Rocco's Italian Restaurant
1357 Chain Bridge Rd, McLean
(703) 821-3736
Customers' Favorites
Philly Cheese Steak
Sauteed Calamari
Appetizer Pizza
Pepperoni Pizza
Chicago Style
Garlic Bread
Clams Casino
White Pizza
Mixed Pizza
Margherita
Luncheon Specials
Chicken Parmigiana
Eggplant Parmigiana
Ravioli
Cheese, meat or spinach with meat sauce.
Spaghetti
Rigatoni
Spinach Calzone
Lasagna
Pizza by the Slice
Soup and Salad
Baked Ziti
Chicken Cacciatore
Gnocchi
Fettuccine Alfredo
Linguini and Clams
With red or white clam sauce.
Sauteed Calamari
Half Hoagie and Cup of Soup
Pizza with One Topping (8")
Desserts
Dessert
Rum Cake
Cannoli
Tiramisu
Beverages
Sprite®
Lemon Lime Soda
Lemonade
Coca-Cola
Diet Coke
Cherry Coke
Milk
Iced Tea
Apple Juice
Shirley Temple
San Pellegrino
Most Popular
Chicken Wings
6 Jumbo wings Choice of plain, spicy, BBQ, and honey BBQ with bleu cheese dressing.
Fettuccine Alfredo
A delightful cream sauce of eggs, butter, parmesan cheese, and rich cream spooned together with perfectly cooked fettuccine.
Seafood Combo
Comes with fresh shrimp, clams, and mussels, sauteed in oil, garlic and onions in Rocco's special seafood sauce served over a bed of linguini.
Plain Pizza Appetizer (8")
Rocco's secret recipe pizza sauce with generous cheese topping.
Caprese Salad
Fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and fresh ground black pepper.
Roast Beef Deluxe Sub
Roast beef with Swiss cheese and crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Appetizers and Lite Fare
Mozzarella Stix
Six fried mozzarella stix with Mrs.J's delicious marinara sauce on the side.
Fried Calamari
Fresh fried calamari with marinara sauce on the side.
Petite Spaghetti
With meat sauce or marinara sauce. Served with two pieces of garlic bread.
Mrs. J's Homemade Minestrone Soup
Petite Fettuccine Alfredo
Petite portion served with two pieces of garlic bread.
Petite Rigatoni
With meat sauce or marinara sauce. Served with two pieces of garlic bread.
Mussels Marinara
Fresh mussels with Rocco's famous marinara sauce.
Salads
Garden Salad
Choice of Romaine or arugula with cucumber, tomatoes, and red onions.
Caesar Salad
Fresh Romaine with shredded parmesan cheese, croutons, and Caesar dressing.
Greek Salad
A generous bed of Romaine with tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, Kalamata olives, banana peppers, pepperoncini pepper, and feta cheese.
Chef Salad
Serves two. A generous bed of Romaine with ham, turkey, hard boiled egg, American and provolone cheese, green pepper, tomatoes, black olives, and green olives.
Caprese Salad
Fresh mozzarella, basil, and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and fresh ground black pepper.
Grilled Chicken Salad
Choice of Romaine or arugula with marinated grilled chicken, cucumber, red onions, and tomatoes.
Antipasta Salad
Serves two. A generous bed of Romaine with tuna, capicola ham, salami, provolone cheese, green peppers, peperoncini peppers, sweet red pepper, black olives green olives, and tomatoes.
Entrees
Chicken Wings
6 Jumbo wings Choice of plain, spicy, BBQ, and honey BBQ with bleu cheese dressing.
French Fries
Straight cut crispy French fries
Clams Casino
Fresh clams in the shell with minced onions, green peppers, red peppers, and bacon baked in the pizza oven.
No Skimp Margherita Pizza
Fresh mozzarella and tomatoes drizzled with olive oil and topped with a healthy portion of fresh basil.
Onion Rings
Large breaded onion rings.
Cheese Bread
Rocco's delicious garlic bread with mozzarella cheese.
Garlic Bread
Appetizer White Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, and oregano drizzled with olive oil.
Chicken Tenders
Choice of four cripsy chicken tenders or four grilled strips with honey mustard sauce.
Seafood
Seafood Combo
Comes with fresh shrimp, clams, and mussels, sauteed in oil, garlic and onions in Rocco's special seafood sauce served over a bed of linguini.
Saut'eed Calamari
Fresh squid sauteed with olive oil, onions, green peas, and garlic in seafood sauce over a bed of linguini.
Linguini with Clams
Plump fresh clams cooked in olive oil, herbs, and spices. With red or white clam sauce.
Shrimp and Linguini
Six large shrimp on bed of linguini served in Rocco's special tomato seafood sauce.
Shrimp Scampi Olio and Aglio
Six large shrimp sauteed in olio (oil) and aglio (garlic) over a bed of spaghetti.
Shrimp Cacciatore
Six large shrimp sauteed with onions, green peppers, mushrooms, and marinara sauce. Served with a side order of linguini.
Fresh Mussels
Fresh mussels served in Rocco's special seafood tomato sauce over a bed of linguini.
Shrimp and Scallops
Fresh shrimp and scallops sauteed in Rocco's special seafood tomato sauce over a bed of linguini.
Rocco's Favorites
Fettuccine Alfredo
A delightful cream sauce of eggs, butter, parmesan cheese, and rich cream spooned together with perfectly cooked fettuccine.
Manicotti
Tender pasta crepes stuffed with ricotta, mozzarella, and Romano cheese, covered in Rocco's meat sauce. Served with two meatballs or served with marinara sauce.
Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce
Lasagna
Mrs. J's famous dish of four layers of pasta, mozzarella and ricotta cheese and meat sauce and baked together in a casserole.
Baked Eggplant Parmigiana
Baked eggplant in a casserole with mozzarella and Romano cheese and Rocco's marinara sauce. Served with a side dish of spaghetti with marinara sauce.
Spaghetti with Meatballs
Chicken Parmigiana
8 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breaded and baked with light seafood marinara sauce under a blanket of mozzarella cheese. Served with a side of spaghetti with marinara sauce.
Pasta Sampler
Cheese ravioli, lasagna, and manicotti and smothered in meat sauce.
Chicken Piccata
8 oz. chicken breast with lemon white wine butter caper sauce. Served with a side of spaghetti marinara.
Baked Ziti
Ziti pasta cooked al dente, spooned with Rocco's secret recipe meat sauce, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese and then baked in a casserole.
Rigatoni with Meatballs
Ravioli
Cheese, meat or spinach. Large cheese stuffed pasta squares smothered with Rocco's famous meat sauce.
Chicken Masala
Strips of chicken breast sauteed with onion and mushrooms in marsala wine. Served with linguini.
Veal Cannelloni
Pasta tubes stuffed with veal, covered with melted cheese and meat sauce.
Veal Parmigiana
Breaded veal cutlet sauteed and covered with a blanket of cheese and light seafood marinara sauce. Served with a side of spaghetti with meat sauce.
Rigatoni with Meat Sauce
Rigatoni with Marinara Sauce
Gnocchi
Small potato pasta dumplings covered with Rocco's meat sauce and two meatballs.
Spaghetti with Italian Sausage
Rigatoni with Italian Sausage
Traditional Chicken Cacciatore
A combination of white and dark meat sauteed with onions green pepper and mushrooms in marinara sauce with side of spaghetti with meat sauce.
Rocco's Brick Oven Pizza Appetizers (8")
Plain Pizza Appetizer (8")
Rocco's secret recipe pizza sauce with generous cheese topping.
Margherita Pizza Appetizer (8")
Fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, and light tomato sauce.
Mamma Mia Pizza Appetizer (8")
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and bacon.
Seafood Pizza Appetizer (8")
Rocco's seafood sauce, light mozzarella and sauteed fresh clams, calamari, mussels, shrimp, and scallops.
Pope's Blessing Pizza Appetizer (8")
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, meatballs, green peppers, onions, bacon, ham, and black olives.
Helathy Mamma Mia Pizza Appetizer (8")
A white pizza with spinach, tomatoes, feta, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.
Gondola Pizza Appetizer (8")
Sausage, mushrooms, and extra cheese.
Caesar Choice Pizza Appetizer (8")
Green peppers, onions, and black olives.
Cleopatra Pizza Appetizer (8")
Pepperoni, meatballs, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and extra cheese.
Grilled Chicken Pizza Appetizer (8")
Marinated chicken, fresh tomatoes, and oregano.
Rocco's White Pizza Appetizer (8")
Mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, and oregano.
Baggio Pizza Appetizer (8")
Fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, black olives, and broccoli.
Calzone Appetizer (8")
Stuffed with ricotto and mozzarella cheese, with a side of marinara sauce.
Gluten-Free New York Style Pizza (11")
Gluten Free New York Style Plain Pizza (11")
Rocco's secret recipe pizza sauce with generous cheese topping.
Gluten Free New York Style Pope's Blessing Pizza (11")
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, meatballs, green peppers, onions, bacon, ham, and black olives.
Gluten Free New York Style Cleopatra Pizza (11")
Pepperoni, meatballs, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and extra cheese.
Gluten Free New York Style Grilled Chicken Pizza (11")
Marinated chicken, fresh tomatoes, and oregano.
Gluten Free New York Style Baggio Pizza (11")
Fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, black olives, and broccoli.
Gluten Free New York Style Margherita Pizza (11")
Fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, and light tomato sauce.
Gluten Free New York Style Mamma Mia Pizza (11")
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and bacon.
Gluten Free New York Style Helathy Mamma Mia Pizza (11")
A white pizza with spinach, tomatoes, feta, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.
Gluten Free New York Style Gondola Pizza (11")
Sausage, mushrooms, and extra cheese.
Gluten Free New York Style Caesar Choice Pizza (11")
Green peppers, onions, and black olives.
Gluten Free New York Style Rocco's White Pizza (11")
Mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, and oregano.
Gluten Free New York Style Seafood Pizza (11")
Rocco's seafood sauce, light mozzarella and sauteed fresh clams, calamari, mussels, shrimp, and scallops.
Italian Subs, Sandwiches and Burger
Steak and Cheese Regular
Grilled steak, cheese, onion, green pepper, lettuce, tomato, and mayo. Comes with chips and pickle.
Meatballs Sub
Smothered in Mrs J's famous meat sauce. Comes with chips and pickle.
South Philly Hoagie
Genoa salami, salami, prosciutto, capicolla ham, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and Rocco's Italian dressing. Comes with chips and pickle.
Chicken Parmigiana Sub
8 oz. boneless, skinless chicken breast breaded, and baked topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Ham Deluxe Sub
Ham with Swiss cheese and crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Roast Beef Deluxe Sub
Roast beef with Swiss cheese and crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Veal Parmigiana Sub
Breaded veal cutlet sauteed and covered with a blanket of mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Pizza Steak Sub
Steak sub topped Rocco's famous pizza sauce with a blanket of mozzarella on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Turkey Deluxe Sub
Turkey with Swiss cheese and crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Sausage Sub
Smothered in Mrs J's famous meat sauce. Comes with chips and pickle.
Combo Sub
Meatball and sausage. Smothered in Mrs J's famous meat sauce. Comes with chips and pickle.
Steak and Cheese Plain Sub
Rocco's grilled steak and cheese only. Comes with chips and pickle.
Steak and Cheese Special
Grilled steak, cheese, onions, green peppers, mushrooms, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and mayo. Comes with chips and pickle.
Grilled Chicken Philly
Grilled thinly sliced buttered chicken steak with lettuce, tomato, and honey mustard. Comes with chips and pickle.
Eggplant Parmigiana Sub
Baked eggplant smothered in marinara with a blanket of mozzarella cheese on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Super Club
Quadruple decker sandwich of roast beef, turkey, bacon, lettuce, and tomato in toasted bread. Comes with chips and pickle.
Turkey BLT
Thinly sliced smoked turkey, crispy bacon, Swiss cheese, tomatoes, and mayo on a toasted sub roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Traditional BLT
Rocco's crispy bacon, lettuce, and tomato. Comes with chips and pickle.
Sirloin Burger
8 oz. extra lean sirloin with lettuce, tomato on a toasted sesame hamburger roll. Comes with chips and pickle.
Healthy Kid's Menu
Kid's Spaghetti
Kid's Pizza
Kid's Mac and Cheese
Kid's Crispy Chicken Tenders
Kid's Steamed Broccoli
Kid's Ravioli
Kid's Rigatoni
Kid's Carrot, Cucumber and Celery Plate
Kid's Grilled Chicken Strips
Kid's Gluten Free Pizza (11")
Kid's Manicotti
Kid's Hamburger with Chips
Kid's Cheese and Crackers
Desserts
Cannoli
Tiramisu
Dessert
Beverages
Sprite®
Lemon Lime Soda
Lemonade
Diet Coke
Coca-Cola
Cherry Coke
Milk
Iced Tea
Apple Juice
Shirley Temple
San Pellegrino
New York Style Rocco's Brick Oven Pizza
Med. New York Style 13" Plain Pizza
Rocco's secret recipe pizza sauce with generous cheese topping.
Med. New York Style Margherita Pizza
Fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, and light tomato sauce.
Med. New York Style Cleopatra Pizza
Pepperoni, meatballs, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and extra cheese.
Med. New York Style 13" Sanchy's Delite
A white pizza with spinach, tomatoes, feta, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.
Med New York Style Rocco's White Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, and oregano.
Med New York Style Seafood Pizza
Rocco's seafood sauce, light mozzarella and sauteed fresh clams, calamari, mussels, shrimp, and scallops.
Med. New York Style Grilled Chicken Pizza
Marinated chicken, fresh tomatoes, and oregano.
Med. New York Style Caesar Choice Pizza
Green peppers, onions, and black olives.
Med. New York Style Pope's Blessing Pizza
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, meatballs, green peppers, onions, bacon, ham, and black olives.
Med. New York Style Baggio Pizza
Fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, black olives, and broccoli.
Med. New York Style Gondola Pizza
Sausage, mushrooms, and extra cheese.
Med. New York Style Mamma Mia Pizza
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and bacon.
Deep Dish Chicago Style Rocco's Bricks Oven Pizza
Med. 11" Deep Dish Chicago Style Plain Pizza
Rocco's secret recipe pizza sauce with generous cheese topping.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Mamma Mia Pizza
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and bacon.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Cleopatra Pizza
Pepperoni, meatballs, mushrooms, green peppers, onions, and extra cheese.
Med Deep Dish Chicago Style Pope's Blessing Pizza
Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, meatballs, green peppers, onions, bacon, ham, and black olives.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Baggio Pizza
Fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, black olives, and broccoli.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Rocco's White Pizza
Mozzarella cheese, fresh garlic, and oregano.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Gondola Pizza
Sausage, mushrooms, and extra cheese.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Caesar Choice Pizza
Green peppers, onions, and black olives.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Seafood Pizza
Rocco's seafood sauce, light mozzarella and sauteed fresh clams, calamari, mussels, shrimp, and scallops.
Med. 11" Chicago Style Deep Dish Sanchy's Delite
A white pizza with spinach, tomatoes, feta, fresh garlic, and mozzarella cheese.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Margherita Pizza
Fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, olive oil, and light tomato sauce.
Med. Deep Dish Chicago Style Grilled Chicken Pizza
Marinated chicken, fresh tomatoes, and oregano.
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Recent Reviews
Rocco’s is a Northern Virginia institution. It’s been at its location for as long as I can remember. Hubby and I have been going here for years, especially for the deep dish pizza. It’s absolutely our favorite! We’ve had their regular pizza, and although it’s good, it’s only just okay compared to their deep dish pizza. We also have enjoyed Rocco’s garlic bread, cheesy (garlic) bread, Cesar salad, cheese steak sandwich, and lasagna. The service is always good (and...
February 2026
Fantastic, understated old classic building but real fine Italian classic foods inside. Friendly, fresh, tasty. Feels homemade. Small inside, but good outdoor seating in fine weather. I'd even do takeout here. Pizza works, veal Parm works, pasta varieties. Can't go wrong
January 2026
Small, friendly environment. Pasta was delicious though not al dente as advertised. Pizza was pretty good as well, but it was served after 35 min at a time when more than half the restaurant was empty.
December 2025
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