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Gf = gluten free
v = vegetarian
❤ = vegan
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Ristorante Mamma Gina has been serving loyal customers since 1956,
in Florence, Italy. I’m proud to welcome you to my 28th season in the
desert. We continue our Florentine tradition, bringing you our original Tuscan recipes, using the best and freshest ingredients available.
All our breads, pastas and delicious desserts are “home-made”. Let us
serve you, and enjoy your dinner.
— cari saluti e mille grazie, piero
Zuppa di funghi Gf
Wild mushroom soup served
with a touch of truffled oil
9.50
Pasta e fagioli
Toscana
Gfv❤
Blended cannellini beans and
tubetti pasta Tuscan style
8.50
Minestrone
alla Genovese Gfv❤
Classic minestrone Genoa style
7.90
Antipasti Caldi
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Zucchini fritti Gfv❤
Fried zucchini sticks
8.90
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Bruschetta Mamma Gina v ❤
Roasted sourdough bread topped
with diced tomato, garlic and basil
10.90
14.90
Insalata Mamma Gina Gf
Caprese Mamma Gina Gfv
Baby Kale salad, black olives, slow
cooked garlic, capers, blue cheese
and cherry tomatoes
Chopped salad with lettuce, tomatoes,
bell peppers, onions, capers and a touch of
anchovy served with our vinaigrette dressing
Our classic Caesar Salad
with shaved parmesan cheese
Polenta canapés with sautéed
Portobello mushrooms
9.50
11.90
Shrimp, scallop and calamari salad on
a bed of fresh spinach and marinated fennel
14.90
Artisan cold cuts and cheese
Tuscan style with “coccole fritte”
Carpaccio di Pesce Spada Gf
Insalata “Romana”
Fresh sautéed black mussels
and Manilla clams in
white wine or tomato sauce
Antipasto Italiano
Cavolo (Kale) Gfv
13.90
Tegamino di Cozze
e Vongole fresche Gf
Cold Appetizers
14.90
9.90
Crostini di polenta v❤
Firenze, Italy
7.90
Calamaretti fritti Gf
“The Best” fried calamari
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Insalata di Mare Gf
14.90
Insalata “Saporita” Gfv
Spring mix lettuce, poached pear,
walnuts, blue cheese, served with
a kiwi and pear vinaigrette
11.50
Fresh marinated Swordfish Carpaccio
in a lemon dressing with ground
hazelnuts and bottarga
Served with “ Burrata” cheese and drizzled
with our house balsamic dressing
13.90
Carciofi “Empolese” Gfv
Fresh marinated and thinly sliced raw
crown of artichoke, shaved parmesan
cheese served with our lemon vinaigrette
12.50
Carpaccio di Bue Gf
Thinly sliced beef tenderloin topped with
arugula (rocket salad), shaved parmesan
cheese served with our lemon vinaigrette
13.90
Prosciutto e Melone Gf
Aged (24 months) Italian Parma
prosciutto and melon
13.90
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Paste e Risotti
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half portions of pasta are only available as an appetizer.
brown rice pasta available—ask your server
Gluten-free
Gf
Capellini al pomodoro v
Homemade capellini pasta with our tomato and basil sauce
20.90
Spaghetti alla Bolognese
Spaghetti with our classic fresh veal meat and vegetable ragú
Gf = gluten free
v = vegetarian
❤ = vegan
Bucatini all “Amatriciana”
Bucatini pasta with tomato sauce, onion, pancetta,
hot red pepper flakes and pecorino romano
21.90
Cannelloni alla Fiorentina v
22.90
Baked homemade crepes stuffed with fresh ricotta cheese
and spinach and topped with tomato sauce and béchamel
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
22.90
22.90
Wide homemade fettuccine with italian sausage,
bell peppers and veal meat ragú
Spaghetti with egg yolk and pancetta in a light creamy sauce
Risotto o Fettuccine alla Mamma Gina v
Pappardelle alla Contadina
Italian arborio risotto or homemade fettuccine
with imported wild porcini mushroom sauce
23.50
24.90
Homemade ravioli stuffed with oven-roasted butternut squash
and cheese served with a fresh sage and butter sauce
Fusilli Anatra
Ravioli alla Mantovana v
Fusilli pasta with crumbled Italian sausage meat and Duck ragu’
22.90
22.90
Ravioli neri all’Aragosta
Fettuccine al limone e gamberi
Homemade black ink ravioli stuffed with fresh ricotta cheese
and lobster meat in a rosé sauce
22.90
23.90
Linguine Mare
Gnocchi al gorgonzola v
Fettuccine in a fresh lemon sauce and shrimp
Linguine with our fresh seafood of the day in a light tomato sauce
23.90
Linguine alla Puttanesca
Homemade linguine with tomato sauce, garlic,
capers, black olives and a touch of anchovy
21.90
Homemade potato dumplings with
gorgonzola cheese sauce
21.90
Gf = gluten free
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carne n meats
v = vegetarian
❤ = vegan
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Saltimbocca alla Romana
Salmone al limone e capperi Gf
Sautéed veal scaloppine topped with San Daniele prosciutto and fresh sage
in a “Castelli Romani” white wine reduction, mashed potatoes and spinach
28.90
Scaloppine alla Zingara
Fresh wild Salmon from our grill with a lemon and fried capers
sauce (served on the side), mashed potatoes and spinach
29.90
Pesce Bianco di lago alla griglia Gf
Sautéed veal scaloppine “Gypsy” style with bell peppers, mushrooms,
onions, capers in a light tomato sauce, mashed potatoes and spinach
29.90
Osso Buco di vitella alla Fiorentina
Brodetto di pesce fresco Gf
39.90
36.50
Thinly pounded elephant ear-shaped lightly breaded veal chop pan fried
Milanese style, mashed potatoes and rapini
Fresh Lake Superior White Fish from our broiler,
mashed potatoes and spinach
29.90
Fresh center cut veal shank braised Florentine style, polenta and spinach
Cioppino style fish stew with calamari, lobster meat, mussels,
clams, scallops and shrimp in a light saffron tomato broth
Gamberoni “Scampi”
Large Shrimp sautéed Scampi style, mashed potatoes and spinach
29.90
Costoletta di vitella “Milanese”
39.90
Costola di vitella alla griglia Gf
“The Best” 16 oz. fresh veal chop from our broiler, roasted potatoes and spinach
Branzino al forno Gf
Oven baked fresh Mediterranean Branzino with artichokes,
potatoes, black olives, capers, cherry tomatoes and spinach
38.50
42.90
Costola di maiale
Roasted Pork Chop with onion and fennel sauce, cannellini beans and spinach
29.90
Melanzane al forno v
Baked Eggplant with mozzarella, fontina and parmesan cheese
24.90
Pollo al mattone ­
Fresh Jidori chicken “under the brick” Tuscan style ( bone-in, free range,
organic and without hormones and antibiotics), roasted potatoes and spinach
28.90
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side dishes
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Olivette di Pollo ai carciofi Gf
Rolled and sautéed chicken breast stuffed with cheese, artichokes
and prosciutto in a Pinot Grigio white wine sauce, polenta and spinach
served with entrees only
choose from the following dishes only
— there will be no substitutions, grazie!
Spaghetti “Bolognese”
7.25
Capellini “Pomodoro”
6.90
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Penne
“Aglio e olio” v❤
Rapini Gfv❤
Steamed Asparagus Gfv
parma & butter
7.90
Eggplant “Parmigiana”
7.50
Tuscan style Gfv❤
Cannellini beans
Sautéed Portobello
mushroom
Polenta Gfv❤
5.90
Pollo “Paillard”
7.25
6.50
6.50
25.90
v
Gfv❤
Mamma’s Sweet Peas Gf
6.90
5.90
Herb crusted grilled chicken breast “Paillard” topped with arugula and
cherry tomato salad in a light lemon dressing, cannellini beans and spinach
25.90
Bistecca ai ferri Gf
Grilled Rib Eye steak ( bone-in certified Angus steak, 20 oz. aged 30 days)
served with our herb Tuscan demi-glaze sauce, cannellini beans and rapini
38.90
Filetto di manzo al Balsamico Gf
Broiled filet mignon served with our special balsamic
vinegar reduction, roasted potatoes and spinach
37.50