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Green Lasagna with Cheese and Tomato

Homemade spinach pasta layered with housemade ricotta cheese scented with nutmeg, and a light, fresh tomato sauce. Simple, delicate, authentic, and so good. Includes salad, feeds 4

$60

Baked Cheesy Pasta with Mushrooms

Rigatoni baked with Fontina, Ricotta, Parmesan and Cream includes salad, feeds 6-8

$60

Chicken Scarpariello

An Italian comfort food classic! 8 chicken thighs braised with white wine, garlic, and fresh and pickled peppers, served on a bed of Cheese Polenta Includes salad, feeds 4

$60

Al Pastor Taco Kit

Such a staff favorite, it made the menu! Tender braised pork shoulder, grilled pineapple, housemade tomatillo salsa, cilantro rice and corn tortillas. Super flavorful! Makes 16 tacos.

$60

Smoked Chicken Taco Kit -16 Tacos

We smoked the chickens, then we pulled the meat, and girl, it is good! Accompaniments include housemade tomatillo salsa, chipotle mayo, cilantro rice, corn tortillas and salad. Super flavorful! Makes 16 tacos

$60

Soup of the Day

nice cup $4.50

biggish bowl $6.50

Eggplant Fries

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

$6.95

Meatballs

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

$8.95

Bruschetta

Grilled bread with sauteed Rapini and Smoked Provolone

$6.95

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

$6.95

Homemade Ricotta $1.75

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes with Garlic $1.75

Charred and Peeled Sweet Peppers $1.75

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!

$8.95

Dressed Greens

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

$5.95

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.

$8.95

Arugula and Shaved Cauliflower Salad-not available at this time

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

$8.95

Butternut Squash with Chile Breadcrumbs and Balsamic-Butter Drizzle

Local squash abounds right now, and this is a terrific dish—butternut squash, tender and sweet, takes a run through the brick oven topped with spicy, cheesy, herby bread crumbs, then we drizzle it with balsamic vinegar-butter sauce for a squash taste sensation you are going to love.

$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.

$7.95

Pizza Oven-Roasted Brussels Sprouts

Brussels sprouts are tossed with razor thin garlic, bacon bits and a bit of extra virgin olive oil then baked in our pizza oven until they are hot and bubbly and then we top them with feathered pecorino Romano cheese and toasted focaccia breadcrumbs.

$8.95

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

If you prefer, you can substitute our Crispy Cauliflower Patty for the beef patty. 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! Ask your server what condiments, vegetables and other garnishes today’s Burger is sporting, or just go traditional with cheese, lettuce, pickles, sliced onion (any or all) and your choice of classic condiments. Our default temp is medium-well; if you’d like your beef burger cooked differently, just tell your server!

$14

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

The Philadelphia

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.

$14

Weekly Special Burger

Call for our Weekly Burger Special

$14

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

Pappardelle with White Bolognese

Wide, supple pappardelle noodles are traditional with a hearty meat sauce like this, and white Bolognese is traditionally tomato-less but deep on flavor with 50/50 beef and pork, sage and olive oil, white wine, garlic, mirepoix, the traditional shot of cream, and just a smidge of nutmeg. Just let your server know if you would like our housemade Gluten Free Rigatoni instead!

Half $13

Full $22

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.

$19

Green Lasagna with Cheese and Tomato

A labor of love. 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.

$17

Pappardelle with Pesto Trapanese

This Sicilian take on pesto is hearty and bursting with flavor, and nothing like the more famous basil pesto from Genoa. Instead, oven-roasted cherry tomatoes and crunchy almonds are the base, supported by garlic and olive oil. This rustic sauce is perfect for tossing with our handmade pappardelle pasta, finished with a garnish of toasted breadcrumbs and Parmesan and Romano cheeses.

Half $13

Full $21

Grilled Mahi-mahi with Salmoriglio

Meaty fresh mahi-mahi is a perfect match for the classic Italian sauce called Salmoriglio, an olive oil and lemon sauce from Sicily. This version comes from the legendary Marcella Hazan, who adds her own Venetian influences of fresh thyme, mustard and butter for a sauce that goes wonderfully with this full-flavored fish.

$28

Crispy Brick Chicken Thighs

Superior-quality, all-natural chicken thighs are boned out, seasoned and cooked juicy and crispy under a

$26

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.

$34

Cauliflower T-Bone

A thick center-cut slice of cauliflower is poached in aromatic broth, then cooked to a deep, burnished brown on the flat top until it looks like a steak! Garnished with a rough-chopped salsa-ish sauce full of things cauliflower loves--olives, garlic, raisins, orange segments, herbs and good olive oil. A savory, dramatic, center-of-the-plate take on a favorite vegetable

$22

Plate Dinner Side Choices

Spaghetti Squash | Cheese Polenta | Garlicky Sauteed Spinach | Sauteed Rapini | Grilled Broccolini | Roasted Yukon Potatoes | Cauliflower Mash | Green Beans