Franco's Italian Bistro Catonsville Menu

Creamy polenta, crispy pancetta, basil pesto oil.

Grilled scallops over house made spinach fettuccine in a light sherry cream sauce with roasted red peppers and mushrooms.

With a lemon butter sauce over grilled asparagus.

Lightly seasoned fried squid.

Assortment of Italian cured meats & cheeses.

House roasted red peppers, mushrooms, asparagus in olive oil grated cheese & garlic.

Fresh mozzarella, sliced tomato, extra virgin olive oil, basil.

Sicilian rice balls stuffed with ground beef, cheese, peas & tomato sauce.

Shrimp sauteed with pancetta in a light sherry cream sauce over a risotto cake.

Chilled shrimp, chopped clams, mussels, calamari marinated in extra virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic, parsley.

Fresh mozzarella, house roasted red peppers, basil and extra virgin olive oil.

House made blend of pork, veal & beef, romano cheese, garlic & spices.

House made Italian fennel sausage with roasted bell peppers in marsala wine.

Little neck clams steamed in white wine, butter & garlic.

Mussels steamed in white wine, butter & garlic.

Baby arugula, tomatoes, shaved parmigiano with a olive oil lemon vinaigrette.

Topped with shaved parmigiano, roasted red peppers, caesar dressing.

Romaine, iceberg, tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini, red onion, with house dressing or balsamic vinaigrette.

Pasta pillows stuffed with house made ricotta & romano cheese in a pomodoro sauce.

Pasta pillows stuffed with a blend of beef, pork, veal, romano cheese & spices in a pomodoro sauce.

Spinach pasta pillow stuffed with wild mushrooms & ricotta in a marsala, sage, mushroom sauce.

Italian ricotta dumplings in a tomato cream sauce.

Little neck clams, chopped clams, garlic, parsley, olive oil, butter, white wine.

Tomato ragu with a blend of beef, pork, veal & spices with a touch of cream.

Served with linguini.

Tender veal cubes slowly braised in pomodoro sauce & red wine.

Vodka tomato cream sauce with grated romano & basil.

Sliced house made fennel sausage, broccoli rabe, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, shaved parm.

Arborio rice cooked in chicken broth with basil pesto, asparagus, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, light cream, finished with extra virgin olive oil.

Calamari simmered in extra virgin olive oil & white wine, finished in a blue crab infused marinara sauce over linguini.

Shrimp sauteed in butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & herbs over linguini.

Shrimp & crab sauteed in a blue crab infused marinara, cream & grated romano cheese over linguini.

Shrimp, calamari, clams & mussels in a blue crab infused marinara sauce over linguini.

Boneless breast stuffed with spinach, prosciutto di parma & mozzarella, topped with a mushroom orange cream sauce with a side of roasted vegetables.

Breaded chicken breast fried golden brown topped with tomatoes, whipped ricotta, prosciutto di parma, mozzarella in a tomato mushroom marsala sauce with linguini.

Angus beef sirloin stuffed with egg, prosciutto di parma, romano cheese, slowly braised in tomato sauce & red wine with a side of orecchiette.

Tender veal scaloppini sauteed in a mushroom marsala sauce with a side of roasted vegetables.

Tender veal scaloppini topped with prosciutto de parma melted mozzarella & sage in a marsala sauce over fresh spinach.

Tender veal cubes slowly braised in tomato sauce & red wine with bell peppers, mushrooms over pappardelle.

Bread veal madallions lightly fried with a sauce of prosciutto, mushrooms, marsala, lemon over linguini.

With linguini.

With linguini.

Garlic lemon cream, mozzarella, shrimp, shaved pecorino romano, hint of old bay.

House made meatballs, tomato sauce, whipped ricotta, mozzarella, basil.

Tomato marsala sauce, house made fennel sausage, green peppers, house roasted peppers, mozzarella.

Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, basil, shaved pecorino romano.

Mozzarella, mushrooms, house made Italian sausage, tomato sauce.

Extra virgin olive oil, grilled asparagus, roasted red peppers, broccoli rabe, garlic, fresh mozzarella, shaved pecorino romano.

Extra virgin olive oil, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto di parma, arugula, shaved pecorino romano.

Tomato sauce, mushrooms, fresh mozzarella, basil, arugula, shaved pecorino romano.

Pesto, cherry tomatoes, whipped ricotta, fresh mozzarella.

Pesto, house roasted red peppers, asparagus, fresh mozzarella, shaved pecorino romano.

Extra virgin olive oil, fresh mozzarella, whipped ricotta, feta, shaved pecorino romano.

House made Italian sausage, prosciutto di parma, soppressata, pancetta.

Tomato sauce, red chili flakes, shrimp, fresh mozzarella, basil.

Tomato sauce, mozzarella, shaved pecorino romano.

Tomato sauce, pepperoni, mozzarella.

Rapini in olive oil & garlic.

Cream & grated romano.

Grated romano, garlic & oil.

Lightly seasoned fried squid.

Fried mozzarella sticks.

Chilled shrimp, chopped clams, mussels, calamari, marinated in extra virgin olive oil, lemon, garlic & parsley.

Sicilian rice balls stuffed with ground beef, cheese, peas & tomato sauce.

Fresh mozzarella, house roasted red peppers, basil and extra virgin olive oil.

House made blend of pork, veal & beef, romano cheese, garlic & spices.

Topped with shaved parmigiano, roasted red peppers, caesar dressing.

Fresh mozzarella, sliced tomato, extra virgin olive oil, basil.

Baby Arugula, tomatoes, shaved parmigiano with a olive oil lemon vinaigrette.

Romaine, iceberg, tomatoes, olives, pepperoncini, red onion with house dressing or balsamic vinaigrette.

Pasta pillows stuffed with house made ricotta, romano cheese in a pomodoro sauce.

Pasta pillows stuffed with a blend of beef, pork, veal, romano cheese & spices in a pomodoro sauce.

Spinach pasta pillow stuffed with wild mushrooms & ricotta in a marsala mushroom sauce.

Italian ricotta dumplings in a tomato cream sauce.

Chicken breast sauteed with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce with a side of roasted vegetables.

Boneless breast stuffed with spinach, prosciutto di parma & mozzarella, topped with a mushroom orange cream sauce with a side of roasted vegetables.

Boneless breast, lightly breaded, topped with mozzarella & tomato sauce. Served with linguini.

Lightly breaded veal cutlet topped with mozzarella & tomato sauce with linguine.