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July 4, 2008  

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DINNER MENU

Dinner Served Monday through Saturday
from 4 p.m. to Closing
Sunday - Dinner All Day
Salads
........................................................................................................................................................................SMALL / LARGE
Branda’s Best!.................................................................................................................................................5.95 / 8.95
Mixed greens, sun-dried sweet cherries, spicy pecans and crumbled gorgonzola tossed
with sesame dressing
Antipasto Salad ...............................................................................................................................................5.50 / 7.95
Ham, salami, provolone, over romaine lettuce topped with tomato, red onion, olives, and
sweet red peppers with Italian herbed vinaigrette
Antipasto Italiano ...........................................................................................................................................6.95 / 9.95
Prosciutto Di Parma, sopressata, capicola, red roasted peppers, provolone
fresh mozzarella, sun dried tomato and calamata olives with balsamic vinaigrette
Bruschetta Duo ..............................................................................................................................................4.25 / 7.50
White bean with roasted garlic and traditional tomato with onion topped with fresh mozzarella
over seasoned crostini’s
Arugula Salad ................................................................................................................................................. 4.95 / 7.95
With vine ripe tomatoes, roasted peppers and thin sliced red onions tossed with a balsamic dressing
Fresh Calamari Salad ................................................................................................................................... 5.95 / 8.95
Finely diced red onions, celery, calamata olives, tossed in a fresh extra virgin olive oil lemon vinaigrette
Caesar Salad .................................................................................................................................................. 5.50 / 7.95
Romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing and topped
with gourmet-seasoned croutons and grated imported parmesan
Spinach Salad ................................................................................................................................................. 5.95 / 8.95
With bacon, hard-boiled egg, fresh sliced mushrooms, red onion with a cayenne ranch dressing
and shredded carrots
Chef Salad ....................................................................................................................................................... 5.95 / 8.95
Roast beef, turkey, swiss cheese, hard-boiled egg over romaine with red onion,
tomato, olives, shredded carrot, served with a citrus vinaigrette
Melon Salad ..................................................................................................................................................... 5.95 / 8.95
Fresh diced melon, golden raisins, amaretto glazed walnuts, baby greens tossed in a
raspberry vinaigrette and sprinkled with crumbled goat cheese
House Salad..................................................................................................................................................... 3.50 / 6.95
Romaine lettuce, tomato, red onion, olives and shredded imported parmesan cheese

........................................................................................................................................................................SMALL / LARGE
*Add to any of our gourmet salads –
Grilled Chicken................................................................................................................................................. 2.00 / 4.00
Grilled Shrimp .................................................................................................................................................. 3.00 / 6.00
Grilled Portabello Mushroom......................................................................................................................... 2.50 / 5.00
Grilled Salmon ................................................................................................................................................. 3.50 / 7.00
Grilled Sirloin Steak ........................................................................................................................................ 3.50 / 7.00

Soups
............................................................................................................................................................................CUP / BOWL
Stracciatella a la Romano........................................................................................................................... 2.95 / 4.95
Pasta Fagioli .................................................................................................................................................. 2.95 / 4.95
Tortellini in Brodo ......................................................................................................................................... 2.95 / 4.95
Soup of the Day ............................................................(check daily dinner specials)

Appetizers
Fried Calamari....................................................................................................................................................... 7.95
Tender calamari lightly fried served with both a
marinara and a wasabi aioli sauce
Spiedini a la Romana .......................................................................................................................................... 6.95
Layers of mozzarella, prosciutto and white bread,
lightly egg battered and fried, smothered in either
a marinara or a white wine caper sauce.
New Zealand Mussels ........................................................................................................................................ 7.95
In a fresh tomato basil sauce
Italian Style Breaded Chicken Strips.............................................................................................................. 5.95
Italian style breaded tenderloins of chicken
served with a honey mustard or marinara dipping sauce
Branda’s Blazing Jumbo Wings ...................................................................................................................... 5.95
With our own special HOT wing sauce
Mozzarella Sticks ................................................................................................................................................ 5.50
With marinara sauce
Grilled Portabella Mushroom ........................................................................................................................... 7.95
Branda’s Style Stuffed with Crabmeat ........................................................................................................ 10.95
Both complimented with a delicately herbed white wine sauce
Grilled Eggplant Napoleon ................................................................................................................................ 7.75
Layers of eggplant, red peppers, fresh mozzarella
over a bed of baby greens drizzled with a balsamic reduction
Eggplant Rollatini ................................................................................................................................................ 6.95
Breaded eggplant rolled and stuffed with ricotta
and parmesan cheese, then baked and topped with tomato sauce
Spanish Garlic Shrimp ...................................................................................................................................... 8.95
Sautéed shrimp in a white wine garlic butter seasoned with hot sauce


Pastas
(Pasta entrees served with a house salad)

Pasta Vodka....................................................................................................................................................... 11.95
Your choice of linguini, mezza rigatoni, penne or capellini in a pink vodka sauce
With chicken…$14.95      With shrimp…$16.95
Fettuccine Alfredo ............................................................................................................................................11.95
Fettuccine noodles served in a white cream parmesan sauce
With chicken…$14.95      With shrimp…$16.95
Cavatelli and Broccoli .....................................................................................................................................10.95
Sautéed in garlic, oil and white wine
With chicken…$13.95      With shrimp…$15.95
Homemade Gnocchi ........................................................................................................................................12.95
In a pesto cream sauce with wilted arugula
Tricolor Tortellini alla Panna ..........................................................................................................................13.95
Julienne prosciutto, peas in Alfred cream sauce
Penne Bolognese ..............................................................................................................................................13.95
Ground beef, veal and pork, browned and seasoned with onions and tomato sauce
Pasta Primavera ...............................................................................................................................................13.95
Your choice of linguini, penne, mezza rigatoni or capellini with a blend of cauliflower, zucchini,
yellow squash, carrots, mushrooms, brocolli and peas in a shallot parmesan tomato cream sauce
Pasta Marinara .................................................................................................................................................. 8.95
Your choice of penne, rigatoni, linguine or capellini
With meatballs or sausage… $11.45
Cheese Ravioli ..................................................................................................................................................10.50
Homemade ravioli with marinara,
Meat or Spinach Ravioli with marinara sauce ............................................................................................11.50
With any of our specialty sauces add $2.00
Roasted Pepper and Mozzarella Ravioli .....................................................................................................13.50
With a champagne cream sauce .
Linguine, Sausage, Broccoli Rabe Aglio e Olio .........................................................................................14.95
Sausage and broccoli rabe sautéed in garlic and oil
Mussel Marechiara ...........................................................................................................................................13.95
New Zealand Mussel in delicately blended marinara and white wine sauce over linguine
Linguine Vongole ...............................................................................................................................................13.95
Whole and minced clams in a white or red sauce served over linguine
Sautéed shrimp, sun-dried tomato and wilted spinach ..............................................................................16.95
In a sherry aioli olio tossed with angel hair pasta
Eggplant Lasagna .............................................................................................................................................13.95
Made with fusilli lungi and ricotta cheese seasoned with imported Parmesan
Eggplant Parmigiana ........................................................................................................................................12.50
Breaded eggplant topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese then baked
Meat Lasagna .....................................................................................................................................................13.95
Lasagna noodles layered with ricotta filling, sautéed beef
and marinara topped with mozzarella cheese
Baked Ziti .............................................................................................................................................................11.95
Ziti baked with ricotta, mozzarella and tomato sauce
Jumbo Stuffed Shells........................................................................................................................................ 11.95
Filled with ricotta stuffing, served in tomato sauce
Manicotti ...............................................................................................................................................................11.95
Sheeted pasta dough rolled and stuffed with a
ricotta cheese blend topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese


Entrees
All entrees include a house salad – any of our gourmet salads may be
substituted for your house salad at the price of the difference

Pollo
(Choice of pasta or rice)
Chicken Marsala ...............................................................................................................................................14.95
Boneless breasts of chicken sautéed with mushrooms in a
Marsala demiglace, served with a side of mixed vegetables
Chicken Francese ............................................................................................................................................14.95
Boneless breasts of chicken coated lightly in egg batter
sautéed in a lemon, butter, and white wine, served with
a side of mixed vegetables
Chicken Parmigiana ........................................................................................................................................13.95
Chicken breasts breaded Italian style, smothered
with marinara and top with melted mozzarella
Chicken Piccata ...............................................................................................................................................14.95
Boneless breasts of chicken lightly floured and
sautéed with lemon, butter, white wines and capers,
served with a side of mixed vegetables
Chicken Gouda .................................................................................................................................................16.95
Boneless breasts of chicken sautéed topped with
spinach and melted Gouda in a fresh herb and garlic white
wine demiglace
Chicken Balsamico .........................................................................................................................................16.95
Boneless breasts of chicken sautéed with roasted
peppers and mushrooms in a fresh herb balsamic reduction


Vitello
(Choice of pasta or rice)
Veal Parmigiana ..............................................................................................................................................16.95
Tender cutlets of veal breaded Italian style, smothered
with marinara and top with melted mozzarella
Veal Marsala ....................................................................................................................................................17.95
Tender veal scaloppini sautéed with mushrooms in a
Marsala demiglace, served with a side of mixed vegetables
Veal Francese .................................................................................................................................................17.95
Tender veal scaloppini coated lightly in an egg batter
and sautéed in lemon, butter, white wine sauce, served
with a side of mixed vegetables
Veal Piccatta.................................................................................................................................................... 17.95
Tender veal scaloppini lightly floured and sautéed in
lemon, butter white wine and topped with capers, served
with a side of mixed vegetables
Veal Lazio……………………………………………………………………………..................................…18.95
Medallions of veal sautéed with broccoli, sun-dried
tomatoes and roasted peppers in sherry brown sauce
Veal Saltimbocca...……………………………………………………………………................................ 18.95
Pan seared medallions of veal topped with
prosciutto, spinach, and melted mozzarella
in a marsala shallot glaze.

Beef/Pork
Pork Tenderloin ..............................................................................................................................................18.95
Sliced grilled pork tenderloin served in a roasted garlic
marsala mushroom sauce with fried potato
and mixed vegetables
New York Strip Steak ....................................................................................................................................18.95
Pizzaiola – 12 oz. choice cut strip loin, peppers, onions
and mushrooms topped with marinara sauce and
melted mozzarella served with rice
Giambotta – 12 oz. choice cut strip loin, peppers, onions,
mushrooms and fried potatoes in a garlic brown sauce
Filet Mignon Diane ........................................................................................................................................ 21.95
8 oz. choice cut of filet mignon pan seared with jumbo
shrimp, mushrooms and basil in a cognac shallot mustard
sauce served with mixed vegetables and rice

Pesce
(Choice of pasta or rice)
Tilapia Oreganata .........................................................................................................................................16.95
Tilapia baked in a seafood white wine scampi sauce,
topped with oreganato breadcrumbs, served with a side of mixed vegetables
Shrimp Scampi .............................................................................................................................................17.95
Shrimp pan seared in garlic white wine and butter,
served with a side of mixed vegetables
Honey Mustard Salmon ..............................................................................................................................18.95
Pan seared salmon glazed in a honey mustard sauce,
served with mixed vegetables
Zuppa Di Pesce ............................................................................................................................................19.95
Shrimp, tilapia, calamari, clams, mussels in a hot or sweet seafood marinara broth
Seafood Fra Diavolo ................................................................................................................................... 20.95
Shrimp, clams, mussels, calamari and scallops in spicy marinara



Children’s Menu
Chicken Fingers…………………………………………............................................................................ 4.50
with French Fries………… …………………………............................................................................…... 5.50
Cheese Ravioli…………………………………………….......................................................................... 4.25
Penne Butter or marinara sauce…………………..................................................................................... 3.95
Penne, With a meatball or sausage………………………........................................................................ 4.95


Side Orders
Sautéed Broccoli………………………………………….......................................................................... 3.95
Sautéed Broccoli Rabe………………………………….......................................................................… 5.95
Sautéed Spinach…………………………………………........................................................................... 3.95
Meatball or Sausage……………………………………........................................................................… 2.95
Garlic Knots (6)…………………………………………............................................................................. 3.50
Branda’s Garlic Bread………………………………….......................................................................…. 2.75
French Fries……………………………………………........................................................................…... 2.50
Onion Rings…………………………………………........................................................................…….... 2.95

Specialty Pizza
.................................................................................................................................................................Small / Large
Pizza Di Roma…………………………………………………………..............................................11.25 / 17.50
Mozzarella topped with fresh sliced tomato, fresh minced
garlic, fresh basil and grated romano
Pizza Bruschetta……………………………………………………….............................................10.50 / 16.50
Mozzarella topped with marinated fresh tomato, onion,
basil, garlic and romano cheese
Pizza Margherita………………………………………………………..............................................10.95 / 16.95
Fresh mozzarella, filetto di pomodoro and fresh basil
Pizza alla Vodka………………………………………………………...............................................12.95 / 19.95
Vodka sauce with thin sliced prosciutto and fresh mozzarella
Pizza Nonna…………………………………………………………..............................................…12.95 / 19.95
Mozzarella, roasted peppers, prosciutto, mushrooms and tomato sauce
Pizza Pollo……………………………………………………………....................................... ........ 12.95 / 19.95
Mozzarella, chicken, broccoli, sun-dried tomatoes, filetto di pomodoro
Pizza Grigliata di Verdure……………………………………………..............................................13.95 / 20.95
Grilled eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, portobello mushrooms,
filetto di pomodoro and a lite sprinkling of fresh mozzarella
Pizza Quattro Formaggi………………………………………………….........................................11.95 / 18.95
Marinara, provolone, mozzarella, gorgonzola and grated romano
Pizza Bianca……………………………………………………………….........................................11.95 / 18.95
Ricotta, sautéed broccoli, mozzarella and grated romano
Pizza Sorrentino………………………………………………………....................................…......12.95 / 15.95
Mozzarella topped with Bruschetta and breaded eggplant
and diced fresh mozzarella
Pizza Chicken Bellissimo…………………………………………….............................................12.95 / 19.95
Grilled chicken, roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella
Pizza Chicken Parmigiana……………………………………………..................................…….13.95 / 20.95
Diced breaded chicken cutlet topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella
Pizza Branda……………………………………………………...................................…………....14.95 / 21.95
Prosciutto, sopressatta, capicola, provolone, roasted red peppers,
tomato sauce and mozzarella

Traditional Pizza
....................................................................................................................................................Small 12” / Large 16”
Cheese Pizza…………………………………………………................................................…... 9.95 / 13.95
Pizza Supreme ............................................................................................................................. 13.50 / 19.95
(Choice of 5 regular toppings)
Sicilian………………………………………………………………...........................................................18.95
Sicilian Supreme……………………………………………………........................................................ 31.95
(Choice of 5 regular toppings)
Double Crust Specialty……………………………………………........................................................ 31.95

TOPPINGS
Large Regular Toppings……………...........................................................................................................1.75
Large Specialty Toppings…………............................................................................................................ 3.50
Sicilian Regular Toppings…………............................................................................................................ 3.25
Sicilian Specialty Toppings………….......................................................................................................... 5.00
Small Regular Toppings……………............................................................................................................1.00
Small Specialty Toppings……………......................................................................................................... 2.00

Regular Topping - Extra cheese, peppers, onions, olives, roasted or fresh garlic, mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, meatballs, broccoli, ham, grilled or breaded eggplant, spinach, ricotta, fresh tomato, roasted peppers, anchovies, sun-dried tomato
Specialty Topping - prosciutto, sopressata, capicola, pineapple, grilled or breaded chicken, artichokes

Pizza by the Slice
(any additional regular toppings are $.50)
Regular slice…………………..............................................................................................................…… 2.00
Specialty slice……………………............................................................................................................… 2.75
Regular Sicilian slice………………............................................................................................................ 3.00
Specialty Sicilian slice……………..........................................................................................................… 3.75
Double Crust Specialty Slices ……............................................................................................................ 4.50
(Choice of any of our fine entees on a seasonned edge double crust pizza)
*certain entrees may be an extra charge


Paneficio Specialties
Meat Stromboli ham, salami, pepperoni, mozzarella and provolone………………………………10.95
Vegetable Stromboli sautéed brocolli, spinach, mozzarella, and provolone ..................................10.50
Calzone Plain Cheese (ricotta and mozzarella)………………………………..................................... 8.75
With choice of (meatball/sausage/ham/pepperoni)…………………………….................................... 9.75
Rolls made with provolone and mozzarella cheese............................................................................... 8.95
Choice of (Sausage, peppers and onions)/chicken/spinach)

Beverages
................................................................................................................................................................Small / Large
San Pellegrino ……………………………………………………………...................................….. 2.50 / 4.95
San Pellegrino Aranciata or Limonata………………………………………..................................1.95
Fountain Drinks………………………………………………………………................................................1.50
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Iced Tea (Raspberry sweetened), Pink Lemonade, Gingerale
Bottled Drinks (to go) ………………………………..................................................(20 oz) 1.50 (2 liter) 2.95
Pitchers Fountain Drinks……………………………………........................................................................ 3.95
Espresso……………………………………………………............................................................................1.95
Cappuccino………………………………………………….......................................................................... 2.95
Café Latte…………………………………………………............................................................................. 2.95
Fresh Brewed 100% Colombian Coffee……………………......................................................................1.50
Hot Tea……………………………………………………..............................................................................1.50


Desserts

Homemade Ricotta Cheese Cake • New York Style Cheese Cake • Oreo Cheese Cake
Italian Rum Torte • Jamaican Strawberry Torte
Jim Beam Bananna Supreme • Carrot Cake • Cannoli
Tartufo Ice Cream • Tiramasu • Chocolate Outrage Cake
Fruit Plate
Ask for our weekly Special Gourmet Treat



 


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