Innovative Italian cuisine
837 West Park Avenue, Ocean, NJ 07712
732-493-3090
http://www.piccolaitalianj.com
Lunch
Tuesday thru friday 11am - 4pm
Dinner
Seven nights per week starting at 5pm
Catering available
On-premise off-premise five course tasting
Reservations accepted
“…off the-menu chicken dish…french cut breasts were roasted and then splayed amid sautéed wild mushrooms and spinach all of which were scattered with nuggets of slow-cooked garlic. Mashed potatoes spiked with goat cheese is the right choice side dish, companionable and comforting.”… “Piccola Italia certainly has dishes worth bragging about.”
-Andrea Clurfeld
Merenda - lunch
Zuppa
Del giorno
$7
Ribollita
Tuscan white bean soup
$8
Antipasti
Antipasto per due
Portobello, eggplant, prosciutto, soppressata, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes,
arugula, roasted peppers, artichokes, grilled asparagus, aged provolone
$16
Cheese plate for 2
selection of artisanal cheese, dried fig & walnut bread
$12
Calamari fritti marinati
Spicy filetto di pomodoro, tuscan crostini, pesto vinaigrette
$12
Vongole e cozze alla vecchia maniera
Baby clams, p.E.I. Mussels, toasted garlic and white wine broth, provencal
Tomato salad, rustic bread
$14
Burrata insalata di puglia in crosta di prosciutto
Prosciutto-wrapped house made fresh ricotta burrata, roasted peppers, marinated white bean salad, arugula, piave-stuffed pepperoncini
$11
Insalata
Alla cesare
Baby red romaine, white anchovies, oven dried tomatoes, pine nuts,
roasted garlic croutons, shaved piave
$9
Dell ‘ortolano
Baby field greens, sliced apples, walnuts, imported goat cheese, truffle-walnut vinaigrette
$9
Insalata de mela e formaggio
Baby bibb lettuce, house made bacon, local apples, toasted pecans, grapes,
aged gouda, apple cider vinaigrette
$10
Insalata mista
Mixed baby lettuces, cucumber, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, pickled
Eggplant, piave, parmesan tuille, tuscan red wine vinaigrette
$7
Panini
All sandwiches are served on an herbed focaccia roll with rosemary- black
Pepper fries with truffle mayo
Tramezzini rotondi con guanciale
Piccola italia burger, housemade bacon, romaine, grilled red onion, tomato, black pepper aioli, truffle cheese
$11
Pollo di erbe alla griglia
Herb grilled chicken breast, fire roasted peppers, broccoli rabe, fresh mozzarella, pesto, extra virgin olive oil
$9.50
Formaggio alla griglia
Garlic rubbed panella bread, prosciutto, basil, fresh mozzarella, sliced
Tomato
$8.50
Panini con verdure grigliate
Grilled vegetable panini, eggplant, portobello, roasted peppers, grilled
Red onion, fresh mozzarella, baby arugula, pesto
$7
Panini con polpetta di carne
House made kobe meat balls, fileto di pomodoro, herbed ricotta, fresh
Mozzarella
$10
Secondi piatti
Rigatoni fatti in casa alla barese
Pan roasted shrimp, hot italian sausage, broccoli rabe, roasted baby
Tomatoes, toasted garlic & oil
$12
Capellini al pomodoro fresco
Toasted garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil, white wine broth, extra virgin
Olive oil
$9.50
Ravioli con ricotta alla bolognese
Slow braised veal ragout, house made herb ricotta ravioli, shaved
Pecorino toscano
$14
Pollo alla piccola italia
Pan seared chicken breast, roasted potatoes, pine nuts, shiitake mushrooms, roasted red peppers, rosemary, madeira reduction, touch of cream
$13
Tre corsi prezzo fisso
Prix fixe $19
Served from 12-2:30pm
(Choice of one dish per course)
Uno
Insalata mista
Mixed baby lettuces, cucumber, grape tomatoes, kalamata olives, pickled
Eggplant, piave, parmesan tuille, tuscan red wine vinaigrette
Insalata de mela e formaggio
Baby bibb lettuce, house made bacon, local apples, toasted pecans, grapes,
aged gouda, apple cider vinaigrette
Ribollita
Tuscan white bean soup
Due
Capellini al pomodoro fresco
Toasted garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil, white wine broth, extra virgin
Olive oil
Pollo alla piccola italia
Pan seared chicken breast, roasted potatoes, pine nuts, shiitake mushrooms, roasted red peppers, rosemary, madeira reduction, touch of cream
Salmone marechiaro
Pan roasted scottish salmon, toasted garlic, basil, tomatoes, p.E.I.
Mussels, white wine broth
Tre
Crème brulee del giorno
Biscotti con gelato
Sorbetto
*prix-fixe menu does not include beverages, tax or gratuity
Dinner
Zuppa
Del giorno Ribollita
Market price
Tuscan white bean soup $7
Antipasti
Antipasto per due
Portobello, eggplant, prosciutto, soppressata, fresh mozzarella, tomatoes,
arugula, roasted peppers, artichoke hearts, grilled asparagus, aged
Provolone
$16
Vongole e cozze alla vecchia maneira
Baby clams, p.E.I. Mussels, toasted garlic, white wine broth, provencal
Tomato salad, rustic bread
$14
Anatra arrustito con insalata di spinaci
Crispy duck confit leg, baby spinach, frisee, grilled red onions, french
Beans, pistachios, dried cranberry gastrique
$13
Burrata insalata di puglia in crosta di prosciutto
Prosciutto-wrapped house made fresh ricotta burrata, roasted peppers,
marinated white bean salad, arugula, piave-stuffed pepperoncini
$11
Calamari fritti marinati
Spicy filetto di pomodoro, tuscan crostini, pesto vinaigrette
$12
Insalata
Alla cesare
Baby red romaine, white anchovies, oven dried tomatoes, pine nuts,
roasted garlic croutons, shaved piave
$9
Dell ‘ortolano
Baby field greens, sliced apples, walnuts, imported goat cheese, truffle-walnut vinaigrette
$9
Insalata de mela e formaggio
Baby bibb lettuce, house made bacon, local apples, toasted pecans, grapes,
aged gouda, apple cider vinaigrette
$10
Insalata mista
Mixed baby lettuces, cucumber, marinated tomatoes, kalamata olives,
pickled eggplant, piave, parmesan tuille, tuscan red wine vinaigrette
$7
Primi piatti
Pasta
Ravioli con ricotta alla bolognese
Slow braised veal ragout, house made herb ricotta ravioli, shaved pecorino
Tuscano
$24
Gnocchi di tartufo con pianta di bosca
Hand made black truffle gnocchi, roasted butternut squash, english peas,
baby spinach, oyster mushrooms, truffle cheese fondue
$22
Perciatelli fresche con polpetta di carne
Kobe beef meatballs, escarole, wild mushrooms, spiced bread crumbs, shaved
Ricotta salata, white wine brodo
$26
Rigatoni fatti in casa alla barese
Pan roasted shrimp, hot italian sausage, broccoli rabe, roasted baby
Tomatoes, toasted garlic & oil
$24
Secondi piatti
Pesce
Frutti di mare alla pernod
Colossal prawn, mussels, clams, scallops, mashed potatoes, sauteed
Mushrooms, truffle butter, mushroom jus, baby mache
$30
Cappesante marina con crostati di funghi porcini
Porcini encrusted day boat sea scallops, mashed potatoes, sautéed
Mushrooms, truffle butter, mushroom jus, baby maché
$26
Salmone con orzo alla verdure del stagione
Seared scottish salmon, fingerling potatoes, brussels sprouts, lardons,
oyster mushrooms, apple cider jus
$26
Tilapia autunno
Pan seared tilapia, winter fruits, baby spinach, walnut citrus brown
Butter
$24
Carne
Pollo ruspante farcito
Half roasted griggstown farm chicken, fois gras, cranberry, apple, truffle
And sauternes-duck sausage stuffing with fall vegetables and fines herb
Chicken jus
$24
Vitello alla griglia d’ alba
Grilled double cut veal chop, asparagus and bone marrow risotto, madeira
And cipollini reduction
$38
Due per manzo alla fiorentina
Seared boneless kobe short rib and grilled cedar river farms ny strip,
truffle cream spinach, roasted fingerlings, port wine reduction
$42
Anatra arrustito con risotta
Pan roasted duck breast, pecan, sage and butternut squash risotto with
French beans, cranberry and orange reduction
$27
Garretto di maiale
Slow braised pork shank, charred tomato and vajillo pepper reduction,
chipoltle mashed, broccoli rabe
$29
Contorni
Di spinaci
With garlic and extra-virgin olive oil
$8
Bruschetta
Shaved piave cheese
$5
Broccoli di rapi
With garlic and extra-virgin olive oil
$11
Purè di patate
Creamy mashed potatoes
$5
Escarola
With garlic, mushrooms and cannellini beans
$10
Patate arrosto
Roasted potatoes, rosemary, parmesan, black pepper
$5
Tartufo al risotto
Truffle risotto
$8
