Cosi Cucina

Our signature meatballs garnished with Graziano's Parmesan cheese, parsley, and served in Diana.

Hand breaded yellow onions, fried and garnished with Graziano's Parmesan cheese, parsley, and served with Diana.

Fried mozzarella ravioli served with our fresh marinara Alfredo mix.

Slices of our house-made mozzarella layered with Roma tomatoes. Served with mixed greens, balsamic vinegar, and basil infused olive oil.

Oven roasted garlic, chevre cheese, and roasted bell peppers served with crostini.

Crostini topped with marinated Roma tomatoes, melted Gorgonzola cheese, and garlic, then drizzled with a sweet balsamic glaze, and garnished with green olives.

Portabella mushroom caps basted with garlic olive oil and grilled to a smoky flavor, then topped with marinated Roma tomatoes, fresh basil, and red pepper flakes.

Our hand cut and breaded grande mozzarella cheese sticks. Topped with Graziano's Parmesan cheese, parsley, and served with Diana.

Seared sea scallops sautéed in a citrus pan sauce, served with julienned Roma tomatoes, orange segments, and leeks.

Button mushroom caps, stuffed with Graziano's sausage, a three cheese blend and a touch of Diana. Baked with grand mozzarella cheese.

6 grilled jumbo shrimp marinated in garlic Italian seasonings. Served with our lemon garlic aioli.

Grilled shrimp skewers wrapped in prosciutto and served with house made pineapple mango salsa.

Tender strips of fresh squid lightly breaded and fried. Served with our lemon garlic aioli.

Cream-based tuscan white bean soup with fresh garden vegetables, prosciutto, and pasta.

Rich and creamy lobster stock with diced Roma tomatoes, and shrimp.

Mixed greens, diced Roma tomatoes, Bermuda onions, and green olive. Tossed with choice of creamy pepper Parmesan or balsamic vinaigrette.

Fresh cut romaine lettuce tossed with creamy house made Caesar dressing and topped with house baked croutons. Add anchovies for an additional charge.

Our house made mozzarella cheese, diced Roma tomatoes, Bermuda onions, and mixed greens tossed with champagne vinaigrette.

Toasted pine nuts, diced Roma tomatoes, chevre cheese, and mixed greens tossed with raspberry vinaigrette.

Candied almonds, sun-dried apricots, and feta cheese over the spinach and tossed with blackberry vinaigrette.

Gorgonzola cheese, toasted walnuts, diced Roma tomatoes, and mixed greens tossed with walnut vinaigrette, then garnished with freshly sliced granny smith apple.

Tiers of fresh grilled portabella mushrooms with a roasted bell pepper blend on a bed of balsamic glazed spinach, topped with asparagus and toasted pine nuts.

Butternut squash and diced Roma tomatoes, sautéed in creamy arborio rice, served with asparagus and drizzled with honey.

Choice of lightly fried or grilled eggplant served atop sauteed butternut squash vegetable noodles, dressed with both Diana and Alfredo sauces then topped with Parmesan cheese. Please note these noodles will stay firm and slightly crunchy as it is a fresh vegetable noodle. Substitute linguini at no charge if you prefer traditional pasta.

Grilled chicken breast marinated in balsamic dressing, garnished with diced Roma tomatoes, served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and roasted green beans.

Grilled pork tenderloin served with wild mushrooms, topped with house-made marsala cream sauce and roasted garlic mashed potatoes.

Pan-seared chicken breast dusted with flour then sautéed with wild mushrooms and capers in a lemon white wine sauce, served with roasted green beans.

Wood oven-roasted skin-on Red snapper served with chevre tomato risotto, julienne vegetables, and a lemon butter sauce.

An 8oz salmon filet served atop a bed of cucumbers marinated in a honey soy ginger glaze.

An 8oz salmon filet topped with a dijon cream sauce atop a bed of julienned vegetables with a side of asparagus.

Grilled 14 oz ribeye topped with our red wine demi-glaze. Served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and green beans. Add melted gorgonzola for an additional charge.

Beef tenderloin filet served with red wine demi-glaze, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, and green beans. Filets are a well-trimmed, tender portion of beef with little to no fat. Add melted gorgonzola for an additional charge.

Beef tenderloin filet and 2 jumbo shrimp all topped with our garlic butter scampi sauce, served with a side of roasted garlic mashed potatoes and green beans.

Cosi Cucina's signature dish. Established with the restaurant itself in 1993, one of the most recognized pasta options you'll find throughout our great city. Spicy Graziano's Italian sausage and sun-dried tomatoes in a zesty tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta.

A dish that is considered the Renzo family's signature meal. Our 8oz meatball patty is charred over an open flame to provide a flavor unlike anything around. The cosina is then sliced and baked with grande mozzarella and placed atop a bed of linguini noodles and dressed with Diana.

Spiraled spaghetti noodles with a hollowed center, sauteed in our house Alfredo. Topped with 2 meatballs and Diana for the perfect blend of red and white sauces.

Baked pasta with ricotta, mozzarella, provolone, and Parmesan cheeses. Served with house-made Alfredo and choice of Diana or fresh marinara.

Grilled chicken, wild mushrooms, shallots, and caramelized onions tossed in a creamy gorgonzola sauce.

Our slow-cooked Graziano's Italian sausage links tossed with roasted bell peppers, red onions, a wild mushroom blend, and sliced cherry tomatoes. Dressed with Diana over fettuccine noodles.

Cheese-stuffed ravioli with pan-seared beef tips, thin sliced red onions, fried potatoes and smoked bacon in a rich, smoky cream sauce.

House-made pesto cream sauce drizzled with a sweet balsamic glaze and garnished with diced Roma tomatoes.

Smoked chicken, diced Roma tomatoes, wild mushrooms, and basil tossed in a light cream sauce.

A lightly hand-breaded chicken breast superbly fried. Baked with grande mozzarella cheese, sliced then placed atop a bed of linguini noodles with both Diana and Alfredo sauces.

House-made Alfredo sauce tossed with fettuccine pasta.

Fresh sliced cherry tomatoes, a diced Roma tomato blend, garlic and basil, tossed lightly in olive oil over a bed of linguini.

Wild mushrooms, diced Roma tomatoes, and shallots tossed with a sherry wine cream sauce.

Smoked chicken tossed in a light white wine Alfredo sauce with sauteed bell peppers, spinach, garlic and herbs atop fettuccine noodles.

Butternut squash, diced Roma tomatoes, Bermuda onions, baby spinach, and broccoli in a cracked coriander sherry broth over fettuccine pasta, topped with toasted pine nuts.

Graziano's Italian sausage, a house-made cheese mix and fresh marinara topped with melted grande mozzarella.

Tiers of wild mushrooms, spinach, and a house cheese mix with a rich Chardonnay cream sauce topped with melted mozzarella.

2 of our signature meatballs served on a bed of spaghetti noodles and dressed with Diana.

Tender lobster and diced Roma tomatoes tossed in a rich brandy cream sauce.

Shrimp, sea scallops and sliced calamari tossed with a spicy house-made marinara sauce.

6 Jumbo Shrimp sauteed in creamy garlic and wine butter sauce with sun-dried tomatoes and lite red pepper flakes over a bed of fettuccine.

Cosi's signature meatball formed into an 8oz patty to provide guests with a meatball sandwich they won't forget! Our seasoned beef mix charred over an open flame, topped with house-made mozzarella cheese and Diana.

Our signature grinder mix of Diana's ground sausage, onions, pepperoncini peppers on a 9? rustic hoagie, topped with grande mozzarella & Diana.

A lightly hand-breaded chicken breast superbly fried, topped with both Diana and Alfredo sauces and mozzarella on toasted ciabatta.

Hickory smoked ham and aged Swiss cheese topped with mixed greens, Roma tomatoes, and a honey mustard aioli served on toasted ciabatta bread.

Smoked bacon, mixed greens, and Roma tomatoes served with house-made aioli on rustic sliced bread.

Slices of grilled chicken smoked bacon with parmesan, fresh cut romaine lettuce and caesar dressing in a house-made wrap.

Sliced roast beef and cheddar cheese, mixed greens, Roma tomatoes, and a horseradish aioli served on toasted ciabatta.

Grilled Portabella cap topped with melted Gorgonzola cheese, caramelized onions, & Roma tomatoes, served open-faced on house-made Foccacia, topped with aioli and spinach.

Cosi's signature spicy sausage ziti Cucina sauce with choice of protein added on, topped with grande mozzarella cheese and garnished with lite Diana sauce.

A pizza spin on our long-time favorite roasted garlic appetizer. A hearty garlic spread and Diana base sauce, topped with chevre cheese and roasted bell peppers. Finished with lite mozzarella cheese and sauce on top.

A marinara base with our sliced signature meatballs and mozzarella cheese on top. Garnished with a lite Alfredo drizzle.

Graziano's Italian sausage, pepperoni, wild mushrooms, grilled onions, roasted bell peppers, black olives, mozzarella and house-made marinara sauce.

A marinara base loaded with pineapple, bacon, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

Our signature Italian grinder mix with Diana sauce base, topped with mozzarella cheese.

Graziano's Italian sausage, pepperoni, roasted bell peppers, mozzarella and house made marinara sauce.

Smoked chicken, sweet caramelized onions, sliced Roma tomatoes and mozzarella, lightly topped with Gorgonzola & house Alfredo.

Olive oil and Italian herb base with sun-dried tomatoes, sliced Roma tomatoes, Cosi's house-made mozzarella and garnished with fresh basil ribbons.

A hearty garlic paste based sauce, topped with wild mushrooms, sliced Roma tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, grilled onions and grande mozzarella cheese. Garnished with fresh basil ribbons.

Homemade dough, grande mozzarella, and 1 protein and 1 veg or cheese.

Cosi Cucina's signature dish. Established with the restaurant itself in '93, one of the most recognized pasta options you'll find throughout our great city. Spicy Graziano's Italian sausage and sun-dried tomatoes in a zesty tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta.

A dish which is considered the Renzo family's signature meal. Our 8 oz. meatball patty is charred over an open flame to provide a flavor unlike anything around. The cosina is then sliced and baked with grande mozzarella and placed atop a bed of linguini noodles and dressed with Diana.

With meatballs spiraled noodles with a hollowed center, sauteed in our house alfredo. Topped with 3 of our signature meatballs & Diana for the perfect blend of red and white sauces.

Our signature meatballs served on a bed of spaghetti noodles and dressed with Diana.

Our slow-cooked Graziano's Italian sausage links tossed with roasted bell peppers, red onions, a wild mushroom blend, and sliced cherry tomatoes. Dressed with Diana over fettuccine noodles.

A lightly hand breaded chicken breast superbly fried. Then baked with grande mozzarella cheese, sliced then placed atop a bed of linguini noodles with both Diana and Alfredo sauces.

Our shell pasta dish. Cavatelli noodles topped with our Italian sausage grinder mix, dressed with grande mozzarella cheese and Diana, then baked to steamy perfection.

Baked rigatoni noodles with ricotta, mozzarella, provolone, and Parmesan cheeses. Served with house made Alfredo and choice of Diana or fresh marinara.

House-made Alfredo sauce tossed with fettuccine pasta.

Bow tie pasta with grilled chicken, a wild mushroom blend, shallots, and sweet caramelized onions tossed in a creamy Gorgonzola sauce.

Cheese-stuffed ravioli with pan-seared beef tips, thin sliced red onions, fried potatoes and smoked bacon in a rich, smoky cream sauce.

Our shredded smoked chicken breast, diced Roma tomatoes, a wild mushroom blend, and basil tossed in a light creamy Alfredo sauce.

Smoked chicken tossed in a light white wine Alfredo sauce with sauteed bell peppers, spinach, garlic and herbs atop fettuccine noodles.

House-made pesto cream sauce drizzled with our sweet balsamic glaze and garnished with diced Roma tomatoes.

Cosi's lightest pasta dish. Fresh sliced cherry tomatoes, a diced Roma tomato blend, garlic, and basil, tossed lightly in olive oil over a bed of linguini.

Bow tie pasta with our wild mushroom blend, diced Roma tomatoes, and shallots tossed with a sherry wine cream sauce.

Butternut squash, diced Roma tomatoes, Bermuda onions, baby spinach, and broccoli in a cracked coriander sherry broth over fettuccine noodles. Topped with toasted pine nuts.

Graziano's Italian sausage, ricotta and house-made marinara sauce topped with grande mozzarella.

Tiers of our wild mushrooms, spinach and our Quatro cheese blend with a rich chardonnay cream sauce topped with grande mozzarella.

Cosi's most recent addition to our house pasta menu! Fettuccine noodles tossed in a bacon cream sauce sauteed with grilled chicken, broccoli and bacon. Topped with Parmesan cheese.

Cosi's signature spicy sausage ziti Cucina sauce with choice of protein added on, topped with grande mozzarella cheese and garnished with lite Diana sauce.

A pizza spin on our long-time favorite roasted garlic appetizer. A hearty garlic spread and Diana base sauce, topped with chevre cheese and roasted bell peppers. Finished with lite mozzarella cheese and sauce on top.

A marinara base loaded with pineapple, bacon, pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.

Olive oil and Italian herb base with sun-dried tomatoes, sliced Roma tomatoes, Cosi's house-made mozzarella and garnished with fresh basil ribbons

Our signature Italian grinder mix with Diana sauce base, topped with mozzarella cheese.

A marinara base with our sliced signature meatballs and mozzarella cheese on top. Garnished with a lite Alfredo drizzle.

Sliced Graziano's Italian sausage, pepperoni, wild mushrooms, grilled onions, roasted bell peppers, black olives, mozzarella, and house-made marinara sauce.

Graziano's Italian sausage, pepperoni, roasted bell peppers, mozzarella and house-made marinara sauce.

Olive oil and Alfredo base sauce topped with smoked chicken, sweet caramelized onions, sliced Roma tomatoes, Gorgonzola, and mozzarella cheeses.

A hearty garlic paste based sauce, topped with wild mushrooms, sliced Roma tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, grilled onions, and grande mozzarella cheese. Garnished with fresh basil ribbons.

Grilled chicken breast, sun-dried tomatoes, grilled onions, and diced Roma tomatoes with mozzarella, served with a side of house-made Alfredo sauce.

Graziano's Italian sausage, pepperoni, roasted bell peppers and grilled onions with mozzarella, served with fresh marinara.

Sautéed shrimp, spinach, and diced Roma tomatoes with mozzarella served with a side of house-made Alfredo sauce.

Green olives, wild mushrooms, sliced Roma tomatoes, roasted bell peppers, grilled onions, and grande mozzarella cheese. Served with a side of house Alfredo.

Cosi's diced signature meatballs with smoked bacon, banana peppers, and grande mozzarella. Served with a side of fresh marinara.

Cosi's signature dessert; as one of the most recognized cheesecakes in central Iowa. A creamy circular piece of house-made cheesecake, hold the crust. Made with vanilla bean infused sugar, with baked macadamia nuts atop. Served with house-made caramel, chocolate, raspberry, and crème anglaise sauces and seasonal fruits.

The newest addition to our dessert menu. 2 Italian pastry shells stuffed with our signature whipped Cosi cheesecake filling, with a few mini chocolate chips folded in. Topped with a dusting of powdered sugar and cocoa.

A rich warm house-made chocolate brownie served with coffee ice cream. Decorated with our four house sauces and seasonal fruit.

Swiss white chocolate, raspberries, and walnuts baked into a warm brownie served with vanilla bean ice cream and seasonal fruits.

Rich french custard made with pure vanilla bean with a layer of caramelized sugar served with seasonal fruits.

Cinnamon, pecans, and apples baked into a hot cake served with a warm butter pecan sauce, cinnamon ice cream and seasonal fruits.

2 scoops served in a cookie tuille cone. Your choice of vanilla bean, chocolate, coffee, and cinnamon.