Eat this: New Menu Items at Taverna Rossa

Taverna Rossa is a popular destination for pizza, patio views, and drinks in Plano. Since its opening in 2012, they've made a name for themselves among Collin County residents with their signature thin crust gourmet pizzas, craft cocktails, beer selection, and crave-worthy salads.

A few new food and drink items have just been added to the menu.

Cocktail-wise, you must hurry to quench your summer thirst with "Mr. Sandia" (insert description from IG). There's also a new fruity tiki drink, a kiwi cooler, and a coffee based after dinner libation.

Mr. Sandia

On the edible side of things, the Orzo Caprese small plate impresses, with fresh summery flavors, a bright cashew pesto and aged balsamic mixed with chilled orzo and Maldon sea salt.

Orzo Caprese

Salads are actually a really enjoyable experience at Taverna Rossa, and that's for sure not something you'll hear from me very often. I've even come to TR just to order a salad before. All of their salads are available in two sizes. The Nutty Grape features mixed greens tossed with prosciutto, red grapes, goat cheese, and a pistachio-white balsamic.

The Nutty Grape Salad

Before our media dinner, I had never tasted anything entree-wise other than pizza at Taverna Rossa. I'm partial to the Bees Knees and the Wild Shrooms & Kale varieties,-!: it's pretty hard to get me to order anything else when there's good pizza on the menu. However, in the future, I might expand my dining boundaries there because both of the pastas we sampled were quite tasty. The Chicken Parm en Fuego's homemade ghost pepper marinara sauce makes it a dish to be reckoned with for avid spice-seekers. Non-spicy eaters might find the Pesto Greek Pasta quite appealing, cavatappi with spinach cream sauce, red peppers, kalamata olives, artichokes, baby heirlooms, pesto, and feta.
 A fine option for those avoiding meat.

Chicken Parm en Fuego

Pesto Green Pasta

The newest pizza on the block at Taverna Rossa caught my eye (or my stomach) as soon as I saw it on the menu. The Al Pastor pie comes topped with a roasted tomatillo habanero sauce, pork chorizo, onion, tequila-caramelized pineapple, and mozzarella with a drizzle of lime cream and cilantro. A new pizza for the Best of Plano lists to be sure. Like a taco atop a pizza, this pie blends the best of two drool-worthy worlds.

Al Pastor

With new (and old) options like these, who can say no to heading to Taverna Rossa for their next #datenightnokids or family outing?

Taverna Rossa Plano

4005 Preston Road Suite 512

Plano, TX

*While my meal at Tavera Rossa was comped, as always, all thoughts opinions remain my own.