sauteed with proscuitto, hot peppers, garlic, and onions. finished with toasted bread crumbs and romano cheese
Shrimp Cocktail
$9.00
four jumbo black tiger shrimp, chilled, and served with our own traditional cocktail sauce and lemon wedges
Crab Stuffed Shrimp
$12.00
four jumbo shrimp stuffed with lump crab meat, baked, then drizzled with a lemon-chive butter sauce
Goat Cheese Fritter
$9.00
hand breaded, fresh goat cheese served with an italian crostini and homemade spicy marinara sauce
Fresh Littleneck Clams
$11.00
a dozen fresh clams prepared any style you desire. a few suggestions are: italian (white wine, butter, & herbs); fra diablo (spicy red sauce); or just plain with warm drawn butter
Florida Style Crabcakes
$12.00
two homemade cakes made with florida blue crab claw and back fin meat, pan-fried to perfection served over green pea-shoots, horseradish-dijon aioli, basil olive oil, and tomato concasse
Seafood Utica Greens
$14.00
our famous homemade utica greens tossed with pan-seared dry scallops and mexican white shrimp
Stuffed Mushrooms
$7.00
silverdollar size caps stuffed with our homemade sweet italian sausage stuffing and finished with marinara and mozzarella gratinee
Meatball
$7.00
made daily and covered with sauteed roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, and homemade marinara sauce
Vine-ripened Tomatoes And Fresh Mozzarella
$8.00
served with baby greens, roasted red peppers, fresh basil, kalamata olives, extra-virgin olive oil, and balsamic reduction
Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Or Sea Scallops
$14.00
five bacon wrapped shrimp or jumbo sea scallops served over green pea-shoots and horseradish-dijon aioli
Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna
$14.00
tuna pan-seared sashimi grade ahi tuna steak served rare with wakame seaweed salad, wasabi, pickled ginger, and a teriyaki glaze
Stuffed Hot Cherry
$7.00
peppers stuffed with our signature ground beef and parmesan filling, baked with marinara sauce then finished with grated romano cheese
Calamari
$12.00
lightly floured and fried to a sweet and tender golden brown and served with marinara sauce
Risotto Composition
experience our chef's personality and flavor through his daily adventure with risotto, refer to special menu
Market Price
Mussels Francesca
$9.00
a dozen pei mussels sauteed with fresh garlic and olive oil tossed with our homemade smoked pomodro sauce and served with a garlic crustini
Italian Long Hots
$4.00
italian long hot peppers sauteed in extra virgin olive oil and garlic. five to seven per order 8 italian wedding soup the perfect marriage of vegetables, chicken, and meatballs in a savory chicken broth
Insalata
Iceburg Wedge Salad
$8.00
francesca's way to enjoy your steak house favorite. a fresh quarter wedge of iceburg topped with diced tomatoes, red onions, hard boiled egg, crispy bacon, creamy & crumbly bleu cheese, and fresh cracked black peppercorn
Caesar
crisp romaine lettuce tossed with homemade dressing, roasted peppers, kalamata olives and homemade seasoned croutons
$9.00
Add Grilled Chicken$6.00
Six Grilled Shrimp$8.00
Blackened Or Herb Crusted Salmon$8.00
Four Pan-seared Dry Sea Scallops$8.00
Apple-gorgonzola Salad
$14.00
a mix of baby greens and romaine tossed with sliced granny smith apples, gorgonzola cheese, candied pecans, raisins and a raspberry vinaigrette
Grilled Marinated Flank Steak Salad
$15.00
a mix of baby greens and romaine tossed with fresh tomatoes, grilled asparagus, red onions, bleu cheese and our house balsamic vinaigrette then topped with marinated, grilled, sliced, flank steak
Antipasto
a mix of baby greens and romaine with proscuitto, capicola, salami, artichokes, roasted peppers, provolone, tuna, hot peppers, kalamata olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, and red onion
$12.00
Small$8.00
Add Crumbly Bleu$1.50
Add Side Caesar$3.00
Francesca's Favorites
Entrees Include Your Choice Of A Bowl Of Soup Or Salad
Cheese Ravioli
filled with fresh seasoned ricotta cheese with your choice
Marinara Sauce$15.00
Pink Vodka Sauce$16.00
Mussels Francesca
$16.00
a dozen pei mussels sauteed with fresh garlic and olive oil tossed with our homemade smoked pomodro sauce. served with fresh house made paupadelli pasta and finished with garlic crustini
Vegetable Rigatoni
$16.00
sauteed zucchini, yellow squash, red peppers and mushrooms. finished with extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed tomatoes and freshly grated romano cheese tossed with rigatoni
Seafood Riggies
$24.00
same syracuse tradition with sauteed day boat sea scallops and baby shrimp with a spicy pink sauce tossed with rigatoni
Lobster Ravioli
$18.00
filled with maine lobster meat and served with our pink vodka sauce
Homemade Gnocchi
with your choice
Marinara Sauce$16.00
Pink Vodka Sauce$17.00
Add Grilled Chicken$6.00
Add Six Grilled Shrimp$8.00
Fettuccini Alfredo
creamy homemade alfredo sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta
$15.00
Add Grilled Chicken$6.00
Add Six Grilled Shrimp$8.00
Salmon And Asparagus Tips With Bow Tie Pasta
$18.00
fresh canadian salmon and asparagus tips sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, finished with a white wine lemon butter sauce and tossed with bow tie pasta
Linguini Or Rigatoni
with francescas signature marinara
$14.00
With Oil And Garlic$14.00
With Pink Vodka Sauce$15.00
Stuffed Rigatoni
filled with fresh seasoned ricotta cheese with your choice
Marinara Sauce$15.00
Pink Vodka Sauce$16.00
Chicken Riggies
$17.00
a syracuse tradition of sauteed peppers and onions with a spicy pink sauce tossed with rigatoni
Linguini With Red Or White Clam Sauce
$17.00
loaded with chopped clam meat and fresh littleneck clams steamed with garlic, white wine, and fresh herbs finished with whole butter
Carne
All Steaks Done On Our Coal And Hickory Wood Fired Grill
Top Sirloin
$17.00
this 12 oz. strip style, top sirloin steak is full of flavor, seasoned and grilled to perfection
Steak Mancini
$19.00
12 oz. strip style top sirloin with a sauce made with roasted red peppers, caramelized onions, garlic, basil and maderia wine
Ny Striploin
$20.00
generously cut 14 oz. from the center of the striploin. this cut is very thick, well marbled, seasoned and grilled to perfection
Delmonico
$21.00
our ribeye is a full pound of well marbled choice beef seasoned and grilled to perfection
Filet Mignon
$25.00
"king of steaks" this center cut 8 oz. filet is seasoned and grilled to perfection
Steak Marsala
$25.00
14 oz. ny strip sauteed with wild mushrooms, shallots, and garlic and finished with a sweet marsala wine reduction. served over linguini
Pesci
Broiled Salmon Filet
$18.00
fresh canadian salmon broiled with a green-herb bread crumb topping. served with saffron flavored risotto, grilled asparagus, and a lemon chive butter sauce
Pecan Crusted Salmon Filet
$24.00
filet sauteed with georgia pecans and served with a shrimp and lobster chive veloute, mashed potatoes, and sauteed vegetables
Crab Stuffed Salmon
$22.00
oven-roasted fresh canadian salmon stuffed with our homemade crab salad. served with saffron flavored risotto, grilled asparagus, and a shrimp and lobster chive veloute
Cedar Planked Bacon-wrapped Sea Scallops
$22.00
bacon wrapped and pan seared, smoked on a cedar wood plank with dijon mustard, and fresh rosemary sprigs. served with mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables
Cioppino
$23.00
"the san francisco favorite" clams, mussels, calamari, shrimp, scallops, and fresh fish. sauteed with garlic, fennel, and shallots then simmered in white wine, fish fume, and tomato broth. finished with diced tomatoes, fresh basil, and garlic croustinis. served over linguini
Shrimp Francaise
$19.00
six egg battered jumbo shrimp, sauteed with white wine, lemon, and butter. served over linguini
Pepper Encrusted Tuna
$24.00
yellow fin tuna seared with a dusting of fresh cracked black pepper over jasmine rice and finished with roasted garlic tomato ragu with asparagus, roasted red pepper, sauteed onions and pine nuts
Scallops
$22.00
4 u 10 pan-seared day boat sea scallops sauteed with wild mushrooms, diced tomatoes, fresh scallions and finished with a roasted garlic alfredo sauce over fresh house made paupadelli pasta
Vitello
Veal Vesuvio
$18.00
pan-fried tender veal scallopini topped with sauteed wild mushrooms, artichokes, panchetta, diced tomatoes, and garlic finished with a parmesan cream sauce. served over linguini
Veal Parmesan
$18.00
a classic dish of breaded veal cutlets sauteed and served au gratin with fresh whole milk mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce. served over rigatoni
Veal Angeloro
$18.00
tender veal scallopinis sauteed with wild mushrooms, garlic, and fresh herbs. topped with fresh mozzarella and provolone cheese and finished with homemade marinara sauce. served over rigatoni
Veal With Shrimp
$22.00
sauteed veal scallopinis and jumbo shrimp with shallots, garlic, wild mushrooms, and roasted red peppers. finished with a sweet marsala cream sauce. served over linguini
Veal Marsala
$18.00
tender scallopinis of veal sauteed with wild mushrooms, shallots, and garlic and finished with a sweet marsala wine reduction. served over linguini
Veal Francaise
$18.00
egg battered veal scallopinis, sauteed with white wine, lemon, and butter. served over linguini
Fresh Cut Veal Chop
$30.00
16 oz. frenched cut veal chop, char-willed with roasted italian long hot peppers and portabello mushrooms in a chianti wine reduction. served with mashed potatoes and sauteed vegetables
Pollame
Chicken Francesca
$16.00
sauteed chicken with portabello mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, crispy bacon finished with roasted garlic volute. served over fresh house made paupadelle pasta finished with diced tomato and scallions
Chicken Vesuvio
$17.00
pan-fried breaded chicken breast topped with sauteed wild mushrooms, artichokes, panchetta, diced tomatoes, and garlic finished with a parmesan cream sauce. served over linguini
Chicken Parmesan
$17.00
a classic dish of breaded chicken breast sauteed then served au gratin with fresh whole milk mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce. served over rigatoni
Chicken Vendetti
$18.00
chicken breast stuffed with spinach, fontina cheese, and wild mushrooms wrapped in phyllo dough. baked and served with mashed potatoes, roasted red pepper cream sauce, and basil olive oil
Crab Stuffed Chicken Breast
$22.00
packed full of fresh jumbo lump crab meat salad, wrapped in phyllo dough and baked to perfection. served with a shrimp and lobster chive veloute, mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus
Chicken With Shrimp
$20.00
sauteed chicken cutlets and jumbo shrimp with shallots, garlic, wild mushrooms, and roasted red peppers finished with a sweet marsala cream sauce. served over linguini pasta
Chicken Marsala
$17.00
tender chicken breast sauteed with wild mushrooms, shallots, and garlic and finished with a sweet marsala wine reduction. served over linguini
Chicken Francaise
$17.00
egg battered chicken cutlets, sauteed with white wine, lemon, and butter. served over linguini
Grilled Chicken Parmesan
$17.00
a classic dish of grilled chicken breast sauteed then served with fresh whole milk mozzarella cheese and homemade marinara sauce. served over rigatoni
Syracuse Italian restaurants are known for their fantastic Italian American regional specialties such as Utica Greens and Chicken Riggies. Of all the great Syracuse Italian Restaurants it is said that Francesca's Cucina serves the most outstanding examples of these local recipes. The recipes have been handed down from generations of great Syracuse Italian Restaurateurs to the current chef owner. He is from a family of Syracuse Italian Restaurant owners that goes back four generations.The dining room of Francesca's Cucina is both modern and warm. This Syracuse Italian restaurant features the exposed brick and Venetian plaster walls you will find in many Syracuse Italian restaurants but updates these finishes with more contemporary colors, lighting and fixtures. The resulting atmosphere is relaxed and refined.