Osteria La Buca

5210 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Menu (As of 10/29)

To Start

• cacio pepe arancini $14.00arborio rice, pecorino, black pepper, panko
• crispy brussels sprouts $19.00poached egg, pecorino, white anchovy vinaigrette
• pork meatballs $19.00romesco (contains almonds), parmesan
• house made ricotta $17.00caramelized agave, toasted bread
• carne cruda $22.00grass-fed flat iron, jalapeño tonnato, fried shallots, blue borage flowers and grilled seeded ciabatta
• eggplant parmesan $23.00eggplant, vodka sauce, mozzarella, basil

Market / Garden

• octopus $21.00thai chili vinaigrette, forbidden rice, scallion herbed yogurt
• (dine- in only) $19.00
• spring kale salad $17.00market lacinato kale, mixed radishes, snap peas, mint, green goddess dressing, ricotta salata
• burrata $19.00market peaches & pluots, pickled Fresno chiles, Buca farm basil
• farmers tomato salad $19.00market heirloom tomatoes, tomato water vinaigrette, stracciatella, seeded ciabatta crisps, basil
• chicory caesar salad $19.00castlefranco, escarole, radicchio and treviso, caesar dressing, house made breadcrumbs
• prosciutto & market melon $18.00market melon, prosciutto di san daniele, ajo blanco (contains almonds)
• chopped salad $19.00arugula, romaine, radicchio, chickpeas, soppresata, tomato, castelvetrano olives, ricotta salata, turmeric vinaigrette
• buca farm lettuces $16.00from our private farm in west los angeles, grana padano, lemon oil
• artichokes $18.00crispy artichokes, parmesan, oregano, lemon oil
• (dine-in only) $21.00

Pasta

• nero spaghetti $28.00clams, squid, shrimp, tomato, bread crumbs, chili flake
• rigatoni bolognese $27.00pork & beef ragu, pecorino, basil
• corn & crab ravioli $32.00sweet corn, jumbo crab, corn butter, chili oil, basil
• bucatini carbonara $26.00pancetta, poached egg, black pepper
• pappardelle verde $23.00arugula pappardelle, zucchini, garlic, lemon, pecorino
• spaghetti cacio pepe $21.00black pepper, aged pecorino
• short rib ravioli $27.00pecorino. black pepper, vincotto
• gluten free pasta available $3.00

Pizza

• "the classic" $19.00mozzarella, tomato, basil
• guanciale $26.00cured pork jowl, mozzarella, tomato, fresno chili, rosemary, castelvetrano olives
• sausage n' peppers $23.00house made fennel sausage, tomato, mama little peppers, stracciatella, basil
• soppressata $25.00mildly spicy salami, tomato, mozzarella, oregano, garlic
• sweet corn & nduja $21.00sweet corn, nduja, scamorza, cherry tomatoes, cilantro
• mushroom $22.00crimini mushrooms, fontina, black truffle goat cheese, black garlic, oregano
• bacon & honey $25.00vodka sauce, applewood smoked bacon, fresh mozzarella, white onion, bee pollen and hot honey

Meat / Fish / Sandos

• meatball sub $22.00buca baguette, romesco sauce, house ricotta, basil
• fried chicken sando $21.00brie, heirloom tomato, arugula, rolando's sauce
• caprese sando $19.00pesto, mozzarella, farmers tomatoes, basil
• flat iron steak $33.00
• grilled branzino $31.00
• mary's chicken, mozzarella, tomato $31.00chicken parmesan
• + side of spaghetti pomodoro $6.00

Meat / Fish

• hanger steak $45.00cauliflower cream, cauliflower mushrooms, Jimmy Nardello peppers, beef jus
• grilled branzino $37.00roasted baby squash, grilled corn, mezcal sugo bianco, pickled squash, basil oil
• mary's chicken, mozzarella, tomato $31.00chicken parmesan
• + side of spaghetti pomodoro $6.00
• pork chop $45.0016 oz fennel rubbed, beeler-duroc pork chop with fregola sarda and watercress salad
• (dine- in only) $120.00

For the Table

• broccoli di cicco $10.00garlic, lemon, chili flakes, bread crumbs
• jimmy nardellos $12.00charred peppers with calabrian chili vinaigrette
• crispy potatoes $10.00calabrian crema, rosemary

House Cocktails

• Echo in the Canyon Martini $17.00Amass Botanical Vodka, Cucumber, Amaro Angeleno, Gotha Drai Vermouth, Grapefruit Bitters
• Negroni $16.00gin, campari, alessio rosso vermouth
• Suntory Highball $16.00JAPANESE WHISKEY, superfine bubbles ON DRAFT, TWIST
• ‘67 Ranchero $16.00BLANCO TEQUILA, CELERY SHRUB, SERRANO, BUCA FARMS HERBS
• Werewolf Bar Mitzvah $16.00PIMM’S, GIN, GRAPEFRUIT, TAMARIND, LIME, SODA
• Pinguino $15.00aged white rum, pineapple, bitter bianco, rhum agricole, coconut, black sea salt

Succo Di Puma

• Allspice Dram $16.00
• Jalisco Monk $17.00MEZCAL, BLANCO TEQUILA, HERBAL LIQUEUR, BLOOD ORANGE, LIME
• Beets Me $16.00WHITE RUM, APEROL, BEET, GINGER, LIME, PINEAPPLE
• paloma piccante $16.00*Sherman Oaks Only* seasonal slushie

Hey Cappa

• Blanco Tequila, Aperol, Lime $16.00

Spirit-Free

• Boboli Gardens $14.00Seedlip Garden 108, Ginger, Beet, Lemon, Tonic
• Hold the Agave $14.00Ritual Zero-Proof Tequila, Blood Orange, Salt, Lime
• House Whey, Orgeat, Lime, N/A-romatic Bitters $14.00

On Draft

• Lager $9.00RANCHO WEST ‘organic Lager’ 16oz (4.5%) malibu, ca
• malibu, CA $11.00

Bottles & Cans

• KÖLSCH-STYLE non-alcoholic $8.00BEST DAY BREWING 12oz (<0.5%) Sausalito, CA 8
• Pilsner $11.00ENEGREN german-style ‘EDEL-PILS’ 16oz (4.5%) MOORPARK, CA
• Cider $7.00Austin eastciders dry 12oz (5%) austin, tx
• White Ale $8.00EINSTOK 11.2oz (5.2%) akureyri, ICELAND

Trappist Ale

• Rochefort Abbey, Belgium $12.00

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