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    Pausa Bar & Cookery - San Mateo 223 E. 4th Ave

    Bar / Pub
    Open now4:30PM - 8:45PM
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    Salumi - House Made Charcuterie
    Formaggi - Cheese Boards
    Appetizers & Salads
    Wood-Fired Pizzas
    House Made Pastas
    Entrees & Sides

    Featured Items

    • Pizza Salsiccia

      tomatoes, house made pork sausage, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $34.00
    • Lamb Ribs

      controne bean puree, apple fennel marmalade, pork demi, saba, chicharron.
      $20.00
    • Squid Ink Paccheri

      cuttlefish ragu, yellow piennolo tomatoes, calabrian chile, parsley, sea grass
      $38.00

    Salumi - House Made Charcuterie

    All of the are Following Served with Fresh Baked Tigella, Cunza, and Pickles (there is cross contamination with all our salumi with pistachios due to the Mortadella).
    • 3pc Salumi Board

      House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi).
      $32.00
    • 5pc Salumi Board

      House Selection, served with cunza, pickles, mustard & tigella (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain garlic & nuts, cross contamination with nuts on all salumi)
      $46.00
    • Prosciutto Toscano

      30 month Prosciutto di Parma. Served with tigella, cunza, pickles, and mustard.
      $21.00

    Formaggi - Cheese Boards

    • 3pc Cheese Board

      Chef's Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $32.00
    • 5pc Cheese Board

      Chef's Selection, served with seasonal compote, truffle honey, oat crackers & grilled bread (please inform us of allergies, some of these items contain nuts).
      $46.00

    Appetizers & Salads

    rosa bianca eggplant puree, bell pepper agrodolce, castelvetrano olives, lamb demi
    • Housemade Focaccia

      House-made focaccia, 72 hour dough maturation.
      $5.00
    • Mixed Greens Salad

      corn, plumogranate vinaigrette, candied hazelnuts
      $20.00
    • Cucumber

      seasonal cucumbers, arugula, dill-stracciatella, calabrian chili & garlic oil, cucumber vinaigrette
      $20.00
    • Burrata

      basil & confit garlic puree, herb-infused heirloom tomatoes, crostini, basil oil
      $22.00
    • Yam & Mushroom Croquettes

      lions mane mushroom, pepitas, black garlic puree, pomegranite gastrique
      $22.00
    • Lamb Ribs

      controne bean puree, apple fennel marmalade, pork demi, saba, chicharron.
      $20.00

    Wood-Fired Pizzas

    • Pizza Margherita

      tomatoes, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $26.00
    • Pizza Salsiccia

      tomatoes, house made pork sausage, house made mozzarella, basil, olive oil. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $34.00
    • Pizza La Contadina

      smoked buffalo mozzarella, chicken sausage, truffle fonduta, chanterelle mushroom, swiss chard, chicken demi (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $34.00
    • Pizza Fichi

      house made mozzarella, whipped goat cheese, black mission figs, fennel, calabrian chili vinaigrette, prosciutto di parma (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $35.00
    • Vegan Pizza

      tomatoes, mixed seasonal vegetables. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $31.00
    • Pizza Estiva

      house made mozzarella, yellow tomatoes, robiola di capra,torpedo onions, summer squash, pickled white anchovies. (Pizzas are not sliced, please specify if preferred sliced. Re-heating instructions: pre-heat oven to 425 cook for 4 minutes.)
      $30.00
    • Pizza Diavola

      $35.00

    House Made Pastas

    • Basil Creste di Gallo

      porcini ragu, shaved porcini, grana padano, truffle “caviar”
      $36.00
    • Squid Ink Paccheri

      cuttlefish ragu, yellow piennolo tomatoes, calabrian chile, parsley, sea grass
      $38.00
    • Papparadelle

      rabbit sugo, yellow piennolo tomato, grana padano, parsley
      $38.00
    • toasted semolina ravioli

      chanterelle mushrooms, buffalo ricotta, swiss chard, costata romanesco zucchini puree, grana padano, pickled lobster mushrooms, vegetable demi
      $36.00
    • Red Wine Rigatoni

      braised pork sausage ragu, crispy sage, grana padano
      $35.00
    • Vegan Pasta

      house made pasta, seasonal vegetables, w/ sauce options
      $32.00
    • Gluten Free Pasta

      penne pasta, made with quinoa, rice, and corn. Choice of sauce option.
      $34.00

    Entrees & Sides

    • Kurobuta Pork Chop

      cornbread panzanella, watermelon, cherry tomatoes, arugula, pork demi
      $46.00
    • Lamb Cheek

      mixed heirloom green beans, peach puree, jimmy nardello peppers, lamb demi
      $48.00
    • Top Sirloin

      porcini puree, winnemucca potato, king trumpet mushrooms, truffled veal demi
      $50.00
    • Summer Squash

      bell pepper puree, arugula pesto, almond crumble
      $16.00
    • Side Garlic Butterball Potatoes

      fried yukon gold potatoes, house made garlic butter (can be made dairy, garlic or gluten free upon request)
      $15.00

    All hours
    Sunday4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    Monday4:30 pm - 8:45 pm
    Tuesday4:30 pm - 8:45 pm
    Wednesday4:30 pm - 8:45 pm
    Thursday4:30 pm - 8:45 pm
    Friday4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Saturday4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Fresh and authentic Italian fare made from scratch with local ingredients, paired with an all Italian wine list, spritzes and craft cocktails.

    Location

    223 E. 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401

    Directions

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    333 Summer Street
    Boston, MA 02210

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