Paradiso Ristorante Italiano
6124 Franconia Road
Alexandria, VA 22310
www.paradisoristorante.com
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Yes Antipasti Bruschetta $5.00 Freshly baked garlic bread topped with chopped tomatoes, basil and parmesan cheese. Calamari fritti $7.00 Tender calamari dusted with flour and flash fired. Served with our spicy marinara sauce. Scampi alla Tony $8.00 Jump shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic in a lemon butter sauce. Served over a garlic crostini. Mozzarella carrozza $6.00 Creamy mozzarella lightly breaded and fried. Served with an anchovy garlic sauce and our homemade marinara sauce. Miscolanza $4.00 Toasted garlic bread served with a sun-dried tomato dipping oil. Vongole casino $7.00 Fresh clams covered with bell peppers and bacon. Baked in a zesty lemon/butter sauce. Cozze D'Amalfi $6.00 Cultivated mussels simmered in the shell with garlic, white wine and crusted red peppers. Topped with our marinara sauce. Pane con aglio $3.00 Homemade bread with Italian seasoning, olive oil and garlic. Pane con aglio $4.00 With mozzarella cheese Melanzana $5.00 Grilled eggplant stuffed with Italian cheese, pesto. Served over capellini pasta and finished with a tomato-cream sauce. Portobello $10.00 Crab stuffed portobello mushrooms served with a lemon sauce. Antipasti platter $14.00 Calamari, bruschetta and scampi served on a platter. Insalata Add chicken or salmon to your salad and make it an entrée! $4 Zuppa (soup) Homemade soup made daily, ask your server for details. Insalata di casa $5.00 Tossed house salad of fresh mixed greens and garden vegetables. Insalata Caprese $8.00 Mixed greens, fresh mozzarella, bruschetta tomatoes, basil, black olives and balsamic vinaigrette. Insalata D'Marissa $6.00 Crisp white button mushrooms, tossed with shredded Gruyere cheese and finished with a zesty Italian dressing. Insalata di spinaci $6.00 Fresh spinach and berries tossed in a raspberry dressing. Mozzarella Caprese $7.00 Fresh mozzarella, vine-ripened tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, served with a garlic crostini. Insalata a la Cesare $6.00 Romaine lettuce, homemade Caesar dressing and parmesan cheese. Tossed with garlic and herb croutons. Pasta Spaghetti polpette $12.00 Sicilian style spaghetti pasta served with polpette (meatballs) in our homemade marinara sauce. Malafemmina $17.00 Spaghetti pasta tossed with fresh clams, lump crabmeat, black olives and capers. Simmered in a fresh tomato and white wine sauce. Gnocchi con bolognese $15.00 Potato base dumplings tossed in a bolognese sauce with ground beef, veal, pork and tomato. Tagliatelle a la primavera $13.00 Fettuccini pasta tossed with sauteed vegetables and broccoli. Served in a tomato or cream sauce. Spaghetti carbonara $14.00 Thin pasta tossed with Italian bacon, onions and parmesan cheese in a rich cream sauce. Linguini vongole $16.00 Sauteed clams, white wine, garlic and fresh herbs tossed with linguini pasta. Your choice of a white wine garlic of tomato sauce. Lasagna bolognese $13.00 Fresh lasagna layered in bolognese sauce and Italian cheeses. Manicotti a la Monalisa $11.00 Tubular pasta stuffed with Italian cheese and baked in our marinara sauce. Fettuccini con pollo $14.00 Fresh fettuccine pasta tossed with sauteed onions and chicken. Served with your choice of cream sauce or our homemade tomato sauce. Tortellini a la panna $12.00 Tri-color tortellini stuffed with a blend of Italian cheeses, simmered in a rich alfredo sauce. Lasagna di spinaci $12.00 Fresh lasagna layered with leaf spinach, Italian cheeses and tomato sauce. Ziti al forno $11.00 Ziti pasta baked with ricotta cheese, bolognese sauce and mozzarella cheese. Penne bel paese $16.00 Sea scallops and shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic butter, bel paese cheese in a cream sauce. Tossed with penne pasta. Cannelloni con vitello $13.00 Cannelloni stuffed with ground veal, spinach, vegetables and Italian cheese. Topped with your choice of cream sauce or our homemade tomato sauce. Misto di mare $18.00 Jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, clams, cultivated mussels, and calamari sauteed with garlic and white wine in a marinara sauce over linguini pasta. Entrees Piccata $14 - chicken; $16 - veal Tender meat braised with fresh lemon, butter and capers. Served with a side of pasta. Marsala $15 - chicken; $16 - veal Tender meat, pan-seared with crisp mushrooms. Finished with a sweet marsala wine and veal demi. Served with a side of pasta. Parmigiana $13 - eggplant; $14 - chicken; $16 - veal Breaded and topped with parmesan and mozzarella cheese, baked in our marinara sauce. Served with a side of pasta. Pollo frascati $15.00 Sauteed chicken topped with spinach, mozzarella cheese, onions, tomatoes and garlic. Finished with a light tomato demi. Filleto di manzo $23.00 Tender filet mignon grilled to perfection and topped with sauteed tomatoes and onions. Lombada d'agnello $19.00 Grilled lamb chops. Served with caramelized onions in a Chianti wine sauce. Grigliata con carne $22.00 Mixed grill-filet mignon, Italian sausage, breast of chicken and lamb chops, grilled to perfection. Served with sauteed pepper. Grigliantina di mare $21.00 Fresh red snapper, jumbo shrimp, and sea scallops, grilled. Served over a bed of baby field greens and topped with a citrus vinaigrette. Salmone d'Giovanna $19.00 Fresh Atlantic salmon grilled with jumbo shrimp and topped with a zesty lemon-butter sauce. Capesant gratinia $17.00 Large sea scallops pan-seared and baked. Topped with a rich seafood bechamel sauce. Gamberi d'Antonio $20.00 Crab stuffed jumbo shrimp topped with a zesty lemon-butter sauce. Antipasti Bruschetta $5.00 Freshly baked garlic bread topped with chopped tomatoes, basil and parmesan cheese. Calamari fritti $7.00 Tender calamari dusted with flour and flash fired. Served with our spicy marinara sauce. Scampi alla Tony $8.00 Jump shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic in a lemon butter sauce. Served over a garlic crostini. Mozzarella carrozza $6.00 Creamy mozzarella lightly breaded and fried. Served with an anchovy garlic sauce and our homemade marinara sauce. Miscolanza $4.00 Toasted garlic bread served with a sun-dried tomato dipping oil. Vongole casino $7.00 Fresh clams covered with bell peppers and bacon. Baked in a zesty lemon/butter sauce. Cozze D'Amalfi $6.00 Cultivated mussels simmered in the shell with garlic, white wine and crusted red peppers. Topped with our marinara sauce. Pane con aglio $3.00 Homemade bread with Italian seasoning, olive oil and garlic. Pane con aglio $4.00 With mozzarella cheese Melanzana $5.00 Grilled eggplant stuffed with Italian cheese, pesto. Served over capellini pasta and finished with a tomato-cream sauce. Portobello $10.00 Crab stuffed portobello mushrooms served with a lemon sauce. Antipasti platter $14.00 Calamari, bruschetta and scampi served on a platter. Insalata Add chicken or salmon to your salad and make it an entrée! $4 Zuppa (soup) Homemade soup made daily, ask your server for details. Insalata di casa $5.00 Tossed house salad of fresh mixed greens and garden vegetables. Insalata Caprese $8.00 Mixed greens, fresh mozzarella, bruschetta tomatoes, basil, black olives and balsamic vinaigrette. Insalata D'Marissa $6.00 Crisp white button mushrooms, tossed with shredded Gruyere cheese and finished with a zesty Italian dressing. Insalata di spinaci $6.00 Fresh spinach and berries tossed in a raspberry dressing. Mozzarella Caprese $7.00 Fresh mozzarella, vine-ripened tomatoes, basil, balsamic vinegar and olive oil, served with a garlic crostini. Insalata a la Cesare $6.00 Romaine lettuce, homemade Caesar dressing and parmesan cheese. Tossed with garlic and herb croutons. Pasta Spaghetti polpette $12.00 Sicilian style spaghetti pasta served with polpette (meatballs) in our homemade marinara sauce. Malafemmina $17.00 Spaghetti pasta tossed with fresh clams, lump crabmeat, black olives and capers. Simmered in a fresh tomato and white wine sauce. Gnocchi con bolognese $15.00 Potato base dumplings tossed in a bolognese sauce with ground beef, veal, pork and tomato. Tagliatelle a la primavera $13.00 Fettuccini pasta tossed with sauteed vegetables and broccoli. Served in a tomato or cream sauce. Spaghetti carbonara $14.00 Thin pasta tossed with Italian bacon, onions and parmesan cheese in a rich cream sauce. Linguini vongole $16.00 Sauteed clams, white wine, garlic and fresh herbs tossed with linguini pasta. Your choice of a white wine garlic of tomato sauce. Lasagna bolognese $13.00 Fresh lasagna layered in bolognese sauce and Italian cheeses. Manicotti a la Monalisa $11.00 Tubular pasta stuffed with Italian cheese and baked in our marinara sauce. Fettuccini con pollo $14.00 Fresh fettuccine pasta tossed with sauteed onions and chicken. Served with your choice of cream sauce or our homemade tomato sauce. Tortellini a la panna $12.00 Tri-color tortellini stuffed with a blend of Italian cheeses, simmered in a rich alfredo sauce. Lasagna di spinaci $12.00 Fresh lasagna layered with leaf spinach, Italian cheeses and tomato sauce. Ziti al forno $11.00 Ziti pasta baked with ricotta cheese, bolognese sauce and mozzarella cheese. Penne bel paese $16.00 Sea scallops and shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic butter, bel paese cheese in a cream sauce. Tossed with penne pasta. Cannelloni con vitello $13.00 Cannelloni stuffed with ground veal, spinach, vegetables and Italian cheese. Topped with your choice of cream sauce or our homemade tomato sauce. Misto di mare $18.00 Jumbo shrimp, sea scallops, clams, cultivated mussels, and calamari sauteed with garlic and white wine in a marinara sauce over linguini pasta. Entrees Piccata $14 - chicken; $16 - veal Tender meat braised with fresh lemon, butter and capers. Served with a side of pasta. Marsala $15 - chicken; $16 - veal Tender meat, pan-seared with crisp mushrooms. Finished with a sweet marsala wine and veal demi. Served with a side of pasta. Parmigiana $13 - eggplant; $14 - chicken; $16 - veal Breaded and topped with parmesan and mozzarella cheese, baked in our marinara sauce. Served with a side of pasta. Pollo frascati $15.00 Sauteed chicken topped with spinach, mozzarella cheese, onions, tomatoes and garlic. Finished with a light tomato demi. Filleto di manzo $23.00 Tender filet mignon grilled to perfection and topped with sauteed tomatoes and onions. Lombada d'agnello $19.00 Grilled lamb chops. Served with caramelized onions in a Chianti wine sauce. Grigliata con carne $22.00 Mixed grill-filet mignon, Italian sausage, breast of chicken and lamb chops, grilled to perfection. Served with sauteed pepper. Grigliantina di mare $21.00 Fresh red snapper, jumbo shrimp, and sea scallops, grilled. Served over a bed of baby field greens and topped with a citrus vinaigrette. Salmone d'Giovanna $19.00 Fresh Atlantic salmon grilled with jumbo shrimp and topped with a zesty lemon-butter sauce. Capesant gratinia $17.00 Large sea scallops pan-seared and baked. Topped with a rich seafood bechamel sauce. Gamberi d'Antonio $20.00 Crab stuffed jumbo shrimp topped with a zesty lemon-butter sauce. Menu not available at this time