Gigi's Cucina Povera

Gigi's Cucina Povera Menu

(716) 877-8788
981 Kenmore Ave, Buffalo, NY 14217
$$$$$

Antipasti - Piccolo Piatti - Appetizers

Start your meal by trying an authentic first-course Italian plate!
Clams Casino
$11.00-17.00
Clams with bacon, onion, peppers, and herbs, coated in breadcrumbs.
Stuffed Banana Peppers
$14.00
Ricotta, fontina, Asiago and fresh herbs.
2 Pieces Meatball Parmesan
$12.00
2 meatballs smothered in Pomodoro and mozzarella cheese.
1/2 Rack of Lamb Chops Scotta Dita
$21.00
Grilled New Zealand farm raised lamb served with mascarpone polenta.
Antipasto
15.00
Meats, cheeses, pickled vegetables, and olives served with fresh ciabatta.

$Insalata - Salads

Freshly tossed salads filled with lively ingredients.
House Salad
$6.00
Simply dressed field greens with white balsamic vinaigrette, seasonal garnishes and crumbled Gorgonzola.
Caesar Salad
$8.00
Fresh romaine tossed in house-made Caesar dressing with ciabatta croutons and white anchovies.
Fennel orange and olive salad
8.00

$Minestra - Soup

Homemade Italian-style soups.
Chicken Pastina Soup
5.00
Hearty soup filled with chicken and pasta.

$Cibo Pronti - Food Ready

Treat your taste buds to 1 of these delicious dishes.
Gigi's Signature Fish Fry
$16.00
Panko crusted fresh cod served with hand-cut fries, lemon caper tartar sauce, and fennel cabbage slaw.
Calabrian Chicken Wings
$16.00
10 jumbo wings with Gigi's own Calabrian wing sauce, Gorgonzola, celery and carrots.
Sicilian Burger
16.00
Charbroiled 8 oz burger, gorgonzola, pancetta, arugula tomato and house cut fries.

$Pasta

Don't miss out! These pasta dishes are loaded with amazing flavors!
Grandma Dano's Spaghettini with Meatballs
$17.00
Grandma Dano's Spaghetti No Meatballs
$13.00
Penne con Vodka
$18.00
Mezzanotte
$17.00
Midnight spaghetti served with olive oil, garlic, hot pepper, Romano and parsley.
Penne Arrabiatta
$21.00
Italian sausage, hot peppers, chili flakes and pomodoro.
Linguine con Vongole
$23.00
Red or white clam sauce served with fresh clams and linguine.
Pasta con sarde
21.00
Penne pasta with a sauce of pomodoro, sauteed fennel, sultana raisins, and sardines.

$Secondi - Second Courses

Entrees include choice of soup or salad. Most include braised greens and roasted potatoes or fresh pasta.
Chicken Milanese
$24.00
Pan-fried breaded cutlets, arugula, grape tomato, Asiago and pasta a'olio.
Chicken Marsala
$24.00
Tender chicken or veal with shallots, cremini mushrooms and Marsala wine sauce over pasta.
Chicken Parmesan
$24.00
Breaded chicken or veal cutlets are pan-fried the baked with red sauce and mozzarella, served over pasta.
Eggplant Parmesan
$18.00
Mozzarella, Parmesan, ricotta and fresh basil served over fresh pasta.
Lamb Chops Scotta Dita
35.00
Full rack. Grilled New Zealand farm raised lamb served with mascarpone polenta.

$Gigi's Thin Crust Brick Oven Pizza

Hand-rolled, 9-inch, thin-crust pizzas topped with fresh ingredients.
Margherita Pizza
$11.00
Fresh pizza topped with red sauce, basil and mozzarella.
Traditional White Pizza
$12.00
Olive oil, onion, tomato and mozzarella.
Fig Pizza
$14.00
Olive oil, dried fig, caramelized onion and Gorgonzola.
Steak Pizza
$14.00
Olive oil, rosemary, mozzarella, onion, sirloin steak and banana peppers.
Caprese Pizza
$14.00
Olive oil, spices, a blend of fresh and shredded mozzarella, tomato, basil and prosciutto.
Norma Pizza
14.00
Red sauce, mozzarella, red onion, basil, roasted eggplant and ricotta.

$Contorni - Side Dishes

Add a tasty side dish to make your meal complete.
Garlic Braised Greens
$5.00
Braised greens cooked with fresh garlic.
Hand Cut Fries
$6.00
Fresh cut fries crisp fried to perfection.
Polenta con Fungi
$6.00
Creamy mascarpone polenta topped with sauteed mushrooms.
Sicilian Olive Salad
$6.00
Sicilian olive salad.
Pasta Primi
$6.00
Your choice of house-made sauce.
House Marinated Pickled Eggplant
$6.00
A must-try.
Side of Meatballs
$6.00
House Marinated Pickled Mushrooms
$6.00
Caponata
6.00
traditional Sicilian eggplant dip with capers, raisins, olives, peppers and tomato

$Beverages

Thirsty? Add a refreshing beverage to your order!
12 oz. San Pellegrino
$3.50-4.50
San Pellegrino sparkling mineral water.
12 oz. San Pellegrino Blood Orange
3.50
San Pellegrino sparkling water flavored with blood orange.

$Desserts

All desserts made in house.
Tiramisu
$6.00
Sicilian Lemon Tart
$6.00
House made Cannoli
$6.00
Flour less Chocolate Cake
6.00

$Family Style Meals that Serve 4

Includes salad, bread, cannoli No substitutions please.
Spaghetti and Meatballs
$50.00
Includes salad, bread, and cannoli.
Baked Penne Parmesan
$50.00
includes salad, bread and Cannoli
Chicken Parmesan
$75.00
Breaded chicken breast baked with mozzarella and Pomodoro. With pasta, salad, bread, and cannoli.
Eggplant Parmesan
60.00
Breaded eggplant baked with mozzarella and Pomodoro. With pasta, salad, bread and cannoli.

$Alcohol (Must be 21 to purchase)

Must be 21 to purchase.
Bottle of Beer
$4.00
Domestic. Must be 21 to purchase.
Santa Marina Pinot Grigio
$15.00
Dry white wine. Must be 21 to purchase.
Bianco Sicilia, Colosi
$16.00
Crisp dry white wine. Must be 21 to purchase.
BR Cohn Chardonnay
$35.00
California chardonnay crisp and light. Must be 21 to purchase.
Orvieto Argillae
$22.00
Beautiful Italian white, crisp, dry, fruit. Must be 21 to purchase.
Chianti Placido
$15.00
House red wine. Must be 21 to purchase.
Montepulciano, il Conte
$15.00
Red wine dry, berries, very drinkable. Must be 21 to purchase.
Primitivo, Tratturi
$16.00
Red, similar to zinfandel. Must be 21 to purchase.
Pinot Noir Sartori
$18.00
Light red easy-drinking Italian pinot. Must be 21 to purchase.

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