Dinner Menu

Dinner Menu

Tuesday–Sunday 4:00pm–8:30pm  ·  3945 Governor Drive, University City  ·  (858) 452-0661
Add small Italian salad to any pasta: $4.95  ·  Add chicken breast: $5.00  ·  Add shrimp: $7.00  ·  Make any item gluten free: $2.00

Small Plates

Garlic Knots — Served with marinara or ranch6 for $6.95
Fried Calamari — With spicy marinara dipping sauce$18.95
Bruschetta — Tossed Ciabatta, chopped tomato basil, onion, garlic, olive oil$11.95
Fried Cheese Tortellini — Served with marinara dipping sauce$11.95
Zuppa di Mussels — Fresh green lip mussels, sautéed garlic, zesty tomato white wine broth$20.95
Mateo's Eggplant — Grilled eggplant, roasted peppers, gorgonzola cheese, roasted in the oven$11.95
Roasted Sausage and Peppers — Two mild Italian sausages with roasted red and green peppers$12.95
Meatball Side — Lorna's special recipe, smothered in marinara and Parmesan$12.95
Lorna's Homemade Soup of the Day — Bowl comes with garlic knots$8.95

Salads

Italian Salad — Lettuce, tomatoes, mozzarella, olives, house vinaigretteSm $7.95  Lg $10.95
Chopped Italian SaladSm $10.95  Lg $14.95
Caesar Salad — Romaine, fresh baked croutons, Lorna's creamy spicy Caesar dressingSm $11.95  Lg $15.95
Misto Salad — Mixed greens, pine nuts, feta, sun dried cranberries, balsamic vinaigretteSm $11.95  Lg $15.95
Antipasto Salad — Pepperoni, salami, capocollo, tomatoes, olives, mortadella, pepperoncinis, garbanzos, mushrooms, provolone, lettuce, broccoli, house vinaigrette$17.95
Buffalo Mozzarella and Roma Tomato — Roma tomato, buffalo mozzarella, fresh basil, balsamic glaze$15.95
Spinach Salad — Fresh spinach, caramelized walnuts, green apples, gorgonzola, balsamic dressing$15.95
Add chicken to any small salad $4.00  ·  Add chicken to any large salad $6.00

Pasta Specialties

Tagliatelle Bolognese — The Tag Bol — Fettuccine in cream sauce with sausage, ground beef, plum tomatoes, fresh garlic and oregano. Spicy. Lorna's signature dish since 1988.$22.95
Cannelloni — Ground veal and fresh sautéed veggies in an Italian style crepe, baked in meat sauce and mozzarella$24.95
Meat Lasagna — Layers of pasta, meatballs, Italian sausage, ricotta and mozzarella, baked in mushroom meat sauce$20.95
Lasagna Florentine — Ricotta cheese and spinach wrapped in lasagna pasta, baked in marinara sauce$20.95
Gnocchi — Italian potato dumplings. Choice of marinara, meat sauce, garlic cream, or tomato cream$17.95
Fettuccine Alfredo — Fettuccine in seasoned cream sauce, Parmesan, black pepper$17.95
Pasta Marinara — Choice of pasta, homemade marinara$16.95
Pasta with Meat Sauce — Choice of pasta, homemade meat sauce with mushrooms$18.95
Pasta with Meatball — Pasta, meatball, marinara$20.95
Baked Mostaccioli — Mostaccioli pasta, eggplant, ricotta, baked in marinara and topped with mozzarella$18.95
Broccoli Pesto — Fusilli pasta baked with broccoli, creamy pesto sauce and mozzarella (contains anchovies and walnuts)$18.95
Fusilli Roma — Mushrooms, spinach and pancetta in fresh tomato sauce, served over fusilli$18.95
Linguine Primavera — Fresh vegetables sautéed in olive oil, garlic, shallots, herbs, tossed with pasta$18.95
Linguine Carbonara — Pancetta, ham, peas and mushrooms in a Parmesan cream sauce$18.95
Eggplant Parmigiana — Lightly breaded and seasoned eggplant baked in marinara sauce with pasta side$20.95
Joy's Tortellini — Made fresh here. Pasta with fresh herbs, ricotta and cream cheese. Choice of marinara, meat sauce, garlic cream, or tomato cream$18.95
Rosemary Chicken — Tossed fettuccine, sautéed chicken, caramelized red onions, sun dried tomatoes in a rosemary cream sauce$22.95
Fettuccine Alfredo and Chicken — Chicken and fettuccine in seasoned cream sauce, Parmesan and black pepper$22.95
Gorgonzola and Chicken — Chicken, zucchini, fresh tomatoes, linguine in Gorgonzola cream sauce$22.95
Chicken Fra Di Avolo — Lorna's spicy marinara with chicken, spinach, mushrooms, linguine$22.95

Chicken & Veal

Chicken Marsala — Boneless chicken breast, fresh mushrooms, Marsala wine sauce. Served with pasta marinara.$25.95
Chicken Florentine — Boneless chicken breast, tomato wine sauce, fresh spinach, provolone. Served with pasta marinara.$25.95
Chicken Parmigiana — Breaded boneless chicken breast, marinara, mozzarella. Served with pasta marinara.$25.95
Chicken Piccata — Boneless chicken breast, lemon butter sauce, shallots, capers. Served with pasta marinara.$25.95
Veal Parmesan — Breaded veal cutlets, baked in Lorna's marinara sauce and mozzarella$27.95
Veal Pizzoli — Breaded veal cutlets, freshly roasted peppers, baked in Lorna's marinara and mozzarella$29.95

Seafood Specialties

Linguine Pescatore — Lorna's spicy marinara, clams, mussels and calamari tossed with linguine$24.95
Mussels Fra Di Avolo — Lorna's spicy marinara, spinach, mushroom, linguine$22.95
Calamari Fra Di Avolo — Lorna's spicy marinara, spinach, mushroom, linguine$20.95
Shrimp Fra Di Avolo — Lorna's spicy marinara, spinach, mushroom, linguine$24.95
Linguine with Clams — Red or white clam sauce$20.95

Sides

Side: Pasta Marinara$9.95
Side of Pasta — Meat sauce, tomato cream, Alfredo, or pesto$12.95
Broccoli Limone — Fresh broccoli, olive oil, garlic, fresh pepper, lemon. Served hot.$9.95
Sautéed Mushrooms — Freshly sautéed in garlic and virgin olive oil$8.95
Sautéed Artichokes$11.95
Fresh Sautéed Spinach — In virgin olive oil, butter and garlic$8.95
Vegetables Primavera$10.95
Italian Sausages1 for $4.95  ·  2 for $8.95

Pizza

Available in 12" or 16".

Cheese Pizza12" $18.95  ·  16" $23.95
Pesto Sauce with Artichokes — Sun-dried tomatoes, feta, pine nuts12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
Four Cheese Pizza — Gorgonzola, feta, Parmesan, mascarpone, fresh basil12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
U.C. Veggie Special — Fresh tomato, cheese, eggplant, onion, bell pepper, mushroom, olive, broccoli12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
Golden Triangle Special — Fresh basil, garlic, broccoli, artichoke hearts, ricotta12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
Sicilian Pizza — Roasted peppers, salami, smoked mozzarella12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
Eggplant Pizza — Grilled eggplant, spinach, roasted peppers, garlic. No cheese.12" $24.95  ·  16" $32.95
U.C. Special — Fresh tomato, cheese, pepperoni, sausage, meatball, mushroom, onion, bell pepper12" $26.95  ·  16" $34.95
California Pizza — Pesto sauce, chicken, sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, provolone12" $26.95  ·  16" $34.95
Meat Lovers — Meatball, pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon12" $26.95  ·  16" $34.95

Calzone

Smoked Mozzarella, Chicken and Broccoli$22.95
Fresh Spinach, Mushroom and Gorgonzola Cheese$20.95
Custom Calzone — Select your choice of three fillings$23.95
Meatball, Sun Dried Tomato and Onion$22.95
Sun Dried Tomato and Fresh Mushroom$19.95
Add small Italian salad: $4.95  ·  Side of sauce: no charge

Desserts

Tiramisu$9.95
Cannoli$7.95
Cannoli Cake$8.95
Cheesecake$7.95
Brownie$7.95
Spumoni — Maraschino cherry, pistachio and amaretto flavorsPint $9.95  ·  Cup $6.95
PistachioPint $11.95  ·  Cup $7.95

No personal checks accepted. $10.00 corkage fee for wine brought into restaurant.
Gluten free available: add $2.00 to any item · Dinner Tue–Sun 4:00–8:30pm · (858) 452-0661

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Opening Hours

TUESDAY – FRIDAY 11:00am – 2:00pm

TUESDAY – SUNDAY 4:00pm – 8:30pm
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