Strings Italian Cafe Modesto

2601 Oakdale Rd Suite P, Modesto
(209) 578-9777

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Customers' Favorites

Seafood Fettuccine in Vodka Sauce
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Award Winning Combo
Pasta Mediterranean
Portofini Cioppino
Artichoke Ravioli
Chicken Parmesan
Soup and Salad
Brownie Lasagna
Seafood Bisque

Menu

Pizzas & Calzones
Meat Lover's Calzone's
Sausage, pepperoni, meatballs, Italian cheese, peppers, and onions and served with marinara sauce.
Pepperoni Pizza
Pepperoni Calzone
Pepperoni, marinara, and mozzarella cheese.
Italian Combo Pizza
Italian cheese and sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, red and green bell peppers, olives, tomatoes, red, and green onions.
Strings BBQ Chicken Pizza
Delicious house-made pizza, garlic, mozzarella, mushrooms, red onions, and chicken. Drizzled with fav savory BBQ sauce. Yes.
Margherita Pizza
Mozzarella, tomato, and fresh basil.
Calzone Milano
Comes with Alfredo sauce, chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, and mozzarella cheese.
Chicken and Alfredo Pizza
Delicious house-made pizza, with creamy Alfredo sauce, garlic, mozzarella, and chicken. Yum.
Ultimate Veggie Calzone
Medley of mixed veggies, marinara, and mozzarella. Served with a side of Alfredo sauce.
Spinach Pepperoni Pizza
Comes with Alfredo sauce and Italian cheese.
Spicy Mafia Pizza

Pasta & More
Fettucine Alfredo
All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Meat & Cheese Lasagna
Baked with Italian cheese served with a side of fettuccine with Alfredo. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Pasta Siena
Shrimp and chicken sautéed in virgin olive oil, pesto, garlic, and red chili pepper, tossed with sun-dried tomatoes and penne pasta with a touch of Alfredo and a hint of curry. 960 cal. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Cheese Stuffed Shells
Jumbo shells stuffed with Italian cheeses and pepperoni covered in a vodka sauce and topped with Italian cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad and freshly baked bread.
Lasagna Pastry
Lasagna baked inside an onion-garlic pastry shell served with meat and Alfredo sauces. 1000 cal. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Artichoke Ravioli
Served with half marinara and half Alfredo sauce. Yum. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Spaghetti
With a choice of meat sauce. Pomodoro sauce. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad and freshly baked bread.
Tortellini Alla Panna
Meat tortellini with cream, garlic, mushrooms, Italian cheeses, smoked ham, and marsala wine. 890 cal. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Baked Lasagna Combo
Meat and cheese lasagna and meatballs topped with meat sauce and baked with Italian cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Spinach & Cheese Ravioli
Spinach ravioli, stuffed with Italian cheeses. Served with half Alfredo, and half marinara sauces. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Fettuccine Milano
Artichoke hearts, mushrooms, green onions, and sun-dried tomatoes sauteed with garlic served in a creamy marsala wine sauce, topped with gorgonzola cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Pan Fried Ravioli
Meat ravioli coated with Italian breadcrumbs served with spicy tomato cream sauce. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Penne De La Casa
Penne pasta in light extra virgin olive oil, red chili flakes, sauteed bell peppers, mushrooms, black olives, and fresh diced tomato. Topped with gorgonzola, and Parmesan cheeses. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Pasta Mediterranean
Sausage and shrimp tossed in a spicy tomato basil sauce with a hint of curry served over spaghetti. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Eggplant Parmesan
With a side of pasta Alfredo. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad and freshly baked bread.
Portabella Mushroom Ravioli
Portabella mushroom stuffed ravioli, served with half marinara and half Alfredo sauces. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Spinach Bacon Linguine
Sautéed spinach, bacon, and mushroom with creamy Alfredo sauce. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Stuffed Eggplant
Layers of seasoned eggplant baked with Italian cheese and sausage in a rich marinara sauce and topped with Parmesan and mozzarella cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Antipasto Pomodoro
Spaghetti with artichoke hearts, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, salami, and mushrooms in a tomato basil sauce topped with Parmesan cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.
Vegetale De La Casa
A medley of fresh vegetables sautéed in virgin olive oil and lightly seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic and red pepper topped with Parmesan and gorgonzola cheese. All entrées come with a choice of minestrone soup, seafood bisque, cafe salad, or caesar salad, and freshly baked bread.

Sandwiches
Chicken Pesto Sandwich
Soft toasted roll, the perfect combination of pesto sauce, mozzarella cheese, and grilled chicken, topped with lettuce, tomato, and onions. Served with a side of fussili, cold pasta salad, and a side of creamy cucumber dipping sauce. A couple of our old favorites are back on our menu. Now available lunch and dinner.
It's a Meatball Sandwich
Soft toasted, sandwich roll, mozzarella, house-made meatballs, topped with grilled onion, bell peppers, and Parmesan cheese. Served with fries. Couple of our old favorites are back on our menu!! Now available lunch and dinner.
Chicken Parmesan Sandwich
Our traditional chicken Parmesan on a delicious lightly toasted roll. Served with fries. A couple of our old favorites are back on our menu. Now available lunch and dinner.

Appetizers & Lighter Fare
Fried Ravioli
Breaded ravioli stuffed with jack cheese and served with a spicy pink sauce.
Artichoke Dip
Artichoke, spinach, and pepperoni baked with cream and Italian cheese served with Parmesan toast.
Stuffed Mushrooms
Marinated mushrooms, stuffed with Italian cheese and pesto topped with marinara and cheese and baked.
Soup & Salad
Choice of minestrone soup or seafood bisque (single serving) and choice of house salad or Caesar salad (single serving).
Chicken Fusilli Salad
Comes with diced grilled chicken, tomatoes, and cucumber in our creamy garlic cucumber dressing and Parmesan cheese.
Chicken Caesar Salad
Cafe Salad (Entre Size)
House salad topped with sunflower seeds, raisins, onions, tomatoes, and croutons. Side house creamy Italian dressing.
Minestrone Soup (16 oz)
Served with strings of freshly baked bread.
Seafood Bisque
Lobster based soup, smooth and creamy tomato soup. Served with strings of freshly baked bread.
Shrimp Scampi App
In garlic, lemon juice, butter, and white wine.
Beer Battered Zucchini
Seasoned with Italian breadcrumbs, served with ranch or marinara sauce.
Grilled Salmon Caesar
Steamed Mussels
In a zesty seafood broth.
Caribbean Chicken Salad
Seasoned grilled chicken and romaine lettuce tossed in a cool, creamy cucumber dressing topped with seasonal fruits and chopped walnuts.

Seafood
Salmon Balsamic
Salmon fillet sautéed in a marsala wine, pesto and balsamic reduction served with mashed potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Scampi Tossed Pasta
Sauteed shrimp in a delicious garlic butter, white wine, and lemon sauce, tossed with broccoli, and angel hair pasta.
Frutti Di Mare
Spaghetti in a spicy red sauce with mussels, shrimp, and scallops.
Fisherman's Stew
Generous portions of shrimp, scallops, mussels, and white fish in a zesty cioppino sauce atop small shells of pasta. Served with garlic toast.
Salmon Pescatora
Grilled salmon fillet lightly seasoned and covered in a seafood vodka sauce served with mashed potatoes and asparagus.
Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp sautéed in garlic, white wine, lemon juice and butter with a side of pasta and vegetables.
Portabella Raviolis with Shrimp
Portabella mushroom ravioli served in a tangy sun-dried tomato sauce with dice asparagus topped with shrimp.
Portofino Cioppino
Shrimp, scallops, and mussels in a zesty cioppino sauce served with garlic toast.
Seafood Alfredo
Delicous creamy Alfredo sauce, scallops, shrimp on a bed of fettuccine.
Calamari & Shrimp
Calamari steak, lightly breaded, sauteed garlic, white wine, capers, and lemon topped with shrimp and served with angel hair and broccoli.
Salmon Nicolette
Fresh salmon fillet lightly seasoned, baked, and topped with a light cream sauce with fresh baby dill and capers served with a side of angel marinara and asparagus.
Seafood Fettucine in Vodka Sauce
Fettucine with shrimp and scallops in creamy seafood vodka sauce.
Lobster Ravioli Creamy Seafood Sauce
Lobster stuffed ravioli, in our creamy seafood sauce. Yum!

Beef , Chicken, & Pork
Chicken Parmesan
Breaded chicken topped with marinara sauce mozzarella and Parmesan cheese served with a side of pasta Alfredo.
Chicken Picatta
A lightly seasoned chicken breast covered in a sauce of white wine, lemon, and capers served with a side of pasta marinara.
Braised Beef Short Ribs
Boneless ribs simmered in a marinara and marsala demi-glaze with onion and mushrooms served with a side of mashed potatoes and broccoli.
Chicken Marsala
Creamy marsala wine sauce with sauteed mushrroms and white onions. Served with mashed potatoes and broccoli.
Peach & Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloin
Summer BBQ blend, glazed in spiced peach and apricot sauce. Served with mashed potato and asparagus. So good.
Pork Balsamic
Oven roasted medallions of pork tenderloin marinated in olive oil, rosemary, salt, and pepper served with a marsala wine, pesto and balsamic reduction served with a side of mashed potatoes and asparagus.
Pork Gorgonzola
Oven-roasted medallions of pork tenderloin marinated in olive oil, rosemary, salt, and pepper, served in creamy gorgonzola peppercorn sauce with a side of mashed potatoes and asparagus.
Spicy Beef Short Rib & Sausage
Tossed in a spicy pomodoro sauce with peppers and onions tossed with spaghetti.
Chicken Florentine
Chicken breast sautéed with creamy marsala sauce with spinach and pepperoni and served with a side of mashed potatoes and broccoli.
Parmesan Crusted Stuffed Chicken
Chicken breast stuffed with Italian cheese and pepperoni served with vegetables and spaghetti marinara.
Chicken Lombardy
Pan seared chicken breast sauteed with artichoke hearts and mushrooms, topped with creamy marsala wine sauce. Served with spaghetti and broccoli.
Sun - Dried Tomato Vegetable
Seasoned chicken and shrimp sautéed with eggplant, zucchini, bell peppers, and red onions in a tangy sun-dried tomato sauce.

Modesto Favorites
Basa Alforno
A mild white fish lightly seasoned then baked and topped with a sauce of garlic, white wine, and lemon, served with a side of pasta and fresh vegetables.
Calamari & Shrimp
A calamari steak lightly breaded, sautéed with garlic, white wine, capers, and lemon topped with shrimp, and served with a side of pasta and fresh vegetables.
Fisherman's Stew
Generous portions of shrimp, scallops, mussels, and white fish in a zesty cioppino sauce atop small shells of pasta. Served with garlic toast.
Linguine White Clam Sauce
Spinach & Bacon Linguine
Sautéed spinach, bacon, and mushroom with Alfredo sauce.
Linguine with Mussels & Baby Clams
Simmered in a zesty seafood broth.
Basa Capri
A mild white fish lightly seasoned and baked topped with a zesty sun-dried tomato sauce served with pasta and fresh vegetables.
Salmon Nicolet
Fresh salmon fillet lightly seasoned, baked, and topped with a light cream sauce with fresh baby dill and capers served with a side of angel marinara and asparagus.

Beverages
Soda
Italian Cream Soda
Please specify your flavor choice, or you'll get our favorite flavor. Strawberry, raspberry, mango, kiwi, lime, vanilla, peach, cherry, watermelon, pineapple, banana, and blackberry.
Iced Tea
Fresh brewed iced tea. Specify if you need sugar packets.
Iced Coffee, "The Usual Iced Pick-Me-Up!"
Hold on to your seats.
Milk
Coffee
Italian Mineral Water
Apple Juice
Hot Tea
Bottled Water

Side Options
Side of (Two) Meatballs
Served with choice of sauce over top.
Mixed Sauteed Veggies Side
A mixed medley of veggies.
Salmon Side
Side of fresh salmon.
Side Sauce
Side of sauce.
Mixed Steamed Veggies Side
Side-mixed steamed veggies.
Italian Sausage Link
Specify sauce choice: meat sauce, marinara, or plain.
Add Broccoli
Chicken Breast
Shrimp Side
Side of sauteed shrimp.

Dessert
Berry Italian Lemon Cake
Fluffy Italian cake baked with mixed berries, filled with creamy lemon cream, and served with a side of our house-made raspberry puree. So delicious. Yum.
Tiramisu
Ladyfingers dipped in espresso coffee liqueur, mascarpone cheese, and egg whites, then finished with semi-sweet chocolate and espresso liqueur. Yum. So delicious!! Yum.
Carrot Cake
Cream cheese frosting. So satisfying. So delicious. Yum.
Brownie Lasagna
Two large brownie pieces filled with vanilla ice cream scoops. Raspberry puree, walnuts, and chocolate syrup. Build this bad boy yourself at home. So delicious!! Yum.
Chocolate Toffee Kahlua Mousse
Golden toffee crunches float among clouds of creamy chocolate mousse, rich with coffee liqueur. So delicious. Yum.
Dulce De Leche Cheesecake
Dulce Carmel-infused cheesecake. So delicious!! Yum! :).
New York Cheese Cake
Graham cracker crust, served with side of house made raspberry puree. So delicious. Yum.
Half Brownie Lasagna
Vanilla bean ice cream and fresh strawberries sandwiched between two delicious layers of chocolate brownies, topped with our house raspberry sauce. So delicious. Yum.
Iced Coffee, "The Usual Pick-Me-Up."
Hold on to your seats! Strong, delicious, and topped with whip. So delicious. Yum.

Kiddos
Kids Cheese Pizza
Kids menu items.
Kids Spaghetti
Kids menu items.
Kids Fettuccine
Kids menu items.
Kids Meat Ravioli
Kids menu items.
Kids Small Shells
Kids menu items.
Kids Pepperoni Pizza
Kids menu items.
Kids Nuggets and Fries
Kids menu items.
Kids Penne Alfredo
Kids menu items.
Kids Mini-Corn Dogs and Fries
Kids menu items.

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Recent Reviews

Always a great place for a darn good meal! Food is tasty and service is superb. Also the patio is great for your group get-togethers. If you haven’t been there, give it a try! You won’t be disappointed…..
October 2025
We walked in and immediately we were greeted. The waitress was super sweet and gave my boyfriend and I a compliment. She quickly seated us. At first glance the environment looked old school Italian. There was a nice looking covered patio where one could eat outside. We ordered a pizza And some tortellini with chicken. We had a choice to pick salad or soup. We ordered a house salad. It was very delicious. Our main meal came shortly after. The pizza was absolutely delicious. The...
September 2025
My kids surprised their Mom for Mothers Day with a surprise visit to this establishment for an evening meal. The service was excellent, as was everyone's meals! I went with the Pork Medallions, which I highly recommend for anyone who loves Pork products that are prepared correctly and not over-cooked! Remember that a little pink with any Pork dish is a good thing,regardless of FDA regulations and recommendations when cooking Pork . A wonderful experience was had by us all!
May 2025

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Strings Italian Cafe Modesto

2601 Oakdale Rd Suite P, Modesto, CA 95355
(209) 578-9777