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 18
Prosciutto di Parma with Melon 16
Roasted Beets & Arugula Salad with Goat Cheese & Pistachios 16
Truffled Duck & Chicken Liver Pate w/ Crostini 17
Fritto Misto of Cuttlefish and Shrimp with fried Lemon 16
Arugula with Grape Tomatoes, Olives and Citrus Vinaigrette 14
Fig Butter Crostini w/ Prosciutto di Parma and Sliced Melon 17
House Made Sausage with Braised Cabbage and Fruit Mostarda 16
Sautéed Wild Mushrooms over Creamy Polenta 15
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 19
Tagliatelle Bolognese 18
Daily Risotto 20
Secondi
Nebbiolo Braised Short Ribs w/ Saffron Polenta, Horseradish Gremolata 42
Marinated Grilled Lamb Loin Chops w/ Potato-Parmigiano Gratin 46
Pan Roasted Amish Chicken w/ Garlic & Olives over Creamy Polenta 36
Sauteed Branzino w/ Smoked Potato, Roasted tomato, Pepper, Capers 38
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 37
Grilled Rib Eye with Roasted Marrow Bone & Garlic Crostini 48
Filet Mignon with Roasted Marrow Bone & Garlic Crostini 49
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
Nebbiolo Braised Short Ribs