Cafe Amano

Cafe Amano Menu

(630) 279-9333
116 E Shiller St., Elmhurst, IL 60126
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Soups & Salads


House Soubise
$4.00-6.00
Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese
House
$7.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes
Amano
$10.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
Cottage Hill
$13.00
Poached chicken apple salad with belgian endive, mixed field greens, diced roma tomato & house-made glazed walnuts with banana vinaigrette
Pan-Seared Filet Mignon
$21.00
Mixed field greens with pan-seared filet mignon, diced tomato, grilled cipollini onions, french green beans, roasted sweet red peppers, english cucumber, & gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
Antipasto
$14.00
Mixed field greens, prosciutto di parma, genoa salami, fresh mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, english cucumber, diced roma tomato & red onion with balsamic vinaigrette
Soup Du Jour
$4.00-6.00
Special soup created each day
Nicoise
$14.00
Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato
Asparagus & Artichoke
$9.00
Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette
Caprese
$8.00
Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo
Pan-Seared Chicken
15.00
Mixed field greens, pan-seared free-range chicken breast, roma tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, english cucumber, toasted almonds, sweet red pepper, & brie cheese with blueberry pomegranate vinaigrette

$Baguettes


Italian
$11.00
Imported prosciutto & salami, fresh mozzarella, mixed field greens & roma tomato drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette on baguette bread
Turkey
$10.00
Honey smoked turkey & cheddar cheese with mixed field greens, roma tomato & whole grain mustard aioli on baguette bread
Nicoise
$10.00
White albacore tuna salad, hard boiled eggs, blanched french green beans, slice roma tomato, mixed field greens, calamata olives & lemon tarragon vinaigrette. served open faced on baguette bread
Smoked Salmon
$13.00
Norwegian smoked salmon, crème fraiche, slice red onion, sliced english cucumber & mixed field greens on baguette bread
Pan-Seared Chicken
$12.00
Pan-seared chicken breast, smoked gouda, sliced english cucumber, roma tomato, mixed field greens & honey pesto aioli on baguette bread
Ny Steak
18.00
Pan-seared center cut ny sirloin, cognac caramelized onions, gruyere cheese & sweet & spicy horseradish aioli on baguette bread

$Pasta


Gnocchi San Remo
$16.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese
Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi
$20.00
Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce
Meat Ravioli Bolognese
$16.00
Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce
Mushroom Ravioli
$17.00
Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce
Gnocchi Al Pesto
$17.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage
Cheese Ravioli
$16.00
Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream
Maine Lobster Ravioli
$25.00
Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce
Fettuccine Gaeta
22.00
Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley

$Small Plates


Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese
$12.00
Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers.
Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon
$10.00
Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction.
Classic Shrimp Cocktail
$3.00
Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce.
Pan-Seared Diver Scallops
$15.00
Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus.
Crostini Di Polenta
$9.00
Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil.
Brie En Croute
$11.00
Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with saute´ed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens
Shrimp Dijonnaise
$15.00
Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce
Stuffed Medjool Dates
$9.00
Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce.
Shrimp & Artichoke Sautee
$15.00
Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus
Crab Cakes
$14.00
Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli.
Smoked Salmon Tartare
$15.00
Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, cre`me fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar.
Lobster Bocadillo
17.00
Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli.

$Lunch Special


1/2 Salad
House or amano
Cup of Soup
Soubise or soup of the day
1/2 Sandwich
Turkey, italian or nicoise baguette includes cold italian red skin potato salad

Soups & Salads


House Soubise
$4.00-6.00
Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese
Caprese
$8.00
Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo
House
$7.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes
Amano
$10.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
Pan-Seared Filet Mignon
$21.00
Mixed field greens with pan-seared filet mignon, diced tomato, grilled cipollini onions, french green beans, roasted sweet red peppers, english cucumber, & gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
Soup Du Jour
$4.00-6.00
Special soup created each day
Asparagus & Artichoke
$9.00
Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette
Nicoise
$14.00
Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato
Pan-Seared Chicken
15.00
Mixed field greens, pan-seared free-range chicken breast, roma tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, english cucumber, toasted almonds, sweet red pepper, & brie cheese with blueberry pomegranate vinaigrette

$Pasta


Gnocchi San Remo
$16.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese
Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi
$20.00
Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce
Meat Ravioli Bolognese
$16.00
Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce
Mushroom Ravioli
$17.00
Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce
Gnocchi Al Pesto
$17.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage
Cheese Ravioli
$16.00
Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream
Maine Lobster Ravioli
$25.00
Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce
Fettuccine Gaeta
22.00
Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley

$Poultry


Cherry Hazelnut Chicken
$21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with michigan sun-dried cherries & frangelico liqueur
Chicken Capricciosa
$21.00
Pan-seared boneless free-range breast of chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes, capers, nicoise olives, shiitake mushrooms, fresh tomatoes & white wine
Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Blackberry Sage Coulis
$21.00
Served with sauteed leeks and rosemary brown butter tossed with smoked mozzarella stuffed potato gnocchi
Chicken Piccata
$21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with white wine, artichoke hearts, shiitake mushrooms & lemon
Chicken San Sebastian
$21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, marcona almonds and spanish sweet sherry
Chicken Dijonnaise
22.00
Pan-seared boneless free-range breast of chicken layered with prosciutto di parma, gruyere cheese served with whole grain dijon mustard and shiitake mushroom cream sauce

$Fish & Seafood


Salmon with Caper Dill Sauce
$24.00
Pan-seared fresh fillet of salmon served over a bed of wilted spinach with caper dill sauce
Idaho Rainbow Trout
$21.00
Fresh whole boneless rainbow trout seasoned & sautéed with olive oil & lemon
Stuffed Northern Atlantic Skate Wing
$24.00
Fresh fillet of skate stuffed with broccoli, fresh tomatoes and shiitake mushrooms served with lobster lemon cream sauce
Cold Water Australian Lobster Tail
Oven-roasted 10 oz lobster tail served with lemon beurre blanc
Salmon Aux Poires
$24.00
Broiled fresh fillet of salmon with our house-made sweet & spicy pear glaze
Stuffed Rainbow Trout
$27.00
Fresh boneless idaho rainbow trout stuffed with baby clams, gulf shrimp & fresh spinach
Pecan Encrusted Whitefish
27.00
Fresh fillet of canadian whitefish encrusted in our house-made pecan breading, fresh & sweet with a touch of spice

$Small Plates


Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese
$12.00
Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers
Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon
$10.00
Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction
Classic Shrimp Cocktail
$3.00
Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce
Pan-Seared Diver Scallops
$15.00
Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus
Crostini Di Polenta
$9.00
Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil
Brie En Croute
$11.00
Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with sautéed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens
Shrimp Dijonnaise
$15.00
Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce
Stuffed Medjool Dates
$9.00
Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce
Shrimp & Artichoke Saute
$15.00
Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus
Crab Cakes
$14.00
Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli
Smoked Salmon Tartare
$15.00
Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, crème fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar
Lobster Bocadillo
17.00
Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli

$Desserts


Madagascar Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Creme Brulee
Dark Chocolate Sacher Torte
Dark Chocolate Raspberry Pot De Creme
Crushed Cannoli
Served with fresh berries
French Deep Dish Fresh Apple Tart
Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries
Vanilla Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Served with caramel sauce and fresh berries
Cafe Amano Tiramisu
Served with chocolate sauce and fresh berries
Dark Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries
Carrot Cake
Served with caramel sauce
Lemon Curd Tartlet
Served with caramelized bananas
Madagascar Vanilla Bean Gelato
Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato
Raspberry Sorbet

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