Don Peppe
Legendary Family-Style Red-Sauce Temple Near Aqueduct Racetrack
Since 1968, Don Peppe has been the ultimate temple of Italian-American comfort cooking in Queens. Renowned for massive family-style platters of garlic baked clams, linguine with white clam sauce, and colossal veal chops, it remains a beloved sanctuary for food lovers and celebrities alike.
Active Specials & Happy Hours at Don Peppe
Midweek Family Feast: Half-Price Baked Clams Platter
Order any family-style platter of linguine with whole clam sauce on Tuesday or Wednesday and receive a half-price dozen of our world-famous baked clams oreganata.
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Don Peppe's World-Famous Baked Clams Oreganata
Fresh whole little neck clams topped with garlic breadcrumbs, oregano, pecorino, and sizzling lemon olive oil
Golden Fried Calamari with Spicy Fra Diavolo
Tender tender calamari rings flash-fried and served with fiery garlic marinara dipping sauce
Grand Hot Antipasto Platter (Family Style)
Baked clams, shrimp oreganata, stuffed mushrooms, and eggplant rollatini for the table
Linguine with White Whole Clam Sauce
Al dente linguine tossed with an abundance of sweet whole baby clams in garlicky white wine parsley broth
Rigatoni with Veal & Wild Mushroom Rag霉
Large rigatoni pasta coated in rich slow-braised veal tomato rag霉 with shaved aged parmesan
Penne alla Vodka with Prosciutto
Silky tomato cream vodka sauce infused with saut茅ed prosciutto di parma and sweet onions
Veal Chop Milanese with Baby Arugula
Pounded bone-in milk-fed veal chop breaded and pan-fried golden, topped with fresh lemon arugula and cherry tomatoes
Chicken Francese with Lemon White Wine Sauce
Egg-battered tender chicken cutlets saut茅ed in silky lemon butter white wine reduction
Jumbo Shrimp Scampi over Garlic Crostini
Colossal Gulf white shrimp broiled in lemon butter, garlic, and fresh Italian parsley