Nico's Little Italy Menu
Nico's Little Italy is a gem in Manhattan, KS, offering a wide range of Italian dishes with vegan and limited vegetarian options. The restaurant provides excellent service and a cozy atmosphere, perfect for both groups and date nights. Customers rave about the attentive wait staff and the delicious food, with highlights like the Toasted Ravioli, Stuffed Mushrooms, and Shrimp Diavolo. The menu also features a variety of salads, vegetables, and classic Italian desserts. Prices are reasonable, making it a great value for the quality of food and service provided. The restaurant's unique amenities, such as outdoor seating, happy hour specials, and wheelchair accessibility, cater to a diverse range of customers. Nico's Little Italy truly stands out as a top choice for authentic Italian cuisine in the area.
Appetizers
Toasted Ravioli
Breaded ravioli with seasoned ground beef with marinara sauce.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Button mushroom caps, spinach, Italian sausage and mozzarella cheese with marinara sauce.
Bruschetta
Toasted bread brushed with aglio olio with an olive tapenade, balsamic vinegar, chopped tomato, capers and diced onion relish, Parmesan cheese and Kalamata olives.
Caprese
Beefsteak tomato with fresh mozzarella cheese, kosher salt, fresh basil and Italian vinaigrette.
Calamari Strips
Breaded calamari strips with marinara.
Sampler Appetizer
A sampler platter of our mozzarella fritti, toasted ravioli, calamari, bruschetta and stuffed mushrooms.
Mozzarella Fritti
Lightly breaded mozzarella cheese served with marinara sauce.
Martinellis Chopped Salad
Iceberg lettuce, diced chicken, bacon, tomato, green onion, avocado and bleu cheese with Martinellis house dressing.
Lettuce and Tomato Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomato, Kalamata olives and Parmesan cheese with Italian vinaigrette.
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce, Caesar dressing, croutons and Parmesan cheese.
Salads
Vegetables
Garlic-Roasted Baby Potatoes
Baby russet potatoes roasted with aglio olio.
Broccoli
Steamed broccoli crowns in lemon garlic butter.
Asparagus
Stalks of fresh asparagus with lemon garlic butter.
Spinach
Fresh baby spinach tossed with lemon garlic butter.
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded scaloppine chicken breast with provolone cheese and marinara sauce.
Chicken Carbonara
Breaded scaloppine chicken breast topped with Alfredo sauce, ham, diced tomato, bacon and green onions.
Chicken Piccata
Breaded scaloppine chicken breast in a white wine, lemon, butter and caper sauce.
Chicken Marsala
Breaded scaloppine chicken breast in a mushroom and Marsala wine sauce.
Tilapia Piccata
Farm raised tilapia with white wine, lemon, butter and caper sauce.
Poultry and Seafood
Steaks
Filet Mignon
A 12 oz. USDA choice, bacon wrapped filet, cooked to order and served with a mushroom Marsala wine sauce.
Ribeye Steak
An 18 oz. USDA choice ribeye steak, cooked to order and served with a mushroom Marsala wine sauce.
Martinellis Pasta
Shell pasta in Alfredo with mushroom Marsala sauce and chicken.
Linguine Chicken Pesto
Linguine in a pesto sauce tossed with diced chicken and pine nuts.
Spaghetti Marinara
Spaghetti in Martinellis famous marinara sauce.
Creamy Shrimp Pesto
Rotini pasta in a creamy pesto sauce with shrimp.
Rotini Carbonara
Rotini pasta in a creamy Alfredo sauce with ham, diced tomato, bacon and green onion.
Fettuccini Alfredo
Fettuccini and broccoli in Alfredo. Add chicken, shrimp for an additional charge.
Vodka Shrimp and Shells
Shell pasta in a pink vodka sauce with shrimp.
Tricolor Tortellini
Spinach, tomato, plain tortellini stuffed with cheese and in choice of sauce.
Sicilian Shrimp Scallops Pasta
Linguine in alfredo sauce with asparagus, shrimp and scallops. Topped with Parmesan cheese.
Seasoned Tilapia with Linguine
Farm-raised boneless tilapia filets on linguine with aglio olio garlic and butter, tomato, asparagus and Parmesan cheese.
Lasagna
Sheets of pasta layered with ricotta and mozzarella cheeses, housemade sauce, ground beef and sausage.
Shrimp Fra Diavolo
Jumbo shrimp on linguine in a reduced spicy marinara sauce with spinach, tomato and shaved Parmesan.
Pass the Pasta
Family Style
Light Family Style
Choose 1 appetizer, 1 salad and 2 pastas.
Classic Family Style
Choose 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 2 main course selections and 2 desserts.
Grand Family Style
Choose 2 appetizers, 2 salads, 4 main course selections and 2 desserts. Soft drinks, tea and coffee included.
Minestrone Lunch Special
A traditional Italian soup thick with tomato, vegetables, cannellini beans and pasta.
Lunch Special Soup
Lunch Specials
Meatball Sub Lunch Special
Martinellis homemade meatballs served on a toasted hoagie topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.
Chicken Avocado Sandwich Lunch Special
Scaloppine chicken breast with provolone cheese, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato and pesto mayo on a brioche bun.
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich Lunch Special
Scaloppine chicken breast topped with provolone cheese and marinara sauce on a brioche bun.
Pick 2 Lunch Special
Choose any 2 sandwich as a slider, 1/8 size salad or bowl of soup.
