Esposito's Italian Restaurant And Bar

Old world assortment of meats, cheeses, and other specialties. Prosciutto, Sopressata, Salame, Provolone, Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, pickled tomatoes, peppers, olives, artichokes, and a fig spread served with crostini.

Originating in 10th century Sicily and traditionally served during the Feast of Santa Lucia, this is Sicilian street food at its finest. Balls of risotto rolled, stuffed, and fried with ground beef, peas, and Sicilian caciocavallo cheese. Served with a side of marinara sauce.

Balls of risotto rolled, stuffed, and fried with ground beef, peas, and Sicilian caciocavallo cheese. Served with a side of marinara sauce.

Fresh Middleneck Clams baked with parmesan and oregano bread crumbs, lemon, and our famous garlic butter.

Fresh Middleneck Clams baked with parmesan and oregano bread crumbs, extra lemon, and garlic butter.

Eggplant, capers, olives, peppers, and raisins marinated in a Sicilian sweet and sour sauce served "bruschetta style" over toasted crostini bread.

This recipe is an intro into the soul of Sicily and all of the Greek, Spanish, and Arabic influences that helped shape Sicilian cuisine over the past 20 centuries. Eggplant, capers, olives, peppers, and raisins marinated in a Sicilian sweet and sour sauce served bruschetta style over toasted crostini bread.

Eggplant rolled and stuffed with ricotta and topped with melted mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.

Eggplant rolled and stuffed with ricotta and topped with melted mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce.

Served with a pesto aioli and finished with a balsamic reduction.

Served with a pesto aioli and finished with a balsamic reduction.

Served with a roasted red pepper aioli and marinara sauce.

Served with a roasted red pepper aioli and marinara sauce.

Neapolitan Fried Cheese Sandwich with eggs, cheese, lemon, and garlic butter. Served with a side of Marinara for dipping.

Neapolitan Fried Cheese Sandwich. Served with a side of Marinara for dipping.

House cut potato chips topped with gorgonzola cream sauce, bacon, and a balsamic reduction.

House cut potato chips topped with our delicious gorgonzola cream sauce, bacon, and a balsamic reduction.

Platter of meatballs, sausage and boneless braised pork.

Fresh Mediterranean Mussels sautéed in your choice of a tomato seafood broth or a white wine garlic sauce. Served with toasted crostini bread.

Fresh Mussels sautéed in your choice of a tomato seafood broth or a white wine garlic sauce. Served with toasted crostini bread.

Grilled octopus, arugula, squid ink vinaigrette, pickled tomatoes, caramelized fennel, and fried capers.

Luciana style is so named from the ancient district of Santa Lucia Napoli. Grilled octopus, sausage, kidney beans, pepperoncini peppers and olives in a sweet and sour tomato broth. Served with bruschetta style toast.

Pan-seared scallops, mint pesto, honey truffle mousse garnished with fried mint leaves and toasted pine nuts.

Pan-seared scallops, mint pesto, honey truffle mousse garnished with fried mint leaves and toasted pine nuts.

Chicken rolled and stuffed

Egg dipped and pan fried cutlets

Breaded and baked cutlets

Prosciutto, Sopressata, Salame, Provolone, Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, pickled tomatoes, peppers, olives, artichokes, and a fig spread served with crostini.

Platter of meatballs, sausage and boneless braised pork.

Fresh creamy burrata, tomatoes, pesto, cracked black pepper. Served with crostini. Bruschetta style toast.

Romaine, Parmesan cheese, croutons, and cracked black pepper.

Fresh spinach, bacon, gorgonzola, and walnuts served with a raspberry vinaigrette.

Grilled Octopus, cherry tomatoes, caramelized onions, arugula finished with a squid ink vinaigrette.

Risotto incorporates squid ink enhancing the richness and flavor of the sea. Served with octopus, mussels and clams.

Fresh lump crabmeat tossed with linguine in a slightly spicy marinara sauce.

Fresh grouper and 2 jumbo shrimp egg dipped and pan fried in a lemon white wine sauce served over spaghetti.

Fresh grouper pan seared with olives, capers, roma tomatoes, anchovies, and a touch of red pepper in a marinara sauce served over linguine.

Fresh Middleneck whole clams sautéed with chopped clams, olive oil, and white wine tossed with linguine.

Pan seared scallops tossed with bacon, caramelized onions, and bowtie pasta in a pink Sambuca cream sauce.

Breaded jumbo shrimp baked with melted mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce served with a side of spaghetti tomato sauce.

Fresh jumbo shrimp sautéed with evoo, garlic, white wine, and fresh herbs tossed with linguine.

Grilled salmon topped with asparagus and roasted red pepper pesto over a bed of creamy saffron risotto.

Shrimp, scallops, mussels, clams, calamari, and grouper sauteed in a tomato seafood broth and served over linguine.

Real Italian peasant soup here... Escarole, cannellini beans, garlic, and chicken broth, little parmesan cheese.. Simple and delicious.

Rocco's NY recipe… Ditalini pasta, cannellini beans, bacon and onions in a tomato broth. Finished with a balsamic reduction.

Cheese tortellini simmered in a veal shank broth finished with parmesan cheese.

Bucatini pasta tossed with cured pork, onions, and San Marzano tomatoes, with a touch of red pepper flakes, finished with shaved parmesan.

Small pasta shells tossed with garlic, EVOO, white wine, broccoli rabe, sausage and roma tomatoes, finished with parmesan cheese. All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

Small pasta shells tossed with garlic, EVOO, white wine, broccoli rabe, sausage and roma tomatoes, finished with parmesan cheese.

It's Thursday night and in our family that means Grandma Esposito is making eggplant parmigiana so pull up a chair at Grandma's table and enjoy this family favorite. All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

Gnocchi tossed in a light marinara sauce and baked with fresh basil, sweet San Marzano tomatoes and creamy fresh mozzarella cheese.

Originating on Italy's Amalfi Coast in the town of Sorrento. Gnocchi tossed in a light marinara sauce and baked with fresh basil, tomato sauce and topped with our favorite sweet San Marzano tomatoes and Sicilian cheese, Cacciocavallo! All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

Sauce made from ground veal, pork, and beef simmered in red wine and house tomato sauce finished in the pan with a touch of cream.

Eggplant parmigiana served with a side of spaghetti.

Rocky "Rocco" Varsalona has been making his famous meatballs since he opened his first restaurant in 1970. 25 restaurants and nearly 800,000 meatballs later we are still hand rolling the same great recipe! Served over spaghetti with a side of spaghetti. All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

3rd generation lasagna recipe. All entrees come with family style salad and famous garlic rolls.

3rd generation lasagna recipe. All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

Rigatoni pasta tossed with Italian sausage, onions and peppers in our homemade tomato sugo. All entrees come with family style salad and our famous garlic rolls.

Rigatoni pasta tossed with Italian sausage, onions and peppers in homemade tomato sugo.

Spaghetti tossed with garlic and oil, anchovies, red pepper flakes and raisins topped with toasted bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.

Hand rolled meatballs served over spaghetti tomato sauce and topped with Sicilian Cacciocavallo cheese.

Traditionally served on The Feast Day of St. Joseph (March 19th) and on Christmas Eve as part of the 7 Fishes.

Risotto, sliced sausage, potatoes, white beans, and bacon finished with a splash of tomato sauce and shaved Pecorino Romano.

Succulent butternut squash ravioli tossed with cream and topped with julienned zucchini and truffle oil.

Risotto, fresh crabmeat, roasted corn, and chives over a bed of roasted red pepper pesto topped with truffle oil.

Fettuccine pasta tossed with guanciale (cured pork) onions, and cream finished with egg yolk, Tuscan pecorino romano and cracked black pepper.

Bowtie pasta tossed with sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms and caramelized onions.

Sautéed with fresh basil, roma tomatoes and lemon in a pink seafood cream sauce.

The Best Vodka Sauce Ever, Period!

4 cheese and pear stuffed pasta purses tossed in a Moscato cream sauce and topped with prosciutto and asparagus, finished with a balsamic reduction.

Cheese-filled tortellini tossed with sweet green peas, prosciutto and cream.