Paolos Restaurant - San Jose, CA

Italian cured meats, cheeses & accompaniments for two

Grilled Shiitake mushrooms, lemon, herbs, garlic

Duck mousse enriched with white truffle, toasted ciabatta, fruit poached in mustard syrup

Fried rice balls, Bolognese & smoked mozzarella filling

Pan-roasted polenta, Brussel sprouts, forager's mushroom & Zoe's guanciale, poached egg & caprino caciotti

Fried calamari, rock shrimp & Castroville artichokes & lemon caper aioli

A bowl of today's soup

Roasted beets, Caseificio Gioia cow's milk cheese, shaved fennel, micro-herb salad, grilled house made focaccia, blood orange citronette

Local organic field greens, Comice pear, pomegranate, persimmon, vincotto vinaigrette, Piacentinu Ennese

Romaine lettuce hearts with a dressing of anchovy, garlic, lemon, Parmigiano Reggiano and croutons

Cold poached shrimp, mixed greens, seasonal vegetables, tomato, avocado, hard-boiled egg, black olives, Paolo's Louie dressing

Wilted spinach, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, bacon, Belgian endive, hard boiled egg, cold poached shrimp, red wine vinaigrette

Salad of grilled rib eye steak, Romaine lettuce hearts, arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives, feta, balsamic vinaigrette

Grilled chicken, roasted sweet peppers, lemony-caper-basil aioli on ciabatta, Kennebec shoestring potatoes

Slow braised boneless short rib, caramelized balsamic onions, roasted tomato, horseradish cream on ciabatta, Kennebec shoestring potatoes

Olio extra vergine di oliva Affiorato, Faliero Mancianti San Feliciano, Umbria

De Cecco pasta, Little Neck clams, red chilies, garlic, parsley, olive oil

Butternut squash dumplings, Zoe's guanciale, sage, roasted porcini mushroom

Rustichella d'Abruzzo pasta tubes, braised lamb shank, tomato and fennel ragu

A classic Sicilian dish De Cecco spaghetti with tomato sauce, eggplant & sheep's milk ricotta salata

House-made saffron egg pasta, traditional Bolognese-style meat sauce enriched with cream

"Half moon" pasta, sheep's milk ricotta & chard filling, seasonal vegetable ragu

House-made semolina "little ears," Chiaramonte's Italian sausage, broccolirab, garlic, preserved Calabrian chilies

"Badly cut" house-made egg pasta, roasted chicken, forager's mushroom, caramelized onion, garlic, rosemary butter

Little Neck clams, black mussels, sea scallop, rock shrimp & calamari, spicy tomato-seafood broth, garlic-rubbed crostone

Chef 's fish preparation of the day

Prawns sautéed with white wine, garlic, lemon, parsley, butter & seasoned breadcrumbs, saffron-infused faro

Roasted Culver duck breast, Picholine olives, Medjool dates, "Flor d'Arancia" Moscato reduction, braised seasonal greens

Braised natural veal shank, saffron-infused faro, gremolata

Berkridge kurobuta herb-brined pork rib chop, pan-seared polenta, Lacinato kale with pine nut & currants, cippolini agro dolce

Braised Mary's organic chicken, tomato, zucchini, peas, sweet peppers, soft polenta

Italian cured meats, cheeses & accompaniments for two

Grilled Shiitake mushrooms, lemon, herbs, garlic

Duck mousse enriched with white truffle, toasted ciabatta, fruit poached in mustard syrup

Fried rice balls, Bolognese & smoked mozzarella filling

Pan-roasted polenta, Brussel sprouts, forager's mushroom & Zoe's guanciale, poached egg & caprino caciotti

Fried calamari, rock shrimp & Castroville artichokes & lemon caper aioli

Prawns sautéed with white wine, garlic, lemon, parsley, butter and seasoned breadcrumbs

A bowl of today's soup

Wilted spinach, mushrooms, roasted red peppers, bacon, Belgian endive, hard boiled egg, cold poached shrimp, red wine vinaigrette

Roasted beets, Caseificio Gioia cow's milk cheese, shaved fennel, micro-herb salad, grilled house made focaccia, blood orange citronette

Local organic field greens, Comice pear, pomegranate, persimmon, vincotto vinaigrette, Piacentinu Ennese

Romaine lettuce hearts with a dressing of anchovy, garlic, lemon, Parmigiano Reggiano and croutons

Olio extra vergine di oliva Affiorato, Faliero Mancianti San Feliciano, Umbria

De Cecco pasta, Little Neck clams, red chilies, garlic, parsley, olive oil

Butternut squash dumplings, Zoe's guanciale, sage, roasted porcini mushroom

A classic Sicilian dish - De Cecco spaghetti with tomato sauce, eggplant & sheep's milk ricotta salata

Rustichella d'Abruzzo pasta tubes, braised lamb shank, tomato and fennel ragu

House-made saffron egg pasta, traditional Bolognese-style meat sauce enriched with cream

"Half moon" pasta, sheep's milk ricotta & chard filling, seasonal vegetable ragu

House-made semolina "little ears," Chiaramonte's Italian sausage, broccolirab, garlic, preserved Calabrian chilies

"Badly cut" house-made egg pasta, roasted chicken, forager's mushroom, caramelized onion, garlic, rosemary butter

Little Neck clams, black mussels, sea scallop, rock shrimp & calamari, spicy tomato-seafood broth, garlic-rubbed crostone

Chef 's fish preparation of the day

Berkridge kurobuta herb-brined pork rib chop, pan-seared polenta, Lacinato kale with pine nut & currants, cippolini agro dolce

Roasted Culver duck breast, Picholine olives, Medjool dates, "Flor d'Arancia" Moscato reduction, braised seasonal greens

Braised Mary's organic chicken, tomato, zucchini, peas, sweet peppers, soft polenta

Veal rolls stuffed with cured Parma ham, Fontina Val d'Aosta cheese & sage, Marsala & Cremini mushroom sauce, celery root puree, braised seasonal greens

Braised natural veal shank, saffron-infused faro, gremolata

Grilled Creekstone Farms dry-aged Angus flatiron steak, Barolo reduction, panzeroti di patate, roasted delicata squash, parsnip & Brussel sprouts

Semi-aged cow's milk (Val d'Aosta)

Blue, cow's milk (Lombardia)

semi-soft sheep's milk (Toscana)

Aged sheep's milk with black truffle (Toscana)

Medium aged goat's milk (Sardinia)

Walnut leaf-wrapped & aged, sheep's milk (Toscana)

Aged sheep's milk with saffron & black peppercorn (Sicilia)

Warm doughnut, limoncello mascarpone, amarena cherry compote

Flourless chocolate cake, blood orange caramel sauce, hazelnut croccante

Coconut "cooked cream," pineapple-rum compote, salted macadamias

Pear & frangipane torte, almond crema

Traditional Sicilian pastry filled with sweetened Calabro cow's milk "impastata" ricotta, mixed candied fruit, chocolate chips

Jack Allen's New York-style cheesecake, cranberry-orange compote

Trio of seasonal fruit sorbets, Nana's almond biscotti

Vanilla bean gelato, bittersweet chocolate sauce, candied chestnut

Flavored caffe latte - vanilla, caramel, almond, hazelnut; Flavored caffe mocha - caramel, hazelnut, mint, raspberry

regular and decaffeinated

Earl Grey with Bergomot, Darjeeling, English Breakfast, decaffeinated English Breakfast, Hibiscus & Marsala Chai