Sam Buca's

Sam Buca's Menu

(708) 361-1226
12231 South Harlem Avenue, Palos Heights, IL 60463
$$$$$

Appetizers


Fresh Clams (Dozen)
$12.00
Fresh Clams (Half Dozen)
$7.00
Baked Clams Dozen
$13.00
One dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter.
Baked Clams Half Dozen
$7.00
A half-dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter.
Stuffed Artichoke
$8.00
Artichoke stuffed with breadcrumbs, cheese and Italian spices.
Bruschetta
$6.00
Diced plum tomatoes, red onion and chopped basil with balsamic vinegar on our garlic bread.
Stuffed Mushrooms
$7.00
Fresh mushroom caps stuffed with our seasoned sausage and homemade garlic butter.
Fried Calamari
$8.00
Lightly floured and cooked to perfection. Served with a side of marinara sauce
Grilled Calamari
$9.00
Served on a bed of sauteed spinach and garlic
Italian Chicken Strips
$7.00
Boneless strips of chicken breast with lightly seasoned breading. Served with a marina sauce
Steamed Mussels
$11.00
Fifteen mussels in a garlic tomato wine sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller Dozen
$17.00
Delicious fresh oysters topped with our homemade spinach cream sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller (Half Dozen)
$9.00
Calamari Sambuca
$9.00
Sauteed calamari in our signature garlic tomato wine sauce. It just doesn t get any more southern italian than this.
Grilled Portobello Mushroom
$8.00
Served with melted gorgonzola over masculine greens and balsamic vinegar.
Stuffed Sweet Peppers
8.00
Two halves stuffed with fresh homemade Italian sausage topped with marinara sauce

$Salads


Sam Buca s Special
$8.00
Our special salad made with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, salami, mozzarella cheese, onion, artichoke hearts, fontinella cheese, black olives, pepperoncini and roasted red peppers. Served with an oil and vinegar dressing
Tomato & Onion Salad
$7.00
Tomatoes, onions and fresh basil tossed with oil and vinega
Caprese Salad
$7.00
Delicious garden tomatoes topped with sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil and vinegar
Caesar Salad
$6.00
Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.
Caesar Salad with Chicken
$9.00
Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.
Dinner Salad
3.00
Comes with your choice of dressings: italian house, vinegar & oil, caesar, creamy garlic, ranch, or blue cheese.

$Homemade Soups


Chicken Orzo (Bowl)
$4.00
Chicken Orzo (Cup)
$2.00
Pasta Fagioli (Bowl)
$4.00
Pasta Fagioli (Cup)
2.00

$Pastas


Cappellini or Rigatoni
$11.00
Served with your choice of marinara or homemade bolonaise sauce.
Homemade Cavatelli
$12.00
A ricotta cheese dumpling served in a vodka cream sauce.
Fettuccini Alfredo
$13.00
Freshly cooked pasta tossed in our rich parmesan cream sauce.
Ravioli
$13.00
Homemade cheese ravioli with your choice of marinara or bolonaise sauce.
Pasta and Broccoli
$13.00
Freshly cooked pasta and broccoli sauteed with oil and garlic.
Penne alla Salcicia
$15.00
Delicious penne pasta served in a vodka cream sauce and sliced sausage
Linguini Calamari
$15.00
Calamari with capers and black olives sauteed in a white wine marinara sauce served over a bed of linguini.
Pasta Milano
$15.00
Farfalle pasta tossed with fresh spinach and ricotta cheese and melted mozzarella in a garlic olive oil sauce.
Rigatoni Mozzarella
14.00
Rigatoni pasta served in a vodka cream sauce topped with fresh mozzarella and fresh chopped basil.

$Seafood

Jumbo shrimp fa diablo
Jumbo shrimp served over pasta in a spicy red sauce.
$18.00
Sam Buca s Mussels
$15.00
Mussels served with pasta in our lite red sauce
Shrimp Scampi
$18.00
Five jumbo shrimp with lemon butter wine garlic sauce, dusted with seasoned bread crumbs and baked to perfection, served over a bed of linguini.
Talapia Italiano
$16.00
Sauteed with green onions and fresh diced tomatoes in a white wine sauce.
Shrimp with Broccoli
$18.00
Shrimp and broccoli sauteed in oil and garlic, tossed with pasta.
Linguine with White or Red Clam Sauce
$15.00
Freshly cooked linguine tossed in a succulent red or white clam sauce.
Salmon Augustine
$18.00
Grilled atlantic salmon served on a bed of white rice with a side of grilled vegetables drizzled with balsamic sauce.
Zuppa di Mare
$19.00
Mussels, clams, shrimp and calamari served in your choice of arabiata or white wine sauce over a bed of linguine pasta.
Blackened Salmon
$18.00
Fresh salmon filet sauteed and served over a bed of fresh sauteed spinach and white rice.
Talapia Vesuvio
$16.00
Fresh talapia filet sauteed with garlic wine sauce with vesuvio potatoes and peas
Sea Bass
21.00
Fresh 8-ounce filet sauteed with fresh spinach and fresh roasted peppers in a garlic butter sauce.

$Chicken


Lemon Chicken
$14.00
One of sam buca s signature dishes. Boneless chicken breast sauteed in a white wine and lemon butter sauce served over angel hair pasta.
Chicken Parmesan
$14.00
Lightly breaded and baked chicken breast topped with mozzarella and our bolonaise sauce with a side of pasta.
Chicken Vesuvio
$14.00
Half chicken baked in olive oil, garlic and white wine. Served with vesuvio potatoes and a sprinkling of peas
Chicken Marsala
$14.00
Breast of chicken sauteed with marsala wine and mushrooms with a side of pasta.
Chicken Tetrazzini
$14.00
Tender strips of chicken sauteed with olive oil, mushrooms, onions and fresh garlic in a lite parmesan cream sauce over fettuccini.
Chicken Giardiniera
$14.00
Tender boneless breast of chicken, sauteed in a garlic and olive oil, hot giardiniera peppers and served with a side of pasta
Chicken Florentine
$15.00
Two boneless, skinless breasts sauteed in a lemon butter sauce topped with fresh spinach and melted mozzarella cheese. Served with a side of pasta
Chicken Scallopini
$14.00
Two boneless, skinless breasts sauteed with fresh mushrooms, onions, sweet peppers in a white wine light marinara sauce served over a bed of fettuccini
Chicken Oreganata
14.00
Half chicken on the bone baked and served with potatoes in a lemon oregano sauce.

$Steak


Pork Chop Vesuvio
$17.00
Two 6-ounce center-cut pork chops sauteed with garlic, olive oil, white wine, peas and potatoes.
Blackened Pork Chops
$17.00
Two 6-ounce center-cut pork chops blackened and baked served over fresh sauteed spinich with a side of farfalle pasta in a garlic and olive oil sauce.
Filet Mignon
$24.00
Delicious 8 oz. Filet cooked to your temperature with melted blue cheese, sauteed mushrooms and grilled vegetables.
Steak Vesuvio
$18.00
New york strip steak grilled to your perfection and topped with peas, our vesuvio sauce and potatoes
New York Strip Steak
18.00
12 oz. Steak grilled to your perfection, topped with fresh mushrooms and served in a white wine sauce, served with vesuvio potatoes

$Veal


Veal Florentine
$18.00
Three medallions of fresh veal sauteed in a lemon butter sauce topped with fresh spinach and melted mozzarella.
Veal Scallopini
$17.00
Three medallions of fresh veal sauteed with mushrooms, onions and sweet peppers in a white wine light marinara sauce served over a bed of fettuccini
Veal Vesuvio
$17.00
Sauteed medallions of thin-sliced veal in olive oil, garlic, white wine and served with a side of steaming vesuvio potatoes.
Veal Marsala
$17.00
Tender medallions of veal sauteed in Marsala wine and smothered with mushrooms, served with a side of pasta
Lemon Veal
$17.00
Tender medallions of veal sauteed in a white wine and lemon butter sauce, dressed with peas and served with a side of pasta
Veal Parmesan
$17.00
Breaded veal baked in a bolonaise sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.
Veal Picatta
17.00
Thinly sliced veal lightly floured and sauteed with capers in lemon butter with a side of pasta.

$Italian Specialties


Eggplant Parmigiana
$13.00
Breaded eggplant baked in marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta
Pasta Primavera
$13.00
Choice of pasta tossed with fresh vegetables served in a lite parmesan cream sauce.
Sausage & Peppers
$13.00
Italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic and fresh tomatoes sauteed in olive oil with vesuvio potatoes.
4-Cheese Lasagna
$14.00
Homemade lasagna topped with mozzarella cheese and served with our bolonaise sauce and a side of pasta
3-Cheese Stuffed Shells
13.00
Jumbo shells stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese in bolonaise or marinara sauce, served with a side of pasta.

$Side Orders


Homemade Meatballs (2)
$4.00
Homemade Sausage
$3.00
Italian Home Fries
$3.00
Vesuvio Potatoes
$3.00
Fresh Steamed Vegetables
$4.00
Broccoli, carrots and zucchini with garlic butter served individually or mixed.
Suateed Spinach
$5.00
Sauteed in garlic and oil.

Appetizers


Fresh Clams (Dozen)
$12.00
Fresh Clams (Half Dozen)
$7.00
Baked Clams Dozen
$13.00
One dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter
Baked Clams Half Dozen
$7.00
A half-dozen, fresh clams topped with our seasoned breadcrumbs and homemade garlic butter.
Stuffed Artichoke
$8.00
Artichoke stuffed with breadcrumbs, cheese and Italian spices.
Bruschetta
$6.00
Diced plum tomatoes, red onion and chopped basil with balsamic vinegar on our garlic bread
Stuffed Mushrooms
$7.00
Fresh mushroom caps stuffed with our seasoned sausage and homemade garlic butter.
Fried Calamari
$8.00
Lightly floured and cooked to perfection. Served with a side of marinara sauce
Grilled Calamari
$9.00
Served on a bed of sauteed spinach and garlic.
Italian Chicken Strips
$7.00
Boneless strips of chicken breast with lightly seasoned breading. Served with a marina sauce.
Steamed Mussels
$11.00
Fifteen mussels in a garlic tomato wine sauce.
Oysters Rockefeller (Dozen)
$17.00
Delicious fresh oysters topped with our homemade spinach cream sauce
Oysters Rockefeller (Half Dozen)
$9.00
Calamari Sambuca
$9.00
Sauteed calamari in our signature garlic tomato wine sauce. It just doesn t get any more southern italian than this.
Grilled Portobello Mushroom
$8.00
Served with melted gorgonzola over masculine greens and balsamic vinegar.
Stuffed Sweet Peppers
8.00
Two halves stuffed with fresh homemade italian sausage topped with marinara sauce

$Salads


Sam Buca s Special
$8.00
Our special salad made with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, salami, mozzarella cheese, onion, artichoke hearts, fontinella cheese, black olives, pepperoncini and roasted red peppers. Served with an oil and vinegar dressing.
Tomato & Onion Salad
$7.00
Tomatoes, onions and fresh basil tossed with oil and vinegar.
Caprese Salad
$7.00
Delicious garden tomatoes topped with sliced fresh buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil and vinegar.
Caesar Salad
$6.00
Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.
Caesar Salad (with Chicken)
$9.00
Fresh romaine with croutons tossed in a caesar dressing.
Dinner Salad
3.00
Comes with your choice of dressings: italian house, vinegar & oil, caesar, creamy garlic, ranch, or blue cheese

$Homemade Soups


Chicken Orzo (Bowl)
$4.00
Chicken Orzo (Cup)
$2.00
Pasta Fagioli (Bowl)
$4.00
Pasta Fagioli (Cup)
2.00

$Entrees

Served with your choice of soup or salad.
Mostaccioli or Spaghetti Pasta
$10.00
Served with your choice of marinara or bolonaise sauce.
Lemon Chicken
$14.00
One of sam buca s signature dishes boneless chicken breast sauteed in a white wine and lemon butter sauce served over angel hair pasta.
Talapia Italiano
$16.00
Sauteed with green onions and fresh diced tomatoes in a white wine sauce.
Salmon Augustine
$18.00
Grilled atlantic salmon served on a bed of white rice with a side of grilled vegetables drizzled with balsamic sauce.
Blackened Salmon
$18.00
Fresh salmon filet sauteed and served over a bed of fresh sauteed spinach and white rice.
Talapia Vesuvio
$16.00
Fresh talapia filet sauteed with garlic wine sauce with vesuvio potatoes and peas
Chicken Parmesan
$14.00
Lightly breaded and baked chicken breast topped with mozzarella and our bolonaise sauce with a side of pasta
New York Strip Steak
$18.00
12 oz. Steak grilled to your perfection, topped with fresh mushrooms and served in a white wine sauce, served with vesuvio potatoes.
Veal Parmesan
$17.00
Breaded veal baked in a bolonaise sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.
Eggplant Parmigiana
$13.00
Breaded eggplant baked in marinara sauce and topped with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.
Sausage & Peppers
$13.00
Italian sausage, peppers, onions, garlic and fresh tomatoes sauteed in olive oil with vesuvio potatoes.
4-Cheese Lasagna
$14.00
Homemade lasagna topped with mozzarella cheese and served with our bolonaise sauce and a side of pasta.
3-Cheese Stuffed Shells
$13.00
Jumbo shells stuffed with ricotta, parmesan and mozzarella cheese in bolonaise or marinara sauce, served with a side of pasta.
Linguini Calamari
$15.00
Calamari with capers and black olives sauteed in a white wine marinara sauce served over a bed of linguini.
Pasta Milano
$15.00
Farfalle pasta tossed with fresh spinach and ricotta cheese and melted mozzarella in a garlic olive oil sauce.
Rigatoni Mozzarella
14.00
Rigatoni pasta served in a vodka cream sauce topped with fresh mozzarella and fresh chopped basil.

$Sandwiches

All sandwiches come with your choice or regular fries or italian fries, and served with our garlic bread.
Italian Poor Boy
$8.00
Capicola, salami, mozzarella cheese, american cheese, lettuce, tomato and onion with italian dressing.
Pepper and Egg
$5.00
With sausage, add $1.00
BBQ Chicken
$8.00
Grilled Chicken
$8.00
Marinated boneless, skinless chicken breast grilled to perfection and topped with a warm tomato, mushroom and onion relish, then smothered with mozzarella cheese.
Mozzarella Ranch Chicken
$8.00
Marinated boneless, skinless chicken breast, grilled to perfection and topped with bacon, mozzarella cheese and ranch sauce
Breaded Steak
$9.00
Eight ounces of thinly pounded, lightly breaded ribeye, sauteed in olive oil until golden brown, dipped in our bolonaise sauce.
Breaded Fish
$8.00
Served with shredded lettuce, tomato and tartar sauce.
Meatball
$7.00
Three of our homemade meatballs, topped with our bolonaise sauce.
Combination
$9.00
Our homemade italian sausage and italian beef topped with our marinara sauce.
Italian Sausage
$7.00
Homemade italian sausage, topped with our bolonaise sauce.
BBQ Beef
$8.00
Homemade Italian Beef
$8.00
Thinly sliced beef in a seasoned au jus
Belly Buster Buca Burger
$9.00
14 oz. Ground sirloin seasoned and grilled to perfection. Served with lettuce, tomato and onions on a toasted hamburger bun.
Marinated Grilled Steak
9.00
Served with lettuce, tomato and onion.

$Side Orders


Homemade Meatballs (2)
$4.00
Homemade Sausage
$3.00
Italian Home Fries
$3.00
Vesuvio Potatoes
$3.00
Fresh Steamed Vegetables
$4.00
Broccoli, carrots and zucchini with garlic butter served individually or mixed.
Suateed Spinach
$5.00
Sauteed in garlic and oil.

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