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Soup of the Day

nice cup $4.95

biggish bowl $6.95

Eggplant Fries

Ya gotta try ‘em! Crispy rice coating, yogurt sauce or substitute our marinara sauce

$9.95

Meatballs (our house made meatballs contain bread crumbs and dairy)

Tender beef and pork meatballs on cheesy polenta with red wine sauce, served with warm focaccia bread

$12.95

Bruschetta

Grilled bread with sauteed Rapini and Smoked Provolone

$9.95

Eggplant and Porcini “Meatballs”

with a light tomato sauce and Pecorino and Parmesan Cheese

$7.95

Warm Focaccia Bread

Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Pecorino and Parmesan Cheese

$10.95

Homemade Ricotta $2

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Garlic $2

Charred and Peeled Sweet Peppers $2

Summer Caprese

Housemade mozzarella with local tomatoes of all shapes, color and sizes, yellow tomato vinaigrette, extra virgin olive oil and basil.

$13.95

Italian Wedge Salad

A split Romaine Heart is strewn with Castelvetrano Olives, Sliced Celery, Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Creamy Gorgonzola Dressing, then brought over-the-top by a draping of razor-thin slices of Speck, the irresistible Italian smoked pork leg.

$13.95

Slice of Ice

Cherry tomatoes, cubes of provolone, a lively roasted garlic dressing, and a scattering of sliced pepperoni blasted in the oven till it’s cupped and crispy, all piled on a slab of chilled iceberg.

$11.95

Kale Salad 2.0

A different kale salad than our original, and so good! Thin ribbons of Lacinato kale are dressed with a lemony vinaigrette spiked with roasted garlic, Parmesan and Romano cheeses and toasted chile flakes, then plated and topped with a tangle of pickled radish and carrot, avocado, and a shower of olive oil-toasted breadcrumbs. A riot of textures and flavors to make kale salad cool again! The staff loves it--you gotta try it!

$12.95

Arugula and Shaved Cauliflower Salad

Shaved Parmesan, orange zest, smoked salt, housemade lemon oil

$10.95

Dressed Greens

A variety of seasonal greens with your choice of Caesar, gorgonzola, white wine vinaigrette, roasted garlic dressing or buttermilk dressing.

Half $5.95

Full $8.95

Charred Local Patchwork Gardens Eggplant

Roasted on the grill until soft and a tad smoky, then split open and dressed with yogurt-tahini sauce, chopped tomato, cucumber, herbs and fried garlic. Pretend you’re in the Marais in Paris! Served with grilled lemon for squeezing

$14.95

Creamed Spinach

Fresh sauteed garlic spinach, housemade mornay sauce and parmesan gratineed to bubbly goodness in the pizza oven.

$9.95

Grilled Broccolini with Olives and Bottarga

Charred Broccolini topped with grilled Castelvetrano and Beldi olives, lemon oil, garlic bits, toasted focaccia breadcrumbs and a light shower of freshly grated Bottarga.

$13.95

Herb Buttered Spaghetti Squash

Our favorite hard squash roasted, and then quickly sauteed with herb butter. So simple, yet so good!

$8.95

Green Beans with Soy Sauce Vinaigrette and Anchovy Mayo

I stole these from Girl and The Goat in Chicago. They are savory, juicy and hit all the right umami notes.

$11.95

Roasted Yukon Potatoes

Served after 5pm Split, flattened and roasted with olive oil, coarse salt and freshly ground pepper till crispy ‘round the edges.

$6.95

Wheat Penny Burger

The kitchen is proud of our special blend of 70% chuck, 15% short rib and 15% brisket, resulting in a juicy, nicely textured and flavorful burger! We serve our burgers with just the juicy burger on the toasted bun. We're happy to add any of the garnishes you'd like including cheese, lettuce, pickles, sliced onion and your choice of traditional condiments. Just let us know what you'd like! Or just ask your server what condiments, vegetables and other garnishes today’s Burger is sporting! Our default temp is medium-well; if you’d like your beef burger cooked differently, just tell your server! If you prefer, you can substitute our Crispy Cauliflower Patty for the beef patty.

$14.95

Weekly Special Burger

Ask your server for the current offering!

Chicago Style Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

We gently pound a chicken breast and coat it with our parmesan panko breadcrumbs. It is quickly fried to order and topped with pizza sauce, a slice of our housemade mozzarella and fresh basil. Mayor Daley would be pleased! Served with housemade Jojos or vinaigrette-dressed greens

$14.95

Mushroom Milanese

A big portobello mushroom breaded with panko crumbs, then deep-fried till golden brown and crispy-crunchy. Served hot on freshly made focaccia bread with a fistful of arugula and a smear of salsa verde, an Italian green sauce made with parsley, capers, olive oil, lemon, and love.

$13.95

The Philadelphia

THIS IS THE SANDWICH THAT LIZ WON 2 ND PLACE WITH IN THE INTERNATIONAL ITALIAN SANDWICH COMPETITION! Pork Shoulder braised to juicy tenderness is teamed up with provolone cheese and one of our favorite vegetables, rapini. This quintessential Italian cousin to broccoli is a traditional match with pork--in pasta, in soups and on Sunday dinner platters, but especially in this iconic Italian sandwich beloved in Philadelphia. You can even get them at the airport! Juicy, garlicky perfection served on our house-made Ciabatta roll.

$15.95

Bucatini with sweet corn Cacio e Pepe

Beautiful Rustichella pasta is tossed with corn crema, pizza oven roasted local sweet corn, roasted cherry tomatoes, softened butter, Parmesan and Pecorino Romano. We can make this vegan if you prefer! Just let us know if you would like our housemade Gluten-Free, Non-Vegan Rigatoni instead!

Half $14.75

Full $26.95

Hop the Gem: Pasta with Tomato Cruda and Italian Chicken Sausage

Torchio is a swirly, cone-shaped pasta, perfect for holding the juices and tomato bits in our Tomato Salsa Cruda. Scatter in a quarter pound* of our homemade chicken sausage, a shower of basil leaves, and a heavy handful of Parmesan and Romano cheeses, and you’ve got our all-time customer favorite pasta. You can substitute our housemade gluten-free pasta or our ricotta or vegan cashew ricotta if you prefer! Finished with a bit of softened butter! Just let us know if you would like our housemade Gluten-Free, Non-Vegan Rigatoni instead!

Half $14.95

Full $26.95

Grilled Shrimp, Broccolini and Peppers with Polenta

Grilled with the vegetables, tumbled over polenta parmigiana and garnished with lemon oil and a drizzle of salsa verde, this is a "shrimp and grits" your mama never dreamed of.

$25.95

Eggplant Parmesan

Served with your choice of one side. Slices of roasted eggplant layered with housemade ricotta and mozzarella cheeses make the ultimate melding of flavors, cloaked in our tomato-basil sauce and emerging bubbly-brown from the pizza oven. This dish is vegetarian and gluten-free, and we can make it with cashew ricotta and vegan mozzarella for our vegan folks!

$22.95

Green Lasagna with Cheese and Tomato

Homemade spinach pasta comes rolling forth from the pasta machine brilliantly green and very thin. It is layered with housemade ricotta cheese scented with nutmeg, and a light, fresh tomato sauce--eons away from the heavy, dense lasagna of the past. Simple, delicate, authentic, and so good. Served with a mixed green salad.

$23.95

Add Italian Chicken Sausage, Italian Sausage or Sliced Meatballs $2.50

Add Taylor Street- Garlic Braised Mushrooms, Spinach, and Italian Sausage $5

Add Vegetarian Taylor Street- Garlic Braised Mushrooms and Spinach $4

Add Chicken Taylor Street- Garlic Braised Mushrooms, Spinach, and Chicken Italian Sausage $4

Grilled Branzino

SERVED WITH YOUR CHOICE OF ONE SIDE* The Quintessential Italian Fish is grilled and served with local new potatoes, cherry tomatoes, lemon, olives and herbs.

$32.95

Crispy Brick Chicken Thighs

On the menu since day one! Superior-quality, all-natural chicken thighs are boned out, seasoned and cooked juicy and crispy under a brick. Served with a drizzle of roasty-rich gravy, this is the chicken you want!

$28.95

Grilled Strip Steak with Porcini Rub

This 12 oz. beauty is rubbed with a housemade spice mix of dried porcini mushrooms, coarse salt, crushed black pepper and Spanish paprika, grilled to charred and juicy.

$38.95

Cauliflower T-Bone 2.0

A thick center-cut slice of cauliflower is poached in aromatic broth, then cooked to a deep, burnished brown on the flat top with a dusting of porcini rub until it browns up like a steak! Garnished with a rough-chopped salsa-ish sauce of capers, garlic, fresh mint, fresh oregano, and good olive oil. This is our new take on one of our favorite dishes.

$23.95

Prime Dry-aged Bone-in Ribeye

Treat yourself to the juicy, minerally flavor of this 28-day aged prime beef steak. The meat becomes beefier and the fat more flavorful. The texture becomes silky and tender. Seasoned with kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper and grilled to your liking. The meat is finished with a schmear of house-made porcini mushroom butter and a drizzle of white truffle oil. We send it out to you plated with crispy onion straws.

$48.95

Plate Dinner Side Choices

Spaghetti Squash, Cheese Polenta, Garlicky Sauteed Spinach, Sauteed Broccoli Rabe, Grilled Broccolini, Roasted Yukon Potatoes, Cauliflower Mash, or Green Beans