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Giacomo's in the Southend will be closed for the Superbowl Sunday the 5th of January! ! Enjoy the game!

2012-02-01T16:45:00.001-05:00

welcome !

2012-01-06T09:34:00.000-05:00

Hi everyone ! this is a blog dedicated to Giacomo's restaurant,where,as everybody knows, you can find the best italian food in Boston that money can buy!! The site is not paid or supported by any business ..it's just meant to help the customers with all the information i can provide and if anyone wants to leave their thoughts on the site , you're more than welcome ! I'll happily answer all the questions and do some research for the ones that really need to know !

for the new customers and some of the regulars..

2012-01-03T12:53:00.000-05:00

Just to spare you or your guest of a trip to the ATM ,you'll have to know that both of the restaurants are CASH ONLY ,or the way one of the waiters likes to say it :"we like dead presidents!", with a little change in the Back Bay restaurant that do take checks...also...there's no reservations ,no valet parking ,no desserts in the North End restaurant...but you can make a reservation for the Back Bay restaurant , you can valet your car for 14 $ or you can sweeten up with desserts ...both restaurants do take-out the minute they open...

the artwork in the restaurant...

2007-07-04T20:25:00.000-04:00

I can't remember how many times I've been asked about the paintings that are hanging on the walls in the Back Bay restaurant...well...i hope this is going to help...
This is J.F.K-jr painting !!!
The style of the artist, Giovanni De'Cunto ,is tricking peoples mind into seeing in that picture something else...like...
Carry Grant,Silvester Stallone??,and other names that any one's mind can match a name for what they think it's in the painting...
The rest of the artwork that can be seen on the walls of Giacomo's Back Bay restaurant can be viewed here ,all of it ,the result of Giovanni's work...

menu for the Back Bay restaurant on columbus ave.

2007-04-02T09:53:00.002-04:00

Appetizers

fried calamari (with marinara sauce ) small 7,large 10
prince edward island mussels(choice of sauce ) 9
homemade Maine crab cakes (roasted corn tartar sauce ) 10
sauteed broccoli raab (hot peppers, garlic,oil,white wine ) 7
broccoli (sauteed in garlic,oil,white wine ) 6
mozzarella marinara 5
garlic bread 3

Salads

house salad (young salad greens,balsamic vinaigrette ) 4
caesar salad (traditional stile,garlic croutons ) small 5,large 9
baby spinach salad (spicy walnuts,grape tomatoes,
caramelized red onions,goat cheese,walnut vinaigrette) 8
caprese (tomato,fresh mozzarella,basil ) 9
antipasto (cured italian meat,imported italian
cheese,roasted red peppers,grilled calamari) small 9,large 13

House Seafood Specialties

served over linguini withyour choice of sauce : pesto,fra diavolo,red,scampi or Giacomo's(lobster based red with a touch of bechamel )

mussels or calamari 14

mussels & calamari 15

clams 15
mussels & clams 16
scallops 15
shrimp 15
shrimp & scallops 16
frutti di mare (mussels,calamari,clams,scallops and shrimp) 19
mussels,clams & half lobster 20
zuppa di pesce (clams,mussels,shrimp,scallops.calamari and lobster
over linguine with your choice of sauce) for two 55

Pastas

fettuccine with prosciutto and peas (garlic cream ) 14
fettuccine with salmon (sundried tomato,escarole,
white wine gorgonzola) 15
squid ink papardelle with swordfish and tuna (putanesca ) 16
penne with chicken and shrimp (pesto cream ) 15
penne with chicken and broccoli (garlic cream ) 14
penne amatriciana (pancetta,onions,eggplant,fontina,plum tomato) 14
lemon fettuccine with grilled shrimp and scallops (asparagus ,
tomato,sage,white wine broth) 17
linguini puttanesca (olives,capers,anchovies,plum tomato) 14
gnocchi filled with roasted red peppers and goat cheese (chicken,
mushroom,spinach,mascarpone plum tomato) 16
lobster ravioli (with diced tomato,garlic cream) 16
butternut squash ravioli (diced asparagus,prosciutto,
squash,mascarpone cream) 15

Vegetarian

eggplant parmigiana 14
fusilli siciliana (eggplant,onion,plum tomato,mozzarella) 14
pumpkin tortellini (fresh sage mascarpone cream) 14

Entrees

grilled sirloin steak (potato cake,broccoli raab,
red wine demi glace) 19
baked chicken breast (stuffed with prosciutto & fontina cheese
over wilted spinach and crispy potatoes,hazelnut Madeira wine sauce) 17
chicken or veal parmigiana (with side of pasta) 14,15
chicken or veal marsala (mushroom & prosciutto,marsala
wine with pasta) 14,15

chicken or veal piccata (artichoke hearts, lemon,capers) 14,15
grilled salmon (potato cake,grilled vegetables,
moroccan barbeque sauce) 19
grilled swordfish (potato cakegrilled vegetables,sesame,
roasted red pepper vinaigrette) 19
grilled tuna (potato cake,grilled vegetables,red wine truffle sauce) 19
pan roasted cod loin (potato cake,grilled vegetables,
puttanesca sauce) 19

menu for Giacomo's Northend restaurant

2007-04-02T09:50:00.001-04:00

Appetizers

fried calamari- small 7 ,large 10

broccoli-sauteed in garlic and oil 6

mozzarella marinara 5

mussels-choice of sauce : pesto,fra diavolo,red,giacomo or scampi 9

garlic bread 3

caprese salad-bufala mozarella,fresh tomato,basil and virgin oil 9

house salad 4

caesar salad-small 5 , large 9

antipasto-provolone cheese,sopressatta,bresola,roasted peppers,

stuffed peppers and vinegar marinated vegetables 10

Marsalas and Parmigianas

served with a side of pasta in a marinara sauce

chicken marsala with proscuitto and mushrooms 14

chicken parmigiana 14

veal marsala with procuitto and mushrooms 15

veal parmigiana 15

House Special

Zuppa di pesce - for two-shrimp,scallops,calamari,clams,mussels and lobster,

served over lingiune with your choice of sauce :pesto,fra diavolo,red,

giacomo or scampi 55

-with a bottle of wine 65

Grilled

served with fresh grilled vegetables and a side of pasta in a marianara sauce

swordfish steak 18

salmon fillet 18

tuna steak 18

Entrees

served over linguine with your choice of sauce: pesto,fra diavolo,red,giacomo or scampi

mussels or calamari 14

mussels and calamari 15

clams 15

mussels and clams 16

scallops 15

shrimp 15

shrimp and scallops 16

frutti di mare-shrimp,scallops,calamari,clams and mussels 19

Fettuccini

with swordfish and tuna pieces in a pesto cream sauce 15

with salmon and sundried tomatoes in a tomato cream sauce 15

with chicken,peppers and onions in a tomato cream sauce 14

with proscuitto and peas in a garlic cream sauce 14

Ziti

with shrimp,scallops and broccoli in a garlic cream sauce 16

with chicken and shrimp in a pesto cream sauce 15

with chicken and broccoli in a garlic cream sauce 14

Ravioli

lobster ravioli with diced tomatoes in a garlic cream sauce 16

butternut squash ravioli with diced asparagus in a proscuitto,mascarpone cheese cream sauce 15

Vegetarian

eggplant parmigiana with a side of pasta in a marianara sauce 14

fusilli siciliana with eggplant,onions and mozzarella cheese in a plum tomato sauce 14

pumpkin tortellini in a fresh sage mascarpone cheese sauce 14

telephone numbers for the restaurants

2007-04-02T09:44:00.000-04:00

for giacomo's on hanover street ,nr. 355 ,Boston, MA 02113-1910 tel :617 523 9026

for giacomo's on columbus ave.,nr 431 ,Boston ,MA 02116 ,tel :617 536 5723 , fax : will be updated