Name: Zia Cucina
Address: 14 Cherry St, Waterbury, CT, 06702
Telephone: 203-596-3632

Antipasti

Calamari Fritta

lightly battered & deep fried

Fried Calamari Via Postino

crispy fried calamari tossed with gorgonzola crumbles & hot cherry peppers

Clams Casino

wellfleet little necks topped w/ casino butter & bacon

Mozzarella En Carrozza

mozzarella layered between sliced bread and deep fried marinara sauce

Hot Antipasto For Two

fried calamari, stuffed mussels, clams casino, fried mozzarella

Grilled Eggplant Pyramid

layered with roasted peppers, roasted tomatoes, spinach & fresh mozzarella

Artichokes Roberto

artichoke hearts, lightly battered, garlic- lemon - butter sauce

Tomato & Mozzarella Brushetta

grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, extra virgin olive oil, on toasted ciabiatta bread

Insalata

Insalata Caprice A La Zia

fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, tomato, roasted peppers, olive oil & balsamic

Aunt Merlina

mixed greens, crumbled, bleu cheese, vinaigrette dressing

Spinach E Noce

baby spinach, sun dried cranberries, walnuts, almonds, apples & shaved asiago. raspberry vinaigrette

Caesars Salad

romaine, croutons, classic caesar dressing-shaved parmigiana

Apple - Walnut Salad

mixed greens - bleu cheese crumble apples - candied walnuts.

Grandfather Salad

spinach, gorgonzola, bacon & tomato salad, oil & vinegar arugula, prosciutto, tomato & red onion

Pasta

(all Pasta Is House Made)

Tuscan Rigatoni

sausage, prosciutta, escarole, garlic, white beans, olive oil touch of cream & asiago

Paglio Fieno (1249 Classic)

green & white angel hair pasta, prosciutto, peas, cream, parmigiano regginata

Fettuccini Carbonara

tossed with bacon, caramelized onions, black pepper, olive oil & cheese

Cavetelli A La Tuscana

cavetelli sausage broccoli di rabe tuscan beans olive oil & garlic

Cavetelli Pomodora "krista's Favorite"

whole plum tomato basil sauce

Jumbo Ravioli

our house made ravioli. variety changes (ask server)

Rigatoni Ala Vodka

caramelized onions, plum tomatoes, vodka splash of cream add: grilled jumbo shrimp, grilled chicken, grilled scallops

Pollo

Flelida's Chicken Alla Parmigiana

cutlet topped with tomato, fontina & fresh mozzarella cheese, plum tomato sauce

Chicken Carciofa

chicken breast sauteed with artichoke hearts, mushrooms- brown sauce

Chicken Roberto

(created especially for robert) cutlet, mushrooms, marsala sauce on a bed of fettuccini with cream & parmigiana

Chicken Alla Florentine

angle hair pasta tossed with sauteed chicken, spinach, mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, fresh basil in a white wine lemon butter sauce

Vitello

Veal Sophia Loren (robert's Creation)

veal cutlet, eggplant, spinach, angel hair pasta, special pink sauce

Veal Cutlet Milanese

topped with field greens, diced fresh mozzarella, tomatoes. lemon vinaigrette

Veal Francaise

medallions of veal lightly battered w/ lemon butter sauce

Veal Alla Parmigiana

breaded veal cutlet with our marinara sauce & mozzarella cheese

Carne

Pork Chop Valdastano

thick chop stuffed w/ prosciutto di parma, fontina cheese, marsala sauce

Cowboy Rib Eye Steak

angus extra thick cut smothered w/ fried onion crisps

Pesce

Scampi Aldo (1249 Style)

jumbo shrimp baked w/ garlic, lemon, butter & breadcrumbs

Shrimp Scampi

jumbo shrimp sauteed w/ garlic, white beans, prosciutto over angel hair

Shrimp Francaise

jumbo shrimp lightly battered, lemon, butter, white wine sauce over fettuccini

Crispy Skin Salmon With Roasted Tomatoes

fresh atlantic salmon, pan seared over mixed greens. drizzled with lime juice & olive oil

"salmon Roberto"

baked stuffed fresh atlantic salmon crabmeat cracker crumb stuffing. lemon white wine butter sauce

Scallops W/ Wilted Spinach & Arugula

large sea scallops pan seared w/ wilted garlic spinach & arugula

Tagliatelle Con Scallops Sugo Di Aglio E Pomodoro

large sea scallops, plum tomatoes, spinach, garlic & olive oil over fettuccini

Rigatoni Fruitti Di Mare

large tubular pasta calamari shrimp mussels scallops clams olive oil, garlic, plum tomato sauce

Zia Cucina

Dinner Menu