Pizze Classiche
La Vera Pizza
$17.00
Margherita pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil. Vegetarian.
Caseara Pizza
$18.00
Quattro formaggi with taleggio, Gorgonzola, Rabicsa and pecorino sardo. Vegetarian.
Indiavolata Pizza
$18.00
Spicy tomato sauce and spicy sausage.
Vegetariana Pizza
18.00
Vegetarian with grilled vegetables seasoned with garlic and Italian parsley. Vegan.
$Pizze Speciali Rosse
Capretta Pizza
$19.00
Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, rucola, aged goat cheese and truffle oil. Vegetarian.
Dalle Dolomiti al Vesuvio Pizza
$19.00
Tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, Buffalo mozzarella from Naples and speck from the Dolomites.
Parmigiana Pizza
$19.00
Tomato sauce, mozzarella fior de latte and prosciutto di Parma.
Marinara Come Dio Comanda
30.00
Marinara sauce, jumbo tiger prawns U4, jumbo sea scallops U10, clams, mussels and moscardini.
$Pizze Speciali Bianche
La Vacca e il Mare Pizza
$19.00
Burrata, fresh courgette flowers and bottarga.
Rustica Pizza
$19.00
Roasted potatoes with rosemary and mortadella with pistacchio.
Affumicata Pizza
19.00
Smoked ricotta and sausage with fennel seeds.
$Hot Appetizers
Grilled Octopus
$18.00
Grilled Calamari
$16.00
Fried Calamari
$16.00
Fried Calamari with a marina sauce for dipping
Mixed Grilled Vegetables
$12.00
Italian Style mixed vegetables, garlic, parsley and olive oil
Olives - Imported Mediterranean
$50.00
Imported Mediterranean warmed in the oven
Gnocco Fritto
5.00
Fried Puff bread served hot, perfect for cold cuts and cheeses
$Cold Appetizers
Soups
Minestrone Classico - Bowl
$5.00-10.00
Italian Style mixed Vegetable Soup
Zuppa di Pesce
5.00-10.00
Traditional Seafood Soup recipe from the Islands of Italy
$Salads
La Macchina Salad
$10.00
Apples, grapes, mix greens, sweet spicy pecans tossed with home made Italian dressing and topped with Gorgonzola cheese.
Arugula Salad
$10.00
Seckel pear, Parmigiano reggiano, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar.
Caesar Salad
12.00
With crostini and anchovies and/or grilled chicken.
$Pasta
Hand Cut Tagliatelle - Bolgnese
$22.00
Handcut Tagliatelle with Bolognese meat sauce and Parmigiano
Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini e Tartufo
$24.00
Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms and truffle
Tagliolini Neri con Gamberone - Tiger Prawn
$30.00
Tiger Prawn over squid ink Tagliolini, clams, mussels and mace
House Made Tortelli Verdi Reggiani
$20.00
Housemade chard or spinach tortelli with butter and Parmigiano reggiano.
Tordelli Lucchesi
$20.00
Meat Ravioli in wild boar tomato sauce
House Made Ravioli di Zucca Mantovani - Butternut Squash Tortelli
$20.00
Butternut Squash and Amaretti ravioli in butter and sage sauce with Parmigiano Reggiano.
Malloreddus al Cinghiale - Gnocchi in Wild Boar Sauce
$20.00
Sardinian Wheat gnocchi in wild boar red sauce
Orecchiette with Sausage and Rapini
$18.00
Orecchiette with sausage and rapini broccoli
Linguine ai Frutti di Mare
$24.00
Linguine & Seafood, served with clams, mussels, shrimp and scallops in a spicy marinara sauce or aioli garlic sauce.
Gnocchi al Pomodoro e Mozzarella di Bufala - Tomato Sauce and Buffalo mozzarella
$22.00
Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Buffalo mozzarella
Gnocchi alla Genovese - Creamy Pesto
$20.00
Potato Gnocchi in Creamy Pesto Sauce
Gnocchi al Tartufo - Black Truffle Sauce
22.00
Potato Gnocchi in creamy Black Truffle & Parmigiano Reggiano
$Risotto
Risotto ai Porcini e Tarttufo - Procini and Black Truffle
$22.00
Mushroom Risotto with porcini and black truffle
Asparagus and Speck Risotto
$22.00
Asparagus and smoked prosciutto risotto
Risotto Nuvolari - Sausage and Truffle
22.00
$Polenta
Sausage and Peppers Polenta
16.00
Traditional northern Italian cornmeal served with Gorgonzola cheese, sausage and sweet peppers
$Entrees
Branzino - Oven roasted Mediterranean Sea Bass
$32.00
Oven-Baked whole Branzino with mixed vegetables, rosemary, bay leaves, garlic, lemon and white wine
Capesante Sarde - Sea Scallops
$26.00
U10 scallops, semidry tomatoes, and leeks over arugula salad and lemon dressing
Bistecca Fiorentina - 60 ounce Porterhouse Steak
$125.00
Fiorentina 60 ounce porterhouse steak, grass-fed beef, dry-aged for at least 15 days, grilled rare, sliced and tossed with extra virgin olive oil, sea salt and rosemary. Good for 3 - 4 persons. Cooked rare.
Braciola di Maiale al Latte e Salvia - 16 ounce french cut pork chop
$28.00
16-ounce pork chop, french cut, marinated at least 24 hours, seared on the grill and finished with milk and sage.
Pollo Ruspante alla Birra Daisy Cutter - Free Range Chicken finished in Daisy Cutter Beer
$24.00
1/2 free-range chicken, deboned, rolled with veggies, bacon, cloves, sage, cinnamon bark and finished in Chicago's own pale ale Daisy Cutter
Pollo Ruspante - Free Range Chicken
24.00
1/2 free-range roasted, deboned and finished with Portuguese wine and served over grilled asparagus and rosemary potatoes.
$Specials
La Macchina Ristorante SpecialeLinguine alla Puttanesca
$20.00
Linguine, capers, olives, cherry tomatoes, garlic, parsley, perfectly prepared in a white wine sauce
Grigliata Mista di Terra - Mixed Grill Meats
$30.00
Mixed grilled meats, beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sausage served with grilled vegetables in garlic, parsley and black pepper.
Grigliata Mista di Mare
$32.00
Mixed grilled seafood, U4 tiger prawn, U10 scallop, octopus, calamari, shrimp, clams, mussels, served with arugula salad in lemon dressing
Bistecca Toscana - Tuscan style Steak
30.00
Tuscan steak, Filet, NY Strip or Ribeye, sliced and dressed with rosemary and olive oil, served with truffle mashed potatoes
$Brunch
Europea
$9.00
Fresh Fruit Macedonia (Mixed Fruit), greek yogurt, granola, La Macchina signature sweet-spicy pecans, and sun-dried black figs
Tipica
$10.00
2 eggs, thick-cut bacon, rosemary roasted potatoes, toasted Pinsa ciabata bread
Piadina Magica
$10.00
2 eggs, onions, diced tomatoes, parmigiano cheese, cured meats: prosciutto cotto, mortadella, speck and soprasata
Continentale
$13.00
Fresh ricotta with honey, Italian cold cuts, Italian cheeses, 2 eggs, and toasted Pinsa ciabatta bread
Benedettina - Poached Eggs
$14.00
2 poached eggs served with hollandaise sauce, black truffle, toasted Pinsa ciabatta bread with a blossom of prosciutto.
Frittata CDC
$15.00
2 Eggs, onions, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, semidry tomatoes, taleggio, mozzarella, side of fennel sausage and rosemary roasted potatoes, with toasted ciabatta bread.
Inglese
$16.00
2 eggs, portobello mushrooms, thick-cut bacon, beans, sausage, baked tomato, butter with toasted Pinsa ciabatta bread
Tagliata - Sliced Beef Steak
$19.00
Sliced Beef Steak, 2 eggs, onions, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, semidry tomatoes, taleggio, mozzarella, side of fennel sausage and rosemary roasted potatoes with Pinsa ciabatta bread
Neopolitana - Breakfast Pinsa Pizza
$19.00
Breakfast Pinsa Pizza, tomato sauce, mozzarella, eggs, bacon, cherry tomatoes and truffle oil
Belga - Waffles
$10.00
Waffle, Nutella, maple syrup, warm berries, warm chocolate
Franchese - French Toast with Pear Compote
$12.00
French Toast with Pear Compote, banana and strawberry flambe'
Americana - Pancakes
$12.00
4 pancakes, banana and strawberry flambe' and maple syrup
Italiana
$12.00
Zabaione Cream, lady's fingers, macedonia fruit and honey
Affumicata - Salmon Plate
17.00
Smoked Salmon, smoked ricotta and rosemary, butter, capers, onions and toasted Pinsa ciabatta bread
$Piadina
Prosciutto Di Parma and Mozzarella Di Bufala Piadina
$12.00
Vegetariana
12.00
Mixed grilled vegetables, garlic, parsley and olive oil
$Lunch - Eggs, Frittatas & Salmon
Eggs Any Style
$12.00
Eggs any style with rosemary potatoes and bacon
Frittata - Spinach Mushroom
$12.00
Spinach, Mushroom and sundried tomatoes
Frittata - Prosciutto Parma
$12.00
Prosciutto Parma, mozzarella and asparagus
Frittata - Sausage Tomato
$12.00
Sausage, tomatoes, peppers and pecorino
Smoked Salmon Plate
16.00
Salmon, cheese, crostini, capers and onion
$Lunch Salad
Lunch La Macchina Salad
$8.00
Apples, grapes, mixed greens, sweet spicy pecans tossed with home made Italian dressing and topped with Gorgonzola cheese.
Lunch Green Apple Salad
$8.00
With celery and roasted honey walnuts in a lemon oil dressing.
Lunch Arugula and Seckel Pear Salad
$8.00
With Parmigiano reggiano, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar.
Lunch Chopped Salad
$8.00
Mixed romaine and iceberg lettuce in Italian dressing with capicollo, salame, Gruyere cheese, pepperoncini, cherry tomatoes, black olives, red onions and tubetti pasta.
Lunch Caesar Salad
8.00
With crostini.
$Lunch Panini
Lunch Chicken Panini
$10.00
Grilled chicken breast with mixed peppers, fresh mozzarella cheese, arugula and red pepper mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Ham and Cheese Panini
$10.00
With tomatoes, red onion, arugula and cayenne pepper mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Veggie Panini
$10.00
With grilled zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant and roasted pepper with pesto mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Prosciutto Panini
$12.00
Prosciutto di parma, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Rybeye Panini
12.00
With fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, arugula, sauteed onion and red horseradish mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
$Lunch Pasta
Lunch Orecchiette
$10.00
With sausage and rapini.
Lunch Linguine Alle Vongole
$10.00
Lunch Hand Cut Tagliatelle - Bolognese
$10.00
With bolognese sauce.
Lasagne
$10.00
Lasagne in our signature home made bolognese and parmiguano besciamella
Lunch House Made Tortelli - Verdi
$10.00
House made chard and spinach tortelli with butter and Parmigiano reggiano.
Lunch House Made Butternut Squash Ravioli
$8.00
With butter, Parmigiano Reggiano and sage.
Lunch Chef Rigatoni
8.00
With grilled chicken and bacon in a red pepper cream sauce.
$Desserts
Pardula su un Lett di frutta Calda al Rum
$10.00
Individual sheep cheesecake with saffron, served over warm rum berries
Homemade Tiramisu
$12.00
Seada per Due
$12.00
Puff Pastry with goat cheese, lemon and orange zest, dressed with honey
Lava Cake
$10.00
Creme Brulee
$10.00
Gnocco Fritto with Honey and Powdered Sugar
$8.00
Affogato Al Caffe'
$8.00
Cannoli Siciliani
$6.00
Lemon Sorbetto with Vodka
$10.00
Scoop of Gelato
5.00
$Beverages
San Pellegrino Orange Soda
$3.00
Aranciata San Pellegrino contains 19% of fruit juice
355 Ml. Glass Bottled of Mexican Coke
$4.00
16.9 oz. Honest Tea
$2.50
Smeraldina Imported Glass Bottled Water
$6.00
Artesian Sparkling or Natural Water imported from Sardinia Italy
20 oz. Smart Water
$2.00
San Pellegrino Grapefruit Soda
$3.00
Pompelmo San Pellegrino contains 16% of fruit juice
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