Sam Buca's Menu and Prices

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Sam Buca's Menu

Last Update: 2025-03-14


Appetizers

Fresh Clams (Dozen)

$12.00

Fresh Clams (Half Dozen)

$7.00

Baked Clams Dozen

$13.00

One dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter.

Baked Clams Half Dozen

$7.00

A half-dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter.

Stuffed Artichoke

$8.00

Artichoke stuffed with breadcrumbs, cheese and Italian spices.

Bruschetta

$6.00

Diced plum tomatoes, red onion and chopped basil with balsamic vinegar on our garlic bread.

Stuffed Mushrooms

$7.00

Fresh mushroom caps stuffed with our seasoned sausage and homemade garlic butter.

Fried Calamari

$8.00

Lightly floured and cooked to perfection. Served with a side of marinara sauce

Grilled Calamari

$9.00

Served on a bed of sauteed spinach and garlic

Italian Chicken Strips

$7.00

Boneless strips of chicken breast with lightly seasoned breading. Served with a marina sauce

Steamed Mussels

$11.00

Fifteen mussels in a garlic tomato wine sauce.

Oysters Rockefeller Dozen

$17.00

Delicious fresh oysters topped with our homemade spinach cream sauce.

Oysters Rockefeller (Half Dozen)

$9.00

Calamari Sambuca

$9.00

Sauteed calamari in our signature garlic tomato wine sauce. It just doesn t get any more southern italian than this.

Grilled Portobello Mushroom

$8.00

Served with melted gorgonzola over masculine greens and balsamic vinegar.

Stuffed Sweet Peppers

$8.00

Two halves stuffed with fresh homemade Italian sausage topped with marinara sauce


Salads

Sam Buca s Special

$8.00

Our special salad made with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, salami, mozzarella cheese, onion, artichoke hearts, fontinella cheese, black olives, pepperoncini and roasted red peppers. Served with an oil an

Tomato & Onion Salad

$7.00

Tomatoes, onions and fresh basil tossed with oil and vinega

Caprese Salad

$7.00

Delicious garden tomatoes topped with sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil and vinegar

Caesar Salad

$6.00

Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.

Caesar Salad with Chicken

$9.00

Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.

Dinner Salad

$3.00

Comes with your choice of dressings: italian house, vinegar & oil, caesar, creamy garlic, ranch, or blue cheese.


Homemade Soups

Chicken Orzo (Bowl)

$4.00

Chicken Orzo (Cup)

$2.00

Pasta Fagioli (Bowl)

$4.00

Pasta Fagioli (Cup)

$2.00


Pastas

Cappellini or Rigatoni

$11.00

Served with your choice of marinara or homemade bolonaise sauce.

Homemade Cavatelli

$12.00

A ricotta cheese dumpling served in a vodka cream sauce.

Fettuccini Alfredo

$13.00

Freshly cooked pasta tossed in our rich parmesan cream sauce.

Ravioli

$13.00

Homemade cheese ravioli with your choice of marinara or bolonaise sauce.

Pasta and Broccoli

$13.00

Freshly cooked pasta and broccoli sauteed with oil and garlic.

Penne alla Salcicia

$15.00

Delicious penne pasta served in a vodka cream sauce and sliced sausage

Linguini Calamari

$15.00

Calamari with capers and black olives sauteed in a white wine marinara sauce served over a bed of linguini.

Pasta Milano

$15.00

Farfalle pasta tossed with fresh spinach and ricotta cheese and melted mozzarella in a garlic olive oil sauce.

Rigatoni Mozzarella

$14.00

Rigatoni pasta served in a vodka cream sauce topped with fresh mozzarella and fresh chopped basil.


SeafoodJumbo shrimp fa diablo

Jumbo shrimp served over pasta in a spicy red sauce.

$18.00

Sam Buca s Mussels

$15.00

Mussels served with pasta in our lite red sauce

Shrimp Scampi

$18.00

Five jumbo shrimp with lemon butter wine garlic sauce, dusted with seasoned bread crumbs and baked to perfection, served over a bed of linguini.

Talapia Italiano

$16.00

Sauteed with green onions and fresh diced tomatoes in a white wine sauce.

Shrimp with Broccoli

$18.00

Shrimp and broccoli sauteed in oil and garlic, tossed with pasta.

Linguine with White or Red Clam Sauce

$15.00

Freshly cooked linguine tossed in a succulent red or white clam sauce.

Salmon Augustine

$18.00

Grilled atlantic salmon served on a bed of white rice with a side of grilled vegetables drizzled with balsamic sauce.

Zuppa di Mare

$19.00

Mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari served in your choice of arabiata or white wine sauce over a bed of linguine pasta.

Blackened Salmon

$18.00

Fresh salmon filet sauteed and served over a bed of fresh sauteed spinach and white rice.

Talapia Vesuvio

$16.00

Fresh talapia filet sauteed with garlic wine sauce with vesuvio potatoes and peas

Sea Bass

$21.00

Fresh 8-ounce filet sauteed with fresh spinach and fresh roasted peppers in a garlic butter sauce.


Chicken

Lemon Chicken

$14.00

One of sam buca s signature dishes. Boneless chicken breast sauteed in a white wine and lemon butter sauce served over angel hair pasta.

Chicken Parmesan

$14.00

Lightly breaded and baked chicken breast topped with mozzarella and our bolonaise sauce with a side of pasta.

Chicken Vesuvio

$14.00

Half chicken baked in olive oil, garlic and white wine. Served with vesuvio potatoes and a sprinkling of peas

Chicken Marsala

$14.00

Breast of chicken sauteed with marsala wine and mushrooms with a side of pasta.

Chicken Tetrazzini

$14.00

Tender strips of chicken sauteed with olive oil, mushrooms, onions and fresh garlic in a lite parmesan cream sauce over fettuccini.

Chicken Giardiniera

$14.00

Tender boneless breast of chicken, sauteed in a garlic and olive oil, hot giardiniera peppers and served with a side of pasta

Chicken Florentine

$15.00

Two boneless, skinless breasts sauteed in a lemon butter sauce topped with fresh spinach and melted mozzarella cheese. Served with a side of pasta

Chicken Scallopini

$14.00

Two boneless, skinless breasts sauteed with fresh mushrooms, onions, sweet peppers in a white wine light marinara sauce served over a bed of fettuccini

Chicken Oreganata

$14.00

Half chicken on the bone baked and served with potatoes in a lemon oregano sauce.


Steak

Pork Chop Vesuvio

$17.00

Two 6-ounce center-cut pork chops sauteed with garlic, olive oil, white wine, peas and potatoes.

Blackened Pork Chops

$17.00

Two 6-ounce center-cut pork chops blackened and baked served over fresh sauteed spinich with a side of farfalle pasta in a garlic and olive oil sauce.

Filet Mignon

$24.00

Delicious 8 oz. Filet cooked to your temperature with melted blue cheese, sauteed mushrooms and grilled vegetables.

Steak Vesuvio

$18.00

New york strip steak grilled to your perfection and topped with peas, our vesuvio sauce and potatoes

New York Strip Steak

$18.00

12 oz. Steak grilled to your perfection, topped with fresh mushrooms and served in a white wine sauce, served with vesuvio potatoes


Veal

Veal Florentine

$18.00

Three medallions of fresh veal sauteed in a lemon butter sauce topped with fresh spinach and melted mozzarella.

Veal Scallopini

$17.00

Three medallions of fresh veal sauteed with mushrooms, onions and sweet peppers in a white wine light marinara sauce served over a bed of fettuccini

Veal Vesuvio

$17.00

Sauteed medallions of thin-sliced veal in olive oil, garlic, white wine and served with a side of steaming vesuvio potatoes.

Veal Marsala

$17.00

Tender medallions of veal sauteed in Marsala wine and smothered with mushrooms, served with a side of pasta

Lemon Veal

$17.00

Tender medallions of veal sauteed in a white wine and lemon butter sauce, dressed with peas and served with a side of pasta

Veal Parmesan

$17.00

Breaded veal baked in a bolonaise sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.

Veal Picatta

$17.00

Thinly sliced veal lightly floured and sauteed with capers in lemon butter with a side of pasta.


Italian Specialties

Eggplant Parmigiana

$13.00

Breaded eggplant baked in marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta

Pasta Primavera

$13.00

Choice of pasta tossed with fresh vegetables served in a lite parmesan cream sauce.

Sausage & Peppers

$13.00

Italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic and fresh tomatoes sauteed in olive oil with vesuvio potatoes.

4-Cheese Lasagna

$14.00

Homemade lasagna topped with mozzarella cheese and served with our bolonaise sauce and a side of pasta

3-Cheese Stuffed Shells

$13.00

Jumbo shells stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese in bolonaise or marinara sauce, served with a side of pasta.


Side Orders

Homemade Meatballs (2)

$4.00

Homemade Sausage

$3.00

Italian Home Fries

$3.00

Vesuvio Potatoes

$3.00

Fresh Steamed Vegetables

$4.00

Broccoli, carrots and zucchini with garlic butter served individually or mixed.

Suateed Spinach

$5.00

Sauteed in garlic and oil.


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