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737 Newark Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306

201-795-2750

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Dante's Last Meal
Award Winner 2007

Cuisine(s): Italian

Hours: Sun 2pm-9pm, Mon-Thu 11:30am-10pm, Fri 11:30am-11pm, Sat 4pm-12am

Price: $$$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards

Features: Takeout

Serving: Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary

Parking: No Parking

Description

Anomalously located just down the street from Jersey's most hopping Indian neighborhood and only a few blocks north of Journal Square, Casa Dante is a staid, well lit, wood-paneled room populated with scurrying waiters in tuxedos. The restaurant has elevated Italian-American cuisine to some of its grandest heights. Never has scungilli salad been so refreshing, the delicate translucent slices of conch bathed in olive oil and garlic. Great, too, is the linguine with filetto de pomadoro sauce, a rich tomato concoction laced with prosciutto. And the overheard conversations from the other tables are half the fun.

2007 | Dante's Last Meal

Though we were tempted to treat the 13th-century poet to a truly hellish meal at one of Frank Bruni's favorite places to thank him (Dante, not Bruni) for mapping hell in The Divine Comedy, our better side won out, and so we decided to take him to his namesake restaurant, Casa Dante in Jersey City, where we'll regale him with Italian-American fare. The use of prosciutto in the superb linguine with filetto de pomadoro sauce may astonish him, since prosciutto is never used in sauces where he... More »

Main Menu

Antipasti

Mozzarella In Carrozza
mozzarella, parmigiano encrusted bread, seasonings and lightly fried; served with a side or our marinara sauce

Prosciutto & Melon
thinly sliced prosciutto d’parma and honeydew melon a casa dante classic

Fried Calamari
tender fresh calamari, lightly fried served with lemon and choice of sweet or hot marinara

Filet Mignon Carpaccio
a casa dante classic

Shrimp Cocktail
jumbo wild shrimp served with our homemade cocktail sauce

Shrimp Pignoli
jumbo wild shrimp sautéed in a pignoli nut crust served with a honey lemon sauce

Vongole Casino Or Oreganata
little neck clams baked with bacon, diced onions and peppers or with oregano seasoned bread crumbs

Scungilli Fra Diavlo
a casa dante classic

Zuppa Di Vongole
manila clams steamed in a choice of marinara, fra diavolo or white wine and lemon

Antipasto Freddo
prosciutto di parma, buffalo mozzarella, provolone, sopressada, artichoke hearts and roasted peppers drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

Fresh Mozzarella, Prosciutto And Tomato
fresh mozzarella, prosciutto d’parma and vine ripened tomatoes

Antipasto Caldo
eggplant rollatine, shrimp pesto, mussels fra diavolo, stuffed mushrooms and calamari

Broccoli Rabe Con Salsiccia E Cannellini
sweet sausage sautéed with broccoli rabe and cannellini beans served over garlic crostini

Zuppe

Stracciatelle
chicken broth with spinach, egg and parmigiano cheese

Pasta E Fagioli
cannellini beans, prosciutto and onions in broth with a touch of tomato, parmigiano cheese and fresh sage

Tortellini En Brodo
cheese tortellini served in chicken broth

Zuppa Del Giorno
our homemade soup of the day

Bistecche E Tagli

Filetto Di Manzo Gorgonzola
twin medallions of filet mignon with gorgonzola cheese and barolo wine sauce

New York Strip
grilled bone-in strip steak

Arrostita Dell Agnello
rack of lamb in a dijon sauce and herbed panko breadcrumbs served with a red wine sauce

Agniello A Griglia
grilled lamb rib chop

Trippa In Salsa Pomodoro
beef tripe simmered in tomato sauce

Filetto Di Manzo Ala Pizzaiola
twin medallions of beef in a chunky tomato sauce a casa dante classic

Insalate

Insalata Della Casa
mixed baby lettuces, toasted pignoli nuts, diced prosciutto and red onions tossed with balsamic, red wine vinaigrette

Insalata Di Avocado
avocado, hearts of palm, fresh mozzarella and diced tomatoes with lemon and olive oil dressing

Insalata Di Mare Ala Dante
“seafood salad ala dante” our house specialty chilled shrimp, scungilli, calamari, diced tomato, lemon, garlic and olive oil

Insalata Alla Cesare
crisp romaine tossed with classic caesar dressing and homemade croutons

Insalata Con Arugula
arugula with freshly shaved fennel and oranges lightly tossed with extra virgin olive oil and finished with thin slices of parmigiano reggiano

Crabmeat Salad
tangy arugula, colossal crab meat and asparagus in a garlic and lemon dressing

Insalata Tricolore
arugula, endive and radicchio dressed with lemon and extra virgin olive oil

Insalata Barbabietole Arrostite
roasted baby beets with italian chicory, cherry tomatoes,

Insalata Caprese
fresh mozzarella, vine ripened tomatoes and sweet basil drizzled with extra virgin olive oil

Insalata Polpo
fresh octopus, tomatoes, taggiasca olives and caper berries tossed with lemon and extra virgin olive oil

Dinner Specials

$15.00

Kumamoto Oysters
served with our traditional cocktail sauce and horseradish

$15.00

Bruschetta
topped with shrimp, broccoli rabe and cannellini beans

$12.00

Stuffed Fresh Figs
with gorgonzola cheese wrapped in prosciutto drizzled with aged balsamic vinegar

$11.00

Salad Of The Day
chopped tri-colore, tomatoes and roasted peppers tossed with olive oil and lemon topped with burrata cheese

$18.00

Fettuccini
prepared with grilled chicken, broccoli, roasted peppers, garlic and oil

$24.00

Risotto
carnaroli rice with shrimp, cherry tomatoes, saffron and parmigiano cheese

$35.00

Whole Branzino
(filleted at table side) roasted and drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and parsley .

$27.00

Domestic Wild Black Sea Bass
prepared with almonds, golden raisins, lemon and white wine .

$20.00

Chicken Breast
topped with spinach and fresh mozzarella cheese in a white wine sauce .

Casa Dante
dinner additions

$8.00

Soup Minestrone

The Pastas

Penne Regate

Gnocchi

Rigatoni

Linguine

Spaghettini

Fettuccini

Tortellini

Fusilli Col Bucco

Whole Wheat Penne

Whole Wheat Linguine

Perciatelli

Ziti

The Sauces

Ala Vodka
with cream, tomatoes and parmigiano reggiano finished with a touch of absolut peppar vodka

Bolognese
the classic ragu of emilia romagne

Con Vongole
classic clam sauce, red or white

Con Gamberi E Aragosta Fra Diavolo
lobster and shrimp in a spicy tomato sauce served over spaghettini

Pomodoro E Basilico
with fresh cherry tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, garlic and extra virgin olive oil

Carbonara
in a sauce of pancetta, butter, egg, parmigiano reggiano cheese and black pepper

Con Funghi E Piselli
tossed with mushrooms and fresh peas in a light cream sauce

Al Filetto Di Pomodoro
tossed with a sauce of tomato, onions prosciutto and fresh basil

Con Broccoli Rabe E Gamberi
with broccoli rabe, shrimp, garlic and olive oil

Polpetti Di Salsiccia, Pomidorini E Ricotta
imported italian cherry tomatoes, garlic and sausage meatballs in ricotta cheese

Puttanesca
chopped plum tomatoes, garlic, anchovies, capers and kalamata olives

Contorni For Two

Spinach

Broccoli Rabe

Escarole

Broccoli Sautee

Asparagus

Pollo

Pollo Rollatine
boneless chicken breast stuffed with smoked mozzarella and spinach wrapped in prosciutto served in a sundried tomato and basil cream sauce

Pollo Francese
boneless chicken breast dipped in egg sautéed with lemon, butter and white wine

Pollo Balsamico
boneless chicken breast sautéed with artichoke hearts and sundried tomatoes in a balsamic vinegar sauce

Boneless Chicken Breast Sorrentino
a casa dante classic

Pollo Scarpiello
bone-in chicken simmered with hot or sweet vinegar peppers, mushrooms, sausage, potatoes, rosemary and lemon

Boneless Chicken Breast Parmigiana
a casa dante classic

Chicken Breasts Valdostana
boneless chicken breasts topped with prosciutto and fontina cheese in a chunky plum tomato sauce served with spinach and braised lentils

Pesce

Sogliola Francese
fillet of sole dipped in egg sautéed with lemon, butter and white

Filetto Di Salmone Con Finocchio
organic salmon sautéed in a toasted fennel seed crust served over braised lentils, leeks and potatoes with a roasted red pepper sauce

Shrimp Parmigiana
a casa dante classic

Fillet Of Salmon With Horseradish
salmon roasted with a horseradish crust with white wine and lemon served over sautéed spinach

Branzino
whole mediterranean sea bass roasted with fresh herbs (filleted at tableside) drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, lemon and parsley

Shrimp Or Scallops Francese
a casa dante classic (also available with shrimp and scallops combo)

Shrimp Or Scallops In White Wine And Garlic Or Scampi
a casa dante classic (also available with shrimp and scallops combo)

Vitello

Taglio Milanese Del Vitello
tender veal chop pounded thin, breaded and sautéed served with a fresh arugula, tomato and red onion salad with a lemon and olive oil dressing

Veal Rollatini
a casa dante classic

Vitello Ala Dante
veal milanese lightly breaded then sautéed and topped with an arugula, tomato, onion and red pepper salad

Veal Parmigiana
a casa dante classic

Involtini Siciliano
veal scaloppine with a pignoli nut, raisin, tomato and parmigiano cheese stuffing

Veal Sorrentina
a casa dante classic

Vitello Scalloppini Marsala
tender veal sautéed with fresh mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce

Vitello E Carciofi
veal scaloppini sautéed with artichokes and capers in a lemon and white wine sauce

Veal Picatta
a casa dante classic

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Casa Dante

737 Newark Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07306

201-795-2750

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2007 | Dante's Last Meal

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