Trattoria Padana

Appetizers

• Grilled Calamari15,00 USD

  Tender calamari, grilled to perfection over a bed of salad. Served with olive oil and lemon

• Prosciutto e Melone14,00 USD

  Real prosciutto of Parma and sweet cantaloupe melon. The most famous Italian appetizer

Salads

• Caesar Salad10,00 USD

  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

• Spring Salad8,00 USD

  A refreshing combination of spring greens, cherry tomatoes, walnuts, and our sesame and oil dressing

Soup

• Pasta e Fagioli9,00 USD

  The traditional creamy bean soup, served Tuscan-style with pasta, raw olive oil, and pepper

Pasta

• Tagliatelle Fresche alla Panna (Fettuccine Alfredo)18,00 USD

  The world-renowned pasta with a luscious Parmesan and cream sauce

• Rigatoni all'Amatriciana18,00 USD

  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

• Tagliatelle Fresche alla Bolognese20,00 USD

  The world-famous meat sauce. You can't find a better meat sauce anywhere in the world outside of the city of Bologna!

• Spaghetti alla Carbonara20,00 USD

  Our most famous pasta dish, prepared with eggs, bacon, Parmesan cheese, and a touch of cream for smoothness

• Rigatoni alla Padana21,00 USD

  Our great creation: a blend of porcini mushrooms and meat sauce with a touch of cream and Parmesan cheese

• Tagliatalle Fresche ai Funghi Porcini19,00 USD

  Fresh pasta with porcini mushrooms, olive oil, and cream

• Spaghetti con Gamberi e Pomodoro24,00 USD

  Our unique tomato-based shrimp and garlic sauce. The shrimp flavor really stands out!

• Rigatoni ai Gamberi Aglio e Olio24,00 USD

  A delicious olive oil-based shrimp and garlic sauce without any tomato sauce! That's how we like it in Italy

• Spaghetti alla Vongole25,00 USD

  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!)

• Spaghetti ai Frutti di Mare26,00 USD

  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!

• Tagliatelle Fresche al Pesto18,00 USD

  The delicious green sauce from Genoa, prepared with fresh basil, olive oil, cheese, and nuts. You will taste the flavor of the Italian Riviera

• Spaghetti al Pomodoro e Basilico16,00 USD

  Our own delicious version of the traditional Italian tomato and basil sauce

• Tagliatelle Fresche al Salmone Affumicato20,00 USD

  Fettuccine with smoked salmon in a shallot cream sauce. A famous dish created in Milan in the early 1970's

• Rigatoni alla Vodka

  Vegetarian: Rigatoni, tomato sauce, cream, Parmesan cheese, and vodka. Pancetta Lover: Tomato sauce, pancetta, onion, Parmesan cheese, and cream. 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

  • Vegetarian17,00 USD
  • Pancetta Lover20,00 USD

Risotti

• Risotto agli Asparagi19,00 USD

  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)

• Risotto ai Funghi Porcini20,00 USD

  Prepared with arborio rice, porcini mushrooms, and Parmesan cheese. Our most famous risotto!

• Risotto ai Frutti di Mare26,00 USD

  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!

• Risotto con Zucca e Salsicca18,00 USD

  A Tasty risotto with fresh sweet squash, sausage, and white wine, typical of the Padana region of Northern Italy

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

  • Chicken20,00 USD
  • Veal26,00 USD

• 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

  • Chicken20,00 USD
  • Veal26,00 USD

• Scaloppine ai Funghi Porcini

  Thinly sliced Chicken or Veal with a porcini mushrooms and cream sauce. One of our best sellers

  • Chicken20,00 USD
  • Veal26,00 USD

• Flounder Meunière22,00 USD

  A filet of flounder with a butter and lemon sauce. A French delicacy, commonly served also in Italy, France, Belgium, and Switzerland

• Filetti di Branzino alla Griglia28,00 USD

  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

• Salmone alla Griglia24,00 USD

  A filet of salmon grilled to perfection and served with olive oil or with our tasty "Burro e Panna" (butter and cream sauce)

• Ossobucco di Vitello alla Milanese45,00 USD

  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

• 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

  • Chicken22,00 USD
  • Veal28,00 USD

• Fettine di Pesce Spada ai Ferri28,00 USD

  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

Desserts

• Tiramisu10,00 USD

  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

• Chocolate Cake9,00 USD

  Our homemade flourless cake, prepared with eggs and dark Belgian chocolate, is a must for chocolate lovers

• Tarte Tatin10,00 USD

  Our famous French apple tart from Normandy, served with vanilla ice cream

• Affogato al Caffè6,00 USD

  This quintessential Italian dessert recipe, where sweet ice cream meets hot and strong espresso coffee