Popular Items
Linguine alla Puttanesca Linguine, capers, olives, cherry tomatoes, garlic, parsley, perfectly prepared in a white wine sauce
Arugula Salad Seckel pear, Parmigiano reggiano, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar.
Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini e Tartufo Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms and truffle
Grigliata Mista di Terra - Mixed Grill Meats Mixed grilled meats, beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sausage served with grilled vegetables in garlic, parsley and black pepper.
Hot Appetizers
Fried Calamari Fried Calamari with a marina sauce for dipping
Mixed Grilled Vegetables Italian Style mixed vegetables, garlic, parsley and olive oil
Olives - Imported Mediterranean Imported Mediterranean warmed in the oven
Gnocco Fritto Fried Puff bread served hot, perfect for cold cuts and cheeses
Cold Appetizers
Tagliere Mix Cheese & Meat Assortment of imported cold cuts and cheeses imported from Italy - suggested side - Gnocco Fritoadella and speck.
Bufala Caprese Caprese salad with Buffalo mozzarella, tomatoes and basil
Burratina Pugliese Burrata mozzarella served with cherry tomatoes.
Roma Tomatoes & Gorgonzola Bruschetta Tomato Bruschetta with Gorgonzola and balsamic reduction
Smoked Salmon Bruschetta Red onion, capers and parmigiano reggiano cream.
Soups
Minestrone Classico Bowl Italian Style mixed Vegetable Soup
Zuppa di Pesce Traditional Seafood Soup recipe from the Islands of Italy
Salads
La Macchina Salad Apples, grapes, mix greens, sweet spicy pecans tossed with home made Italian dressing and topped with Gorgonzola cheese.
Arugula Salad Seckel pear, Parmigiano reggiano, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar.
Caesar Salad With crostini and anchovies and/or grilled chicken.
Pizzas
La Vera Pizza Margherita pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil. Vegetarian.
Caseara Pizza Quattro formaggi with taleggio, Gorgonzola, Rabicsa and pecorino sardo. Vegetarian.
Indiavolata Pizza Spicy tomato sauce and spicy sausage.
Vegetariana Pizza Vegetarian with grilled vegetables seasoned with garlic and Italian parsley. Vegan.
Capretta Pizza Tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, rucola, aged goat cheese and truffle oil. Vegetarian.
Dalle Dolomiti al Vesuvio Pizza Tomato sauce, cherry tomatoes, Buffalo mozzarella from Naples and speck from the Dolomites.
Parmigiana Pizza Tomato sauce, mozzarella fior de latte and prosciutto di Parma.
Marinara Come Dio Comanda Marinara sauce, jumbo tiger prawns U4, jumbo sea scallops U10, clams, mussels and moscardini.
La Vacca e il Mare Pizza Burrata, fresh courgette flowers and bottarga.
Rustica Pizza Roasted potatoes with rosemary and mortadella with pistacchio.
Affumicata Pizza Smoked ricotta and sausage with fennel seeds.
Pasta
Hand Cut Tagliatelle Handcut Tagliatelle with Bolognese meat sauce and Parmigiano
Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini e Tartufo Handcut Tagliatelle with Porcini mushrooms and truffle
Tagliolini Neri con Gamberone - Tiger Prawn Tiger Prawn over squid ink Tagliolini, clams, mussels and mace
House Made Tortelli Verdi Reggiani Housemade chard or spinach tortelli with butter and Parmigiano reggiano.
Tordelli Lucchesi Meat Ravioli in wild boar tomato sauce
House Made Ravioli di Zucca Mantovani - Butternut Squash Tortelli Butternut Squash and Amaretti ravioli in butter and sage sauce with Parmigiano Reggiano.
Malloreddus al Cinghiale - Gnocchi in Wild Boar Sauce Sardinian Wheat gnocchi in wild boar red sauce
Orecchiette with Sausage and Rapini Orecchiette with sausage and rapini broccoli
Linguine ai Frutti di Mare 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 Potato Gnocchi with Tomato Sauce and Buffalo mozzarella
Gnocchi alla Genovese - Creamy Pesto Potato Gnocchi in Creamy Pesto Sauce
Gnocchi al Tartufo - Black Truffle Sauce Potato Gnocchi in creamy Black Truffle & Parmigiano Reggiano
Risotto
Risotto ai Porcini e Tarttufo - Procini and Black Truffle Mushroom Risotto with porcini and black truffle
Asparagus and Speck Risotto Asparagus and smoked prosciutto risotto
Polenta
Sausage and Peppers Polenta Traditional northern Italian cornmeal served with Gorgonzola cheese, sausage and sweet peppers
Entrees
Branzino - Oven roasted Mediterranean Sea Bass Oven-Baked whole Branzino with mixed vegetables, rosemary, bay leaves, garlic, lemon and white wine
Capesante Sarde - Sea Scallops U10 scallops, semidry tomatoes, and leeks over arugula salad and lemon dressing
Bistecca Fiorentina - 60 ounce Porterhouse Steak 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 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 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 1/2 free-range roasted, deboned and finished with Portuguese wine and served over grilled asparagus and rosemary potatoes.
Specials
La Macchina Ristorante Speciale
Linguine alla Puttanesca Linguine, capers, olives, cherry tomatoes, garlic, parsley, perfectly prepared in a white wine sauce
Grigliata Mista di Terra - Mixed Grill Meats Mixed grilled meats, beef, pork, chicken, lamb and sausage served with grilled vegetables in garlic, parsley and black pepper.
Grigliata Mista di Mare 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 Tuscan steak, Filet, NY Strip or Ribeye, sliced and dressed with rosemary and olive oil, served with truffle mashed potatoes
Piadina
Desserts
Pardula su un Lett di frutta Calda al Rum Individual sheep cheesecake with saffron, served over warm rum berries
Seada per Due Puff Pastry with goat cheese, lemon and orange zest, dressed with honey
Beverages
San Pellegrino Orange Soda Aranciata San Pellegrino contains 19% of fruit juice
Smeraldina Imported Glass Bottled Water Artesian Sparkling or Natural Water imported from Sardinia Italy
Lunch - Eggs, Frittatas & Salmon
Hours Today: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
These items are not currently availableEggs Any Style Eggs any style with rosemary potatoes and bacon
Smoked Salmon Plate Salmon, cheese, crostini, capers and onion
Lunch - Salad
Hours Today: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
These items are not currently availableLunch La Macchina Salad Apples, grapes, mixed greens, sweet spicy pecans tossed with home made Italian dressing and topped with Gorgonzola cheese.
Lunch Green Apple Salad With celery and roasted honey walnuts in a lemon oil dressing.
Lunch Arugula and Seckel Pear Salad With Parmigiano reggiano, pine nuts and balsamic vinegar.
Lunch Chopped Salad 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 With crostini.
Lunch - Panini
Hours Today: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
These items are not currently availableLunch Chicken Panini 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 With tomatoes, red onion, arugula and cayenne pepper mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Veggie Panini With grilled zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant and roasted pepper with pesto mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Prosciutto Panini Prosciutto di parma, mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch Rybeye Panini With fresh mozzarella cheese, tomatoes, arugula, sauteed onion and red horseradish mayonnaise. Served with a choice of side.
Lunch - Pasta
Hours Today: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
These items are not currently availableLunch Orecchiette With sausage and rapini.
Lunch Hand Cut Tagliatelle - Bolognese With bolognese sauce.
Lunch House Made Tortelli - Verdi House made chard and spinach tortelli with butter and Parmigiano reggiano.
Lunch House Made Butternut Squash Ravioli With butter, Parmigiano Reggiano and sage.
Lunch Chef Rigatoni With grilled chicken and bacon in a red pepper cream sauce.
