Bertucci's Italian Restaurant Cooks Up Value
Restaurant chain Bertucci's entices customers with fresh Italian meals at deliciously low prices.
-- Chain Leader, 9/16/2009 8:25:00 AM
PRESS RELEASE: NORTHBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- This fall, Bertucci's Italian Restaurant is enticing guests with its famous Italian cuisine at a value to satisfy any palette. Lunch customers have an expanded menu to choose from, featuring a variety of their Bertucci's favorites in smaller, lunch-sized options, starting at $7.99. For all-day dining, guests can select from a new, limited-time-only selection of Fall Distinctive Deals, featuring such mouth-watering recipes as Scallops and Shrimp over Spaghetti and Fettuccine Isabella, starting at just $9.99.
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"Bertucci's recognizes today's customers are looking for value without sacrificing on quality," said David Lloyd, CEO of Bertucci's. "For nearly thirty years, we have prided ourselves in offering an Italian experience that meets our customers' desires. Our new lunch menu and Distinctive Deals are in response to the challenging economy and consumers yearning for even greater value."
Lunch Delights
Bertucci's expanded lunch menu offers a wide selection of new rustic sandwiches on oversized, fresh made rolls, as well as time-treasured entrees in smaller, lunch-sized portions, served with unlimited salad and Bertucci's rolls, starting at $7.99. The broader lunch menu, served from 11:00am to 3:00pm, offers a taste of high quality, fresh Italian dishes, such as:
* Bello Italiano Rustic Sandwich - Grilled Portobello mushroom with fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, baby field greens and basil mayo, which is served on an oversized signature Bertucci's roll, made fresh each day and then finished on the grill.
* Chicken Piccata - Fresh lemon, capers, white wine, Romano and fresh herbs atop two tender chicken scaloppini. Served over spaghetti.
* Penne Margarita - Fresh mozzarella balls, basil, Romano cheese and tomato sauce tossed with penne pasta.
Truly Distinctive Deals
At Bertucci's, the difference between cheap and value is in the making. For a limited time, innovative recipes and time-honored traditional dishes come together in a selection of all-day and lunchtime Distinctive Deals. Starting at just $9.99, the new line of value options include:
All-Day:
* Scallops and Shrimp over Spaghetti with a half Insalata - New England sea scallops and shrimp in a light cream sauce with a hint of lemon and tossed with grape tomatoes, roasted garlic, basil and crushed red pepper flakes over spaghetti.
* Bistecca - Grilled butterflied prime beef sirloin, atop baby field greens and surrounded by diced plum tomatoes, served in Italian herb-infused oil.
* Fettuccine Isabella with a half Insalata - Bertucci's 2008 recipe contest winner! Fettuccine tossed with diced prosciutto, Portobello mushrooms, roasted garlic, hot cherry peppers and basil in a creamy tomato sauce, and topped with grated cheese.
* Baked Stuffed Shells with a half Insalata - Large shells stuffed with ricotta, Parmesan and mozzarella cheese, topped with provolone then baked in the brick oven with Bertucci's tomato cream sauce.
* Pizza Bianca - Mozzarella and a touch of goat cheese with sage, roasted onions, mushrooms, peppers, garlic, zucchini and grape tomatoes.
Lunch Deals:
For the first time, Bertucci's announced it will also offer a fall-only lunch Distinctive Deals menu, featuring its new, personal-sized Menucci pizzas and smaller portioned favorites such as new Fettuccini Isabella, all for $7.99.
"Since 1981, Bertucci's has held true to our Italian origins," said Lloyd. "Honesty and passion are still at the heart of every Bertucci's meal, including our new fall offerings. Each dish holds a passion for flavors, a passion for creativity, a passion for tradition and now, a passion for value."
About Bertucci's
Since 1981, Bertucci's Italian Restaurant((R)) has served customers with genuineness and warmth. With its distinctive, flavorful Italian food and signature brick oven pizza, Bertucci's serves as a favorite Italian restaurant for many. Today, Bertucci's operates 94 locations in 10 states and the District of Columbia. In every single restaurant, Bertucci's maintains the same rigorous, high-quality standards and principles the company was founded on. Honesty and passion are still at the heart of every Bertucci's meal. Bertucci's continues to develop innovative recipes and use fresh ingredients to craft distinctively delicious Italian meals using simple, time-honored Italian recipes. For more information visit www.bertuccis.com
