Cascone's Italian Restaurant

Cascone’s Italian Restaurant is a four-generation Sicilian family dynasty in Kansas City’s Northland — open since May 1954, currently run by Jimmy, Frank, and Chef Victor Cascone. The street in front of the restaurant is officially Honorary Cascone’s Way. 72 years and counting.

Description

Cascone’s Italian Restaurant has been feeding Kansas City since May 1954 — a run of 72 years that makes it one of the longest continuously operating family-owned restaurants in the metro. The founding Cascone family came from Ragusa, on the southern coast of Sicily, and established their first KC location in a roadhouse setting, expanding in 1957 and again when they built a full-service restaurant in 1980. Today, the third and fourth generations run the show: Jimmy Cascone manages the dining room, his brother Frank and sister Lu work the floor, and Chef Victor Cascone runs the kitchen. All three can be found at the restaurant daily. The city of Kansas City officially named the street in front of the restaurant Honorary Cascone’s Way in celebration of the 70th anniversary. A second, separately operated branch called Johnny Cascone’s also operates in the KC metro. The Italian food is in the Sicilian tradition — hearty, red-sauced, family-recipe-driven — with the motto Sempre Famiglia (Family Forever) baked into every generation.

Tier classification

Tier 1 provisional — 4-generation KC family. The Cascone family has been in Kansas City since 1954 — 72 years. The current operators (Jimmy, Frank, Lu, Victor Cascone) are at minimum the third or fourth generation of a KC-rooted family. Families with 70+ years in KC are KC-born/raised for all practical purposes; the current operators almost certainly were born and grew up here. “ — no press source explicitly confirms the current operators were born in the KC metro vs. born in Sicily and brought over as young children.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-12 · Source: Cascone’s Italian Restaurant official site (PDF menus) · URL(s): https://www.cascones.com/menus · Confidence: High (full itemized lunch and dinner menus with current prices pulled directly from the official site’s PDF menus)

Sicilian-rooted Italian-American red-sauce cooking; separate lunch (Tue–Sat 11am–2:30pm) and dinner menus, plus a full bar and whole-dessert/group carryout program.¹

Lunch — starters

• Sicilian Oil and Garlic Dip — roasted garlic, herbs, balsamic, Parmigiano Reggiano, served with warm bread ($7)¹
• Toasted Cheese Ravioli ($12)¹
• Italian Nachos — pasta chips, rich cheese sauce, Italian sausage, tomatoes, olives, green onions, banana peppers ($18)¹
• Fried Mozzarella — hand-breaded daily, sugo for dipping ($12)¹
• Calamari Fritti — hand-breaded and fried, Romano cheese, banana pepper rings, sugo for dipping ($18)¹
• Stuffed Mushroom Caps — blended crab, shrimp, creamy herb butter, baked ($13)¹
• Mozzarella Bread — half loaf garlic bread baked with mozzarella and Romano cheese, sugo side ($9.50)¹

Lunch — salads & soup (add to any pasta or entrée $6)

• Today’s Soup ($7) · House Salad ($10) · Hail Caesar — traditional Caesar with Parmesan and croutons ($11); large entrée-size Caesar with grilled shrimp $16.95 or Amogio-marinated chicken $14.95¹
• Iceberg Wedge — tomatoes, bacon, bleu cheese crumbles, hard-boiled egg, creamy Parmesan dressing ($11; South Beach style with grilled shrimp $18)¹
• Fried Chicken Salad — bacon, tomato, egg, cheese, tender-cut chicken (option: grilled chicken) ($14.95)¹
• Chicken Cobb Salad — sliced grilled chicken, romaine, avocado, diced tomatoes, hard-boiled eggs, bacon, gorgonzola, house-made ranch on the side ($14.95)¹
• Eggplant Caprisi Salad — breaded eggplant stacked with tomatoes, basil, fresh mozzarella, mixed greens, EVOO, balsamic, Parmigiano ($16)¹
• Soup and Salad Combo — bowl of today’s soup with Caesar or house salad ($10)¹

Lunch — primi pasta (add house salad or today’s soup $6; substitute gluten-free pasta +$3)

• Eggplant Parmigiana — topped with mozzarella, served on a bed of pasta with fresh marinara ($12.95)¹
• Jennie Cascone’s Canneloni — pasta crepe with ricotta and Italian sausage, baked with sugo and mozzarella ($12.95)¹
• Cascone’s Baked Lasagna — layered with meat, cheese, and sugo ($14.50)¹
• Cheese Ravioli Ricotta w/ Sugo — made fresh daily ($13)¹
• Pasta Bowl Special — spaghetti, mostaccioli, shell pasta, or rigatoni, with sugo and choice of meatball, meat sauce, Italian sausage, or mushrooms ($10.50)¹
• Sicilian Pasta Marinara — slow-simmered skillet sauce, whole tomatoes, EVOO, garlic, basil (also available Frank’s Diablo style) ($13)¹
• Fettuccini Alfredo — classic Alfredo sauce ($13.95)¹
• Penne Pasta Vodka — light blended tomato cream, vodka sauce ($13.95)¹
• Rigatoni Pasta OBG — spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, EVOO, butter ($13)¹
• Panarisi — rigatoni with sautéed prosciutto, peas, and mushrooms in light tomato cream sauce ($14)¹
• Add-ons: 1 meatball/1 Italian sausage/meat sauce +$3, grilled or sautéed chicken +$6, sautéed shrimp +$7¹

Lunch — specialties & sandwiches

• Chicken Spedini — lightly breaded with Modiga, grilled with lemon-garlic Amogio, served with spaghetti ($15.50)¹
• Chicken Parmigiana (lunch size) — baked with sugo and mozzarella, served with spaghetti ($14.50)¹
• Tuscan Chicken — grilled with lemon-garlic Amogio, roasted potatoes and vegetables ($14.50)¹
• Italian Sausage Dinner — grilled sweet Italian sausage, peppers, onions, potatoes ($14.50)¹
• 1954 Breaded Steak — pounded thin breaded steak, BBQ sauce, seeded roll, lettuce, tomatoes, fries ($12.95)¹
• Italian Steak Sandwich — mozzarella and sugo, french fries ($12.95)¹
• Meatball Sandwich — mozzarella and sugo, french fries ($11.95)¹
• Grilled Italian Sausage — peppers, onions, grilled potatoes ($11.95)¹
• Dominic’s Chicken — marinated then grilled with bacon and cheese, lettuce, tomato, fries ($14.95)¹
• Sautéed Orange Roughy — lightly floured and sautéed, lemon butter, chef’s grilled vegetables, blended rice ($23.95)¹
• Chicken Limonata Elaina — sautéed in butter, lemon, white wine, touch of cream, served with fettuccini Alfredo ($23)¹
• Veal Parmigiana — Provimi veal leg lightly Modiga-breaded and sautéed, baked with mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano sugo, served with spaghetti ($24.95)¹
• Tortelloni Savina Marie — meat-filled, light creamy cheese sauce, prosciutto, peas, mushrooms ($22.95)¹
• Mama’s Meatballs w/ Sunday Salad — house Italian salad platter with meatballs in sauce ($12.95)¹
• Johnny’s Combo — baked lasagna and spaghetti with meatball, Italian sausage, and mushrooms ($24.95)¹
• Italian Flag — baked lasagna, chicken Parmigiana, creamy fettuccini Alfredo ($25.95)¹

Dinner — starters

• Stuffed Mushroom Caps ($13) · Fried Mozzarella ($12) · Toasted Cheese Ravioli ($12) · Italian Nachos ($18) · Sicilian Oil and Garlic Dip ($7) · Calamari Fritti ($18) · Mozzarella Bread ($9.50)¹
• Artichoke — stuffed with Modiga-style breadcrumbs, butter, olive oil, melted provolone, lemon ($14.50; shrimp-stuffed $18)¹

Dinner — primi pasta & specialties

• Chicken Spedini “Our Way” — lightly breaded with Modiga, grilled with lemon-garlic Amogio, spaghetti ($23.95)¹
• Chicken Limonata Elaina — signature dish; sautéed in butter, lemon, white wine, touch of cream, fettuccini Alfredo ($23.95)¹
• Chicken Parmigiana — baked with sugo and mozzarella, spaghetti (substitute creamy Alfredo +$4) ($22.50)¹
• Bistecca Modiga Style — 8oz house-cut filet, char-grilled, topped with mozzarella, herb butter, mushrooms, au jus, grilled Italian potatoes ($42.95)¹
• Eggplant Parmigiana — topped with mozzarella and Parmigiano, side pasta marinara ($18.50)¹
• Canneloni Cascone — Jennie Cascone’s original recipe, ricotta and Italian sausage baked with sugo and mozzarella ($18.50)¹
• Ravioli Ricotta w/ Sugo — made fresh daily with ricotta cheese ($18.95)¹
• Cascone’s Baked Lasagna — layered with meat and cheese, served with sugo ($19.95)¹
• Gnocchi alla Vodka — freshly made ricotta dumplings, light blended vodka sauce ($22.95)¹
• Frank’s Pasta Diablo — skillet-style spicy fresh tomato sauce ($18.95)¹
• Rigatoni Pasta OBG — spinach, broccoli, mushrooms, EVOO, butter, garlic ($18.50)¹
• Veal Limonata — lightly floured and sautéed with butter, lemon, white wine, fettuccini Alfredo ($26.95)¹
• Linguini with Clam Sauce — clams, garlic, scallions, white wine, butter ($19.95)¹
• Fettuccini Alfredo — butter, cream, black pepper, fresh Parmigiano ($18.50)¹
• Rigatoni Panarisi — sautéed prosciutto, peas, mushrooms in light tomato cream sauce ($19.95)¹
• Boneless Grilled Pork Chops — hand cut, seasoned, grilled, Italian-style potatoes, arugula ($37.95)¹
• Fried Chicken Dinner — mashed potatoes, cream gravy, old-school green beans ($20.95)¹
• Fresh Salmon Fillet — honey glazed, chef’s grilled vegetables and rice ($28.95)¹
• Italian Sausage Dinner — char-grilled, peppers, onions, potatoes ($20.95)¹
• Sautéed Orange Roughy — lightly floured and sautéed, chef’s grilled vegetables, seasoned rice ($23.95)¹
• Meatballs with Mozzarella — freshly made with sugo, Parmesan cheese ($10)¹
• Combinations: Johnny’s Combo — baked lasagna and spaghetti with meatball and Italian sausage ($25.95) · The Italian Flag — baked lasagna, chicken Parmigiana, creamy fettuccini Alfredo ($26.95) · “Crazy” Alfredo — fettuccini Alfredo with chicken, shrimp, Italian sausage, sun-dried tomatoes, banana peppers ($29.95)¹

Dinner — salads & sides

• House Salad ($8) · Today’s Soup ($7) · Iceberg Wedge ($11; South Beach with shrimp $18) · Caesar Salad ($9; large entrée-size with shrimp or Amogio chicken $18)¹
• Sides: fettuccini Alfredo $8 · pasta marinara $7 · pasta with sugo $6 · broccoli $6 · grilled fresh vegetables $6 · sautéed mushrooms $7 · potato (grilled, mashed, or fries) $6 · Alfredo sauce $7¹

Whole desserts and bakery (group/carryout)

• Tiramisu — made fresh daily in-house, whole 9x14 pan ($69)¹
• Cheesecake — whole 9x14 pan ($69; with fruit topping +$6); family-size 8x6 pan ($25)¹
• Bread Pudding — made fresh in-house, whole 9x14 pan ($48)¹
• Large Canoli — Sicilian recipe, dozen ($60); small canoli, traditional filling, dozen ($33)¹
• Lemon Cake — whole 9” round ($94)¹
• Chocolate Fudge Brownies — per dozen ($28)¹
• Old Fashion Cookies — per dozen ($24)¹
• Seasonal: carrot cake and devil’s food cake with whipped white icing, whole 8” round ($55 each)¹

Bar

• Sangria (traditional red, white, or Jimmy’s Red Apple) ($8) · Moscato Sangria ($10) · Aperol Spritz Veneziano ($10) · Italian Margarita ($10) · The Sicilian Mule ($10) · Tiramisu Martini ($10) · Old Fashioned the Rye Way — Jim Beam rye whiskey ($10) · Strawberry Basil Lemonade — Tito’s, lemonade, strawberry, basil ($10) · Italian Rum Punch ($10)¹
• Extensive Italian and California wine list by the glass and bottle (Chianti, Barolo, Amarone, Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, Cabernet, Brunello di Montalcino, and more); full bottle-beer selection (Boulevard, Peroni, Stella Artois, Modelo, Moretti L’Autentica, and others)¹

Links

• Website: https://www.cascones.com/
• Menus: https://www.cascones.com/menus

Sources

Footnotes

1. Cascone’s Italian Restaurant — official PDF menus, https://www.cascones.com/menus, accessed 2026-07-12 — Confirms: full itemized lunch menu (Tue–Sat 11am–2:30pm), dinner menu, bar/cocktail/wine list, and whole-dessert/group carryout menu with current prices. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵ ↩⁵⁶ ↩⁵⁷ ↩⁵⁸ ↩⁵⁹ ↩⁶⁰ ↩⁶¹ ↩⁶² ↩⁶³ ↩⁶⁴ ↩⁶⁵ ↩⁶⁶ ↩⁶⁷ ↩⁶⁸ ↩⁶⁹ ↩⁷⁰ ↩⁷¹ ↩⁷² ↩⁷³ ↩⁷⁴ ↩⁷⁵ ↩⁷⁶ ↩⁷⁷