Da Francesco's Ristorante & Bar
Appetizers
Scoobies
Crab claws baked with a fresh garlic herb butter and a pinch of red pepper flakes.
$22.95Arancini Di Riso
Breaded Italian rice balls stuffed with ground veal, pork and sausage, peas and Italian herbs. Topped with Francesco's famous Bolognese sauce.
$18.95Domenic'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.
$18.95Fried Calamari
Served with lemon wedges and ammoglio sauce or lemon butter sauce.
$18.95Sausage & Hot Peppers
Hungarian hot and mild peppers sautéed with homemade Italian sausage and sliced potatoes in olive oil and garlic.
$18.95Mamma's Meatballs
Homemade meatballs topped with our tomato basil sauce and baked with buffalo mozzarella cheese and finished with a basil pesto drizzle.
$16.95Trippa
Fresh trippa simmered in spicy tomato sauce.
$19.95Marinated Octopus Seafood Platter
Charbroiled jumbo shrimp and tender calamari over our famous octopus salad. Serves Two.
$32.95Mozzarella Caprese
Fresh sliced tomato and fresh sliced buffalo mozzarella topped with olive oil, basil and balsamic vinegar.
$17.95
Soup & Salad
Zuppa Del Giorno
Today's soup made from scratch.
$6.95Pear & Gorgonzola Salad
Crisp romaine and iceberg lettuce with sliced radicchio, garnished with slices of fresh pear, chopped walnuts, red onion, cucumber and crumbled gorgonzola cheese tossed in a balsamic vinaigrette.
$17.95Da's Italian Salad
Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our homemade Italian Vinaigrette.
$16.95Francesco’s Chopped Salad
Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese and tossed with our own traditional Italian dressing.
$16.95Caesar Salad
Classic Caesar with crisp romaine and our special dressing tossed with croutons and parmesan cheese.
$16.95Insalata Rossa
Tomato, red onions, celery, olives and cucumbers marinated with olive oil and Italian herbs.
$16.95
Pasta
Pasta Meat Sauce
Rigatoni pasta topped with our famous meat sauce.
$22.95Pasta Tomato Sauce
Rigatoni pasta with tomato basil sauce.
$22.95Pasta Palomino
Rigatoni pasta topped with palimino sauce (rich creamy tomato sauce)
$22.95Pasta Alfredo
Prepared in Italian cheeses.
$22.95Fettuccini Bolognese con Piselli
A hearty meat sauce with ground Italian sausage and veal, a touch of cream and fresh peas tossed with fettuccini pasta.
$24.95Rigatoni 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.
$25.95Penne 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.
$30.95Penne Con Vedura
Mixed garden vegetables sautéed in oil and garlic with fresh tomatoes and basil over penne pasta.
$23.95Eggplant Parmigiana
Breaded eggplant topped with homemade meat or plain sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with a side of pasta.
$23.95Pasta 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.
$26.95Pasta Fruitti Di Mare
Jumbo shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams sautéed in Francesco's marinara sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta.
$35.95Pasta di Ravello
Jumbo shrimp, lobster meat sautéed in a sherry wine lobster tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.
$33.95Pasta w/ Clam Sauce
A classic prepared with your choice of a red tomato sauce or an oil garlic butter sauce.
$28.95Gnocchi (Homemade)
Homemade Gnocchi (potato ricotta cheese potato dumping tossed with your choice of sauces).
$24.95
Pasta Specialties
Meat Ravioli
Large pasta pillows filled with ground veal topped with your choice of sauce.
$24.95Mamma's Lasagna
Homemade pasta layered with ricotta cheese, ground sausage and veal, meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
$24.95Lobster 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.
$32.95Tortellini Vodka con Piselli
San Marzano tomato sauce with a touch of cream, flambéed with vodka and mascarpone cheese, tossed with homemade four cheese tortellini, fresh peas and imported Italian cheeses.
$26.95
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.
$28.95Pollo 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.
$25.95Pollo 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.
$25.95Pollo 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.
$25.95Chicken Parmigiana
Breaded chicken breast cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked mozzarella cheese with a side of pasta.
$25.95Pollo Marsala
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms and marsala wine with a side of pasta.
$25.95Veal 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.
$36.95Veal Piccante
Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with a side of pasta.
$32.95Veal Siciliano Con Peperoni
Breaded veal medallions pan fried and topped with marinated sautéed roasted red peppers with a side of pasta.
$32.95Veal Solte in Bocca
Tenderloin veal cutlets sautéed with crisp parma prosciutto and fresh sage in a dry vermouth demi glaze, server over baby spinach sautéed in fresh garlic and olive oil, topped with melted fontina cheese and served with a side pasta.
$34.95Veal Chop Parmigiana Alla Romano
Thinly pounded bone-in veal chop lightly breaded with house made Italian breadcrumbs, pan fried to perfection.
$38.95
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 potatoes.
$49.95Lamb Chops
Fresh lamb chops seasoned and grilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes sautéed with hickory smoked bacon and baby spinach.
$52.95Steak 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 potatoes.
$39.95Steak Siciliano
Breaded center cut choice New York steak broiled and served with a side of ammoglio sauce and roasted potatoes.
$41.95Bistecca New York Style
Center cut choice New York steak charbroiled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes.
$41.95
Seafood
Salmon alla Scampi
Fresh Salmon filet seasoned and pan seared to perfection, sun dried tomatoes and scallions in a white wine lemon butter sauce and served with a side of pasta.
$37.95Traverse 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.
$34.95Jumbo Shrimp Scampi
Jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce laced with a splash of wine with chef's choice vegetables
$29.95Perch Lemone
Fresh perch lightly breaded and topped with a delicious lemon butter sauce, served with vegetables.
$29.95Parmigiana Encrusted Pickeral
Fresh pickeral encrusted with Italian parmesan bread crumbs, topped with a lemon butter sauce and served with vegetables
$29.95