Lunch

Have a taste of Italy

 

Served Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to 4:45 PM, and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

— APPETIZERS —

Tante belle cose (serves 4 people) | 50.00
Half portion 34.50 | Special selection of imported cheese, imported cured meats, vegetables & spreads

Abbraccio burrata (gluten-free) | 17.00
Italian burrata cheese embraced by prosciutto di Parma served on top of small salad

Scallops | 22.00
grilled scallops, lemon sauce, capers

Bruschetta (vegetarian) | 13.50
bruschetta topped with fresh tomato & garlic

Crostone | 18.00
assortment of toasted Italian bread topped with:

— fresh salmon cream and Asiago cheese
— mortadella, stracciatella, and chopped pistachios
— roasted cherry tomatoes and stracchino cheese

Fried calamari & crispy zucchini | 24.00

Bread basket | 7.00

— SOUPS —

— all soups are served with house-made croutons

Soup of the day | 16.00

Vellutata (vegan) | 16.00
smooth Italian style soup made with fresh vegetables, VV organic EVOO

Lentil & Pumpkin soup | 16.00
pumpkin, lentils, onion, celery, carrot, curry, VV organic EVOO

— Make your soup special, add: — burrata cheese + 4.60

— ENTRÉES —

Rigatoni VV | 26.00
fresh rigatoni served with your choice of:
— pistacchio pesto, crispy guanciale, stracciatella cheese
Amatriciana: tomato sauce, crispy guanciale

Lasagna | 25.00
with slowly cooked beef ragù, VV EVOO

Carbonara | 23.00
fresh spaghetti, crispy guanciale, egg yolk, pecorino cheese, black pepper, VV EVOO

Bolognese | 23.00
fresh tagliatelle, house-made beef ragù, VV EVOO

Pugliese (vegetarian) | 25.00
fresh rigatoni, cooked tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, burrata cheese, olives, VV EVOO

Gnocchi (vegetarian) | 25.00
potato gnocchi served with your choice of:
— house-made Genovese basil pesto
— fresh tomato sauce

Eggplant parmigiana (vegetarian | gluten-free) | 18.00
fried slices of eggplant layered with homemade tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, Parmigiano Reggiano

Lamb rack | 33.00
lamb sautéed with garlic and rosemary, flamed in brandy & finished in its demiglace.

Branzino in crosta di patate | 38.00
Mediterranean sea bass fillet, potato crust, lemon sauce, capers

Scaloppina di vitello | 34.00
tender veal cutlets, porcini mushrooms

served with a side of your choice +4.00

— PIZZA —

Our pizza dough is made with imported Italian flour and slow-fermented for 48 hours, bringing the authentic taste of Neapolitan pizza to your table.

All pizzas are available “in bianco”, without tomato sauce, on request.

Margherita (vegetarian) | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella, VV EVOO

Diavola | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella, spicy soppressata calabrese
, VV EVOO

Capricciosa | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella, olives, imported prosciutto cotto (ham), mushrooms, artichokes, VV EVOO

Bologna | 22.00
stracciatella cheese, mortadella, pistacchio, VV EVOO

Bufalina (vegetarian) | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella di bufala, VV EVOO

Parma | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella, prosciutto di Parma, VV EVOO

Estate | 22.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella di bufala, bresaola, arugula, VV EVOO

La Fresca | 22.00
tomato sauce, mussels, clams, scallops, fried calamari, VV EVOO

Sfiziosa | 22.00
Gorgonzola cheese, imported mozzarella, walnuts, speck, VV EVOO

Biancaneve (vegetarian) | 20.00
imported mozzarella, stracciatella cheese, roasted zucchini slices, VV EVOO

Ortolana (vegetarian) | 20.00
tomato sauce, imported mozzarella, roasted eggplant and zucchini slices, VV EVOO

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Nutella | 20.00
Nutella, chocolate syrup

— SALADS —

Bocelli (gluten-free) | 20.00 
mixed greens, grilled pumpkin, oven roasted chicken, pine nuts, tossed in house-made Marsala dressing

Michelangelo (vegetarian | gluten-free) | 18.00
arugula, walnut, sliced pears, crumbled Gorgonzola, balsamic vinegar, tossed in house-made Gorgonzola dressing

Poseidone (gluten-free) | 20.00
mixed greens, arugula, smoked salmon*, avocado, cherry tomatoes, tossed in balsamic dressing

Mina (vegetarian) | 20.00
mixed greens, Asiago cheese, pears, walnuts, imported friscous, honey, VV organic EVOO

Lucia (gluten-free) | 20.00
mixed greens, prosciutto di Parma, melon, artichokes, dried figs, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, tossed in balsamic dressing

Al Pacino (vegan) | 18.00
mixed greens, grilled vegetables, homemade croutons, cherry tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, raisins, chickpeas, VV organic EVOO

— add oven roasted chicken to your salad +4.50

— PANINI —

Served with chips, substitute with roasted potatoes + 6.50. Gluten-free bread available.

Napulè | 16.00
imported mozzarella, spicy salami, fresh tomatoes, oregano, VV basil-flavored olive oil

Volare (vegan) | 14.00
grilled vegetables, sundried tomatoes, almonds, VV red pesto

Va pensiero | 14.00
prosciutto di Parma, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, balsamic vinegar, arugula

Nessun dorma | 16.00
mortadella, mixed greens, orange flavored onions, burrata cheese, pistacchio

O sole mio (vegetarian) | 15.50
imported mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, sundried tomatoes, VV black olive patè

Rigoletto | 12.00
turkey, mixed greens, provolone cheese, VV sauce

Azzurro (vegetarian) | 13.00
mixed greens, omelette, VV basil pesto

L’Italiano | 12.00
imported prosciutto cotto (ham), provolone cheese, mayo

Felicità | 18.00
oven roasted chicken, caramelized onions, crispy bacon, goat cheese dressing

Piadina ham & cheese | 12.00
thin Italian flatbread with imported prosciutto cotto (ham), provolone cheese

Piadina crudo | 16.00
thin Italian flatbread with prosciutto di Parma, imported mozzarella, arugula

— SIDES —

Grilled veggies (vegan | gluten-free) | 6.50

Side salad (vegan | gluten-free) | 6.50

Roasted potatoes (vegan | gluten-free) | 6.50

Carrots (gluten-free) | 6.50

Asparagus (gluten-free) | 6.50

— KIDS MENU —

Pasta bolognese | 16.00
fresh penne pasta, slowly cooked beef ragù

Pasta al pomodoro | 13.00
fresh penne pasta, tomato sauce

Pasta & olio | 13.00
fresh penne pasta, VV organic EVOO

Pasta & burro | 13.00
fresh penne pasta, butter

Cotoletta & patate | 18.00
classic Italian breaded pan-fried chicken breast served with french fries

Pizza margherita | 12.00

Have a little taste of Italy.

LOCATION

1026 Delta Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45208

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