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Buon Appetito Restaurant Little Italy San Diego
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1609 India Street
San Diego, CA 92101
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Take out menu
Appetizers
- Antipasto Contadina$20.95
A variety of Italian meats, cheeses and assorted goodies…
- Arancini$17.95
Crispy fried risotto balls stuffed with meat Ragu and Fontina cheese
- Baked Goat Cheese$18.95
Homemade Pesto, homemade roasted garlic and caramelized onions, toasted artisan bread
- Burrata$17.95
The first creamy layer in the making of fresh mozzarella, served on arugula, cherry tomatoes, and drizzled with EVOO dressing
- Calamari D' Orati$18.95
Golden fried baby calamari and zucchini, served with a marinara dip
- Caprese$15.95
Fresh mozzarella layered with basil and tomatoes, topped with sliced red onions
- Carpaccio beef$18.95
Thin slices of raw filet mignon, arugula, shaved parmesan, EVOO & lemon
- Homemade Meatballs$16.95
Served in our famous Marinara Sauce
- Melanzane$16.95
Sliced eggplant baked in our tomato sauce and topped with fresh mozzarella
- Polpo Griglia$17.95
Grilled octopus served with arugula and Cherry tomatoes
Salads
- Insalata Della Casa$12.95
Fresh spring mix tossed in our house dressing
- Insalata Romana$12.95
Crisp Romaine lettuce tossed with house made Caesar dressing and parmesan-herb croutons finished with Parmesan flakes
- Insalata Tricolore$12.95
Arugula, Radicchio and Belgium endive, in our house dressing and topped with goat cheese
- Soup Special$9.95
Soup of the day ~ daily special
Pasta, Gnocchi, Lasagna and Risotto
- Borsettini Aragosta$24.95
Homemade Pocket Pasta filled with lobster and cheese finished in champagne cream sauce with peas and sun dried tomatoes
- Cannelloni$23.95
Homemade beef cannelloni baked in pink sauce with mozzarella
- Capellini alla Checca$18.95
Fresh tomatoes, basil and fresh mozzarella, in our marinara sauce
- Farfalle al Salmone$24.95
Fresh salmon sautéed in vodka with leeks in a creamy tomato sauce
- Fettuccine Genovese$20.95
Homemade pesto sauce with green beans and shoestring potatoes topped with pine nuts
- Fettuccine Montanara$19.95
Wild mushrooms sautéed in a brandy sauce with peas
- Fettuccine Primavera$19.95
Fresh seasonal vegetables in a cream or tomato sauce
- Fettuchine Alfredo$18.95
- Fettuccine Alfredo with chicken$23.95
- Lasagna beef$23.95
Homemade classic style and layered with beef and vegetables in our marinara sauce
- Linguine Scoglio$24.95
Fresh clams, mussels, bay scallops and shrimp in a red or white sauce
- Linguine Boscomare$24.95
Shrimp, bay scallops, sun-dried tomatoes and asparagus in a brandy pink sauce
- Linguine Neri$24.95
Squid ink infused linguine with Sea Bass, calamari, scallops and broccoli rabe, served in vodka pink sauce
- Orecchiette Barese$23.95
Ear shaped pasta tossed with broccoli rabe, Italian sausage and fresh chopped tomatoes
- Penne al Arrabbiata$18.95
Penne pasta in a spicy tomato sauce
- Penne Bolognese$23.95
Slow simmered bolognese sauce
- Ravioli Spinaci$23.95
Homemade Ravioli filled with Italian cheeses and spinach in our classic creamy tomato sauce
- Risotto Piemontese$23.95
Italian Arborio rice with porcini mushrooms and asparagus tips drizzled with truffle oil served in a Parmesan nest
- Eggplant Timballo$20.95
Eggplant layered with mozzarella and basil in our marinara sauce
- Pappardelle al Cinghiale$24.95
Pappardelle pasta served in a slow simmered Wild Boar Ragu
- Farfalle con Pollo$24.95
Chicken breast with sun-dried tomatoes and mushrooms in a white wine cream sauce
- Gnocchi Alla Norma$24.95
homemade Potato dumplings served with diced Eggplant in homemade Marinara sauce and Mozzarella
- Gnocchi with Pesto$24.95
homemade Potato dumplings with mushrooms, cherry tomatoes and sun-dried tomatoes in Pesto sauce
- Fusilli al Ragu D' Anatra$24.95
Slow cooked Duck Ragu, served with Fusilli pasta in creamy mushroom sauce
Meat and Fish
- Chicken Milanese$28.95
Breaded chicken breast, served with arugula, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmesan
- Chicken Parmigiana$28.95
Chicken Parmesan served with veggies
- Chicken Valtellinese$28.95
Boneless breast of chicken sautéed in a mushroom mustard sauce topped with Fontina cheese, served with veggies
- Cioppino$30.95
Fresh clams, mussels, calamari, scallops, fresh fish and shrimp slow simmered in a tomato broth
- Costate d’ Agnello$37.95
Italian herb encrusted baby lamb chops slow roasted and finished in natural juices, served with veggies
- Filetto al Gorgonzola$39.95
Grilled filet mignon with a mushroom sauce topped with gorgonzola cheese,served with veggies
- Filetto al Pepe Verde$39.95
Grilled filet mignon finished with a whole green pepper corn-brandy sauce, served with veggies
- Ossobuco di Maiale$38.95
Pork Shank Ossobuco braised in a Marsala mushroom sauce and served with a four-cheese risotto
- Salmone alla Griglia$32.95
Grilled fresh Salmon on a bed of sautéed spinach, lemon & EVOO, served with veggies
- Sea Bass con Fregola$34.95
Pan seared Sea bass served over Saffron Fregola, Fennel and watercress
- Side of 4 cheese risotto$8.00
- Side of Broccolini$8.00
- Side of veggies$7.00
- Tagliata di Manzo$36.95
Grilled and sliced, New York steak topped with fresh arugula, shaved parmesan and drizzled with aged balsamic
Kids Pastas
Desserts
- Cannoli$10.00
A light tubular pastry fried and filled with sweetened ricotta cheese and chocolate chips
- Homemade Tiramisu$10.00
Ladyfingers soaked in espresso with a touch of Marsala wine and layered with a light luscious mascarpone cream finished off with a sprinkle of Cocoa powder
- Chocolate Mousse Cake$10.00
Layers of decadent chocolate
- NY cheesecake$10.00
Italian style cheesecake made with ricotta cheese and pine nuts
SPECIALS
- Ahi Tuna Carpaccio$20.95
Served with cherry tomatoes, capers, red onions, dried black olive crumbs, croutons and Oregano EVOO
- Branzino al Salmoriglio$36.95
Semi-boneless, pan seared Mediterranean Sea Bass, topped with Salmoriglio sauce, served with sautéed garlic spinach and oven roasted potatoes
- Carciofi$14.95
Marinated artichokes slightly warmed in olive oil with fresh garlic and mint
- Carpaccio Di Polpo$18.95
Thin slices of raw octopus, served with watercress, fennel and cherry tomatoes
- Gnocchi Special$24.95
Homemade gnocchi in Tallegio cheese sauce with toasted walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes
- Grigliata Mista$39.95
4oz Fresh Salmon, ½ lobster tail and shrimp served over sautéed spinach with potatoes and Salmoriglio sauce
- Hamachi Crudo$20.95
Fresh Yellowtail, Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes, Organic Microgreens, Finger Lime Caviar in Yuzu Dressing
- Lobster Fra Diavola$39.95
8oz Lobster tail sautéed in a spicy tomato sauce with clams and mussels, served over the bed of linguini pasta
- Ossobuco Milanese$39.95
Veal shank Ossobuco slow braised in red wine and veggies, served over Saffron risotto
- Polenta$16.95
Grilled polenta served with wild mushrooms sautéed with EVOO, garlic and parsley and topped with gorgonzola cheese
- Ravioli di Granchio$26.95
- Ravioli Fritti$18.95
Deep fried breaded Ravioli stuffed with ground beef, served with warm marinara dip
- Rucola e Bietole$16.95
Baby Beets and arugula tossed in our house dressing with caramelized red onions, walnuts, and feta cheese
- Soup sp$9.95
- Tortelacci$28.95
- Vegan and Gluten Free Ravioli$24.95
Fresh chopped cherry tomatoes, garlic and Basil
- Vitello Marsala$36.95
Pounded veal medallions with wild mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce, served with veggies
- Vitello Piccata$36.95
Pounded veal medallions prepared Piccata style; lemon and capers in a white wine sauce served with veggies
Wine
Italian Red Wine
- Babone Super Tuscan$54.00
- Brezza Nebbiolo Langhe - Piemonte$74.00
- Cacciata Chianti Classico Riserva$80.00
- Cascina Garitina Barbera- Piedmont$44.00
- Chianti della Casa - Tuscany$44.00
- Ciu Ciu Montepulciano/Sangiovese - Marche$52.00
- Cocito Barbaresco Riserva - Piemonte$155.00
- Cordella Rosso di Montalcino – Tuscany$68.00
- Di Leonardo Rosso Blend$50.00
- Donne Fittipaldi Super Tuscan$56.00
- Elena Walch Lagrein – Alto Adige$62.00
- Familia Pasqua Amarone della Valpolicella$140.00
- Fontanafredda Barbera d’ Alba – Piemonte$62.00
- Fratelli Revello Barbera d’ Alba – Piedmont$52.00
- Giato Nero D Avola - Sicily$54.00
- Giuseppe Campagnola Amarone della Valpolicella$115.00
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Super Tuscan$95.00
- Jacuss Tazzelenghe ~ Friuli$75.00
Elegant, rich of velvet tannins with wild cherries, blackberry, spicy vanilla and tobacco scents. The palate is full, with an elegant texture.
- La Valentina Montepulciano d'Abruzzo$40.00
- Le Fonti Chianti Classico.$64.00
- LucianoSandrone"Valmaggiore"Nebbiolo d'Alba$95.00
- Macchia Primitivo - Puglia$48.00
- Masciarelli Montepulciano -Abruzzo$48.00
- Matanè Primitivo di Manduria - Puglia$39.00
- Mediterra Super Tuscan$65.00
- Oddero Dolcetto D’ Alba – Piemonte$52.00
- Paolo Conterno Barbera D' Asti$60.00
- Paternoster 'Syntesi' Aglianico$49.00
- Poggio D’Arna Super Tuscan$56.00
- Poggiotondo Super Tuscan$42.00
- Pra Amarone della Valpolicella$180.00
- Principe del Sole Sangiovese - Tuscany$44.00
- Rosso Bello Sangiovese/Montepuliano$48.00
- Russiz Superiore Cab Franc - Friuli$80.00
- Salvatore Molettieri Taurasi Aglianico-Campania$95.00
- Secco-Bertani Blend - Verona$76.00
- Tenuta di Arceno Chianti Clasico Riserva$90.00
- Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino- Tuscany$145.00
- Tenuta San Guido Guidalberto Super Tuscan$115.00
- Tenuta Sant'Antonio Scaia Corvina – Veneto$44.00
- Tenute Carrera Barolo – Piedmont$110.00
- Tiberio Montepulciano d‘ Abruzzo$52.00
- Wassererhof Schiava - Alto Adige$60.00
Interesting Reds
- Adelante Malbec - Argentina$46.00
- Alexander Valley Merlot Blend - Sonoma$48.00
- Bodyguard Petit Syrah/Petit Verdot-Paso Robles$80.00
- Chamisal Pinot Noir – San Luis Obispo$44.00
- Chateau d' Argandes Bordeaux - France$44.00
- Daou Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve - Paso Robles$110.00
- Dark and Bold Blend - Paso Robles$60.00
- Dry Creek Meritage - Sonoma$80.00
- Dry Creek Old Vine Zinfandel - Sonoma$70.00
- Excelsior Cabernet - South Africa$40.00
- Foxen Pinot Noir - Santa Maria$90.00
- Gibbs Cabernet - Napa$85.00
- Heron Pinot Noir - California$52.00
- J.Christopher Basalte P. Noir~Willamette Valley$66.00
- Jose Zuccardi Malbec – Argentina$74.00
- Menguante Tempranillo - Spain$39.00
- Mer Soleil Pinot Noir-Santa Lucia Highlands$58.00
- Monte Real Rioja Riserva–Spain$78.00
- Nielson Pinot Noir - Santa Barbara$48.00
- Oberon Cabernet - Napa$60.00
- Paul Buisse Chinon Cabernet Franc – France$52.00
- Quinta do Crasto Blend - Portugal$42.00
- Robert Craig “Affinity” Cabernet - Napa$150.00
- Roche Guillon Fleurie Gamay – France$60.00
- Round Hill Cabernet - St Helena$44.00
- Sequentis Merlot Reserva – Paso Robles$90.00
- Siete Fincas Malbec - Argentina$44.00
- Smith & Hook Proprietary Red Blend -Central Coast$62.00
- Spellbound Syrah - Sierra Foothills$48.00
Italian White & Prosecco
- Alois Legeder Pinot Bianco - Alto Adige$48.00
- Benvolio Pinot Grigio – Friuli$42.00
- Corvezzo Prosecco Rose Organic&Vegan-Veneto$34.00
- Fontanafredda Derthona Timorasso – Piemonte$75.00
- House Prosecco - Veneto$44.00
- Inama Vin Soave Classico - Tuscany$49.00
- Jeio Prosecco - Veneto$40.00
- La Spinetta Il Rosé di Casanova – Tuscany$48.00
- Aia Vecchia Vermentino - Tuscany$48.00
- Masseria Li Veli Fiano – Salento$44.00
- Palladino Gavi Di Gavi - Piemonte$52.00
- Pasternoster 'Vulcanico' Falanghina$48.00
- Pinot Grigio della Casa$40.00
- Scarpetta Pinot Grigio - Friuli$38.00
Sparkling and Champagne
- Billecart-Salmon Brut Reserve-Champagne$145.00
- Centorri Moscato d’ Pavia – Lombardy$44.00
- Charles de Cazanove Champagne Premier Cru$85.00
- Conquilla Cava Brut - Spain$34.00
- La Morandina Moscato - Piedmont$46.00
- OW French and Bubbly Blend – France$55.00
- Pierre Sparr Brut Reserve - France$48.00
- Zanasi Lambrusco - Modena$38.00
Interesting Whites
- Daou Sauvignon Blanc –Paso Robles$46.00
- Dog Point Sau Blanc - New Zealand$58.00
- Dry Creek Sauvignon Blanc – Sonoma$48.00
- Empire Estate Riesling - Finger Lakes$42.00
- Excelsior Chardonnay - South Africa$39.00
- Excelsior Sauvignon Blanc - South Africa$40.00
- Girasole Chardonnay – Mendocino County$36.00
- Hahn 'SLH' Chardonnay - Santa Lucia$50.00
- Margerum “Sybarite” Sav Blanc - Happy Canyon$54.00
- Mer Soleil Chardonnay Reserve - Santa Lucia$45.00
- Rene Malleron Sancerre Clos Du Roy – France$72.00
- Selbach-Oster Schlossberg Riesling – Germany$60.00
- The White Queen Chardonnay - Sonoma$52.00
- Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer – Germany$40.00
Sunday | 11:00 am - 11:00 pm |
Monday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Tuesday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Wednesday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Thursday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Friday | 10:30 am - 10:00 pm |
Saturday | 11:00 am - 11:00 pm |
Come on in and enjoy traditional Italian food in great ambience!

