Da Francesco's Ristorante & Bar
Popular Items
Francesco’s Chopped Salad
Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese and tossed with our own traditional Italian dressing.
Cannoli
Homemade shells stuffed with a sweet cream filled with chocolate pieces. Dipped in crushed almonds and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Italian Chopped Salad
Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our homemade Italian Vinaigrette.
Dinner Menu
Appetizers
Arancini Di Riso
Breaded Italian rice balls stuffed with ground veal, pork and sausage, peas and Italian herbs. Topped with Francesco's famous Bolognese sauce.
Domenic's Eggplant Stack
Fresh sliced breaded eggplant layered with sliced red onions, fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella and basil then drizzled with a balsamic vinegar reduction.
Artichoke Lemone
Fried Calamari
Served with lemon wedges and ammoglio sauce or lemon butter sauce.
Sausage & Hot Peppers
Hungarian hot and mild peppers sautéed with homemade Italian sausage and sliced potatoes in olive oil and garlic.
Mamma's Meatballs
Homemade meatballs topped with our tomato basil sauce and baked with buffalo mozzarella cheese and finished with a basil pesto drizzle.
Trippa
Fresh trippa simmered in spicy tomato sauce.
Frank's Charcuterie Board
Parma prosciutto, soppressata, genoa salami, fontinella cheese, fresh buffalo mozzarella, roasted red peppers, Italian olives, fresh grapes, marcona almonds and artichoke hearts. Serves Two.
Marinated Octopus Seafood Platter
Charbroiled jumbo shrimp and tender calamari over our famous octopus salad. Serves Two.
Mozzarella Caprese
Fresh sliced tomato and fresh sliced buffalo mozzarella topped with olive oil, basil and balsamic vinegar.
Soup & Salad
Zuppa Del Giorno
Today's soup made from scratch.
Tuscan Salad
Italian Chopped Salad
Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our homemade Italian Vinaigrette.
Francesco’s Chopped Salad
Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese and tossed with our own traditional Italian dressing.
Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar with crisp romaine and our special dressing tossed with croutons and parmesan cheese.
Pasta
Pasta Meat Sauce
Rigatoni pasta topped with our famous meat sauce.
Pasta Tomato Sauce
Rigatoni pasta with tomato basil sauce.
Pasta Palimino
Rigatoni pasta topped with palimino sauce (rich creamy tomato sauce)
Pasta Alfredo
Prepared in Italian cheeses. Add sautéed chicken for $3.50
Fettuccini Bolognese
A hearty meat sauce with ground Italian sausage and veal, a touch of cream and fresh peas tossed with fettuccini pasta.
Rigatoni Alla Domenico
Prosciutto, ground Italian sausage, chopped mushrooms, peas, pinch crushed red peppers in our famous meat sauce with Italian cheeses tossed with rigatoni pasta.
Penne Salmon Alla Vodka
Tender chunks of Norwegian salmon, jumbo shrimp and fresh peas flambeed with vodka in a mascarpone cheese tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.
Penne Con Vedura
Mixed garden vegetables sautéed in oil and garlic with fresh tomatoes and basil over penne pasta.
Eggplant Parmigiana
Breaded eggplant topped with homemade meat or plain sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.
Pasta Soprano
Tender pieces of chicken breasts sautéed with baby spinach, kalamata olives, hot or mild peppers, garlic chips and olive oil tossed with penne pasta and shaved asiago cheese.
Pasta Fruitti Di Mare
Jumbo shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams sautéed in Francesco's marinara sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta.
Penne Di Mare
Jumbo shrimp, lobster meat sautéed in a sherry wine lobster tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.
Linguini w/ Clam Sauce
A classic prepared with your choice of a red tomato sauce or an oil garlic butter sauce.
Gnocchi (Homemade)
Homemade Gnocchi (potato ricotta cheese potato dumping tossed with your choice of sauces).
Stuffed Pasta
Meat Ravioli
Large pasta pillows filled with ground veal topped with your choice of sauce.
Mamma's Lasagna
Homemade pasta layered with ricotta cheese, ground sausage and veal, meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
Lobster Ravioli
Homemade saffron ravioli stuffed with fresh lobster meat, mascarpone cheese and Italian herbs. Topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in a lobster tomato cream sauce.
Tortellini Palomino
Tortellini pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and Italian herbs. Tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with fresh peas.
Chicken & Veal
Pollo Caruso
Breaded tender chicken breast medallions topped with jumbo shrimp sautéed in a lemon white wine cream sauce with a side pasta.
Pollo Mamma Assunta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with artichokes and fresh sliced mushrooms with a white wine lemon butter sauce with a side of pasta.
Pollo Florentine
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed in oil, garlic and Italian herbs with spinach and fresh sliced mushrooms in a light wine parmesan cream sauce with a side of pasta.
Chicken Parmigiana
Breaded chicken breast cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked mozzarella cheese with a side of pasta.
Pollo Marsala
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms and marsala wine with a side of pasta.
Pollo Alla Vodka
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms, prosciutto and scallions, flambeed with vodka in a tomato Fontinella cheese cream sauce with a side of pasta.
Veal Parmigiana
Breaded tender veal cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with a side pasta.
Veal Piccante
Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with a side of pasta.
Veal Siciliano Con Peperoni
Breaded veal medallions pan fried and topped with marinated sautéed roasted red peppers with a side of pasta.
Veal Marsala
Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce with a side of pasta.
Veal Casa Blanca
Tender veal medallions sautéed with jumbo shrimp, baby spinach, roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts in a white wine lemon sauce with a side of pasta.
Steaks
Domenic's Filet
8-ounce center cut choice filet mignon charbroiled to perfection and topped with sautéed mushrooms in a red wine demi-glaze and served with roasted red skin potatoes.
Steak Alla Da Francesco
Two thin center cut choice New York steak charbroiled and topped with olive oil, garlic and fresh oregano and served with roasted red skin potatoes.
Steak Siciliano
Breaded center cut choice New York steak broiled and served with a side of ammoglio sauce and roasted red skin potatoes.
Bistecca New York Style
Center cut choice New York steak charbroiled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes.
Lamb Chops
Fresh lamb chops seasoned and grilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes sautéed with hickory smoked bacon and baby spinach.
Seafood
Salmon Di Scampi
Fresh salmon filet broiled and topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in oil and garlic with sun dried tomatoes and scallion in a white wine lemon butter sauce, served with chef's choice vegetables.
Jumbo Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce laced with a splash of wine with chef's choice vegetables
Traverse City Salmon
Fresh salmon filet charbroiled and topped with Traverse City sun dried cherries and walnuts in a port wine demi glaze with chef's choice vegetables.
Perch Lemone
Fresh perch lightly breaded and topped with a delicious lemon butter sauce, served with vegetables.
Parmigiana Encrusted Pickeral
Fresh pickeral encrusted with Italian parmesan bread crumbs, topped with a lemon butter sauce and served with vegetables
KIDS MENU
Child Gnocchi
Homemade gnocchi with your choice of meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, alfredo sauce or palomino sauce.
Child Pasta & Meatball
Penne pasta tossed with meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, alfredo sauce or palomino sauce.
Child Alfredo
Fettuccini pasta tossed in our own alfredo sauce prepared with imported cheeses.
Child Meat Ravioli
Large pasta pillows filled with ground beef and Italian cheeses, topped with your choice of meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, alfredo sauce or palomino sauce.
Child Chicken Strips and Fries
Served with ketchup and ranch dressing.
Kids Cheese Tortellini
DESSERT
Everyday
Cannoli
Homemade shells stuffed with a sweet cream filled with chocolate pieces. Dipped in crushed almonds and sprinkled with powdered sugar.
Godiva Chocolate Cake
Moist chocolate cake warmed and drizzled with chocolate syrup.
Tirmisu
Homemade Italian finger lady biscotti dipped in espresso coffee and layered with a sweet mascarpone cream and topped with shaved chocolate.