Our Menu
Request “Quatro Portale” for all four courses (antipasti, primi, secondi, and dolci) - the menu is specially priced!
Ask about the daily additions to the menu. Call (773) 489.4895 to place your order.
Antipasti
Considered an hors d' oeuvre to be had before pasta.
Assortment of Hand-Crafted Cured Meats 16
Prosciutto di Parma with Melon 16
Roasted Beets & Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese & Pistachios 14
Truffled Duck & Chicken Liver Pate w/ Crostini 15
Fritto Misto of Cuttlefish and Shrimp with fried Lemon 16
Arugula with Grape Tomatoes, Olives and Citrus Vinaigrette 12
Fig Butter Crostini w/ Prosciutto di Parma and Sliced Melon 15
House Made Sausage with Braised Cabbage and Fruit Mostarda 16
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms over Creamy Polenta 12
Primi
Our pastas are made daily in-house with Italian Einkorn flour — appetizer-sized portions.
Gnocchi – Browned Butter and Crispy Sage OR Bolognese OR San Marzano Tomato 18
Pappardelle with Sautéed Mushrooms OR Pork Ragu 18
Tagliatelle Bolognese 18
Daily Risotto 18
Secondi
Nebbiolo Braised Short Ribs w/ Saffron Polenta, Horseradish Gremolata 38
Marinated Grilled Lamb Loin Chops w/ Potato-Parmigiano Gratin 38
Roasted Amish Chicken w/ Creamy Polenta and Sauteed Greens 32
Scottish Salmon w/Asparagus & Potato, Cucumber Creme Fraiche 36
Grilled Veal Rib Chop w/ roasted Marrow Bone & Garlic Crostini 49
Veal Chop Milanese w/ Arugula, Cherry Tomato and Parmigiano 49
Pork Milanese w/ Arugula, Cherry Tomato and Parmigiano 32
Grilled Rib Eye with Roasted Marrow Bone & Garlic Crostini 42
Filet Mignon with Roasted Marrow Bone & Garlic Crostini 44
Contorni (sides)
Sautéed Greens 8
Olives 6
Polenta 6
Potato-Parmigiano Gratin 8
Roasted Marrow Bone 8
Dolci
Zeppole (Italian doughnuts)
Panna Cotta with Nebbiolo Reduction
Gelato (ask server for current flavors)
Torta di Cioccolato
Chocolate Espresso Martini
Nebbiolo Braised Short Ribs
Scottish Salmon