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Cesco Osteria
7401 Woodmont Avenue @ 2 Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814
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Dinner Menu
Lunch Menu
Dessert Menu
Dinner Menu
Appetizers
Prosciutto di Parma
$15.00
with savory fried dough and tangy stracchino cheese
Sautéed jumbo shrimp
$13.00
with sicilian caponata and chickpea purée
Fresh red beets, goat cheese, arugula, and black olive salad
$10.00
drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette
Pastry-wrapped portobello mushroom
$11.00
fegetables and fontina cheese, topped withgoat cheese, and caramelized onion, served with sweet balsamic reduction
Arancini
$10.00
traditional savory rice balls, with vegetables and fontina cheese, topped with sun-dried tomato sauce
Crispy calamari
$12.00
with tomato-aioli sauce
Sautéed Maine mussels
$10.00
in white wine, tomato, cannellini beans, garlic & fresh herb broth
Salad of baby octopus, calamari, and shrimp
$13.00
with black olives, carrots, and celery
Lightly seasoned tower of jumbo lump crabmeat
$13.00
avocado, tomato, and basil
Pancetta-wrapped roasted scallops
$12.00
served over spinach, goat cheese, and caramelized onions
Antipasto della casa
$15.00
with prosciutto, salame, fire-roasted peppers, fava bean and pecorino crostini & savory fried dough
Salad
Fresh arugula and grilled radicchio
$10.00
dressed with lemon, shallot & olive oil, and topped with shaved Tuscan pecorino cheese
Organic mixed greens
with light balsamic vinaigrette
- $8.00
- Add Roasted Pear and Blue Cheese $12.00
Fresh fennel, arugula, oranges & walnuts
$9.00
drizzled with lemon olive oil
Traditional Tuscan panzanella
$9.00
bread salad with red onions, cucumbers, tomato & basil in a light lemon & extra virgin olive oil dressing
Belgian endive & mesclun greens
$10.00
wrapped in crispy parmesan cheese
Side Dishes
Sautéed Swiss chard
$6.00
with garlic & olive oil
Twice-cooked crispy potatoes
$6.00Tuscan cannellini beans
$6.00
with red onions & extra virgin olive oil
Pasta
All pasta is homemade unless specified. Gluten-free pasta available upon request ($2 extra.) *Durum wheat pasta from Italy
Orecchiette*
$14.00
with sausage, broccoli rabe, and cherry tomatoes
Tortelli
$16.00
stuffed with ricotta & Swiss chard in a butter sage sauce
Vegetarian lasagna
$18.00
with wild mushrooms, mozzarella & ricotta cheese
Rigatoni*
$17.00
with sautéed mushrooms peas and prosciutto in a light tomato cream sauce
Pappardelle
$17.00
wide egg noodles, with Long Island duck sauce
Penne*
$15.00
with eggplant, tomato & ricotta
Angel hair*
$13.00
with fresh tomato & basil
Ravioloni
$18.00
stuffed with butternut squash & ricotta in a mascarpone cheese sauce
Squid ink tagliolini
$21.00
with shrimp, calamari, asparagus & spicy tomato
Seafood linguine
$21.00
with shrimp, mussels, scallops, clams, squid & tomato in a white wine sauce
Veal stuffed half-moon ravioli
$16.00
with Bolognese sauce
Potato gnocchi
$19.00
baked with mini meatballs, tomato & mozzarella cheese
Main Course
Sautéed chicken breast in a red pepper gorgonzola sauce
$21.00
with cannellini beans and roasted potatoes
Tagliata
$28.00
grilled spicy top loin steak, served over grilled Portobello mushrooms and smoked mozzarella with rustic rosemary potatoes
Sautéed veal scaloppini
$26.00
with melted mozzarella & black truffle sauce
Grilled tender veal porterhouse chop
$33.00
with grilled Mediterranean vegetables & french fries
Prosecco-braised veal osso buco
$30.00
with gremolata sauce & parmesan risotto
Grilled filet mignon tower
$32.00
layered with eggplant and tomato in a chestnut mushroom sauce, served with twice-cooked crispy potatoes
Braised fresh cod fish
$26.00
with a tomato, black olive, caper and anchovie sauce served over garlic and olive oil capellini pasta
Cacciucco
$24.00
traditional Tuscan bouillabaisse
Grilled whole Mediterranean sea bass
$30.00
with fresh herbs & garlic, served with stewed baby sweet peas & thyme
Grilled marinated lamb tenderloin
$30.00
served with braised lentils and grilled vegetables
Red-wine-braised beef short ribs
$26.00
served with mixed spring vegetables & mashed potatoes
Sautéed fresh Atlantic salmon
$25.00
on a bed of spinach, goat cheese & sweet onion
Herb-crusted chicken paillard
$19.00
with grilled Mediterranean vegetables drizzled with lemon olive oil
Sautéed jumbo lump crab cakes
$32.00
with lemon butter sauce served with mashed potatoes & vegetables
Jumbo shrimp & scallops
$27.00
sautéed in Marsala and served with chickpea purée
Pizza Alla Fiorentina
Margherita
$10.50
tomato, mozzarella & basil
White
$11.50
stracchino, ricotta cheese & pear
Calzone
$12.00
ham, mozzarella, ricotta & tomato
Capricciosa
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, mushroom & sausage
Cesco
$11.50
mozzarella, tomato, bacon, stracchino & radicchio
Four-cheese
$12.50
mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta & stracchino
Golosa
$12.50
tomato, mozzarella, salame, sausage, ham & bacon
Napoletana
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers & garlic
Contadina
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, grilled vegetables, & goat cheese
Portobello
$12.50
mozzarella, fresh grilled portobello, smoked salmon & scallions
Crispy Focaccia
Crispy dough served without tomato sauce and topped with fresh ingredients added after baking
Crispy Focaccia
$12.50
with marinated veggies, buffalo mozzarella & olive oil
Crispy Focaccia
$12.50
with beef bresaola, arugula, parmigiano & olive oil
Crispy Focaccia
$11.50
with prosciutto, stracchino cheese & arugula
Appetizers
Prosciutto & melone
$12.00
ripe sweet cantaloupe and prosciutto di Parma
Insalata Caprese
$12.00
with Italian buffalo mozzarella, fresh tomato, and basil
Fresh red beets, goat cheese, arugula, and black olive salad
$9.00
drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette
Crispy calamari
$11.00
with tomato-aioli sauce
Pastry-wrapped portobello mushroom
$10.00
goat cheese, and caramelized onion, served with sweet balsamic reduction
Sautéed Maine mussels
$9.00
in white wine, tomato, garlic & herb broth
Salad of baby octopus, calamari, and shrimp
$12.00
with black olives, carrots, and celery
Lightly seasoned tower of lump crabmeat
$12.00
avocado, tomato, and basil
Antipasto della casa
$12.00
with prosciutto, bresaola, salame, olives, fire-roasted peppers, and pecorino & fava bean crostinicreate your own salad
DesIgner Salads
create your own salad - $12
Greens
choose 1: romaine, baby spinach, baby arugola
Fresh veggies
choose 3: apples, pears, broccoli, red beets, cucumber, red grapes, grape tomatoes
Cheese
choose 1: pecorino, dry ricotta, blue cheese, goat cheese, fresh mozzarella
Protein
choose 1: roasted ham, hard boiled egg, cannellini beans, crispy chick peas, roasted jumbo shrimp (add $2/ea), grilled chicken Paillard (add $5), roasted salmon (add $6)
Seeds & extras
choose 2: walnuts, sunflower seeds, dried cranberries, toasted almonds, cured green olives, Ligurian black olives, Moroccan dry olives, homemade croutons
Dressing
choose 1: 2012 extra virgin olive oil; honey mustard vinaigrette; condimento balsamico di Modena; lemon, shallot & mosto olive oil, organic cesare
Cesco's Salads
Uffizi Salad
$13.00
arugula salad, cucumber, red onion, red grapes, avocado, dry ricotta, hard-boiled eggs, crispy chick peas, crutons & lemon-mosto dressing
Arno Salad
$14.00
herb-crusted chicken paillard, romaine lettuce, cherry tomatoes, pear slices, dried cranberries, walnuts, blue cheese crumbles & honey mustard vinaigrette
Duomo Salad
$12.00
spinach, red beets, cherry tomatoes, apples slices, broccoli, red onion, Moroccan dry olives, sunflower seeds & condimento balsamico
Soup & Pasta
All pasta is homemade unless specified. Gluten-free pasta available upon request. *Durum wheat pasta from Italy
Tortelli
$13.00
stuffed with ricotta & Swiss chard in a butter sage sauce
Vegetarian lasagna
$14.00
with grilled eggplant, mozzarella & tomato
Penne with eggplant, tomato & ricotta*
$11.00Angel hair with fresh tomato & basil*
$10.00Linguine*
$12.00
with broccoli rabe, tomato & fresh mozzarella
Ravioloni
$13.00
stuffed with butternut squash & ricotta in a mascarpone cheese sauce
Veal
$13.00
stuffed ravioli with Bolognese sauce
Seafood linguine
$15.00
with shrimp, squid, scallop, clams & mussels & vodka
Potato gnocchi
$14.00
with spring vegetables, tomato & ricotta
Rigatoni*
$13.00
with porcini mushrooms in a pistachio and shallot pesto
Ribollita Soup
$8.00
classic Tuscan vegetable, tomato and bread porridge
Panini
includes your choice of french fries, salad or fruit
Dante
$11.00
cheese focaccia bread stuffed with grilled herbed chicken breast, braised sweet onions and roasted eggplant drizzled with a light barbecue sauce and oven toasted
Michelangelo
$10.00
cheese focaccia bread stuffed with grilled vegetables, goat cheese & pesto sauce
Galileo
$11.50
warm ciabatta bread stuffed with grilled Italian sausage, sauteed green peppers, onions & tomato sauce
Hamburger Cesco
$11.50
8oz of Angus beef, grilled Portobello mushroom, bacon and choice of: cheddar, american, provolone or blue cheese
Fishburger
$13.50
fresh salmon, rockfish and tuna patty with tomato slices, frisée & tartar sauce
MaIn Entrees
Sautéed wild Alaskan salmon
$18.00
on a bed of spinach, goat cheese & sweet onion
Classic Tuscan Fish Stew in a light tomato broth
$18.00
with shrimp, calamari, mussels, clams, scallops & fresh fish served with a large grilled crouton
Tempura battered tilapia fillet
$16.00
served with a tomato, onion, avocado salad & homemade tartar sauce
Veal piccata
$16.00
sautéed in a light Mediterranean caper, lemon & white wine sauce
Grilled prawns & scallops
$18.00
topped with oven-roasted tomato sauce and crispy bacon served with lemon linguine pasta
Herb-crusted chicken paillard
$14.00
with grilled Mediterranean vegetables drizzled with mosto olive oil
Original chicken parmesan
$15.00
baked with mozzarella & tomato reduction
Pizza Alla Fiorentina
Margherita
$10.50
tomato, mozzarella & basil
White
$11.50
stracchino, ricotta cheese & pear
Capricciosa
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, mushroom & sausage
Cesco
$11.50
mozzarella, tomato, bacon, stracchino & radicchio
Four-cheese
$12.50
mozzarella, gorgonzola, ricotta & stracchino
Golosa
$12.50
tomato, mozzarella, salame, sausage, ham & bacon
Napoletana
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, anchovies, capers & garlic
Calzone
$12.00
ham, mozzarella, ricotta & tomato
Contadina
$11.50
tomato, mozzarella, grilled vegetables, & goat cheese
Portobello
$12.50
mozzarella, fresh grilled portobello, smoked salmon & scallions
Focaccia
$11.50
oven-baked crispy pizza dough topped with prosciutto, arugula and parmigiano slices
Sweet Temptations
$8 each. All our desserts are homemade with care from traditional recipes
Tiramisù
Layers of delicate lady fingers and Sambuca-infused mascarpone cheese mousse sprinkled with cocoa powder
Zuppa Inglese
Layers of chocolate and vanilla custard cream with Marsala-soaked sponge cake
Panna Cotta al Cappuccino
Baked cappuccino cream served with chocolate sauce
Strawberry Flower
Fresh sliced strawberries blossoming on a sweet pear purée
Grandma's Torte
Custard cream baked in a shortbread crust served with zabaione sauce
Fresh Fruit Pizza Torte
A sweet thin crust pizza with pastry cream and caramelized fruit topping
Chocolate Meringue Torte
Light and crisp chocolate meringue layered with dark chocolate mousse and chocolate chip whipped cream served semi-freddo
Zuccotto
Classic Tuscan semi-freddo dessert comprised of layers of chocolate mouse and whipped cream with chocolate chips covered with a sponge cake dome soaked in Marsala
Homemade Gelato
Vanilla, hazelnut and chocolate
Fresh Fruit Sorbet
Lemon, mango and mixed berries
After Dinner Drinks
Limoncello
$10.00Amaro Averna
$11.00Porto Presidential Tawny
$8.00Porto Presidential 20 Year Old Tawny
$20.00Porto Graham Six Grapes
$15.00Porto Presidential 2004
$20.00Grappa Asteggiana
$11.00Grappa Brunello Banfi
$12.00Grappa di Moscato
$11.00Gran Marnier
$11.00Cognac Courvoisier VS
$13.00Cognac Hennessy XO
$30.00Cognac Remy Martin VSOP
$15.00Brachetto Red Spumante 375ml
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General Info
About Us
Cesco Trattoria has been listed among the Washington Post’s “50 Best Restaurants” as well as being named the Favorite Restaurant in Maryland. This busy eatery provides a comfortable homey atmosphere where locals gather to dine on fresh pasta, grilled meats, seafood and rich desserts.