped with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Shrimp Scampi
Sauteed jumbo shrimp and mushrooms in fresh garlic butter with lemon juice and pinot grigio and served with garlic bread.
Combo Fritti Platter
Mushroom, mozzarella, zucchini and calamari.

Soup

Served with homemade garlic bread.
Homemade Soup Of The Day
Homemade Minestrone
Country vegetables in a classic italian herb stock.

Salad

Dressings: italian, blue cheese, ranch, greek, caesar, extra olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette
Mixed Baby Green Salad
Mixed greens, tomato, black olives, pepperoncini, red onion and mushrooms topped with mozzarella cheese and homestyle seasoned croutons with our italian house dressing.
Caesar Salad
Freshly tossed romaine with homestyle croutons in a light zesty caesar dressing topped with grated pecorino-romano and our homestyle seasoned croutons.
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach leaves, tomatoes, pecans, mushrooms, red onions topped with bacon bits and gorgonzola served with our lemon balsamic vinaigrette. A great salad to add a grilled chicken breast, shrimp or salmon.
Classic Antipasto
Mixed greens, fresh mushrooms, tomato, pepperoncini, red onion, black olives with italian mortadella, dry italian salami and provolone served with our homemade italian house dressing.

Cold Subs

All sandwiches are prepared on a toasted italian roll. Cold sandwiches are prepared with lettuce, tomato, onions, italian oil, provolone and romano cheese. Sandwiches are served with your choice of french fries or a side salad. Add bacon, avocado, sauteed mushrooms, sauteed onions, and more to any sandwich for extra.
Torpedo
Imported mortadella with pistachio and italian salami.
Ham & Provolone
With mayo and mustard.
Genoa Salami
With provolone.
Turkey Breast
With mayo and mustard.
Turkey Club
Bacon with mayo and mustard.
Vege Delite
With provolone cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, black olives, mushrooms, and onions.

Hot Subs


Meatball Parmigiana
Made with usda choice lean ground beef with marinara baked with mozzarella.
Italian Sausage Parmigiana
A special homemade recipe with marinara baked with mozzarella.
Chicken Parmigiana
Eggplant Parmigiana
Chicken Pomodoro
Fresh basil, garlic, tomato and olive oil.
Chicken Pesto
With dried cranberries and provolone.
Chicken Club
Bacon, tomato, red onion, lettuce and mayo.
BBQ Chicken
With bbq sauce and red onions.
Philly Cheese Steak
Sauteed with mushrooms, onions, and pinot grigio then baked with provolone.

Burgers

All burgers are prepared on a toasted potato bun. Burger are prepared with lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle, and your choice of cheese. All burgers are served with your choice of french fries. Add bacon, avocado, sauteed mushrooms, sauteed onions, and more to any sandwich for extra.
Classic 1/2 Lb. Burger
Classic Cheese Burger
Bacon & Cheese Burger
Europian Turkey Burger
BBQ Angus Burger
With bacon, american cheese and topped with our homemade bbq sauce.
Diabolo Angus Burger
With bacon, jalapenos, your choice of provolone or america cheese and spicy marinara sauce.

Baked Dishes

All dishes are served with homemade soup or dinner salad and garlic bread. add a homemade meatball or sausage for extra.
Stuffed Shells
Baked with ricotta and mozzarella cheese, with bolognese, marinara or arrabiata sauce served on a bed of spaghetti.
Meat Ravioli
With bolognese, arrabiata, alla mushroom or marinara sauce.
Cheese Ravioli
With bolognese, creamy alfredo, alla vodka, arrabiata. spicy antonio, alla mushroom, pesto alfredo, carciofi, cinque formaggi or marinara sauce.
Lobster Ravioli
With bolognese, creamy alfredo, alla vodka, arrabiata. spicy antonio, alla mushroom, pesto alfredo, carciofi, cinque formaggi or marinara sauce.
Spinach Lasagna
With marinara sauce topped with mozzarella.
Lasagna Bolognese
With meat sauce topped with mozzarella.
Baked Ziti
With mozzarella, topped with ricotta cheese with bolognese, marinara or arrabiata sauce.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Eggplant breaded and topped with mozzarella and marinara sauce.
Homemade Manicotti
Crepes stuffed with mozzarella, ricotta and romano cheeses topped with mozzarella and marinara.
Homemade Cannelloni
Crepes stuffed with usda choice ground beef, homemade italian sausage, mozzarella, ricotta and romano topped with mozzarella and bolognese sauce.

Pasta's

Angel hair, fettuccine, spinach fettuccine, linguine, spaghetti, penne, ziti, cheese tortellini, meat tortellini. Choose your pasta and add your favorite sauce. We can vary the spiciness of each pasta sauce. Please let your server know if you'd like the sauce spicy, either way we know you'll love it! Served with homemade soup or dinner salad and garlic bread. Add chicken, shrimp, salmon, calamari, sausage or a homemade meatball to any pasta for extra.
Marinara Sauce
Our classic tomato sauce infused with italian herbs and spices.
Bolognese
(Meat sauce). traditional recipe combining fresh vegtables, herbs, and spices with usda choice ground beef then slowly cooked in our family's world style.
Classic Alfredo Cream Sauce
Our velvety, creamy cheese sauce made with pecorino-romano cheese and fresh garlic.
Spicy Antonio
Sauteed with fresh garlic, parsley, mushrooms and diced tomatoes in a spicy creamy alfredo sauce.
Pesto
With olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh basil and sun-dried tomatoes.
Pesto Alfredo
With olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh basil and sun-dried tomatoes in a pesto cream sauce.
La Primavera
Fresh broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, garlic, basil, onions, tomatoes, zucchini, olive oil, garlic, pinot grigio sauteed with marinara and a touch of cream.
Carciofi
Artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil sauteed in olive oil and lime juice in a gorgonzola lemon chardonnay cream sauce.
Pomodoro
Fresh tomato and basil with an olive oil and garlic sauce
Arrabiata
Fresh basil, garlic, olive oil and pinot grigio sauteed with mushrooms in a spicy tomato sauce.
Al Agli Olio
Fresh parsley with an garlic and olive oil sauce.
A La Vodka
Fresh basil and garlic sauteed in olive oil with fresh mushrooms and tomatoes in a pink vodka cream sauce.
Tequila Lime & Jalapeno Cream Sauce
Roasted red and green peppers, fresh tomatoes, garlic, cilantro and scallions lightly sauteed in olive oil, tequila and fresh lime juice in a minced jalapeno cream sauce.
Half And Half
Choose your two favorites: spinach lasagna, bolognese lasagna, spinach ravioli, cheese ravioli, meat ravioli or any pasta from our pasta section with bolognese, arrabiata, or marinara sauce

Pizza's And Calzone's


Hawaiian
Canadian bacon, mozzarella, pineapple, with our classic pizza sauce.
Spicy Italian Sausage And Salami
With oregano, mozzarella, with our classic pizza sauce.
La Melanzane
Breaded eggplant, garlic, olive oil and ricotta with our classic pizza sauce.
Capri
Pesto and sun-dried tomatoes in a garlic and olive oil sauce.
Spinach And Tomato
Fresh basil, garlic and olive oil.
Spinach Artichoke
Artichoke hearts, basil, fresh spinach, jalapeno and scallions in a garlic and olive oil sauce.
Cinque Formaggi
Fontina, gorgonzola, gouda, mozzarella, and romano, topped with oregano in an olive oil and fresh garlic sauce.
Vegetarian Feast
Fresh tomatoes, black olive, red and green peppers, mushrooms, red onions, and mozzarella with our classic pizza sauce.
Margherita
Fresh tomatoes, basil, and mozzarella in an olive oil and fresh garlic sauce.
Bar-B-Que Chicken
Barbecue chicken breast, cilantro and red onions in barbecue sauce.
Little Italy Style
Mushrooms, pepperoni, salami, sausage, mozzarella, crushed red peppers, with our classic pizza sauce.
Chicken Arrabiata
Grilled chicken breast with fresh basil, tomatoes, roasted red peppers, diced scallions, jalapenos and crushed red peppers in an olive oil and garlic sauce.
Meat Feast
Canadian bacon, meatballs, pepperoni, salami, sausage and mozzarella in our classic pizza sauce.
Athenian Delight
Feta, fresh tomatoes, kalamata olives, oregano, and red onions in an olive oil and fresh garlic sauce.
Chicken Or Shrimp Pesto
Grilled chicken breast or shrimp with sun dried tomatoes, garlic and red onions, in an olive and pesto sauce.
Caprese
Fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, garlic, fresh tomatoes and basil topped with extra virgin olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Special Works
Black olives, green peppers, pepperoni, mushrooms, white onions, salami, sausage, and mozzarella in our classic pizza sauce
Toppings
Pepperoncini, black olives, fresh basil, fresh cilantro, fresh garlic, fresh mushrooms, fresh tomatoes, jalapeno peppers, green peppers, red peppers, red onions, white onions, oregano, pineapple, zucchini, artichoke hearts, broccoli, eggplant-breaded, fresh spinach, kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes.
Cheese
Feta, mozzarella, provolone, ricotta, romano, fontina, gouda, gorgonzola.
Meats
Anchovies, bacon, canadian bacon, ham, homemade sausage, homemade meatball, pepperoni, salami.
Sauces
Bbq sauce, alfredo cream sauce, olive oil & garlic, garlic pesto sauce, fresh garlic & olive oil, pizza sauce.

Chef Special's

All chef specialties are served with garlic bread and a choice of soup or salad. Add a homemade meatball or sausage for extra.
Chicken Breast And Vege's
Chicken sauteed in olive oil, fresh garlic and lemon, served with sauteed vegetables and your choice of homemade soup or dinner salad. Excludes pasta, it's a low carb solution!
Chicken Marsala
Sauteed with olive oil, fresh mushrooms, garlic and marsala wine.
Chicken Parmigiana
Breaded boneless chicken breast topped with mozzarella and marinara sauce, then baked to perfection.
Chicken Picatta
Sauteed with olive oil, pinot grigio, fresh garlic , lemon and capers.
Chicken Repieno
Boneless chicken breast stuffed with spinach, fresh garlic, mushrooms, montrachet (goat cheese), and pine nuts.
Chicken Scampi
Sauteed with fresh garlic, mushrooms and pinot grigio in a lemon butter sauce.
Chicken Toscano
Pan grilled chicken topped with pine nuts, fresh tomatoes, spinach, fresh garlic, gouda cheese with marsala sauce.
Etna's Chicken Combo
Chicken parmigiana, lasagna bolognese and our classic fettuccine alfredo.
Lingunie Alla Carbonara
Fresh eggplant, basil, garlic, fresh tomato sauce topped with fresh mozzarella.
Lingunie W/Clams
Whole baby clams sauteed with white wine, garlic, olive oil in a light cream or red sauce.
Meat Or Cheese Tortellini
Your choice of marinara or meat sauce.
Penne A La Norma
Fresh eggplant, basil, garlic, fresh tomato sauce topped with fresh mozzarella.
Salmon Aioli And Shrimp
Baked salmon stuffed with sauteed shrimp, fresh garlic, sweet peppers, mozzarella, and vegetables with a parsley sauce.
Salmon Con Penne E Vodka
Fresh salmon, roma tomatoes, fresh garlic, capers and basil in our pink vodka cream sauce.
Seafood Pasta
Your choice of pasta sauteed shrimp, salmon, calamari, mussels, fresh and baby clams in your choice of creamy alfredo, pesto alfredo or an arrabiatat sauce.
Shrimp Alfredo
Artichoke hearts and mushrooms in a light cream sauce.
Shrimp Fra Diabolo
Served in our spicy arrabiatta sauce (spicy tomatoes sauce).
Shrimp Scampi
Sauteed with fresh garlic, mushrooms, pinot grigio, in a lemon butter sauce.
Shrimp Scampi Carciofi
Artichoke hearts, fresh tomatoes, and basil served with lemon chardonnay sauce.

Kid's Menu

Children 12 and under.
Spaghetti
With marinara or meat sauce (includes garlic bread)
Jumbo Cheese Or Meat Ravioli
With marinara or meat sauce (includes garlic bread).
Cheese Pizza
Chicken Strips
Breaded and fried to a golden crisp.

Dessert's


Cannoli
Handmade cannolis are an incredible way to finish off your perfect meal. Fresh cream with a slight touch of powdered sugar.
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.
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.
Tiramisu
Imported from italy soft sponge base soaked with vanilla and espresso coffee. Layered with mascarpone and zabaglione cream. The surface is dusted with cocoa powder.

Lunch Specials

7 Days a week - 11am-4pm.
Bambino Pizza
$5.00
With one egg free topping.
Lasagna Or Pasta
$5.00
With meat or marinara sauce.
Footlong Sandwiches
$5.00
Turkey, ham, torpedo, veggie, meatball, sausage.
Large Caesar Salad
$5.00
All You Can Eat Salad Bar
$5.00
Add a soup, dinner salad or french fries for only $1.95 with specials only.

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