Broccoli + Cheddar

Made with Fresh Broccoli, Mild Cheddar, Calabrian chili peppers.

Chili

Meat Lover's Chili with Beef, Prosciutto, Kidney Beans, Fresh Vegetables, Calabrian Chilies, Spices. topped with Sour Cream

Chicken Dumpling

Maitake Mushrooms, Carrots, Leeks, Kale, Calabrian Pepper Dumplings

Minestrone

Agostino's classic Italian vegetable stew with carrots, potatoes, zucchini, cabbage, peas, and kidney beans. Contains chicken stock*

Gem Salad

Roast Beef, red leaf lettuce, charred cucumbers, marinated cucumbers, marinated tomatoes, ricotta, bread crumbs and creamy herb vinaigrette.

Q x 2

Red leaf lettuce, roasted cauliflower, avocado, quinoa, puffed quinoa, watermelon radish, sunflower sprouts, and Calabrian ranch dressing.

N'duja Arancini

Deep fried rice balls made with our signature, spicy, spreadable salami, stuffed with mozzarella cheese, and served with house-made remoulade. 3 per order

Sympathy For The Meatballs

Berkshire pork meatballs in house-made tomato basil sauce served with grilled bread. Contain gluten and dairy. 3 per order

#9 Caprese Sandwich

Fresh mozzarella, tomato, basil, olive oil, salt, and pepper served on semolina baguette.

#11 Little Gemmy

Roast beef, ricotta, marinated cucumbers, charred cucumbers, marinated cherry tomatoes, lettuce, creamy herb vin served on seeded sourdough. Don't want the bread? Try our Gem salad instead.

#1 The Dante

Mortadella, porchetta cotto, coppa piccante, finocchiona, and sopressata picante salamis, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato, and hot giardiniera with Nduja aioli served on semolina baguette. Featured on "The Best Thing I Ever Ate"

Muffaletta

Pistachio mortadella, porchetta cotto, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella, lettuce, marinated eggplant, giardiniera aioli, and pesto served on house-made foccacia. No modifications.

#10 Southside Johnny

House-roasted porchetta, brun-uusto cheese, pickled fennel, chimichurri, and broccolini griddled on sourdough served with rosemary au jus.

WEEKEND SPECIAL

8oz smashed beef patty topped with creamy pimento cheese, maple bacon, sweet & spicy pickles, pickled red onion, tangy BBQ sauce, and a crispy onion ring on a toasted brioche bun.

#7 Beet Street

Golden beets marinated in orange, agave, and thyme, sunflower sprouts, apple, pickled red onion, puffed quinoa, Marcona almond spread served on Aya Pastry Seeded Sourdough.

SPECIAL OF THE MONTH

Chicken Parm Vodka (May SOM) Crispy breaded chicken, mozzarella, and rich vodka sauce topped with a fresh Caesar salad, shaved parmesan, and crispy prosciutto on a toasted sesame dinner baguette.

#13 The B. Franklin

Roasted turkey tossed in sofrito aioli, sunflower sprouts, pickled red onion, pickled fresno peppers, avocado, and Hook's 2-year cheddar served on sourdough. Rated one of Chicago's 50 Best Dishes by Chicago Magazine

#2 Yo! Vincenzo Chicken Parm

Breaded chicken breast, mozzarella, and house-made tomato basil sauce served on semolina baguette. Add hot giardiniera to kick it up a notch

Great Lakes Chips

Potato Salad

Red potatoes, with fresh dill, whole grain mustard, cider vinaigrette

Truffle Chips

Pasta Salad

Fusili, Pepperoni, Hook's Cheddar. Cucumber, Red Onion, Creamy Oregano Dressing

Grilled Bread

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Named the "World's Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie". We don't lie.

San Carlo Italian Chips

Pasta Salad- Quart

Chili And Grilled Cheese

Meat Lover's Chili, Grilled Cheese with American and Hook's Aged Cheddar.

Three & Three

Chef's Selection of Three Cheeses and Three Meats. Served with accoutrement and bread.

Charcuterie and Cheese (please order 2 hours ahead)

Joe’s Snack mix

Chocolate Chip Cookie

Named the "World's Greatest Chocolate Chip Cookie". We don't lie.

Gluten Free Brownies

ECBG Oreo Brownies

Bindi-Frozen cheesecake

Specialità Le Italiane- mint

Strawberry and cream cups

Tirasmisu

Layers of lady fingers dipped in espresso, drizzled with Rum, with a Mascarpone Cream, topped with cocoa powder. Served frozen, thaw and serve.

Specialità Le Italiane- red orange

Waffle Belgian Sweet

Nostrano

This salame, made with pink peppercorns, Chianti wine and garlic, is our own creation, hense the name "Nostrano" meaning "Our own" in Italian. Pink peppercorns bring a light floral aromatic to Nostrano, distinguishing it as an option for lighter fare, lighter pairings and an irresistible lightness of being!

Chorizo

Classic flavors of smoked Spanish pimenton, Rioja wine, and garlic.

3 Chub Deal

Pick any three of our individually packaged "chubs". Chubs come in standard sizes of 4.5-6oz depending on variety.

Tartufo

Tuscany is known for producing both black and white truffles and we are happy to partner with our friends at Savini Tartufi in Tuscany to feature their black truffles and truffle salt in our Tartufo salame. we aren't fans of many truffle products because the strong essence of artificial truffle-like oils overpowers quality products.

Snack Stick Mild 2PK

A great American take on the hunter’s salame of Italy, the snack stick was made to eat on the go. Based on a mild variation of our pepperoni recipe. 2PK

Snack Stick Hot 2PK

A great American take on the hunter’s salame of Italy, the snack stick was made to eat on the go. Based on a Spicier variation of our pepperoni recipe. 2 pack

Sopressata Piccante

Calabria made it famous and this is our homage to the Fiasche family's ancestral region. Calabrian peppers lend a balanced heat, and softens high quality fats giving way to sensual glory on your palate! After a few slices, the slow burn culminates to a pleasurably spicy bite!

Salsiccia Secca Piccante 2 Pack

Sit down for a visit at any home in Calabria and you are likely to be presented with this staple rustic dry sausage. Our Salssicia Secca fills your palate with a satiating array of flavors, starts off meaty and rich and finishing slightly piqaunt, with notes of winter spices. The thin edible casing, fine grind, and thin diameter allow for a casual treat

Finocchiona

The finest salami in the world! At least, according to the Specialty Food Association! We won the highest prize in gourmet food with this fennel pollen salame. This is our ode to the famous fennel salame of Tuscany. Sweet anise aromatics, combined with black pepper and Chianti Wine, give finocchiona power and balance.

Sopressata

This classic large grind salame illustrates the flavor of our family farmed heritage Berkshire pork. With nothing to hide behind, but Tellicherry peppercorns, this classic large grind salame illustrates elegance in simplicity.

Kokoborrego

Kokoborrego is the first ODA licensed sheep dairy and creamery in the state of Ohio. The sheep milk has always come from thier own herd at Sippel Family Farm. Their cow milk has always come from Ed and Marvin Ruhl, 2 miles down the road at Ruhl Family Farm.

Marieke Gouda-truffle 5oz

Marieke Gouda spread

Pimento Cheese Spread

A classic southern favorite with our Tempesta spin. We make ours with a mixture of cheddar cheeses and spicy Calabrian peppers!

Ovoline Mozzarella 8 oz

Two, 4-oz Fresh mozzarella balls. Great for caprese salads, pizza toppings, pasta or baked dishes.

Marieke Gouda 2-4 Month

Young gouda (2-4 months) from Wisconsin

3 Pack Hot Italian Sausage - 1lb

Italian sausage is made lovingly by Italian butchers for local families, and friends. We enjoy making this for our family, and share this in the same way as our ancestors always have, with our guests. We are not sure why you would buy Italian sausage from someone you don't know, who source it from a place they know nothing about. We make our sausage mix the way we enjoy it, with sweet floral aromatics of fennel and black pepper, and with the qualities only the finest heritage pork can exhibit. We are Calabrian, so we know how to do spicy as good as it gets.

3 Pack Mild Italian Sausage - 1lb

Italian sausage is made lovingly by Italian butchers for local families, and friends. We enjoy making this for our family, and share this in the same way as our ancestors always have, with our guests. We are not sure why you would buy Italian sausage from someone you don't know, who source it from a place they know nothing about. We make our sausage mix the way we enjoy it, with sweet floral aromatics of fennel and black pepper, and with the qualities only the finest heritage pork can exhibit.

Bratwurst

Smoked and cooked pork sausage robust with flavor. Suggested to grill and serve with caramelized onions, mustard, sauerkraut, and a buttery bun. Pair with a crisp Reisling or Red Zifandel.

Vintage Sodas

Italian Sodas

Rose Petal Berry Kombucha

Hibiscus Ginger Kombucha

Lavender Butterfly Kombucha

Sparkling

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