Discover the Menu
Salads
Caesar Salad
Today, it is the quintessential American salad but, since it was created by an Italian immigrant, Cesare Cardini, we decided to include it in our menu.
$10
Spring Salad
A refreshing combination of spring greens, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, and our sesame and oil dressing.
$8
Soup
Pasta e Fagioli
The traditional creamy bean soup, served Tuscan-style with pasta, raw olive oil, and pepper.
$9
Pasta
Tagliatelle Fresche alla Panna (Fettuccine Alfredo)
The world-renowned pasta with a luscious Parmesan and cream sauce.
$18
Rigatoni all'Amatriciana
The famous sauce, with tomato, onion, pancetta, and red pepper, believed to have been created in Rome by a restaurateur from the small town of Amatrice in the Abruzzo region.
$18
Tagliatelle Fresche alla Bolognese
The world-famous meat sauce. You can't find a better meat sauce anywhere in the world outside of the city of Bologna!
$20
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Our most famous pasta dish, prepared with eggs, bacon, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of cream for smoothness.
$20
Rigatoni alla Padana
Our great creation: a blend of porcini mushrooms and meat sauce with a touch of cream and Parmesan cheese.
$21
Tagliatalle Fresche ai Funghi Porcini
Fresh pasta with porcini mushrooms, olive oil, and cream.
$19
Spaghetti con Gamberi e Pomodoro
Our unique tomato-based shrimp and garlic sauce. The shrimp flavor really stands out!
$24
Rigatoni ai Gamberi Aglio e Olio
A delicious olive oil-based shrimp and garlic sauce without any tomato sauce! That's how we like it in Italy.
$24
Spaghetti alla Vongole
Our fantastic sauce with clams in their shell, olive oil, garlic, and white wine. One of the best pasta sauces ever created. The second most famous food invented in Naples. The first is, of course, pizza. (No, the pizza was not invented in New York!)
$25
Spaghetti ai Frutti di Mare
With a perfect combination of shrimp, calamari, and mussels and only a little tomato sauce. Italian restaurants serving a seafood sauce full of tomato don't know how to cook!
$26
Tagliatelle Fresche al Pesto
The delicious green sauce from Genoa, prepared with fresh basil, olive oil, cheese, and nuts. You will taste the flavor of the Italian Riviera.
$18
Spaghetti al Pomodoro e Basilico
Our own delicious version of the traditional Italian tomato and basil sauce.
$16
Tagliatelle Fresche al Salmone Affumicato
Fettuccine with smoked salmon in a shallot cream sauce. A famous dish created in Milan in the early 1970's.
$20
Rigatoni alla Vodka
- Vegetarian: Rigatoni, tomato sauce, cream, Parmesan cheese, and vodka. $17
- Pancetta Lover: Tomato sauce, pancetta, onion, Parmesan cheese, and cream. $20
This dish is commonly considered an Italian American dish, but it was actually created in Italy in the early 1980's. However, it flew to America and never came back.
Risotti
Risotto agli Asparagi
A marvelous vegetarian risotto, prepared with fresh asparagus, considered the "king of vegetables." If you're vegan (who let you in?), simply ask for not "mantecato" (not finalized with butter and Parmesan cheese.)
$19
Risotto ai Funghi Porcini
Prepared with arborio rice, porcini mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. Our most famous risotto!
$20
Risotto ai Frutti di Mare
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With a perfect combination of shrimp, calamari, and mussels, you will feel that you just woke up in a beautiful resort on the Italian Adriatic Sea. Yes, our risotto is magical!
$26
Risotto con Zucca e Salsicca
A Tasty risotto with fresh sweet squash, sausage, and white wine, typical of the Padana region of Northern Italy.
$18
Meats and Seafood
(Choice of sides: Sautéed broccoli, green beans, asparagus, mixed salad, or mashed potatoes)
Cotoletta alla Milanese
The traditional chicken or veal cutlet, breaded and sauteed in butter, as the real Milanese should be.
Chicken $20 - Veal $26
Piccata alla Lombarda
Thinly sliced Chicken or Veal as it is served in the region of Lombardy, with a butter, lemon, and parsley sauce. Great with our amazing mashed potatoes.
Chicken $20 - Veal $26
Scaloppine ai Funghi Porcini
Thinly sliced Chicken or Veal with a porcini mushrooms and cream sauce. One of our best sellers.
Chicken $20 - Veal $26
Flounder Meunière
A filet of flounder with a butter and lemon sauce. A French delicacy, commonly served also in Italy, France, Belgium, and Switzerland.
$22
Filetti di di Branzino alla Griglia
Two whole grilled filets of this famous Mediterranean seabass, prepared the way fish is served in Italy: just virgin olive oil, salt, and pepper. The ultimate Mediterrean diet! You can ask for it served with our tasty "Burro e Panna" (butter and cream sauce), instead of Olive Oil.
$28
Salmone alla Griglia
A filet of salmon grilled to perfection and served with olive oil or with our tasty "Burro e Panna" (butter and cream sauce.)
$24
Ossobucco di Vitello alla Milanese
Indulge yourself with this famous veal ossobuco, prepared the way it's done in Milan (which is the best way!) with "gremolada" gravy. Accompanied by risotto alla Milanese, a very tasty saffron risotto.
$45
Saltimbocca alla Romana
Scaloppine with prosciutto and fresh sage in a butter-wine sauce. This dish is such an Italian classic, that its recipe appeared in the very first Italian cookbook, written by Pellegrino Artusi and published in 1891.
Chicken $22 - Veal $28
Fettine di Pesce Spada ai ferri
Thin sliced grilled swordfish steaks. High in protein and very low in fat content, it’s a healthy and delicious alternative to a beef steak. This fish, very popular in Italy and Spain, is at its best when served with raw extra-virgin olive oil.
$28
Desserts
Tiramisu
Our homemade tiramisu is made the original Italian way, with espresso and rum soaked savoiardi (Italian lady fingers) layered with a light mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa powder to finish.
$10
Chocolate Cake
Our homemade flourless cake, prepared with eggs and dark Belgian chocolate, is a must for chocolate lovers.
$9
Tarte Tatin
Our famous French apple tart from Normandy, served with vanilla ice cream.
$10
Affogato al Caffè
This quintessential Italian dessert recipe, where sweet ice cream meets hot and strong espresso coffee.
$6
“Dining at Trattoria Padana is at once a culinary voyage and a coming home.”
Chucky Dee - Executive Chef
