Palermo Restaurant Italian Cucina Menu (2025 Update)
Welcome to Palermo Restaurant Italian Cucina, where authentic Italian cuisine meets a cozy atmosphere in the heart of Modesto, California. This delightful eatery, located at 310 H St, offers an exquisite menu that showcases the essence of traditional Italian cooking.
Highlights include the Seafood Pastas like the Farfalle Salmon, sautéed with garlic and artichokes in a creamy Romano sauce, and the spicy Shrimp Puttanesca, a perfect blend of shrimp, mushrooms, and olives. For pizza lovers, the Margarita Pizza offers a classic experience that shouldn’t be missed.
The salads are equally impressive, featuring options like the Shrimp Caesar Salad and the refreshing Salmon Salad, complementing the rich flavors of the main dishes.
Each meal is crafted with care, ensuring a memorable dining experience for families and couples alike. At Palermo, every bite feels like a taste of Italy!
Oven Baked Calzones
Pepperoni & Sausage
Filled with pepperoni, Italian sausage, ricotta and mozzarella cheese with a touch of marinara sauce.
Chicken Pesto
Filled with chicken, roasted bell peppers, ricotta and mozzarella cheese with pesto sauce.
Vegetarian
Filled artichokes, eggplant, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes with ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
Meatballs & Spinach
Filled with meatballs, fresh spinach, ricotta and mozzarella cheese.
Farfalle Salmon
Fresh salmon sauteed with garlic, artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes in Romano cream sauce.
Tortellini Gameretto
Cheese tortellini, garlic, prawns, prosciutto, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, green peas and cream sauce.
Fettuccine Rocka
Scallops, shrimp, sundried tomatoes in a white wine cream sauce.
Shrimp Scampi
Penne pasta with shrimp in a scampi cream sauce.
Linguine Seafood
Scallops, prawns mussel, clams, calamari, sauteed with garlic, white wine sauce and spicy marinara.
Linguine Fra Diablo
Shrimp and calamari in a spicy marinara sauce.
Capellini Monalisa
Shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, spinach, basil with a white wine marinara sauce.
Risotto Fruttu Di Mare
Italian rice, cooked with mussels, clams, calamari, scallops, prawns and salmon.
Shrimp Puttanesca
Fettuccine with shrimp, mushrooms, capers, olives, basil and tomatoes in a spicy marinara sauce.
Cioppino Soup
Shrimp, scallops, clams mussels, calamari, salmon, crab meat in a white wine spicy marinara sauce.
Shrimp Pomodoro
Garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil in white wine marinara sauce.
Seafood Pastas
Plates
Pollo Al Funghi E Limone
Sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms and capers in a white wine sauce.
Pollo Di Parma
Sauteed chicken breast with garlic, spinach, prosciutto, white wine cream sauce topped with mozzarella cheese.
Pollo Picatta
Sauteed chicken breast finished with lemon caper white wine sauce.
Salmon Rustico
Fresh grilled salmon with a white wine lemon capers cream sauce.
Pollo Marsala
Chicken breast, sauteed with fresh portobello mushrooms in a rich marsala wine sauce.
Bruschetta
Grilled bread topped with roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic and parmesan cheese.
Scampette
Shrimp with garlic and white wine cream sauce.
Cold Antipasto
Salami , provolone cheese , artichoke hearts , olives, prosciutto, roma tomatos , roasted bell peppers , pepperoncini peppers, with olive oil and balsammic vinegar with fresh basil
Crab Cakes
Served with a garlic white wine, lemon caper sauce.
Calamari Frite
Deep fried calamari with tartar and cocktail sauce.
Caprese
Fresh mozzarella cheese with roma tomatoes, garlic, basil, olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette.
Appetizers
Salads
Classic Caesar Salad
Shrimp Caesar Salad
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach tossed with tomatoes, cucumbers, prosciutto bacon, roasted bell peppers, walnuts with feta cheese and honey mustard.
Waldorf Salad
Spring mix, grilled chicken, seedless grapes, granny smith apples, caramelized walnuts, celery and gorgonzola cheese, dijon balsamic dressing.
Salmon Salad
Sauteed salmon, spring mix with roma tomatoes, cucumbers, pepperoncini, olives, red onions, gorgonzola cheese, balsamic vinaigrette.
Warm Spinach & Prawns
Fresh spinach with garlic, sauteed prawns, sundried tomatoes, feta cheese, dijon mustard dressing.
Pollo Gorgonzola Salad
Spring mix with cucumber, tomatoes, walnuts with blue cheese and raspberry vinaigrette.
House Salad
Chicken Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, shaved parmesan cheese, and croutons and grilled chicken
Eggplant Parmigiana
Breaded eggplant served over spaghetti with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
Meat Lasagna
Layers of pastas, meat and mozzarella cheese.
Spaghetti Marinara
With homemade marinara sauce.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
With homemade marinara sauce.
Farfalle Gratinate
Butterfly pasta with cream, porcini mushrooms, prosciutto, chicken and cheese crust.
Spaghetti A La Carbonara
Prosciutto bacon, eggs, parmesan, green onions and cream.
Spaghetti & Meat Sauce
Penne Siracusa
Italian mild sausage sauteed with red onions, bell peppers, spinach, mushrooms, finished with white wine marinara sauce.
Penne Timbalo
Baked penne pasta with meat sauce and melted mozzarella.
Linguine Palermo
Olive oil, garlic, artichokes, mushrooms, olives, sun dried tomatoes, capers, fresh tomato sauce, basil, spinach.
Penne Paisano
Italian sausage, garlic, basil, fresh tomatoes, marinara cream sauce and fresh spinach.
Capellini Pomodoro
Garlic, fresh tomatoes, basil, white wine and tomato sauce.
Fettuccine Sicilian Pollo
Artichokes, mushrooms, capers, fresh tomatoes, basil and white wine marinara sauce.
Pastas Favorites
Pastas
Spaghetti Chicken Cacciatore
A sauteed chicken breast with garlic olive oil, red onions, roasted bell peppers, tomato sauce.
Pollo Con Carchofi
Spaghetti with chicken, artichokes, mushrooms and spicy marinara sauce.
Pollo Putiara
Capellini, sliced chicken breast with a spicy white wine sauce, fresh spinach and diced tomatoes marinara.
Pollo Parmigiana
Pan fried chicken breast with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese, served over spaghetti pasta.
Pollo Alfredo
Fettuccine pasta, slices of chicken breast, sauteed with mushrooms and garlic in a light creamy sauce.
Gnocchi Di Parma
Potato pasta, served with prosciutto, sundried tomatoes, green onions and rosemary.
Pollo Pesto
Penne pasta served with a rich pesto sauce and sliced sauteed chicken.
Pollo Spicy
Spaghetti with sliced chicken breast with spicy marinara sauce.
Margarita Pizza
Pepperoni And Sausage Pizza
Carnivore Pizza
Pepperoni, salami, prosciutto and sausage
Pizzas
Raviolis
Seafood Ravioli
Served with prawns in a scampi sauce.
Meat Ravioli
Choice of pesto sauce, alfredo sauce or marinara sauce.
Cheese Ravioli
Choice of pesto sauce, alfredo sauce or marinara sauce.
Spinach & Cheese Ravioli
Choice of pesto sauce, alfredo sauce or marinara sauce.
Mezzaluna Ravioli
Portobello mushrooms stuffed, served with roasted bell peppers, garlic, basil in a vodka cream sauce.
Spaghetti & Meatballs
With homemade marinara sauce.
Penne Pasta & Butter
Chicken Strips & Fries
Mini Pizza
Cheese or pepperoni.
Meat Ravioli
Served with your choice of sauce: marinara or alfredo.