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East Side Italian Restaurant
561 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02141
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Main Menu
Appetizers
Fried Mozzarella
$7.95
Fresh mozzarella, cut into triangles, lightly breaded and deep fried. Served with our marinara sauce.
Calamari
$8.95
Fresh calamari, lightly breaded and perfectly seasoned. Served with our marinara.
Rhode Island Style Calamari
$9.95
Our fresh calamari tossed with sliced hot cherry peppers and Romano cheese.
Shrimp Scampi
$10.95
Shrimp sautéed in our special garlic butter and white wine sauce.
Jumbo Stuffed Quahog
$3.95
Stuffed clam baked, served with lemon and Tabasco.
Mussels
$13.95
A pile of fresh P.E.I. mussels sautéed in a chipotle garlic cream sauce, garlic & oil or Fra Diavolo. Served with a basket of hot bread for dipping.
Toasted Ravioli
$7.95
Our four cheese ravioli gently breaded and fried, served with our marinara.
Eggplant Rollatini
$9.95
Fresh breaded fried eggplant stuffed with ricotta, spinach and Romano cheese. Topped with mozzarella and then baked with marinara.
Garlic Bread
- $3.75
- Add melted mozzarella $0.75
Bruschetta
$5.95
Diced tomatoes, garlic, melted mozzarella and topped with fresh basil.
Chicken Tenders with Duck Sauce
$8.95
Our tenders lightly breaded fresh chicken, tossed in your choice of sauce and served with a side of bleu cheese. Buffalo sauce, Teriyaki tossed with sesame seeds BBQ (tangy & sweet), East Side Goldrush (sweet/spicy carolina style)
Salads
Dressing choices: Zinfandel Light, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Oil & Vinegar, Ranch, Greek and Bleu Cheese.
Steak Tip, Bleu Cheese & Walnut salad
$15.95
Romaine lettuce tossed in our zinfandel vinaigrette, topped with crumbled bleu cheese, tomatoes, walnuts and steak tips, cooked to your liking.
Grilled Chicken & Cashew salad
$14.95
Romaine lettuce tossed in our balsamic vinaigrette topped with feta cheese, diced tomatoes, cashews and grilled chicken breast.
Buffalo Chicken salad
$13.95
Romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber topped with our bleu cheese dressing and grilled buffalo chicken.
Caesar salad
Crisp Romaine lettuce, grated pecorino romano cheese, seasoned croutons tossed with creamy caesar dressing.
- $9.95
- Also available as a side salad $3.75
Caprese salad
$9.95
Fresh slices of tomato, mozzarella and basil, drizzled with our balsamic vinaigrette.
Greek salad
Fresh Romaine lettuce, topped with feta cheese, cucumbers, tomato, green peppers, redonion, peppercini peppers and kalamata olives.
- $9.95
- Also available as a side salad $3.75
House salad
Fresh Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, tomato and red onion.
- $8.95
- Also available as a side salad $3.00
- Add Chicken tenders, chicken or turkey tips $4.00
- Add Steak tips, grilled shrimp or Ahi tuna $5.00
Brunch Menu
Steak Tips
$16.95
Tender butchered in house sirloin tips in our secret marinade. Cooked to your liking served with choice of salad and side.
Turkey Tips
$14.95
Tender turkey tips in our garlic and herb marinade grilled to perfection. Served with your choice of salad and side.
Grilled Meatloaf
$14.95
A special blend of beef, Italian sausage, herbs and spices. Grilled to perfection served with mashed, gravy and choice of salad.
Grilled Salmon
$17.95
12oz. filet lightly seasoned and grilled to perfection served with your choice of side and salad.
Baked Haddock
$16.95
Fresh perfectly crumbed, buttered and baked golden brown. Served with your choice of side and salad.
Haddock & Chips
$14.95
Fresh gently breaded and fried. Served with fries, coleslaw, lemon wedge and tartar sauce.
Broiled Scallops
$18.95
Tender sea scallops perfectly crumbed, buttered and baked golden brown. Served with fries, coleslaw, lemon wedge and tartar sauce.
Chicken Parmesan
$14.95
Chicken Parmesan with our marinara, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with choice of salad and pasta.
Veal Parmesan
$14.95
Veal Parmesan with our marinara, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with choice of salad and pasta.
Eggplant Parmesan
$14.95
Eggplant Parmesan with our marinara, topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with choice of salad and pasta.
Chicken Marsala
$15.95
Chicken sauteed with fresh mushrooms and prosciutto in our marsala sauce. Served with choice of salad and pasta.
Veal Marsala
$15.95
Veal sauteed with fresh mushrooms and prosciutto in our marsala sauce. Served with choice of salad and pasta.
Chicken Broccoli Penne
$14.95
Sauteed in garlic, white wine, in a light cream Alfredo sauce. Available without cream. Served with choice of salad.
Shrimp Scampi
$16.95
Shrimp sauteed in our special sauce of wine, oil and garlic. Served with your choice of salad and pasta
Farm Fresh Eggs
egg whites upon request. Two Farm Fresh Eggs served with potatoes, toast, English muffin or bagel.
- $6.95
- W/ bacon, sausage or canadian bacon $8.95
Create an Omelet
$8.95
egg whites upon request. Select Any Three of the Following: Bacon, breakfast sausage, sweet italian sausage, cheeses, fresh mushrooms, spinach with potatoes, toast, bagel or English muffin.
Frank, Dean & Sammy
$9.95
Omelet with sauteed Italian sausage, red Peppers, green Pepper, Onions and provolone cheese. Served with potatoes and Toast, Bagel or English muffin.
Eggs Benedict Three Ways
$11.95
Three Variations of the Classic a top of English muffin w/ homemade hollandaise, served with potatoes traditional Canadian bacon fresh sauteed.
French Toast
Slices of thick bread golden brown, powdered sugar, cinnamon, whipped cream.
- $8.95
- W/ bacon, sausage or Canadian bacon $10.95
French Toast Napoleon
$10.95
Slices of thick French toast covered with bananas or apples, candied walnuts and whipped cream.
Belgian Waffle
With powdered sugar and whipped cream.
- $8.95
- With chocolate chips and whipped cream $9.95
- With fresh fruit and whipped cream $9.95
East Side Breakfast Burrito
$9.95
Stuffed with scrambled eggs, hot linguica(Portuguese sausage), potatoes, peppers, onions, cheddar jack cheese, pico digio.
Homemade Corned Beef Hash
$9.95
fresh every weekend. Corned beef, potatoes, peppers, onions and garlic, topped with eggs served w/ toast, bagel, English muffin.
Homemade Corned Beef Hash
$9.95
fresh every weekend. Corned beef, potatoes, peppers, onions and garlic, topped with eggs served w/ toast, bagel, English muffin.
Starts at the Tracks" East Cambridge Breakfast Platter
$13.95
Four pieces of French toast, two eggs any style, two strips of bacon, two sausage links, two Canadian bacon, linguica, breakfast potatoes. With toast, bagel or English muffin.
Our Famous Steak Tip and Eggs
$14.95
Our steak tips charbroiled and served with two eggs, breakast potatoes and toast, bagel or english muffin.
Drinks
100% Maple Syrup
$2.50Fresh Squeezed O.J.
$2.75Organic locally roasted coffee Regular/ Decafe
$2.50Burgers & Sandwiches
All served on a warm baked roll with lettuce, tomato, pickle and onion on the side, with Fries. Substitute Onion Rings add $1. Add Bacon $1.
East Side Burger
$10.95
Crumbled bleu cheese and bacon, medium rare with frings. Best Burger on the Planet!
Hamburger
$9.95
Half pound of grilled prime beef cooked to perfection.
Cheese Burger
$9.95
Our hamburger topped with your choice of cheese: American, Provolone, Cheddar Jack, Swiss or Crumbled Bleu Cheese.
Grilled Chicken Sandwich
$9.95
Tender grilled chicken breast in your choice of sauce: Plain, BBQ, Buffalo, Goldrush, Teriyaki, Blackened.
Grilled Wild Yellow Fin Ahi Tuna Steak
$10.95
Grilled to your liking with a lemon butter. Blackened on request, served with pineapple salsa.
Specialty Pasta Dishes
All served with salad, garlic bread and your choice of pasta (Penne, Linguine or Angel Hair). Substitute Ravioli or Gnocchi $2.
Fettuccini Alfredo
$14.95
Romano and Parmesan cheeses in a rich cream sauce with fresh peas.
Pasta Bolognese
$14.95
A slow cooked sauce with ground beef and sweet sausage topped with shredded mozzarella and baked.
Eggplant Rollatini
$14.95
Fresh breaded fried eggplant stuffed with ricotta, spinach and Romano cheese. Topped with mozzarella and baked with marinara.
Eggplant Parmesan
$14.95
Eggplant layered and baked in our marinara sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Parmesan
$15.95
Tender chicken breast in our marinara sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese.
Chicken, Broccoli & Penne
$15.95
Sautéed in garlic, cheese, wine in a light cream sauce. Also available without cream.
Chicken Marsala
$15.95
Tender chicken sautéed with fresh mushrooms and prosciutto in our Marsala sauce.
Blackened Chicken Pasta
$15.95
Grilled blackened chicken sautéed with garlic, cheese and wine in a light cream sauce with roasted red peppers.
Linguini & Clams
$17.95
Fresh chopped clams sautéed in white or red sauce or Fra Diavolo, tossed with linguini and topped withwhole littlenecks.
Shrimp Scampi
$16.95
Shrimp sautéed in special sauce of wine, or your choice of oil and garlic or Fra Diavolo marinara.
Shrimp & Scallop Florentine
$19.95
Sautéed shrimp, scallops and spinach tossed in a pink vodka sauce served over your choice of pasta.
Frutti Di Mare “Of the Sea”
$21.95
Fresh scallops, shrimp, calamari, chopped clams, sautéed littlenecks and mussels. Choice of Red, White or Fra Diavolo sauce
Veal Parmesan
$16.95
Butchered in house, veal in our marinara sauce topped with mozzarella cheese.
Veal Marsala
$17.95
Butchered in house, tender veal sautéed with fresh mushrooms and prosciutto in our Marsala sauce.
Veal Rollatini
$18.95
Rolled tender veal stuffed with prosciutto and provolone sautéed in a Marsala sauce with mushrooms. Served on a bed of sautéed spinach.
Pasta Entrées
Add 1/4 lb. meatballs to any pasta entrée $2.50 each.
Linguini
$10.95Penne
$10.95Angel Hair
$10.95Ricotta Gnocchi
$12.95Four Cheese Ravioli
$12.95From the Grill - Meats & Seafood
All served with salad and your choice of side: Rice Pilaf, Pasta(Penne, Linguini or Angel Hair),Fries, Mashed, Broccoli, Spinach, Carrots.
Steak Tips
$16.95
Our famous tender sirloin tips, house butchered in our secret marinade, cooked to your liking.
Italian Sausage or Linguica
$4.00Turkey Tips
$14.95
Tender turkey tips marinated in a secret garlic & herb recipe, grilled to perfection.
Mixed Grill - Pick Three
$20.95
Steak, Turkey, Chicken, Sausage or Linguica.
Chicken Breast
$14.95
Tender grilled chicken breast in your choice of flavor: Plain, BBQ, Buffalo, Goldrush, Teriyaki or Blackened.
Surf & Turf
$21.95
Steak tips and crumbed, buttered baked shrimp.
Grilled Meatloaf
$14.95
A special blend of beef, Italian sausage, herbs and spices, grilled to perfection. Served with brown gravy. Try it blackened!
Pork Chops
$16.95
Two thick bone-in center-cut pork chops served with choice of salad, mashed potatoes, gravy and apple sauce.
Pork Chops
$17.95
Two thick bone-in center-cut pork chops grilled medium well (unless otherwise specified) and sautéed with vinegar peppers, onions and potatoes.
Grilled Salmon
$17.95
12oz fillet seasoned and grilled to perfection. Try it blackened!
Specialty Seafood
Haddock & Chips
$14.95
Fresh haddock, gently breaded and fried. Served with fries, coleslaw, lemon wedge and tartar sauce.
Baked Haddock
$16.95
Fresh haddock perfectly crumbed, buttered and baked. Served with your choice of salad and side.
Charlie A’s Seafood Combo
$18.95
Long time customer Charlie Auferio came up with the combo. Finally, a suggestion we like! Our baked haddock and scallops lie together perfectly crumbed, buttered and baked golden brown. Served with a lemon wedge and choice of salad and side.
Scallop Plate
$20.95
Gently breaded and fried tender sea scallops. Served with fries, coleslaw, lemon wedge and tartar sauce.
Broiled Scallops
$21.95
Tender sea scallops perfectly crumbed, buttered and baked golden brown. Served with your choice of salad and side.
Home Made Crab Cakes (Two)
$20.95
Fresh crab meat mixed with our special blend of spices and herbs, gently browned, placed on fresh sautéed spinach and topped with a jumbo shrimp and scallop. Drizzled with a saffron dijon sauce. Served with your choice salad.
Seafood Extravaganza
$23.95
Fresh scallops, shrimp, calamari, chopped clams, littlenecks, mussels, linguica, chopped tomatoes, green peppers, onions, black olives, capers and garlic sautéed in a spicy marinara sauce. Served with your choice of pasta.
Old School Thin Crust Pizza
Margherita Pizza
$19.95
The first pizza ever made! In 1889, a pizza maker in Naples, Italy made this pie for Queen Margherita. With extra virgin olive oil, fresh mozzarella, tomato and basil (no sauce) to represent the colors of the Italian flag. We still make it the same way today.
Cheese pizza
Pizzas are 18” and toppings are made fresh to order, hand tossed - more time, please be patient. Pepperoni, Linguica, Onions, Black Olives, Eggplant Parmesan, Sausage, Meatball, Broccoli, Artichokes, Jalapenos, Hamburger, Basil, Roasted Peppers, Romano Cheese, Bacon, Mushrooms, Garlic, Pineapple, Riccota, Peppers, Spinach, Sundried Tomato, Extra Cheese, Sliced Mozzarella.
- $14.95
- Each additional topping $1.75
Sides Orders
Pasta: Penne, Angel Hair, Linguini
$4.00Ravioli or Gnocchi
$4.50Chicken Parmesan
$8.95Chicken Cutlet
$8.95Veal Parmesan
$10.95Veal Cutlet
$10.95Broccoli or Spinach
$4.00
Sautéed in garlic, oil and light butter.
1/4 lb. Meatball
$2.50Grilled Italian Sausage, Chicken or Linguica
$4.00Eggplant Parmesan
$8.95Rice Pilaf
$3.50Steak Fries
$4.50Onion Rings
$5.75Mashed Potatoes
$3.50
With gravy upon request.