Cesco

4871 Cordell Ave- Btwn Norfolk Ave & Woodmont Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814

301 654-8333

Lunch Menu
Antipasti
Mozzraella E Pomodoro   ripe plum tomatoes with fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil	7.95
Bruschetta Tricolore   toasted slices of bread topped with sauteed broccoli rabe, cannellini beans and marinated tomatoes with basil and olive oil	6.75
Insalata Tiepida Di Polpo Con Patate Ed Olive Nere   warm baby octopus salad with potato, string beans and black olives	7.95
Calamari In Zimino   braised calamari with swiss chard and a touch of tomato	7.50
Portobello Al Cartoccio   portobello mushroom with roasted garlic, shallots, tomato filet and basil in papilotte	8.95
Spiedino Di Gamberoni E Calamari Con Insalata Verde   grilled fresh shrimp and squid served with fresh field greens	8.95
Cozze In Brodetto   sauteed mussels in white wine, tomato and fresh herb broth	7.50
Specialita Della Casa - Zuppa E Insalata
Ribollita   classic tuscan vegetable soup with bread and parmesan	8.50
Panzanella Insalata   traditional tuscan salad of diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, and homemad croutons in a balsamic vinaigrette with fresh basil	7.50
Inslaata Di Finocchio E Arance Con Pomodori Arrostiti   fresh salad of fennel and oranges with oven roasted tomatoes	7.50
Zuppa Di Gran Farro E Fagioli   a famous soup of barley and beans the etruscan time	8.50
Specialita Della Casa: Zuppa E Insalata $7.50
Ribollita   classic tuscan vegetable soup with parmesan cheese
Panzanella Insalata   traditional tuscan salad of diced cucumbers, tomatoes, onions and homemade croutons in a balsamic vinaigrete with fresh basil
Insalata Di Finocchio E Pomodori Arrostini   fresh fennel salad and oven roasted tomatoes
Insalate
Insalata Di Campo   salad of field greens	5.95
Insalata Di a Rugola E Radicchio Rosso Con Pecorino Fresco Toscano   fresh arugola and grilled radicchio salad with shaved fresh tuscan pecorino cheese and light balsamic dressing	6.95
Insalata Di Formaggio Caprino   warm goat cheese salad with arugola, black olives and balsamic reduction	8.50
Insalata Di Indivia Al Parmigiano Croccante   salad of endive and crispy parmesan cheese	7.50
Contorni
Bietola Saltata   sauteed swiss chard with olive oil and garlic	5.75
Fagioli All'olio   braised cannellini benas with extra virgin olive oil	5.75
Purea Di Patate Gratinata   potato puree au gratin with parmesan cheese	4.50
Verdure Miste Alla Griglia   assortment of grilled vegetables iwth herbs	5.00
Paste
Cappellacci Di Ricotta E Erbette Al Burro E Salvia*   cappeliacci filled ith ricotta cheese and herbs, served with a butter and sage sauce	12.95
Crespelle Fiorentina*   rolled crepes with veal and spinach stuffing with bechamel and tomato sauce	12.95
Linguine Di Mare*   linguine with shrimp, squid, scallops, clams and mussels	14.95
Pappardelle Di Spinaci All' Anatra Muta*   homemade wide spinach noodles with long island duck sauce	11.95
Tagliatelle Alla Bolognese*   classic noodles with meat sauce	10.95
Penne All' Arrabbiata   penne pasta in a spicy tomato sauce	9.95
Capellini Al Pomodoro Fresco E Basilico   angel hair pasta with fresh tomato and basil	9.95
* Homemade Pasta
Pietanze
Scaloppne Alla Norcina Con Funghi   veal scaloppini in a black truffle sauce with mushrooms and mashed potatoes	15.95
Paillard Alla Milanese   fried chicken pallard milanese style with arugola and tomato salad in light lemon oil dressing	13.95
Stufato Di Coniglio Con Peperonate E Olive Nere   rabbit stew with sauteed peppers and black olive	13.95
Paillard Di Pollo Alla Griglia Con Verdure Alla Griglia   grilled chicken pailard with grilled vegetables	12.95
Panino Vegetariano   focaccia filled with goat cheese, eggplant, sliced tomato, basil and arugola	8.95
Frittata Primavera   italian style omelette with zucchini, onions, basil and tomato	8.95
Pollo In Insalata   roasted chicken salad with fennel, carrots, leeks, lettuce and celery served with lemon dressing	7.95
Salmon Alle Erbe Con Fagioli E Fagiolini   sauteed salmon with fresh herbs served with cannellini beans and green beans	15.95
Pasta E Pietanze
Linguine Alle Vongole   linguine noodles with baby clams in their own juice	13.95
Agnello Alla Griglua Con Lenticchie   grilled marinated lamb tenderloin served over stewed lentils and red wine sauce	20.95
Tagliata Alla Griglia Con Arugola E Pure Di Patate   top loin steak marinated in spicy herbs, grilled, sliced and served over arugola salad with mashed potatoes	20.95
Orata Alla Griglia Con Funghi   whole mediterranean bass, stuffed with rosemary, thyme and garlic, lightly bread and grilled. served with mushrooms and a light butter thyme sauce	22.95
Pesce Alla Livornese Con Ceci   sauteed fish of the day simmered in livomo- style tomato sauce with chick peas	18.95
Pesce Del Giorno Alla Griglia   grilled fresh fish of the day herbs and fresh vegetables	19.95
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Dinner Menu
Antipasti
Mozzarella E Pomodoro   ripe plum tomatoes with fresh homemade mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil	8.50
Proscitto Di Parma Con Melone O Pane Fritto   thinly sliced italian prosciutto with cantelope or fried bread	9.50
Bruschetta Tricolore   toasted slices of bread topped with sauteed broccoli rabe, cannellini beans and marinated tomatoes with basil and olive oil	6.95
Insalata Tiepida Di Polpo E Gamberoni Sul Portobello Con Patate Ed Olive Nere   warm baby octopus and shrimp salad with potato, string beans and black olives over grilled portobello	10.50
Calamari In Zimino   classic florentine braised calamari and swis chard in a tomato sauce	8.50
Spiedin Di Gamberoni E Calamari Con Insalata Verde   grilled skewer of fresh shrimp and squid served with fresh field greens	9.50
Ricchi E Poveri   sauteed spicy shrimp with cannellin beans and watercress salad	10.50
Cozze E Vongole In Brodetto   braised maine mussels and clams in a broth of white wine, tomato and fresh herbs	8.50
Insalate
Insalata Di Campo   salad of field greens with light balsamic vinaigrette	5.95
Insalata Di Arugola E Radicchio Rosso Grigliato Con Pecorino Fresco Toscan   fresh arugola and grilled radicchio salad with shaves of fresh tuscan pecorino cheese and light balsamic dressing	7.50
Insalata Tiepida Di Formaggio Caprino   warm goat cheese salad with arugula, black olives and balsamic reduction	8.50
Insalata Di Cesare Con Parmigiano   egg-free caesar salad with homemade croutons and parmesan	6.95
Paste
Cappellacci Di Ricotta E Erbette Al Burro E Salvia *   cappellacci with ricotta chees and herbs served with a butter and sage sauce	14.50
Tortelloni Di Vitella Alla Bolognese *   veal stuffed tortelloni with bolognese sauce	14.95
Crespelle Alla Fiorentina Con Vitella *   rolled creps with veal and spinach stuffing with bechamel and tomato sauce	14.95
Linguine Di Mare *   seafood linguine with shirmp, squied, scallops, clams and mussels	15.95
Pappardelle Di Spinaci All'anatra Muta *   homemade wide spinach noodles with long island duck sauce	15.50
Tagliatelle Ai Funghi *   classic noodles with ragout of wild mushrooms and fresh peas	15.95
Penne all 'arrabbiata   penne pasta in a spicy sauce of fresh tomato and basil	12.95
Capellini Al Pomodoro Fresco E Basilico   angel hair pasta with fresh tomato and basil	11.95
Cavatelli Con Salsiccia, Broccolietti E Pomodoro *   homemade cavatelli with broccoli rabe, sausage and tomato	15.95
Risotto Del Giorno   risotto of the day	16.95
* Homemade Pasta
Contorni
Bietola Saltata   sauteed swiss chard with extra virgin olive oil and garlic	6.50
Fagioli Aldolio   braised cannellini beans with extra virgin olie oil	5.75
Purea Di Patate Gratinata   potato puree au gratin with parmesan cheese	5.00
Verduer Mista Alla Griglia   assorment of grilled vegetables with flerbs and lemon olive oil	6.00
Pietanze
Scaloppine Alla Norcina Con Funghi   veal scalloppini in a black truffle and mushroom sauce with mashed potatoes	19.95
Bistecca Di Vitella Alla Girglia Con Verdure Alla Griglia   grilled veal t-bone chop with grilled vegetables	23.95
Involtini Di Vitella Con Fontina E Funghi   veal scaloppine stuffed with fontina cheese and mushrooms served with sauteed swiss chard and mashed potatoes	20.95
Ossobuco Con Capellini Allo Zafferano   braised veal ossobuco in gremolato sauce with saffron angel hair	21.50
Paillard Di Pollo Alla Griglia Con Verdure Alla Griglia   grilled chicken breast with grilled vegetables	16.95
Filetto Alla Griglia Con Melazane E Pomodori   grilled filet of beef with eggplant and tomato in a light gorgonzola cheese sauce	22.95
Filetto Di Cervo Con Purea Di Rape, Castagne E Speck In Salsa Di Fruita   sauteed loin of venison with turnip puree, chestnuts with speck served with a sauce of dried fruit	22.95
Agnello Alla Griglia Con Lenticchie E Verdure   grilled marinated lamb tenderloin with stewed lentil salad and thyme sauce	22.95
Salmone Alle Erbe   sauteed salmon with fresh herbs served with ragu of fava beans and pancella over basil and fennel sauce	19.95
Specialita Della Casa - Pasta E Pietanze
Linguine Alle Vongole   linguine noodles with baby clams in thier own juice	13.95
Tagliata Alla Griglla Con Arugola E Patate Al Rosmarino   top loin steak marinated in spicy herbs, grilled, sliced and served over arugola salad with rosemary potatoes	23.95
Zuppa Di Pesce   classic tuscan "cacciucco" fish soup of rockfish, tuna, salmon, scallops, squid, shrimp and mussels	20.95
Orata Alla Griglia Con Pisellini Al Timo   whole mediterranean bass, stufed with rosemary, thyme and garlic, lightly breaded and grilled. served with sauteed fresh peas and a light thyme butter sauce	24.95
Pesce Alla Livornese Con Ceci   sauteed fish of the day simmered in livornese-style tomato sauce with chick peas	21.95
Pesce Del Giorno   grilled fresh fish of the day with herbs and vegetables of the day	22.95
An 18% Gratuity Will Be Added for Groups of 8 or More
Dolci $7.00
Tirami Su   layers of sponge cake and mascarpone cheese mousse sprinkled with cocoa
Bongo Bongo   profiteroles filled with vanilla cream and dipped in melted chocolate
Torta Della Nonna   grandma's torte - pastry cream baked in a shortbread crust
Zuccotto   sponge coke filled with cream and chocolate, chocolate mousse and hazebnts
Torta Di Mandorle   almond cake with zabaione sauce
Meringata   traditional chocolate meringue layered with chocolate mousse
Dolce Di Cioccolato   classic florentine chocolate cake
Rosetta Di Fragole Sulla Purea Di Pere   fresh strawberries served on a pear puree
IL Gelato Di Crema, Nocciola E Cioccolato   vanilla, hazelnut and chocolate ice cream
I Sorbetti Di Frutta   lemon and mixed berry sorbets
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