Sainato's at Rivergate

1852 Columbus Rd, Cleveland
(216) 772-4400

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Cheese Ravioli with Marinara Sauce
Build Your Own Pizza or Calzone
House Made Arancini Balls
Calzone - Build Your Own
Chicken or Veal Parmesan
Cavatelli and Meatballs
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Veal Parmesan Sandwich
Italian Wedding Soup
Meat Lovers Calzone

Menu

Soup & Salads
Antipasto Salad
Lettuce, meat, cheese, banana peppers, black olives & pepperoncini.
House-Made Italian Wedding Soup
Grated parmesan cheese, eggs, spinach, and mini meatballs with acini di pepe.
Garden Salad
Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, red onion & provolone cheese.
Caesar Salad
Iceberg lettuce, parmesan cheese, house-made croutons, and classic Caesar dressing.
Caprese Salad
Fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and drizzled with balsamic.

Appetizers
Meatballs with Parmesan Cheese
Sainatos family recipe meatballs with house-made marinara sauce.
Fresh Mozzarella Tomato Bruschetta
With fresh buffalo mozzarella. Topped with basil, garlic & tomatoes.
Fried Provolone Cheese
With house-made marinara sauce.
House-Made Arancini Balls
Arborio rice, mozzarella, lightly breaded over marinara & pesto sauce.
Italian Sausage
With sautéed peppers, onions topped with marinara sauce and fresh bread.
Jumbo Wings
Boneless Wings
Imported Italian Olives
Seasoned with garlic and oregano.
Calamari
Lightly breaded and fried, tossed with marinated peppers, served with a side of house-made marinara.
House-Made Zucchini Planks
With house lemon garlic aioli.
Garlic Bread
Garlic Bread with Cheese
Garlic Bread with Cheese & Tomato
Fresh Cut French Fries
Tossed with parmesan, salt and pepper.
Fresh Cut French Fries with Rosemary
Tossed with parmesan, fresh rosemary, salt and pepper.
Breaded Eggplant
With marinara and topped with mozzarella cheese.

Subs
Italian Meatball
Marinara, meatballs and provolone.
Chicken, Veal or Eggplant Parmesan Sub
Lightly breaded and pan fried, topped with marinara sauce & Italian cheeses.
Real Italian (Hot) Beef
Tender thinly sliced Italian beef, topped with hot giardiniera, served with a side of au jus.
Italian Sausage
Sausage, sautéed peppers and onions.
Italian Deli (Hot or Cold)
Capicola, salami, pistachio mortadella, pepperoni, lettuce, tomato, onion, and provolone.
Veggie Hot
Roasted red peppers, banana peppers, breaded eggplant, lettuce, tomato, onion, and provolone.
Ham, Turkey or Chicken (Hot or Cold)
Lettuce, tomato, onion, provolone and a side of mayo.

Pizza Specialities
C-Town
Roasted red peppers, artichoke, garlic oil sauce, and provolone.
Carmen
Garlic butter sauce, diced tomato, garlic, onion, oregano, and grated cheese.
Margherita
Red sauce, fresh buffalo mozzarella and basil chiffonade.
Flats
Sliced tomato, cheddar cheese, provolone, oil, garlic, and basil.
Spinach
Alfredo sauce, spinach, garlic butter, grated cheese, and provolone.
BBQ Chicken
House-made BBQ sauce, red onion, and provolone.

Calzones Specialities
Veggie
Deluxe
Meat Lovers
Spinach
Meatball & Ricotta

Build Your Own Pizza & Calzones
9" Plain Pizza (4 Cut)
12" Plain Pizza (8 Cut)
12" Gluten Free Pizza (8 Cut)
16" Plain Pizza (8 Cut)
Half Sheet Pizza (16 Cut)
Full Sheet Pizza (32 Cut)

Pasta
Penne
Spaghetti
Beef Ravioli
Cavatelli
Linguine
Cheese Ravioli
Gluten Free Penne Pasta

Entrées
Parmesan Chicken or Veal
Lightly breaded and pan fried, topped with marinara & Italian cheeses. Served with a side of spaghetti or penne pasta.
Eggplant Parmesan
House breaded fried eggplant stacked with basil pesto ricotta, marinara, mozzarella and provolone cheeses. Served with a side of spaghetti or penne pasta.
Baked Penne
Sausage, spinach, ricotta and rose cream sauce.
Piccata Chicken or Veal
Lightly floured and pan seared cutlets topped with a white wine lemon caper sauce. Served on bed of spaghetti or penne pasta with marinara.
Marsala Chicken or Veal
Lightly floured and pan seared cutlets with a mushroom marsala sauce. Served on bed of spaghetti or penne pasta with marinara.
House-Made Lasagna
Layers of fresh pasta sheets, marinara, ricotta, provolone, shredded egg, seasoned beef and ground sausage.
House-Made Spinach Lasagna
Layers of fresh pasta sheets, spinach, marinara, alfredo, ricotta, provolone & shredded egg.
Linguine with Clam Sauce
Chopped clams, garlic, basil, and white clams sauce, tossed with linguine.

Desserts
Tiramisu
Pistachio Cheesecake
Cheesecake Reg
Brownie
Cannoli
Zeppole
Fried dough, tossed with cinnamon sugar.

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Recent Reviews

This was a massive surprise. Truly enjoyable experience, great with the kids, food was spectacular (the best Italian Beef I ever had, better than Chicago). Cool old building and great service.
August 2025
Very friendly waitress. Very helpful giving us ideas to take advantage of the specials that they were offering. She offered us to do two pizzas and two side dishes which was a very cheaper price than ordering one big giant pizza also recommended us trying the lava cakes which was delicious. Will be back
July 2025
I had the bruschetta to start which was very tasty. I ordered a custom pizza that was pretty good! There are lots of free topping options which is awesome. The service wasn’t great, I have to say. I’m visiting from out of town so I’m not sure if this is a regular issue or not. But all in all a good dinner spot.
November 2024

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Sainato's at Rivergate

1852 Columbus Rd, Cleveland, OH 44113
(216) 772-4400