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Pesto's Italian Restaurant

3123 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN
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Featured Items

  • Vodka Chicken

    Chicken breasts sautéed and served in our very own vodka-cream sauce. Served over capellini
    $24.00
  • Breadsticks

    Served with your choice sauce
    $6.00
  • Chicken Alfredo

    Fettuccine pasta tossed with tender slices of grilled chicken, capers and alfredo sauce
    $18.00

FOOD

Menu Features

  • **Seared Scallop Appetizer

    Gluten Free - Jumbo Seared Scallops Served over Roasted Garlic Sauce and Topped with Roasted Macadamia Nuts.
    $19.00
  • Steak Salad--

    Marinated and Grilled Steak atop Mixed Greens, Apples, Bleu Cheese Crumbles, Tomatoes, and Roasted Walnuts. Served with Balsamic Vinaigrette.
    $19.00
  • Butternut Squash Ravioli

    Butternut Squash Filled Ravioli Finished with a Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce
    $18.00
  • Stuffed Chicken

    Chicken Breasts Stuffed with a Blend of Italian Cheeses, Pancetta, Sautéed Spinach, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and Roasted Pine Nuts. Served over Asparagus and 6-Cheese Ravioli; Finished with a Roasted Garlic Sauce.
    $25.00
  • Shrimp & Scallop alla Vodka

    Shrimp and Jumbo Sea Scallops Sautéed in our Famous Vodka Sauce and Served over Herbed Pappardelle Pasta and Asparagus.
    $29.00
  • Osso Bucco

    Tender and Delicious Slow Roasted Pork Served over Romano Mashed Potatoes and Sautéed Asparagus. Finished with a pan jus sauce.
    $28.00
  • Portabella Beef Tenderloin

    Grilled Filet Mignon Served Over a Crab & Cheese Stuffed Portabella Cap and Romano Mashed Potatoes. Finished with a Brandy Sauce
    $34.00
  • Tuscan Filet

    Gluten Free - Grilled Filet Mignon Bubbling Gorgonzola & Tomato Basil Cruda. Served over Romano Mashed Potatoes & Asparagus. GF
    $32.00

Appetizers

  • Breadsticks

    Served with your choice sauce
    $6.00
  • Shrimp Cocktail

    Six shrimp served with cocktail sauce Gluten Free
    $13.00
  • Toasted Raviolis

    Raviolis filled with spicy cheese and lightly fried. Served with our marinara sauce.
    $11.00
  • Fried Mozzarella

    Breaded mozzarella fried and served with our marinara sauce.
    $11.00
  • Garlic Bread

    Made with our own Italian bread. Add melted mozzarella cheese for an additional charge.
    $7.00
  • Garlic Bread w/Cheese

    Our Italian bread topped with melted mozzarella cheese.
    $8.00
  • Calamari

    Our famous hand breaded calamari delicately fried
    $14.00
  • Bruschetta

    Toasted garlic bread served with our signature blend of tomatoes, basil, garlic and sprinkled with Pecorino-Romano cheese
    $13.00
  • Portabella De Jonghe

    A hearty portabella mushroom broiled in fresh garlic and butter and topped with seasoned bread crumbs
    $12.00
  • Pesto's Platter

    A combination of our calamari, fried mozzarella, toasted raviolis, and shrimp de jonghe. Served with marinara sauce
    $17.00
  • Salsa Cruda Bread

    Italian bread topped with a combination of our signature blend of tomatoes, basil, and garlic. Topped with melted provolone cheese
    $12.00
  • Sauteed Italian Sausage

    Our Italian sausage sautéed with red and green bell peppers, red onions, and marinara sauce. Gluten Free
    $16.00
  • Pesto Tomato Bread

    Our Italian bread topped with pesto sauce, tomatoes, and mozzarella cheese.
    $13.00

Seafood Pastas

  • Shrimp Skewers

    Shrimp wrapped in prosciutto and grilled. Served over sautéed asparagus, sun-dried tomatoes, and tortellini pasta that is stuffed with cheese. Finished with a light lemon sauce.
    $27.00
  • Lobster Ravioli

    Saffron infused egg pasta stuffed with lobster meat and cheese and served in a lemon dill cream sauce.
    $18.00
  • Seafood Alfredo

    An appealing assortment of sautéed shrimp, crab meat, bay scallops and fresh sliced mushrooms tossed with alfredo sauce and fettuccine pasta.
    $18.00
  • Blackened Tuna & Peppers

    Delicious sashimi grade yellow tuna steak blackened and grilled with fresh red bell peppers and broccoli then mixed with fettuccine.
    $27.00
  • Shrimp Alfredo

    Shrimp and fresh sliced mushrooms tossed with alfredo sauce and fettuccine pasta.
    $16.00

Grill

  • Parmesan Filet

    An 8 ounce filet grilled and encrusted with a parmesan cheese and roasted garlic mixture. Served over romano mashed potatoes and asparagus. Finished with a roasted garlic sauce
    $34.00
  • Cajun Tuna Steak

    Sashimi grade yellow fin tuna lightly seasoned with cajun seasonings, grilled, and served atop a bed of rice seasoned with roma tomatoes - Gluten Free
    $27.00
  • Pork Chop Milanese

    Breaded and baked pork chop served over Romano mashed potatoes and asparagus. Finished with roasted garlic sauce - Gluten Free when Grilled and not breaded.
    $28.00
  • Tuscan Filet

    $34.00

Signature Selections

Pesto crusted salmon filet served with seasonal vegetables. Gluten Free. Also available 'simply grilled'.
  • Macadamia Chicken

    Two marinated chicken breasts crusted with Macadamia Nuts. Served over capellini pasta and finished with a roasted red pepper cream sauce
    $25.00
  • Roasted Garlic Chicken

    A delicious and robust oven-roasted garlic cream sauce accompanies chicken breasts, broccoli, and farfalle pasta
    $24.00
  • Pesto Salmon

    Pesto Crusted Salmon Filet Served over Sautéed Vegetables. Gluten Free - Also Available Simply Grilled without Pesto.
    $26.00
  • Vodka Chicken

    Chicken breasts sautéed and served in our very own vodka-cream sauce. Served over capellini
    $24.00
  • Shrimp & Scallop Alla Vodka

    Shrimp and jumbo scallops sautéed in our famous vodka sauce and served over herbed pappardelle pasta and asparagus
    $29.00
  • Shrimp Skewers

    Shrimp wrapped in prosciutto and grilled. Served over sautéed asparagus tips, sun-dried tomatoes, and sacchettini pasta that is stuffed with cheese. Finished with a light lemon sauce.
    $27.00
  • Crab Seabass

    Chilean Seabass crusted with crab meat and finished with a lemon dill cream sauce. Served with sautéed asparagus and wild rice.
    $31.00

Chicken Entrees

  • Chicken Toscana

    Tender pieces of chicken lightly breaded with seasoned bread crumbs, sautéed and smothered with roma tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, and baked with provolone cheese. Served over cappellini
    $25.00
  • Pesto Chicken

    Tender chicken breasts sautéed in our creamy pesto sauce with red bell peppers and broccoli. Served over farfalle pasta
    $25.00
  • Chicken Marsala

    Chicken breasts sautéed with fresh mushrooms, green onions, capellini pasta, and our Marsala wine sauce
    $24.00
  • Pepper Crusted

    Tender breasts of chicken pan-seared in fresh-cracked peppercorns, portabella mushrooms and bell peppers in an herbed brandy-cream sauce. Served over capellini
    $25.00
  • Chicken Parmigiana

    Tender breaded chicken breasts covered with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese and baked to a golden perfection. Served over capellini
    $23.00
  • Cajun Chicken

    Two chicken breasts grilled with cajun herbs and served over cajun rice. - Gluten Free
    $19.00
  • Chicken Piccata

    $25.00
  • Chicken Milanese

    $25.00

Pasta

  • Chicken Alfredo

    Fettuccine pasta tossed with tender slices of grilled chicken, capers and alfredo sauce
    $18.00
  • Sicilian Sampler

    Meat lasagna and either chicken, veal, or eggplant parmigiana accompanied with fettuccine alfredo
    $22.00
  • Tortellini Caprese

    Cheese filled tortellini tossed with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, mushrooms, and baby spinach. Served in light herb oil.
    $18.00
  • Pesto Tortellini

    Cheese filled tortellini served and sun-dried tomatoes tossed with our basil and Romano pesto sauce
    $18.00
  • Tortellini Basilico

    Cheese filled tortellini topped with basilico (Tomato Parmesan)
    $16.00
  • Tortellini Marinara

    Cheese filled tortellini topped with marinara
    $16.00
  • RG Tort

    $16.00
  • Tortellini Alfredo

    Cheese filled tortellini topped with alfredo
    $16.00
  • Chicken Tomato Basil

    Fettuccine pasta tossed with slices of grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, garlic, fresh basil and romano cheese
    $19.00
  • Penne alla Vodka

    Penne pasta tossed with imported Cappicola ham in our own vodka cream sauce
    $17.00
  • Spaghetti Mar

    Capellini pasta covered with our fresh authentic marinara sauce. Meat sauce, meatballs and Italian sausage links also available $3
    $12.00
  • Cheese Ravioli

    Ravioli filled with a blend of six cheeses and topped with Basilico (Tomato Parmesan), marinara, or alfredo sauce
    $16.00
  • Fettuccine Alfredo

    Fettuccine pasta gently tossed with a rich and creamy parmesan cheese sauce
    $15.00
  • Pasta Sampler

    $17.00
  • Tort Piselli

    $19.00
  • Pasta Pesto

    $17.00
  • Chx Carb

    $17.00
  • Garlic Romano

    $15.00
  • Dinner Mac And Cheese

    $15.00

Oven

  • Meat Lasagna

    A rather large portion of lasagna noodles layered with our own blend of six cheeses and seasoned ground beef and topped with our homemade marinara sauce
    $18.00
  • Eggplant Parmigiana

    Breaded eggplant lightly fried, dressed with marinara sauce and baked mozzarella cheese
    $17.00
  • Baked Ziti

    Ziti Pasta covered with marinara sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese and baked. Meat sauce, meatballs and Italian sausage links also available
    $16.00
  • Veal Parmigiana

    Two pieces of breaded veal covered with marinara sauce & baked mozzarella cheese. Served over capellini
    $19.00

Salads

  • Cajun Tuna Salad

    Tuna grilled with cajun seasoning tops this bed of mixed greens, roma tomatoes, red bell peppers and green onions
    $16.00
  • Chicken Caesar Salad

    Traditional Caesar with grilled chicken marinated artichoke hearts, roma tomatoes, and whole black olives tops a bed of crisp romaine lettuce
    $15.00
  • Grilled Chicken Salad

    A grilled chicken breast tops this bed of romaine lettuce, roma tomatoes, cheddar cheese, hard-boiled egg and bacon
    $15.00
  • Spinach Salad

    Fresh leaf spinach, bacon, mushrooms, pine nuts, egg and tomatoes. Served with warm bacon dressing on the side
    $14.00
  • Grilled Shrimp Salad

    Mixed greens with fresh mushrooms, tomatoes, green peppers and mozzarella cheese topped with five flavorful grilled shrimp
    $16.00

Soups/Side Salads

  • Minestrone (Cup)

    A hearty Italian soup with vegetables and pasta in a zesty tomato broth
    $5.00
  • Minestrone (Bowl)

    A hearty Italian soup with vegetables and pasta in a zesty tomato broth
    $8.00
  • Soup of the Day (Cup)

    $5.00
  • Soup of the Day (Bowl)

    $8.00
  • Tossed Salad

    $3.00
  • Go Cup Min

    A hearty Italian soup with vegetables and pasta in a zesty tomato broth.
    $5.00
  • Go Bowl Min

    $8.00
  • Go Cup Day

    $5.00
  • Go Bowl Day

    $8.00
  • Side Caesar Salad

    $4.00

Calzones

  • Sausage, GP, Mushroom Calzone

    Sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, pizza sauce and a blend of cheeses
    $14.00
  • Cheese Calzone

    A delicious blend of cheeses and pizza sauce baked in a folded pizza crust
    $13.00
  • Seafood Calzone

    Shrimp, crab, bay scallops, mushrooms, melted mozzarella cheese and alfredo sauce
    $15.00
  • Chicken Calzone

    Grilled chicken breast, green pepper, onions, marinara sauce and a blend of cheeses
    $14.00

Desserts

  • Cannolis

    5 Individual Cannolis
    $9.00
  • Cookies and Cream Cheesecake

    $10.00
  • Vanilla Bean Cheesecake with mixed berry sauce

    $10.00
  • Maple Pecan Blondie

    $9.00
  • Tiramisu

    $9.00
  • Chocolate Souffle

    $9.00
  • Vanilla Bean

    $4.00
  • Spumoni

    $4.00
  • Churro Cake

    $9.00
  • Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake

    $10.00
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake

    $10.00
  • Strawberry Short Cake Bread Pudding

    $9.00

Sides

  • Sd Grapes

    $3.00
  • Bread and Oil

    $4.00
  • Bread And Butter

    $4.00
  • Sd Chicken

    $5.00
  • Sd White Rice

    $3.00
  • Sd Brocc

    $3.00
  • Sd Asparagus

    $5.00
  • Sd Cruda

    $4.00
  • Sd Pizza Sauce

    $1.00
  • Sd Cheese

    $2.00
  • Sd Alfredo

    $3.00
  • Sd Mashed

    $3.00
  • Sd Meatballs

    $4.00
  • Sd Marinara

    $1.00
  • Sd Meat Sauce

    $3.00
  • Sd Vodka Sauce

    $4.00
  • Sd Grilled Chx

    $4.00
  • Sd Rstd Gar Sauce

    $4.00
  • Sd Italian Sausage

    $4.00
  • Sd Fries

    $3.00
  • Side Mix Veg

    $4.00
  • Sd Wild Rice

    $3.00
  • Sd Lemon Dill Sauce

    $4.00
  • Side Of Pasta

    $3.00
  • Sd Pesto Sauce

    $3.00
  • Side Jumbo Shrimp

    $12.00
  • Side Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

    $4.00
  • Sd 6 Oz Salmon

    $14.00
  • Bowl Of Alfredo

    $6.00
  • Bowl Cheese Sauce

    $4.00

Kids Meals

  • Kids Spag Mar

    $6.00
  • Kids Tortellini

    $7.00
  • Kids Pasta Pesto

    $7.00
  • K Chz Pizza

    $7.00
  • K Fett Alf

    $6.00
  • K Chx Planks

    $7.00
  • K Chix Alf

    $9.00
  • K Mac & Chz

    $6.00
  • Kids Ravioli

    $6.00
  • Kids Spag Butter

    $6.00
  • Kids Mt Las

    $9.00
  • Kids Pesto Tort

    $9.00
  • Add Kids Meat Sauce

    $2.00

LUNCH

Sandwiches

  • Mediterranean Chicken Sandwich

    Grilled breast of chicken with crumbled goat cheese, pesto aioli, and caramelized onions on a pretzel roll
    $14.00
  • Grilled Portabella Sandwich

    Grilled portabella mushroom cap with provolone cheese, sautéed peppers, and sautéed onions on a Focaccia roll. Served with a roasted red pepper aioli.
    $14.00
  • Tuscan Chicken Sandwich

    Breaded chicken breast topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, and melted provolone cheese. Served on a Focaccia roll
    $14.00
  • Turkey Wrap

    Smoked turkey breast, cheddar cheese, romaine leaf, cruda, and finished with roasted red pepper aioli on a roasted garlic herb wrap.
    $13.00
  • Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich

    Breaded chicken breast, marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese on a Focaccia roll
    $14.00
  • Meatball Sandwich

    Homemade meatballs with marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on a French bun
    $14.00
  • Stromboli Sandwich

    Pizza sausage with onions, green peppers, marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
    $14.00
  • Italian BEEF Sandwich

    Italian beef on a French bun with melted provolone cheese. Served with pepperocini peppers and au jus.
    $14.00
  • Italian SAUSAGE sandwich

    Italian sausage, green peppers and marinara sauce on a French bun with melted provolone cheese.
    $14.00

Lunch Portions

  • Lunch-Vodka Chicken

    Chicken breast sautéed and served in our very own vodka-cream sauce. Served over capellini. *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $15.00
  • Lunch-Chicken Alfredo

    Fettuccine pasta tossed with tender slices of grilled chicken, capers and alfredo sauce. *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $13.00
  • Lunch-Macadamia Chicken

    Marinated chicken breast crusted with Macadamia Nuts. Served over capellini pasta and finished with a roasted red pepper sauce. *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $16.00
  • Lunch-Chicken Parmigiana

    Tender breaded chicken breast baked with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese. Served over capellini. *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $15.00
  • Lunch-Meat Lasagna

    Lasagna noodles layered with our own blend of six cheeses and seasoned ground beef and topped with our homemade marinara sauce. *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY* *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $10.00
  • Lunch-Cajun Tuna

    Sashimi Grade Yellow fin tuna grilled, and served atop a bed of rice seasoned with roma tomatoes. - Gluten Free *NOT AVAILABLE SATURDAY & SUNDAY*
    $15.00

PIZZA

Regular Pizzas

  • Reg Cheese Pizza

    $18.00
  • Reg Pesto's Choice Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers
    $23.00
  • Reg Five Cheese Pizza

    A delicious blend of mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, Romano and parmesan cheeses
    $19.00
  • Reg Spinach Pizza

    Fresh leaf spinach tossed with our special blend of herbs and garlic then topped with mozzarella and Romano cheeses
    $21.00
  • Reg Pesto's Classico Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, mushrooms, green peppers, onions and whole black olives
    $26.00
  • Reg Meat Fest Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, bacon and ham
    $26.00
  • Reg BBQ Chicken Pizza

    Grilled chicken breast layered with onions, bacon and mozzarella cheese over our tangy BBQ sauce
    $22.00
  • Reg Seafood Pizza

    Shrimp, crab, bay scallops and mushrooms with our alfredo sauce
    $27.00
  • Reg Chicken Bruschetta Pizza

    Chicken, fresh tomatoes, basil, romano cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
    $22.00
  • Reg Veggie Pizza

    $22.00

Large Pizzas

  • Lg Cheese Pizza

    $21.00
  • Lg Pesto's Choice Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, onions and green peppers
    $25.00
  • Lg Five Cheese Pizza

    A delicious blend of mozzarella, cheddar, provolone, Romano and parmesan cheeses
    $21.00
  • Lg Spinach Pizza

    Fresh leaf spinach tossed with our special blend of herbs and garlic then topped with mozzarella and Romano cheeses
    $23.00
  • Lg Pesto's Classico Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, ham, bacon, mushrooms, green peppers, onions and whole black olives
    $28.00
  • Lg Meat Fest Pizza

    Pepperoni, sausage, ground beef, bacon and ham
    $28.00
  • Lg BBQ Chicken Pizza

    Grilled chicken breast layered with onions, bacon and mozzarella cheese over our tangy BBQ sauce
    $24.00
  • Lg Seafood Pizza

    Shrimp, crab, bay scallops and mushrooms with our alfredo sauce
    $29.00
  • Lg Chicken Bruschetta Pizza

    Chicken, fresh tomatoes, basil, romano cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
    $24.00
  • Lg Veggie Pizza

    $23.00

Macadamia Chicken

$25.00

Two marinated chicken breasts crusted with Macadamia Nuts. Served over capellini pasta and finished with a roasted red pepper cream sauce

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Pesto's Italian Restaurant Locations and Ordering Hours

Pesto's Italian Restaurant

(219) 462-0993
3123 Calumet Ave, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Open now • Closes at 8PM

Stacks Bar&Grill

(219) 462-0553
175 Lincolnway #C, Valparaiso, IN 46383
Closed • Opens Tuesday at 4PM

The Rolling Stonebaker

(219) 462-0443
54 Lafayette St., Valparaiso, IN 46383
Open now • Closes at 8:30PM
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