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5000 Westheimer Houston, TX 77056

713-621-6858

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Cuisine(s): Italian

Hours: Sun-Wed 11am-10:30pm, Thu-Sat 11am-11pm

Price: $$$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: Business casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Full bar
Reservations: Recommended

Parking: Lot Available

Description

Since 1988, Efisio Farris has been serving upscale Italian while introducing the city to the food of his homeland, Sardinia. The setting is Galleria chic, as are the patrons. Each of the striking dining rooms makes you feel like you're eating in a Tuscan village. The Sardinian specialties are noted on the menu, like the sa fregola, or clam soup; the gnocchetti sardi al cinghiale, a ragu of wild boar; or the seadas al miele, puffed pastry stuffed with cheese covered in honey. A wood-burning oven is used for the pizzas and steaks. Traditional Italian pasta dishes round out the menu.

Top 5 Galleria-Area Restaurants

By Geri Maria Harris | Wed, February 23, 2011

Recently, we have had several friends come into town and stay near The Galleria. They often ask for area food recommendations, and though we generally recommend heading away from the tourist traps, t... More »
Food Fight: Chicken Sandwich

By Kevin Shalin | Wed, February 16, 2011

My last attempt at a Food Fight sparked racial tension. There was also a plea to transform these "fights" into "battles." I guess there's just something about fried finger foods that brings out the ... More »
Chef Chat, Part 3: Giancarlo Ferrara of Arcodoro

By Tam Vo | Mon, June 7, 2010

When we spoke with Chef Giancarlo Ferrara of Arcodoro, he recommended an octopus dish called Polipo ai Ferri con Salsa di Peperone. These were skewered cubes of octopus roasted in the wood-burning ove... More »
Swinging Sardinians

By Robb Walsh | Thu, June 16, 2005

The simple clam soup called sa fregula at Arcodoro Ristorante Italiano in the Galleria area says a lot about Sardinian cuisine. The Mediterranean-style broth of tender baby clams is flavored with a heady dose of saffron, a spice originally cultiva... More »
Black and White

By Paul Galvani | Thu, July 19, 2001

At Arcodoro (5000 Westheimer, 713-621-6888), the city's only Sardinian restaurant, they take pearly white Arborio rice and cook it in squid ink, which turns the Italian grain black. It is also the only place in town you can find risotto al nero di... More »
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Dinner Menu

Antipasti

$12.50

Sa Rosu Kin Arsellas
a traditional sardinian clam soup. sardinian rice with baby clams in a saffron broth

$14.50

Mozzarella Pomodoro
buffalo mozzarella, flown in from italy, with fresh tomatoes and basil

$14.50

Portobello Croccante
portobello mushroom confit served with crispy polenta and a parmesan cheese fondue

$14.50

Calamari E Zucchini Fritti
tender calamari and sticks of zucchini lightly fried with arcodoro’s special breading

$15.50

Tartara Di Tonno Allo Zenzero
yellow fin tuna tartare mixed with fresh green peppers, cucumber, tomatoes and cilantro infused with fruttato olive oil and ginger

$14.50

Polenta Kin Sartizza
rustic soft polenta baked in the wood burning oven with mild italian sausage and a zesty tomato sauce sprinkled with basil

$15.50

Carpaccio Di Manzo Con Bietole E Pecorino
paper-thin slices of raw beef filet mignon topped with arugula, roasted yellow beats and mild pecorino shavings

$15.50

Polipo Ai Ferri Con Salsa Di Pepperoni
mediterranean octopus grilled to perfection and served with cannellini bean escarole stew and roasted bell pepper and oregano sauce

$19.50

Sumene Arrustu
grilled berkshire pork belly marinated with bay leaves, served with an arugula and mushroom salad drizzled with a saba and olive oil dressing

$14.50

Vongole E Cozze Al Vermentino Di Gallura
steamed mussels & clams sautéed with a light garlic-tomato broth and a touch of arcodoro’s signature vermentino

Insalate

$7.50

Arcodoro
a medley of radicchio, arugula, belgian endive, tomatoes & slivers of parmesan

$9.00

Ortobene
a medley of arugula leaves, williams pears, aged ricotta sarda and walnuts drizzled with organic dop extra virgin olive oil

$8.50

Marchese
arugula, wild mushrooms, grana cheese & truffle oil

$13.50

Riviera
mixed field greens, frisse, cherry tomatoes, and caramelized diver sea scallops in a fig infused balsamic vinegar

$6.50

Pane Guttiau, Bruschetta, Focaccia al Rosmarino
homemade house breads to accompany your meal

Paste & Risotti

$23.50

Ravioli Arcodoro
jumbo handmade ravioli stuffed with scallops and shrimp with mosto di carignano finished with a velvety seafood reduction

$21.50

Linguini Su Barchile
linguini with fresh clams, skinless tomatoes &sardinian bottarga

$24.00

Agnelotti Dorati
homemade pasta stuffed with buffalo ricotta and black truffles, finished with a sauce of foie gras and passito di giogantinu

$18.50

Fettuccine Integrali Ai Gamberi
whole wheat fettuccine with sautéed asparagus, skinless tomatoes and golf shirmp

$19.50

Gulurgiones De Casu Canne Al Vento
half moon pasta stuffed with mild imported cheeses with a veal and tomato sauce

$19.50

Pappardelle Al Sugo Di Coniglio
handmade ribbon pasta served with a fricassee’ rabbit and a creamy mushrooms sauce

$24.50

Bomboloni Di Zucca E Aragosta
ravioli filled with butternut squash mousse and ricotta served with maine lobster and a truffle sauce

$22.50

Risotto Al Nero Di Seppia E Scampi
carnaroli rice simmered in cuttlefish ink stock, finished with baked scampi and thyme

$20.50

Ravioli Di Burrata Al Tartufo Nero
handmade ravioli filled with imported burrata cheese from italy with a creamy black truffle sauce

$19.50

Taglierini Ai Frutti Di Mare
taglierini pasta with fresh clams, mussels, shrimp & calamari in a tomato sauce

$26.50

Risotto Con Fegato Grasso
carnaroli rice simmered with truffle stock and finished with pan seared fresh fois gras and a porto wine gelatin

$19.50

Gnocchetti Sardi Al Cinghiale
sardinian tear drop pasta with a ragu of wild boar and cannonau wine

Carne E Pesce

$24.50

Scaloppina Ai Funghi Porcini
tender medallions of veal pan seared and served with porcini mushrooms in a mosto d’uva thyme sauce

$34.00

Ossobuco Del Fattore
veal shank braised in a cannonau wine reduction, served with risotto milanese

$32.00

Costolette D’agnello Al Pistacchio
broiled chops of domestic lamb in a pistachio crust, finished with a reduction of abbamele and balsamic vinegar

$26.00

Salmone Arrostito Alla Saba
fillet of scottish salmon roasted in the woodburning oven with lemongrass, topped with a saba glaze and served with roasted yellow beets

$26.50

Dentice Allo Zenzero E Arance
gulf red snapper pan-roasted with an orange and ginger glaze served over sautéed’ spinach and potatoes

$29.50

Lombo Di Coniglio Alla Buttera
a loin of fresh rabbit stuffed with porcini mushrooms and prosciutto, topped with a truffle infused vermentino sauce and served with spinach dumpling gnocchi with butter, sage and parmesan cheese

$24.50

Capesante E Gamberoni Pungenti
sea dive scallops caramelized with sea salt and butter, served with cauliflower mousse, candied tomatoes and topped with a chive pink pepper dressing

Bistecca Alla Fiorentina
24oz. or 32oz. black angus porterhouse steak, cooked in the woodburning oven with rosemary and roasted garlic

$36.00

Costata D’oro
arcodoro offers an aged black angus ribeye steak with a unique garlic marinade, grilled in our woodburning oven, and served with homemade mashed potatoes and arugula salad

$21.00

Pollo Arrosto
half chicken roasted in our woodburning oven with aromatic herbs

Pizze
Specialties From Arcodoro’s Woodburning Oven

$14.50

Campo Verde
roasted zucchini, onions, spinach and goat cheese

$14.50

Bianca
a four cheese pizza with mozzarella, fontina, parmesan and tallegio cheese with wild mushrooms and speck prosciutto

$13.50

Boscaiola
homemade italian sausage, mushrooms, roasted red bell peppers, tomato sauce & mozzarella

$15.00

Margherita
buffalo mozzarella, flown in from italy, with tomatoes and fresh basil

$13.50

Contadina
grilled chicken, red onions, smoked mozzarella and sundried tomatoes

$14.50

Mare & Monti
marinated shrimp, mushrooms, artichoke hearts with mozzarella, tomatoes and basil

$16.50

Porcini E Olio Tartufato
mozarella, fontina, sautéed porcini mushrooms, cheery tomatoes and white truffle oil

$12.00

Focaccia Arcodoro
focaccia topped with fresh relish of tomato basil, olives and buffalo mozzarella

Pesce Al Sale
Whole Fish Encrusted In Rock Salt And Cooked In The Woodburning Oven, Filleted Tableside

Per Person $45.00

Branzino
imported mediterranean seabass

Per Person $45.00

Orata
imported mediterranean sea bream

Per Person $35.00

Dentice
gulf red snapper

Per Person $35.00

Branzino Tigrato
gulf striped bass

Dolci

$10.50

Seadas Al Miele
exclusively from sardegna puffed pastry filled with sweet cheese, lightly fried then drizzled with sardinian bitter honey

$8.00

Delicatezza Al Cioccolato
delicate chocolate mousse with a velvety sauce of godiva liqueur

$9.50

Tiramisu Cioccolato
chocolate sponge cake, topped with layers of mascarpone and ladyfingers, finished with thin cracked chocolate

$10.50

Semifreddo Mango E Fragole
soft cream parfait with fresh mango and strawberries with vanilla and strawberry sauces

$9.00

Torta Di Formaggio
homemade, light creamy cheesecake finished with a fresh berry sauce and garnished with seasonal berries

$11.00

Tortino Al Cioccolato Fondente
warm chocolate cake filled with melted dark chocolate served with vanilla ice cream and abbamele

$9.50

Biscotti Di Mandorle Al Vin Santo
homemade almond & chocolate biscotti accompanied by vin santo for dipping

$7.50

Frutta Gelata Al Mirto
seasonal fruit and berries with a mirto liqueur served with hazelnut ice cream

$11.50

Trittico Di Creme Bruciate
vanilla, pistachio and chocolate custards topped with caramelized sugar served with ciccioneddas

$7.50

Sorbetto Alla Frutta
a trio of palate cleansing lemon, raspberry and mango sorbet

$10.50

Torta Di Cioccolato E Mandorle
delicate chocolate almond cake layered with dark chocolate mousse

$12.50

Formaggi Misti
a sampling of imported sardinian cheeses, served with pane carasau

$14.50

Piccola Pasticceria Arcodoro
a sampling of arcodoro’s signature desserts including tartaletta frutta, crema catalana, panna cotta al caffe, millefoglie alla fragole and ravioli dolce di recottu

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Arcodoro Ristorante Italiano

5000 Westheimer Houston, TX 77056

713-621-6858

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