Amici Cafe Italian

Amici Cafe Menu

(502) 637-3167
316 W Ormsby Ave, Louisville, KY 40203
$$$$$

Lunch Antipasti


Asiago Artichoke Dip
$10.00
Perfectly crusty (how your children describe you) savory bread topped with a delightful spread of Asiago cheese and diced artichoke hearts.
Grown-up Grilled Portobello
$12.00
The word portobello actually means mature. Mama says sit up straight, act your age, and dig in to this fun guy (get it? fungi?) stuffed with goat cheese, prosciutto and spinach with walnut, pesto and chive vinaigrette.
Italian Nachos
$12.00
These are nacho Mama's nachos! (They're our Mama's nachos.) Toasted pita chips smothered in Asiago cheese, Italian sausage, banana peppers, tomatoes and Kalamata olives.
Meatballs & Mozzarella
$12.00
Even Mama says it's a great day to be a meathead. 3 meatballs covered in ooey-gooey mozzarella.
Artichoke Fritters
$8.00
Don't go breakin' my heart, but feel free to dredge these artichoke hearts in seasoned flour and delicately fry them. Then serve 'em up with horseradish dip.
Parmesan French Fries
$8.00
Pardon our French. But add enough Parmesan and even the French speak with an Italian accent.
Fried Oysters
10.00
Rolled like the pearls we found inside them, lightly fried and served on a bed of spinach with an august Caesar dressing. See what we did there? Caesar Augustus?

$Lunch Soup


Tomato and Artichoke Soup
4.00-6.00
Never goes away, just like that stray cat you fed once. Pureed and artichoke hearts.

$Lunch Bread


Basket Case
$3.00
No need to be 1. Here's an entire baguette served with butter. Add olive oil dip for and additional charge.
Mozzarella Stuffed Breadsticks
10.00
Served with garlic olive oil and Italian seasoning. But seriously, how do they get the cheese in there?

$Lunch Salad

Your choice of dressing. Add chicken, shrimp or salmon for an additional charge.
House Salad
$7.00
A bed of beds topped with diced living room, roasted hallway, sliced. Oh wait. Not that kind of house? Got it. A bed of mixed greens with tomatoes, red onion, carrots, and cucumbers.
All Hail Caesar Salad
$8.00
Or is that sleet? We can never tell. Romaine lettuce and Parmesan cheese in Caesar dressing with anchovies and croutons.
Crazy Caprese Salad
$10.00
Because that's how you pronounce it Ca-prazy. And because it is crazy delicious. Tomatoes, basil mozzarella and avocado with balsamic vinaigrette.
Cantaloupe & Prosciutto Salad
$10.00
I cantaloupe tonight, my dad's at home. This marriage of sweet fruit and seasoned prosciutto on a bed of arugula with goat cheese and pine nuts will convince you that opposites really do attract.
Grilled Asparagus Salad
$10.00
Brittany spears has nothing on these beautiful, well, spears. And pears. Shouldn't those rhyme? Arugula with asparagus, Gorgonzola bleu cheese and pears.
Spinach & Gorgonzola Salad
$10.00
No, not the little boat in the canals in Italy. That's gondola. This is an Italian bleu cheese, with baby spinach, pears, red onion, roasted red peppers, and pine nuts in a lemon and olive oil dressing. Add chicken or ala mark salmon for an additional charge.
Outrageous Tuna Salad
$10.00
Mama's in a rage over this explosion of tastiness white albacore tuna with our own house-made balsamic Italian dressing, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, black olives, red onion and diced tomatoes. Watch out. Mama can out rage us any day.
Raspberry Walnut Chicken Salad
$12.00
Put your therapist on speed dial in case you go caramel walnuts over this medley of grilled chicken and tossed field greens with diced tomatoes, feta cheese, red onion, raspberry vinaigrette and caramel walnuts.
Venetian Chicken Salad
12.00
Like Venetian blinds only tastier and easier to cut. Chicken, raisins, orange juice, olive oil and white wine vinegar over mixed greens, red onion, and pine nuts. Okay, not at all like Venetian blinds. But still tastier and easier to cut.

$Lunch Panini

Served with 1 side Parmesan fries, pasta salad, cup of soup, house salad or Caesar salad.
Italian Grilled Cheese Panini
$12.00
Pair this with a cup of tomato artichoke soup and you'll feel like you're back in grade school. In venlee. Mozzarella and provolone, fresh basil and tomato. Add prosciutto or capicola for an additional charge.
Italian Club Panini
$12.00
We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Oh. Not that kind of Italian club. Right. Thin layers of olive tapenade and sweet basil dressing with salami, capicola, provolone, tomatoes, red onion, and romaine. Also available as a wrap.
Grilled Eggplant Panini
$12.00
It's not an egg but it is a plant and we grilled it so... whatever. Marinated grilled eggplant with baby spinach, portabella mushroom, prosciutto, Asiago cheese, sun-dried tomato and basil vinaigrette.
Tomato and Buffalo Mozzarella Panini
$10.00
Kind of like Italy's version of America's tomato and mayo sandwich only better. Much, much better. On ciabatta or a wrap with pesto and fresh basil.
Italian BLT Panini
$10.00
You'll want to hold the mayo... with both hands. Prosciutto, romaine and tomato with basil mayo. Also available as a wrap.
Veggie Fresco Panini
$10.00
Mama says you're her favorite vegetable. Basil cream cheese and olive tapenade with avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, red onion and romaine. Also available as a wrap.
Meatball and Provolone Panini
$12.00
House-made meatballs using a secret family recipe. (The recipe isn't secret the family is. They're embarrassing) with provolone cheese, red onions and sage butter sauce.
Basa Panini
$12.00
Breaded and lightly fried white fish with romaine, tomato, red onion and dill caper remoulade. Now that's a sofishticated panini.
Outrageous Tuna Salad Panini
$10.00
Outrageous tuna (see the salad section) makes an outrageous sandwich. Rage on! Or wrap on , because it's also available as a wrap.
Salmon Panini
$12.00
It's 1 halibut good panini. Because one salmon of a good panini wasn't funny, with baby spinach, red pepper, prosciutto and a lemon- dill mayo on ciabatta.
Caramel Apple Chicken Wrap
12.00
Ooh, Hollywood. Warm sliced chicken with cranberry relish, bleu cheese, caramel walnuts, spring mix and raspberry vinaigrette. That's a wrap. (Now you get it.)

$Lunch Pizza

All pizzas are 10"
10" Margherita Pizza
$12.00
No, not pizza with tequila in it. Pizza named after Queen Margharita, who was scandalous in her royal love for the peasant food. This version was made for her with tomatoes, basil and mozzarella to rep the Italian flag.
10" Three Cheese Pizza
$12.00
Even tastier than Luciano Pavarotti and the 3 tenors, this trio sings of provolone, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Go ahead and flick your Bic for an encore.
10" White Pizza
$14.00
It's as white as a Donald Trump rally. Or those little lies Hillary likes to drop. Garlic and olive oil base with spinach, mozzarella and dollops of ricotta. Add chicken for an additional charge.
10" Chicken & Sausage Pizza
$14.00
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other slice. Diced chicken with Italian sausage, bell peppers, mozzarella and provolone.
10" Pepperoni Pizza
10.00
We (pepper)oni have eyes for you... and this simply delicious pizza piled with pepperoni and mozzarella.

$Lunch Spaghetti Specials

Include house salad, Caesar salad or cup of soup. Substitute whole-grain or gluten-free pasta for an additional charge.
Blushing Florcntine Ravioli
$10.00
Chicken and Pesto Tortellini
$10.00
Asiago Chicken
$10.00
Amici Spaghetti with Ragu al Pomodore
$10.00
Tomato sauce, silly and not a jar.
Amici Spaghetti with Meatballs
$10.00
Amici Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Peppers
$10.00
Amici Spaghetti with Clam Sauce
$10.00
Amici Spaghetti with Chicken Alfredo
$10.00
Batman's Butler's personal recipe.
Amici Spaghetti with Vegan Meatballs
$10.00
How is that possible?
Amici Spaghetti with alla Puttanesca
10.00
An Italian all-purpose profanity, as in, I threw a bunch of! In a pot and here it is. Tomato sauce with anchovies, capers and olives.

$Lunch Combo Specials

Pic 2 of a cup of soup, a 1/2 sandwich or a salad.
2 Item Combo
10.00

$Dinner Antipasti


Asiago Artichoke Dip
$10.00
Perfectly crusty (how your children describe you) savory bread topped with a delightful spread of Asiago cheese and diced artichoke hearts.
Grown-up Grilled Portabella
$12.00
The word portabella actually means mature. Mama says sit up straight, act your age, and dig in to this fun guy (get it? fungi?) stuffed with goat cheese, prosciutto and spinach with walnut, pesto and chive vinaigrette.
Italian Nachos
$12.00
These are nacho Mama's nachos! (They're our Mama's nachos.) Toasted pita chips smothered in Asiago cheese, Italian sausage, banana peppers, tomatoes and Kalamata olives.
Meatballs & Mozzarella
$12.00
Even Mama says it's a great day to be a meathead. 3 meatballs covered in ooey-gooey mozzarella.
Artichoke Fritters
$8.00
Don't go breakin' my heart, but feel free to dredge these artichoke hearts in seasoned flour and delicately fry them. Then serve 'em up with horseradish dip.
Parmesan French Fries
$8.00
Pardon our French. But add enough Parmesan and even the French speak with an Italian accent.
Fried Oysters
$10.00
Rolled like the pearls we found inside them, lightly fried and served on a bed of spinach with an august Caesar dressing. See what we did there? Caesar Augustus?
Steamed Mussels
$12.00
Hey all you 97 lb. weaklings, here's the best way to build your mussels. Steam in wine sauce with garlic, parsley, and thyme. Charles Atlas approved.
Bruschetta
10.00
A toast to appetizers! Grilled bread (get it?) rubbed with olive oil and topped with tomatoes, cheese, basil and garlic. Seriously, grilled bread...toast...work with us here.

$Dinner Salad

Your choice of dressing. Add chicken, shrimp or salmon for an additional charge.
House Salad
$7.00
A bed of beds topped with diced living room, roasted hallway, sliced. Oh wait. Not that kind of house? Got it. A bed of mixed greens with tomatoes, red onion, carrots, and cucumbers.
All Hail Caesar Salad
$8.00
Or is that sleet? We can never tell. Romaine lettuce and Parmesan cheese in Caesar dressing with anchovies and croutons.
Crazy Caprese Salad
$10.00
Because that's how you pronounce it Ca-prazy. And because it is crazy delicious. Tomatoes, basil mozzarella and avocado with balsamic vinaigrette.
Cantaloupe & Prosciutto Salad
$10.00
I cantaloupe tonight, my dad's at home. This marriage of sweet fruit and seasoned prosciutto on a bed of arugula with goat cheese and pine nuts will convince you that opposites really do attract.
Grilled Asparagus Salad
$10.00
Brittany spears has nothing on these beautiful, well, spears. And pears. Shouldn't those rhyme? Arugula with asparagus, Gorgonzola bleu cheese and pears.
Spinach & Gorgonzola Salad
$10.00
No, not the little boat in the canals in Italy. That's gondola. This is an Italian bleu cheese, with baby spinach, pears, red onion, roasted red peppers, and pine nuts in a lemon and olive oil dressing.
Outrageous Tuna Salad
$10.00
Mama's in a rage over this explosion of tastiness white albacore tuna with our own house-made balsamic Italian dressing, artichoke hearts, feta cheese, black olives, red onion and diced tomatoes. Watch out. Mama can out rage us any day.
Raspberry Walnut Chicken Salad
$12.00
Put your therapist on speed dial in case you go (caramel wal)nuts over this medley of grilled chicken and tossed field greens with diced tomatoes, feta cheese, red onion, raspberry vinaigrette and caramel walnuts.
Venetian Chicken Salad
12.00
Like Venetian blinds only tastier and easier to cut. Chicken, raisins, orange juice, olive oil and white wine vinegar over mixed greens, red onion, and pine nuts. Okay, not at all like Venetian blinds. But still tastier and easier to cut.

$Dinner Soup


Tomato and Artichoke Soup
4.00-6.00
Never goes away, just like that stray cat you fed once. Pureed and artichoke hearts.

$Dinner Entree

Served with your choice of a house salad, Caesar salad or cup of soup. Substitute a small Caprese or Spinach and Gorgonzola salad for an additional charge.
Chicken Piccata
$18.00
In Italy, the word piccata means annoyed and while that might describe the chicken (and who would blame it?) it won't describe you. Sauteed chicken in butter and lemon sauce with capers. Served with asparagus.
Salmon Piccata
$20.00
Second verse, same as the first, with annoyed salmon instead of chicken. Served with asparagus.
Asiago Chicken
$20.00
Asiago is both a small town and a popular cheese in Italy. We decided to go with the cheese. You're welcome. Chicken with prosciutto, cream, onions and mushrooms tossed in an Asiago cream sauce.
Sweet Chili Lingulne
$18.00
Strongly reminisces of that first serious relationship. Sweet and spicy with a kick. Blackened chicken in a sweet chili sauce with Parmesan cheese and cream over linguine.
Scallopine di Pollo
$20.00
Scallopine means thin and boneless. Like that gray in high school. Thin and boneless chicken in a lemon butter sauce with pancetta, mushrooms, artichoke hearts and capers over pasta.
Shrimp and Polenta
$20.00
This is 1 maize ing dish. Because polenta in made of corn meal which is maize so...oh never mind. Shrimp sauteed in a roasted red pepper sauce served over herbed polenta and drizzled with parsley oil.
Eggplant Parmesan
$19.00
in 13th century Italy, folks called eggplant the mad apple because it was thought to incite insanity. In 21st century old Louisville, we just over capellini, lossed in razu al pomodoro, and topped with Parmesan and provolone cheese baked to perfection.
Hearty Lasagna
$20.00
Which is nothing like our Lungy Lasagna. Nothing. House made family recipe layered with Italian meats, ragu al pomodoro and ricotta and provolone cheese. Topped with Parmesan and baked to a golden brown. Please allow extra time for perfect baking (If you're in a hurry, we'll do the imperfect 1.)
Blushing Florentine Ravioli
$19.00
It's embarrassing to be this beautiful a dish. Ravioli shells stuffed with ricotta and Romano, Tossed with wilted spinach and a creamy blush sauce.
Chicken and Pesto Tortellini
20.00
Mam says, don't pesto me off! Clean your plate! No problem with this cheese tortellini served in an asparagus pesto cream sauce with chili flakes, garlic, pine nuts and white wine vinegar, sliced chicken and fresh basil.

$Dinner Spaghetti

Served with house salad, Caesar salad or soup. Substitute whole-grain or gluten-free pasta for an additional charge.
Amici Spaghetti with Ragu al Pomodore
$18.00
Tomato sauce, silly and not a jar of sauce.
Amici Spaghetti with Meatballs
$18.00
Amici Spaghetti with Italian Sausage and Peppers
$18.00
Amici Spaghetti with Clam Sauce
$18.00
Amici Spaghetti with Chicken Alfredo
$18.00
Batman's Butler's personal recipe.
Amici Spaghetti with Vegan Meatballs
$18.00
How is that possible?
Amici Spaghetti with alla Puttanesca
18.00
An Italian all-purpose profanity, as in, i threw a bunch of! In a pot and here it is. Tomato sauce with anchovies, capers and olives.

$Dinner Bread


Basket Case
$3.00
No need to be 1. Here's an entire baguette served with butter. Add olive oil dip for and additional charge.
Mozzarella Stuffed Breadsticks
10.00
Served with garlic olive oil and Italian seasoning. But seriously, how do they get the cheese in there?

$Dinner Panini

Served with 1 side: Parmesan fries, pasta salad, cup of soup, house salad or Caesar salad.
Italian Club Panini
$12.00
We'll make you an offer you can't refuse. Oh. Not that kind of Italian club. Right. Thin layers of olive tapenade and sweet basil dressing with salami, capicola, provolone, tomatoes, red onion, and romaine. Also available as a wrap.
Grilled Eggplant Panini
$12.00
It's not an egg but it is a plant and we grilled it so... whatever. Marinated grilled eggplant with baby spinach, portabella mushroom, prosciutto, Asiago cheese, sun-dried tomato and basil vinaigrette.
Veggie Fresco Panini
$10.00
Mama says you're her favorite vegetable. Basil cream cheese and olive tapenade with avocado, bell pepper, cucumber, tomato, red onion and romaine. Also available as a wrap.
Meatball and Provolone Panini
$12.00
House-made meatballs using a secret family recipe. (The recipe isn't secret the family is. They're embarrassing), with spinach, provolone cheese and red onions.
Basa Panini
$12.00
Breaded and lightly fried white fish with romaine, tomato, red onion and dill caper remoulade. Now that's a sofish ticated panini.
Salmon Panini
12.00
It's 1 halibut good panini. Because one salmon of a good panini wasn't funny, with baby spinach, red pepper, prosciutto and a lemon- dill mayo on ciabatta.

$Dinner Pizza

All pizzas are 10"
10" Margherita Pizza
$12.00
No, not pizza with tequila in it. Pizza named after Queen Margharita, who was scandalous in her royal love for the peasant food. This version was made for her with tomatoes, basil and mozzarella to rep the Italian flag.
10" White Pizza
$14.00
It's as white as a Donald Trump rally. Or those little lies Hillary likes to drop. Garlic and olive oil base with spinach, mozzarella and dollops of ricotta. Add chicken for an additional charge.
10" Chicken & Sausage Pizza
$14.00
Why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other slice. Diced chicken with Italian sausage, bell peppers, mozzarella and provolone.
10" Three Cheese Pizza
$12.00
Even tastier than Luciano Pavarotti and the 3 tenors, this trio sings of provolone, mozzarella, and Parmesan. Go ahead and flick your Bic for an encore.
10" Pepperoni Pizza
10.00
We (pepper)oni have eyes for you... and this simply delicious pizza piled with pepperoni and mozzarella.

$Lunch and Dinner Artisan Pizza


10" Three Cheese Artisan Pizza
$10.00
10" Pepperoni Artisan Pizza
$10.00
10" Sausage Artisan Pizza
$10.00
10" Margarita Artisan Pizza
$12.00
10" White Artisan Pizza
$12.00
10" Hot Wing Artisan Pizza
$14.00
10" Salty Dog Artisan Pizza
$14.00
10" Meatball Artisan Pizza
$14.00
10" Veggie Artisan Pizza
$14.00
10" Chicken, Sausage and Green Pepper Artisan Pizza
$14.00
10" Meat Artisan Pizza
$16.00
10" Ultimate Artisan Pizza
$16.00
10" Philly Cheese Steak Artisan Pizza
$16.00

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