lettuce and basil leaves tossed with three cheeses (fontina, mozzarella, provolone), genoa salami, garbanzo beans, and herbaceous vinaigrette, topped with roasted turkey and garnished with tomatoes.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Wonton Chicken Salad
crispy chilled head lettuce and tender roasted chicken tossed in a light semi-sweet honey sesame oil dressing with oranges and crispy almonds.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Cobb Salad
finely chopped turkey breast, bacon, red roma tomatoes, eggs and smoked gouda cheese, on a bed of crispy romaine in our house made ranch dressing and topped with chopped avocado.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Chicken Poblano Salad
roasted chicken tenders with roasted peppers, caramelized onions, tomatoes, cilantro, and avocado in an avocado vinaigrette dressing.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Greek Salad
an authentic greek salad with chooped romaine, peppers, red onions, greek olives, feta cheese, tomatoes, and cucumber tossed in a greek dressing with garlic and dill.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Chicken Fiesta Salad
fresh marinated grilled chicken breast over a fresh bed of crispy assorted greens, topped with roma tomatoes, avocado, crispy color tortillas, and tossed in an avocado vinaigrette dressing.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Grilled Chicken Salad
grilled chicken breast sliced and served over chopped romaine and topped with smoked gouda, cherry tomatoes, spicy garlic croutons, and a fresh herb dressing.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Blackened Chicken Or Salmon Caesar Salad
seared over a bed of crisp romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing, tomatoes and house made garlic croutons, topped with grated parmesan.
Half$6.75
Full$7.75
Steak Or Seafood Spinach Salad
marinated grilled flank steak or sea food with spinach salad, oven roasted potatoes and roma tomatoes, topped with feta cheese drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette.
Half$7.25
Full$8.25
Blackened Salmon Spinach
seared over a bed of crisp romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing, tomatoes and house made garlic croutons, topped with grated parmesan.
Half$7.25
Full$8.25
Calzones
Add Soup-of-the-day Or Caesar Salad For One Dollar More.
Fajita Calzone
marinated strips of chicken or steak, caramelized onions, peppers and cheese, then topped with guacamole, sour cream and green onion.
$9.50
Also Available With Seafood$9.50
Lasagna Style Calzone
$9.50
with bolognese sauce, italian sausage, ricotta cheese, and sauteed mushrooms.
Primavera Calzone
$9.50
with fresh ricotta cheese, basil, mozzarella, sauteed assorted vegetables.
B.b.q. Chicken Calzone
$9.50
roasted b.b.q. chicken pieces, thin-sliced red onion, smoked gouda, mozzarella, fontina, and ricotta cheeses, and a hint of cilantro.
Pizzas
All Pizzas Are Cooked In Our Burning Oven. In Addition To The
Specified Ingredients, All Pizzas Include Mozzarella And Fontina Cheeses.
Mini Pizza Or Calzone With Salad Or Soup-of-the-day
half order of assorted mixed green salad or soup-of-the-day and your choice of any pizza
$9.50
Substitute Wonton Chicken Or Italian-style Chopped Salad For$2.00
Tomato Basil Pizza
$8.50
tomatoes, blanched garlic, shallots, fresh basil, kalmata olives, and red onion
Four Cheese Pizza
$8.50
mozzarella, fontina, smoked gouda and gruyere cheeses.
Mushroom And Artichoke Pizza
$9.50
blanched garlic, shallots, olive oil, mushrooms, artichoke and feta cheese
Bbq Pizza
$9.50
roasted bbq chicken pieces, thin-slied red onion, smoked gouda
and a hint of clinatro
Sausage-and-pepperoni Pizza
$9.50
with exotic mushrooms, tri-color peppers, red onion, and tomato sauce
Cajun Chicken Pizza
$9.50
our house made pizza dough topped with grilled cajun chicken, mushrooms, red onions and mozzarella & fontina cheeses.
Primavera Pizza
$9.50
with fresh ricotta cheese, basil, mozzarella, sauteed assorted vegetables
Meat Lovers Pizza
$9.50
with mozzarella, fontina, sausage, pepperoni, bacon and genoa salami
Seafood Pizza
$10.95
fresh salmon, scallops, shrimp and baby chopped clams
Pizza Bread Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Served On Our Fresh-baked Pizza Bread. Served With
Your Choice Of Pasta Salad, Mixed Green Salad, Or French Fries
Grilled Chicken & Avocado Club
$6.75
fresh tomatoes, slices of crisp bacon, mustard tarragon sauce and melted with mozzarella
Blackened Chicken Sandwich
$6.75
topped with avocado, lettuce, tomatoes, onion and garlic mayo
Grilled Chicken Breast Sandwich
$6.75
marinated in wine and rosemary and served with sauteed mushrooms
Roasted Eggplant Sandwich
$6.75
Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich
$6.75
breaded breast of chicken smothered in marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese.
Pino Chicken Sandwich
$6.75
grilled breast of chicken with melted buffalo mozzarella, finely chopped basil and tomato vinaigrette
Fajita Chicken Or Steak Sandwich
$6.75
marinated strips of chicken or steak with caramelized onions, peppers and cheese, then topped with guacamole, sour cream and green onion.
Grilled Meat Ball Italian Sandwich
$6.75
grilled italian meat ball with a roasted bell pepper, sweet onions and melted with mozzarella cheese.
Pastas
Tomato Basil Over Spaghettini
served with fresh garlic, shallots, roma tomatoes and basil
Half$7.95
Full$8.25
Mushroom And Artichoke Fettuccine
wild exotic mushrooms, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and
garlic in a parmigiana cream sauce.
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Rigatoni Primavera
sauteed vegetables fresh broccoli, zucchini, sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms, with onions and shallots, tossed in a light marinara cream sauce.
(also available with grilled chicken)
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Bolognese Linguine
freshly-ground beef and sausage simmered in a hearty tomato sauce,
and cooked with herbs, mushrooms, and red wine over linguine
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Chicken Florentine Fettuccine
fresh sauteed chicken tenders with shallots, garlic and fresh spinach
in a white wine cream sauce over fettuccine.
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Blackened Chicken Fettuccine
blackened chicken over fettuccine with mushrooms and alfredo sauce.
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Chicken-tequila Cream With Fettuccine
chicken tenders, red onion, tri-color peppers, and cilantro in a lime
tequila cream sauce(
also available with seafood) half $9.25, full $10.25
Half$8.25
Full$9.95
Shrimp New Orleans Over Linguine
grilled blackened shrimp served with a spicy sauce, tri-bell peppers,
vegetables and cream served over linguine
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Shrimp & Scallops Over Rigatoni
sauteed with garlic, shallots, mushrooms and white wine, over
linguine pasta with a creamy pesto sauce.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Shrimp Scampi Mediterranean
shrimp sauteed with fresh garlic, tomatoes, basil, capers, and
kalamata olives over angel
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Seafood Puttanesca
sauteed shrimp, scallops and fresh salmon, tossed with tomatoes,
kalamata olives and capers with dry white wine over rigatoni pasta.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Cajun Jambalaya Pasta
shrimp and chicken sauteed with onions, peppers and tomatoes in a spicy
don jose cajun sauce over linguine.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Seafood Sauteed
sauteed salmon, scallops and big shrimp with roma tomatoes and sweet basil in a light white wine cream sauce over fettuccine noodles.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
La Pescadori
sauteed with garlic, shallots, shrimp, salmon, scallops, chopped baby clams, and calamari with tomatoes, oregano, garlic shallots tossed in a light sauce over linguine.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Chicken & Andouilli Sausage Over Rigatoni Pasta
sauteed in olive oil with air dried andouilli sausage, onions, garlic, tri-color peppers, and tossed with cajun sauce over rigatoni pasta.
Half$9.25
Full$10.25
Stuffed Pastas
Add Soup-of-the-day Or Caesar Salad For One Dollar More.
Four Cheese Ravioli
with house made fresh marinara sauce.
Half$7.25
Full$8.50
Handmade Chicken Ravioli
stuffed with chicken, spinach, and mushrooms, with a creamy pesto sauce
Half$7.25
Full$8.50
Homemade Lasagna
with house made meat sauce and served with melted mozzarella.
Half$7.25
Full$8.50
From Our Grill
Chicken Parmigiana
$10.50
a tender breast of boneless chicken lightly coated with seasoned bread crumbs, smothered with a special wine and house made marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella chees, and served with rosemary potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Grilled Chicken Toscani
$10.50
fresh chicken breast crusted with garlic, rosemary seaoning herbs and marinated in mint sauce, finished on a sun-dried tomato puree white wine sauce served with vegatables and rosemary potatoes.
Chicken Marcella
$10.50
with sauteed mushrooms and onions served with fettuccine alfredo cream sauce.
Chicken Dijonnaise
$10.50
lightly sauteed breast of chicken with roasted garlic and baked in oiur pizza oven with a dijjon parmesan sauce. served with fresh vegetables and potatoes
Chicken Piccata And Artichoke Hearts
$10.50
two chicken breasts sauteed with a white wine and capers lemon-batter sauce. served with rosemary potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Grilled Mexican Shrimp
$12.95
grilled mexican shrimp wrapped in a canadian bacon and finished in a lemon - caper butter sauce served with fresh vegetables and potatoes.
Grilled Flank Steak Ranchero
$12.95
flank steak marinated in garlic, pepper and triple fruit juice, then grilled to perfection, thinly sliced, and served with rosemary potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Blackened Salmon
$12.95
with white wine capers lemon batter sauce and served with rosemary potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Steak And Shrimp Scampi
$13.95
steak marinated with freshly cracked peppercorns, and mediterranean shrimp sauteed in fresh garlic, tomatoes, kalamata olives, basil, and white wine. served over spaghetti.
Nestled in a Baldwin Park shopping center that is home to a real estate office and a laundromat, a quaint Italian restaurant offers a whole lot of comfort.
El Appetiz serves more than your typical fine Italian cuisine. This is not your local Olive Garden. Don’t get me wrong, I like the Olive Garden.
But I love how El Appetiz throws more variety into their dishes, which range from salads and pizza to calzones and sandwiches, all at reasonable prices.
When I head out to El Appetiz, one of my favorite local spots for lunch, I am usually craving my version of “comfort food:” warm, rich, guilty-pleasure food.
The pasta dinners here are so hearty with flavorful spices and sauces drenching tender pasta and fresh chicken, seafood or vegetables.
On most occasions I order a pasta dish like the blackened chicken fettuccine or the shrimp New Orleans over linguine that has the spicy kick I crave.
A half-plate of pasta runs between $6.50 and $7.50 while a full plate ranges from $7.25 to $9.50.
But on this outing I decided to try something new. The grilled chicken and avocado club pizza bread sandwich called out to me. I love anything with avocado,
A tender slice of grilled chicken, crisp bacon, a slice of tomato, mixed greens, melted Mozzarella cheese and mustard tarragon sauce are topped with a healthy serving of sliced avocado then neatly sandwiched between two slices of fluffy freshly backed pizza bread.