Trattoria Isabella - Permanently Closed - Updated 2025, Italian Restaurant in Chicago

Antipasta (Appetizers)

Antipasto Italiano$13.95
Traditional Italian cold cuts with assorted imported cheeses
Bruschetta$6.95
Garlic, tomatoes, basil, capers, olive oil
Calamari Fritti$11.95
Fried calamari, light spicy tomato sauce
Cozze Scoppiate$11.95
Mussels, garlic, olive oil, tomatoes, white wine or marinara sauce
Gamberi E. Cappesante Del Nonno$14.95
Sauteed shrimp and scallops in lemon white wine sauce, served with sauteed spinach
Salciccia & Pepperoni$11.95
Roma Sausage, mixed peppers, olive oil, in a garlic wine sauce
Scarola con Salsiccia$9.95
Sauteed escarola with white beans and sicilian sausege
Vongole Al Forno$12.95
Fresh baked baby clams, bread crumbs, white wine herb sauce

Zuppa (Soup)

Minestrone$5.95
Classic Italian homemade soup
Zuppa Del Giorno$5.95
Trattoria's homemade soup of the day

Insalata (Salad)

Insalata Di Cesare$6.95
Classic Caesar salad
Asparagi E Prosciutto$10.95
Asparagus wrapped prosciutto, roasted red peppers, blue cheese, olives, house dressing
Insalata Della Casa$6.95
Mixed greens, tomato, cucumber, house dressing
Insalata Della Costa Amalfitana$9.95
Mozzarellka di bufala, tomato, basil, and evoo
Insalata Di Arugula$7.95
Arugula salad with shaved parmesan cheese, cherry tomatoes, carrots, chef's dressing
Insalata Fruitti Di Mare$13.95
Seafood salad, mixed greens with lemon dressing
Insalata Tricolore$9.95
Tomato, avocado, oviolini mozzarella, basil, evoo, balsamic glaze
Insalata "Big Night"$12.95
Mixed greens, tomato, artichoke, shrimp, walnuts, balsamic vinaigrette
Insalate Di Spinaci Con Salmon$13.95
Spinach, onion, olives, pepperoncini, roasted peppers, grilled salmon, balsamic vinaigrette

Gluten-Free Menu

Penne Arrabiata$21.95
Penne pasta, mozzarella di bufala, basil, spicy marinara sauce
Speghetti Bolognese$22.95
Spaghetti, Bolognese style, with san marzano tomato meat sauce
Ravioli Quatro Fumagi$23.95
Four cheese ravioli in our amazing homemade sauce
Gnocci Della Momma$23.95
Portabella mushroom stuffed gnocci in our homemade marinara sauce

Isabella Panini's

Isabella Burger$9.95
Ground sirloin burger cooked to order with sautéed mushrooms, onions, lettuce, and tomato. Served with homemade fries
Tuscany Steak Sandwich$12.95
Steak with sautéed onions, mushrooms. Served with homemade fries
Della Nonna$11.95
Mozzarella, tomato, basil, and pesto (anchovies optional). Served with homemade fries
All' Americano$10.95
Oven roasted turkey, mixed greens, tomato, mixed peppers and mayo. Served with homemade fries
Alla Siciliana$10.95
Grilled Italian sausage, mozzarella and marinara with a side of giardinara. Served with homemade fries
All' Isabella$11.95
Chicken paillard, lettuce, tomato, avacodo, onion and mayo. Served with homemade fries
Polla Alla Parmigiana$10.95
Breaded chicken breast, marinara and mozzarella. Served with homemade fries
Big Shot$11.95
Prosciutto di parma, salame, mozzarella, arugula, Italian dressing. Served with homemade fries

Primi-Pasta

Eggplant Parmigiana$13.95
Baked eggplant served with spaghetti in our homemade sauce
Farfalle con Pollo$16.95
Bow tie pasta, chicken, peas and porcini mushrooms, vodka cream sauce
Fettuccini Allo Zafferano Con Gamberi$23.95
Fettuccini, shrimp, zucchini, cherry tomato, saffron crème sauce
Gnocci Alla Genovese$17.95
Homemade gnocci with pesto sauce, sundried tomatoes, topped with goat cheese
Linguini Alla Vongole$21.95
Clams, rested on our amazing linguini in our homemade white wine or marinara sauce
Linguini Frutti Di Mare$24.95
Linguini, shrimp, scallops, calamari, mussels, clams
Mezzaluna Alla Panna$16.95
Half moon pasta stuffed with chicken, asparagus, sun dried tomato, in our amazing cream sauce
Penne Arrabiata$14.95
Penne Pasta, mozzarella di bufala, basil, spicy marinara sauce
Ravioli Aragosta Al Profuno Di Grappa$23.95
Ravioli filled with lobster meat and grappa, served in a marinara cream sauce
Ravioli Di Zucca$19.95
Homemade pumpkin ravioli in a butter sage sauce with toasted pine nuts
Rigatoni Alla Vodka$17.95
Rigatoni in our homemade vodka cream sauce
Spaghetti Bolognese$17.95
Spaghetti, san marzano tomato meat sauce
Spaghetti Carbonara$17.95
Spaghetti, pancetta, traditional carbonara sauce
Tortellini Al Forno$19.95
Tortellini, stuffed with prosciutto and cheese, baked in tomato sauce with mozzarella cheese

Slow Cooked Aborio Risotto

Risotto Al Funghi$20.95
Wild mushrooms, truffle oil
Risotto Alla Siciliana$21.95
Sausage, peppers, in an infusion of red sauce
Risotto Primavera$20.95
Fresh seasonal vegetables in white wine saffron sauce

Secondi Course

Isabella's famous Lasagna Al Forno$15.95
Traditional lasagna, Bolognese style, baked in our brick pizza oven, accompanied by garnish
Pollo Alla Marsala$17.95
Chicken breast, mushrooms, in a marsala wine sauce served with fresh vegetables
Pollo Alla Parmigiana$17.95
Breaded chicken breast, mozzarella, served with spaghetti in our homemade sauce
Pollo Vesuvio$17.95
Chicken breast, sweet peas, rosemary, garlic white wine sauce, vesuvio potatoes
Vitello Parmigiana$23.95
Veal baked with mozzarella cheese, served with spaghetti in a marinara sauce
Vitello Saltinbocca$23.95
Veal topped with parma prosciutto, sage, in a white wine sauce served with fresh vegetables
Vitello Alla Marsala$23.95
Veal with mushrooms, marsala wine sauce, served with fresh vegetables
Costolietta Di Maiale$23.95
16 oz. grilled pork chop, rosemary, garlic, mixed peppers, white wine sauce, served with fresh vegetables
Filetto Di Manzo$38.95
12 oz. Filet Mignon in Barolo red wine reduction, served with sautéed spinach, roasted potatoes
Salmone Genovese$20.95
Grilled salmon with pesto sauce, served with vegetable of the day

Trattoria Isabella's Desserts

New York Cheesecake$8.50
Traditional NY Cheesecake flavored with a hint of vanilla
Grandmother Cake$8.50
Pastry cream with a hint of lemon on a base of short pastry, covered with pine nuts, almonds and powdered sugar
Cannoli$6.50
A rich ricotta cheese filling topped with pistachios in a crisp pastry shell
Tiramisu$7.00
Two layers of espresso, drenched sponge cake divided by mascarpone cream, dusted with cocoa powder
Profiteroles$8.50
Cream puffs filled with Chantilly cream and enrobed in chocolate

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Antipasta (Appetizers)

Antipasto Italiano$13.95

Bruschetta$6.95

Calamari Fritti$11.95

Cozze Scoppiate$11.95

Gamberi E. Cappesante Del Nonno$14.95

Salciccia & Pepperoni$11.95

Scarola con Salsiccia$9.95

Vongole Al Forno$12.95

Zuppa (Soup)

Minestrone$5.95

Zuppa Del Giorno$5.95

Insalata (Salad)

Insalata Di Cesare$6.95

Asparagi E Prosciutto$10.95

Insalata Della Casa$6.95

Insalata Della Costa Amalfitana$9.95

Insalata Di Arugula$7.95

Insalata Fruitti Di Mare$13.95

Insalata Tricolore$9.95

Insalata "Big Night"$12.95

Insalate Di Spinaci Con Salmon$13.95

Gluten-Free Menu

Penne Arrabiata$21.95

Speghetti Bolognese$22.95

Ravioli Quatro Fumagi$23.95

Gnocci Della Momma$23.95

Isabella Panini's

Isabella Burger$9.95

Tuscany Steak Sandwich$12.95

Della Nonna$11.95

All' Americano$10.95

Alla Siciliana$10.95

All' Isabella$11.95

Polla Alla Parmigiana$10.95

Big Shot$11.95

Primi-Pasta

Eggplant Parmigiana$13.95

Farfalle con Pollo$16.95

Fettuccini Allo Zafferano Con Gamberi$23.95

Gnocci Alla Genovese$17.95

Linguini Alla Vongole$21.95

Linguini Frutti Di Mare$24.95

Mezzaluna Alla Panna$16.95

Penne Arrabiata$14.95

Ravioli Aragosta Al Profuno Di Grappa$23.95

Ravioli Di Zucca$19.95

Rigatoni Alla Vodka$17.95

Spaghetti Bolognese$17.95

Spaghetti Carbonara$17.95

Tortellini Al Forno$19.95

Slow Cooked Aborio Risotto

Risotto Al Funghi$20.95

Risotto Alla Siciliana$21.95

Risotto Primavera$20.95

Secondi Course

Isabella's famous Lasagna Al Forno$15.95

Pollo Alla Marsala$17.95

Pollo Alla Parmigiana$17.95

Pollo Vesuvio$17.95

Vitello Parmigiana$23.95

Vitello Saltinbocca$23.95

Vitello Alla Marsala$23.95

Costolietta Di Maiale$23.95

Filetto Di Manzo$38.95

Salmone Genovese$20.95

Trattoria Isabella's Desserts

New York Cheesecake$8.50

Grandmother Cake$8.50

Cannoli$6.50

Tiramisu$7.00

Profiteroles$8.50

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