The Great Italian Restaurant
8808 N. Milwaukee Av.
(On the corner of Milwaukee Av.
& Dempster)

Niles, IL 60714

(847)297-5555

Fax:(847) 390-7975

Our Dining Menu

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           ANTIPASTI


Oysters on the Half Shell (6).
7.95
Fresh Clams on the Half Shell
large or small ....................1/2 dozen
7.95
Calamari Salad
9.95
Fish Salad
Scungilli, calamari ,shrimp, & clams
10.95
Antipasto
Assorted imported meats, cheeses, & marinated Italian specialties
7.95
Shrimp Cocktail.........per shrimp....
2.00

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SALADS

Chopped Italian Salad
Mixed Lettuce, Pepperoni, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Marinated
Artichokes, Pepperoncini, and Black
Olives
Small 7.95
Large 11.95
Tomato, Red Onion, and Anchovy
4.95
Caesar Salad
6.95
Caprese Salad
4.95
Cobb Salad
Lettuce, Chopped Tomato, Chopped
Eggs, Chicken, Red Onion,Cucumber, Blue Cheese, Bacon, and Avacado
10.95
Riviera Salad
Spring Mix, tomato, Fresh Mozzarella, Red Onions, Asparagus, Hearts of
Palm, and Avacado
8.95
Substitute your Dinner Salad
2.00 off

 

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FROM OUR PIZZA OVEN

Pizza Toscana
Fresh Tomato, Basil, Mushrooms, and Green Onions
10.95
Pizza Al Prosciutto
Imported Italian ham, Cheese, and Light Tomato
10.95
Fresh Artichoke Pizza
Fresh Baby Artichokes, Cheese, and Tomato
10.95
Roasted Eggplant
Fresh Eggplant, Ricotta, Tomato, and cheese
10.95
Tomato and Fresh Mozarella Pizza
Fresh Tomato & Fresh Mozarella
10.95
Mushroom Pizza
Potabella & Fresh Mozarella
10.95

 


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            ANTIPASTI CALDI

Hot Antipasto..(For 6-8 people)
Baked clams, fried calamari, stuffed artichoke, stuffed mushrooms, & a variety of fried vegetables
29.95
Bruscetta with fresh mozarella
5.95
Escargot
7.95
Steamed Mussels Marinara
10.95
Fried or Grilled Calamari
8.95
Jumbo Shrimp de Jonghe
7.95

Baked Clams................
Choice of large or small clams.
1/2 doz.

1 dozen



7.95
12.95
Stuffed Mushrooms
6.95
Fried Zucchini
5.95
Garlic Bread
3.95
Stuffed Artichoke .....Whole
7.95
Fresh Roasted Eggplant
Served over fresh plum tomatoes
5.95
Fried Mozzarella
4.95



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PASTA

Spaghetti, Mostaccioli, Angel Hair, Linguini
Choice of meat sauce, marinara or
aglio e olio
12.95
Baked Mostaccioli
Served with marinara sauce, ricotta &
mozzarella cheese
13.95
Homemade Ravioli
Meat or cheese filling served with meat sauce. Marinara or al forno on request
13.95
Lasagna
Homemade, served with meat sauce
13.95
Manicotti
Stuffed with meat or cheese & baked with mozzarella cheese
13.95
Spinach Ravioli
Spinach pasta, cheese filling served with meat sauce, marinara or al forno
13.95
Chicken Cannelloni
Homemade noodle stuffed with chicken & spinach, served in a cream sauce
13.95
Linguini Primavera
Sautéed vegetables in a garlic butter sauce
13.95
Linguini Carbonara
A rich creamy sauce with prosciutto
13.95
Pasta Arrabbiata
Rigatoni in fresh plum tomato sauce & Italian seasonings (spicy)
13.95
Pasta Fiorentina
Mostaccioli sautéed with a combination of spinach, fresh mushrooms, & garlic
13.95
Fettuccini Alfredo
13.95
Angel Hair Pasta
With fresh tomato basil sauce or pesto sauce with fresh basil, garlic, and pignoli nuts
13.95
Gnocchi
Homemade potato dumpling served with meat sauce
13.95
Rotini
Served with pork neck bones in a special sauce
14.95

Eggplant Parmesan

14.95

ALL PASTAS SERVED WITH  SOUP OR SALAD
Blue Cheese.............................$1.00 extra
Add Meatballs or Sausage ............$4.00

 

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FISH    PESCE FRESCO

Lobster & Broccoli
In garlic butter sauce over linguiniNo side
.
31.95
Red Snapper Francese
Egg-battered, sautéed in lemon butter & wine sauce
16.95
Broiled Boston Scrod
Served de Jonghe style with side dish
16.95
Lake Superior Whitefish
Broiled or sautéed with side dish
16.95
Baccala.
Old family recipe with side dish
16.95
Lobster Diavolo.
Lobster & clams served over linguini.
No side dish
31.95
Zuppa de Pesce
Lobster, clams, mussels, shrimp, & calamari served over linguini. No side dish
29.95
Broiled Red Snapper Fiorentino
Served with spinach & mushrooms.
No side dish
17.95
Broiled Orange Roughy.
Served with side dish
16.95
Lobster & Crab Scampi Style
Lobster & crab in a light tomato, garlic butter, wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
31.95
Scallops Primavera
Vegetables & scallops sautéed in garlic butter & wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
20.95
Scallops
In garlic butter & wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
20.95
Shrimp
Sautéed in garlic butter in a wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
19.95
Shrimp & Broccoli
In garlic butter sauce over linguini.
No side dish
19.95
Shrimp Primavera
Vegetables & shrimp sautéed in garlic butter & wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
19.95
Shrimp Alfredo
Served over linguini. No side dish
19.95
Shrimp Marinara
Served over linguini. No side dish
19.95
Shrimp Scampi
Shrimp in a light tomato,garlic butter, wine sauce over linguini. No side dish
19.95
Shrimp de Jonghe
Served with a side dish
19.95
Shrimp Francese
Egg-battered, sautéed in lemon butter in a wine sauce with side dish
19.95
Shrimp Parmigiana
Served with a side dish
19.95
Linguini with Red or White Clam Sauce
16.95
Linguini with Mussels
16.95
Linguini with Calamari
16.95

 

SERVED WITH SOUP OR SALAD  AND
SIDE DISH OF PASTA OR VEGETABLE.
BLUE CHEESE EXTRA $1.00

 

 

 

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VEAL    VITELLA

Vitella Porcini
Veal medallions sautéed with Imported Porcini mushrooms in a Barolo wine served over Risotto. No side dish
19.95
Vitella Parmigiana
Breaded cutlet baked with marinara sauce topped with mozzarella cheese with side dish
18.95
Vitelia Limone
Veal medallions sautéed in lemon butter and wine sauce with side dish
18.95
Vitella Piccante
Veal medallions sautéed in lemon butter, with capers in a wine sauce with side dish
18.95
Vitella Scaloppini
Veal medallions sautéed in a light tomato & wine sauce with mushrooms & onions with side dish
18.95
Vitella Francese
Veal medallions, egg-battered, sautéed in lemon butter & a wine sauce with side dish
18.95
Vitella Marsala
Veal medallions in a Marsala wine sauce with mushrooms with side dish
18.95
Vitella Milanese
Thin breaded veal cutlet fried in olive oil with side dish
18.95
Vitella alla Rossini
Veal medallions sautéed in a wine sauce with mushrooms & green onions with side dish
18.95
Vitella Cacciatore
Veal medallions in a light tomato & wine sauce with olives, onions, mushrooms & green peppers with a side dish
18.95
Vitella Saltinbocca
Veal medallions sautéed in a wine sauce, topped with prosciutto with side dish
19.95
Veal Chops
Broiled to perfection Vesuvio Style    $2.00 extra
 24.95   

ALL OUR VEALS ARE THE HIGHEST
       QUALITY, TENDERLOIN CUT


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MEATS    BISTECCHE


24 oz. Broiled Prime Rib
Served on the Bone, Topped with a Special Sauce of Fresh Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Onions and Tomatoes
26.95
20 oz. New York Strip Steak
25.95
Marinated Pork Chops
Broiled. Vesuvio style..$2.00 extra
20.95
Steak Rossini
Filet sautéed in wine, mushrooms, & green onions
25.95
Steak Milanese
Filet lightly breaded & fried in olive oil
25.95
Steak Porcini
Grilled Filet Mignon sautéed with Imported
Porcini mushrooms in Barolo wine sauce
26.95
Veal Chops
Broiled to Perfection Vesuvio Style $2.00 extra
24.95
Sausage & Peppers
Old Taylor Street recipe
16.95
Lamb Chops
Broiled Vesuvio Style $2.00 extra
24.95

ALL ABOVE DINNERS SERVED WITH
SOUP OR SALAD & SIDE DISH OF
SPAGHETTI, MOSTACCIOLI OR
VEGETABLE

Blue Cheese ..$1.00  EXTRA

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POLLO

Pollo Spezzatini
Morsels of boneless breast sautéed mushrooms & onions in a wine sauce served over linguini. No side dish
14.95

Chicken Francese
Egg-battered boneless breast sautéed in lemon
butter with a wine sauce with side dish

14.95
Pollo Marsala
Boneless breast sautéed with mushrooms in a Marsala wine sauce with side dish
14.95
Pollo Fiorentino
Broiled, marinated boneless breast served over spinach with mushrooms. No side dish
14.95
Pollo Porcini
Boneless breast sautéed with Imported Porcini mushrooms in a Barolo wine sauce served over Risotto. No side dish
16.95
Pollo Primavera
Morsels of boneless breast sautéed with vegetables in butter and wine sauce, served over linguini.No side dish
14.95
Pollo Rossini
Boneless breast, sautéed in white wine, with mushrooms & green onions with side dish
14.95
Pollo Parmigiana
Breaded boneless breast baked in marinara sauce & cheese with side dish
14.95
Pollo Saltinbocca
Boneless breast sautéed in wine sauce topped with Prosciutto with side dish
15.95
Pollo Dorato
Breaded boneless breast sautéed in a wine sauce topped with mushrooms & cheese with side dish
14.95

Pollo Scaloppini
Boneless breast sautéed in a light tomato sauce, white wine, mushrooms, & onions with side dish

14.95
Pollo al Limone
Boneless breast sautéed in lemon butter & white wine with side dish
14.95
Pollo Piccante
Boneless breast sautéed in lemon butter with capers in a white wine sauce with a side dish
14.95
Pollo Milanese
Breaded cutlet fried in olive oil with side dish
14.95
Pollo Arrostito
Half chicken broiled with garlic & Italian
seasonings with a side dish
14.95
Pollo Cacciatore
Chicken on the bone sautéed in a light tomato & wine sauce with olives, onions, mushrooms, & green peppers with side dish
14.95
Pollo Vesuvio
On the bone with potatoes. No side dish
14.95


SERVED WITH SOUP OR SALAD & SIDE
DISH OF SPAGHETTI OR MOSTACCIOLI
OR VEGETABLE.
Blue Cheese EXTRA $1.00

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DOLCI

Cannoli
4.50
Spumoni
3.50
Cheesecake
Turtle, cherry, or plain
4.50
Homemade Cookies
3.50
Italian Ice
Lemon
3.50
Tartufo
The classic semifreddo with a zabaglione cream center covered with a chocolate mousse cream with crushed hazelnuts & cocoa
5.50
Creme Brulee
5.00
Chocolate Mousse
5.00
Homemade Tiramisu
6.00
Apple Tart
4.50
Apple Crisp Delight
Served warm with cinnamon gelato
6.00
Chocolate Fantasy Cake
Serves 4+ people. Great for any occasion
12.00
Dessert Plate
Serves 8+ people
28.00
Rossini Coffee
Coffee blended liqueurs

6.00
Cappuccino
Regular or Decaf
3.50
Espresso
Regular or Decaf
3.00

 

         *Add 18% gratuity to parties of 8 or more
   Prices and menu subject to change
  





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