Mama Rao's

6408 11th Ave, Brooklyn
(718) 745-2269

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Fried Calamari and Fried Zucchini
Linguine in Clam Sauce
American Cheese Cake
Veal Chop Milanese
Rigatoni Bolognese
Gnocchi Posillipo
Shrimp Oreganata
Pollo Bruschetta
Chicken Parmesan
Pollo Alla Nina

Menu

Antipasto
Fried Calamari
Served with a spicy marinara or spicy chipotle.
Baked Clams
Served 6 to an order.
Crab Cakes
Three jumbo lump crab cakes served with shrimp, mixed salad, and covered in lobster cream sauce.
La Grigliata
Grilled octopus, grilled calamari served over arugula salad, and covered in an Italian dressing.
Antipasto Freddo
A wonderful combination of Italian specialties including prosciutto di parma, fresh mozzarella, marinated olives, artichoke hearts, and hot stuffed peppers.
Mozzarella Carozza
A gilded and crisp carriage made of sliced bread enclosing the precious creaminess of mozzarella.
Mini Meat Balls
Five mini meat balls stuffed with fresh mozzarella and covered with a delicious marinara sauce.
Fried Zucchini
Zucchini chips fried and served with a mild marinara sauce.
Carpacio di Manzo
Cured filet mignon thinly sliced served over baby arugula salad, topped with shaved parmigiano cheese, roasted pine, nuts, and finished in a fresh lemon herb dressing.
Shrimp Casino
Three jumbo shrimp stuffed with jumbo lump crab meat, spinach, flavored bread crumbs, and wrapped with bacon.

Soups and Salads
Pear Salad
Mixed green salad tossed with candied walnuts, thinly sliced fresh pears, and covered in a home-made blue cheese dressing.
Arugula Salad
Served with a home-made mozzarella fresh tomatoes and covered in an Italian dressing.
Pasta Fagioli Soup
Waldorf Salad
Baby organic field greens tossed with crumbled gorgonzola cheese, candied walnuts, and topped with a balsamic reduction.
Beet Salad
Red and golden beets served over a bed of baby arugula topped with crumbled goat cheese and candied walnuts finished in a honey balsamic vinaigrette.
Stracciatella Alla Romana
Shrimp and Quinoa Salad
Grilled shrimp served over a bed of quinoa, cherry tomatoes, avocados, red onions, and cucumbers in a red wine vinaigrette.
Lentil Soup

Entrees
Shrimp Oreganata
Jumbo shrimp breaded and baked in a white wine lemon sauce.
Pollo Alla Nina
Lightly breaded fried, covered in a rich cream sauce with green peas, mushrooms topped with toasted bacon, and bread crumbs.
Grilled Rib Eye Steak
(18 oz) certified black Angus rib eye grilled to your liking and covered in Mama Rao's Italian dressing.
Branzino Marechiara
Bones Mediterranean filet sauteed in a light tomato with a combination of mussels, clams, calamari, and shrimp.
Pollo Pera
Boneless breast of chicken stuffed with spinach, bread crumbs, prosciutto, and fresh pear wrapped with bacon covered in a rich cognac sauce.
Pollo Bruschetta
Lightly breaded fried and covered with fresh melted mozzarella, diced tomatoes, and red onions finished in a delicious Italian dressing.
Kids Chicken Tenders
Kids Chicken Tenders
Portobello Alla Contadina
Grilled portobello mushroom, grilled eggplant, roasted peppers layered together with fresh melted mozzarella, and covered in a balsamic reduction.
Salmone Alla Venezia
Broiled wild king salmon served with asparagus and covered with a fresh herb cream sauce.
Filet of Sole Capriciosa
Pan seared flounder filet covered with roasted tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and served over a bed of arugula.
Veal Chop Milanese
Nature veal chop encrusted with panko bread crumbs, parmagiano cheese, baked to perfection, covered with baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella in balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Scalopini Dello Chef
Nature veal cutlets layered with roasted peppers and spinach covered with fresh melted mozzarella in a light sherry wine sauce.
American Lamb Chops (Served 3)
Covered with a light Italian dressing and with your choice of vegetable.

Pasta
Penne Alla Vodka
Gnocchi Posillipo
Sauteed in a fresh tomato sauce with melted mozzarella, parmigiano cheese, and fresh basil.
Linguine in Clam Sauce
Red or white sauce.
Rigatoni Bolognese
Stuffed cheese rigatoni covered in a delicious meat sauce with a touch of cream.
Orechietti Baresi
Sauteed with sweet Italian sausage and broccoli rabe in a white wine sauce.
Penne Siciliana
Sauteed with fresh eggplant in a marinara sauce and covered with a ricotta salata.
Gemeli Veneziani
Short macaroni sauteed with fresh baby spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and white mushrooms in a delicious cream sauce.
Linguine Alla Strega
Sauteed with shiitake mushroom, asparagus sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, scallions in a light garlic, and oil sauce.
Mafalde Mare Verde
Thick ribbon like pasta sauteed with arugala, baby shrimp, and cherry tomatoes in a white wine sauce with a touch of marinara.

Mama Rao's Desserts
Chocolate Mouse
A rich chocolate mouse served in a glass cup covered with chocolate flakes.
Tiramisu
Traditional tiramisu made with espresso soaked lady fingers, mascarpone cream, and dusted with coca powder.
American Cheese Cake
A creamy rich New York cheese cake.
Limocello Flute
Refreshing lemon, gelato swirled together with limocello, and presented in a champagne glass.
Coppa Straciatella
Chocolate chip gelato swirled together with chocolate syrup, topped with cocoa powder, and hazelnuts.
Tartuffo
Classic vanilla, chocolate gelato separated by a cherry and sliced almonds covered in cinnamon, and finished with a chocolate coating.

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Recent Reviews

If there was ever a place that deserves every scrap of hype it gets, it's Mama Rao's. Everything was perfect from our appetizers to our drinks to our entrees to our desserts. We went on a Saturday night and had a group of 10. It was loud, boisterous, and joyful. Everything you expect in an Italian restaurant. The veal chop Milanese is not to be missed. The whipped pistachio dessert was otherworldly. 14/10 would recommend.
November 2025
On the pricier food for Italian food, but well worth it. Absolutely adored the ravioli bolognese that I got and jeez, was it filling. The service was also exemplary— the servers were very friendly and gave us cookies when we ordered a post-dinner coffee. Highly recommend coming here if you are in the area!
October 2025
Food was good. Portions were not generous but also not stingy. Service was adequate but a bit unattentive. Food options were acceptable but limited. Dessert selection was very limited. Thankfully Made reservations . Restaurant got very busy .
October 2025

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Mama Rao's

6408 11th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219
(718) 745-2269