Though not as well known as Little Italy, there’s a two-block stretch on Chicago’s near-southwest side that carries an Italian tune. Burrowed within this enclave since 1971, La Fontanella tends to a stable of Italian favorites, including sausages and peppers, veal dishes, and homemade pastas, such as spinach and cheese ravioli with pesto. The modest restaurant presents its dishes inside a fittingly cozy dining room, complete with checkered table cloths and flower-rimmed dishes. In an adjacent room, servers dish out drinks from behind a full bar, and throughout the building, old photos and awards line the walls.
House Salad lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onions, and black olives served with your choice of dressing.
$8.75
Ignotz Special Salad lettuce, tomato, cucumber, genoa salami, mozzarella cheese, red onions, artichoke hearts, smoked provolone, black olives, pepperoncini and roasted red peppers, served with our house dressing.
$9.75
Caesar Salad with grilled chicken crisp romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, shredded parmigian cheese and our classic caesar dressing, tossed with grilled chicken breasts strips.
$9
Chicken Salad our house salad topped with grilled chicken breast strips, hardboiled egg and shredded mozzarella cheese, served with your choice of dressing.
$10.25
State's Attorny Salad grilled steak, cooked to your specifications, served over lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, pepperoncini and black olives, served with our house dressing.
$13.75
Seafood Caesar Salad crisp romaine lettuce, garlic croutons, shredded parmigian cheese and our classic caesar dressing, tossed with grilled shrimps, scallops and calamari.
$9.25
Garbage Salad shredded lettuce with italian meats, cheeses, celery and eggs and tossed with garlic and olive oil
$9.5
Gorgonzola Chicken Salad romaine lettuce, grilled chicken breast and gorgonzola cheese with balsamic dressing.
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Add Meatballs Or Sausage $2.50. Add a Cup Or Soup Or Small Salad to Any Pasta Dish for An Additional $1.50.
$8.5
Spaghetti
$9.5
Capellini with fresh tomato basil sauce
$10.95
Public Defender Tomato Basil Sauce
$9
Baked Mostaccioli
$9.25
Ravioli Meat Or Cheese
$9
Fettuccine Alfredo
$9.75
Gnocchi stuffed with ricotta cheese
$9.25
Lasagna
$9.25
Large Stuffed Shells
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All Sandwiches Served with Fries.
$7.75
Italian Sausage
$7.75
Italian Beef
$8.75
Italian Beef and Sausage Combo
$7.5
Italian Meatball Sandwich
$8.95
Grilled Chicken Sandwich on ciabatta bread
$11.95
Large Ribeye Steak Sandwich with grilled onions on ciabatta bread.
$8.95
Lucca Burger 1/2 pound hamburger with lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber.
$9.95
Breaded Italian Steak Sandwich
$10.95
Breaded Veal Sandwich
$8.95
Eggplant Parmigian Sandwich
$9.95
Large Portabella Mushrooms Sandwich on ciabatta bread, topped with mozzarella cheese, lettuce tomato and onion and topped with our homemade marinara sauce.
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Add a Cup Or Soup Or House Salad to Any Entrees for An Additional $1.50.
$9.75
Grilled Pork Chop served with potato and vegetable
$9.95
Chicken Marsala served with side of pasta
$16.95
Veal Parmigian served with a side of pasta
$12.95
Chicken Parmigian served with side of pasta
$18.95
Ny Strip Steak served with potato with vegetable
$12.95
Fried Shrimp Platter 5 shrimp, served with potato and vegetable
$13.95
Fried Grouper Platter served with fries and ranch dressing
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Cheese
With 1 Additional Toppings
With 2 Additional Toppings
With 3 Additional Toppings
With 4 Additional Toppings
With 5 Additional Toppings
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Include
Sausage
Pepperoni
Mushrooms
Green Peppers
Anchovies
Broccoli
Black Olives
Garlic
Fresh Tomatoes
Onions
Spinach
Jalapenos
Pineapple
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$14.5
Chicken Olivia 1/2 broiled chicken with fresh herbs, sage and rosemary (40 min wait)
$14.75
Chicken Vesuvio 1/2 chicken and potatoes seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine sauce (40 min wait)
$14.75
Chicken a La Tippi breast of chicken dipped in a batter of parmigian cheese, eggs and fresh basil, and topped with a lemon butter sauce.
$14.75
Chicken Marsala sauteed chicken breast with fresh mushrooms and marsala wine sauce.
$14.95
Chicken Cacciatore 1/2 chicken sauteed in olive oil, diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, sweet peppers & black olives in a tomato sauce (40 min wait)
$14.95
Chicken Parmigian tender chicken cutlet baked in a tomato sauce and covered in a blend of cheeses.
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Chicken and Veal Served with a Soup Or a Salad & a Side of Pasta, Unless Otherwise Specified.
$21.95
Veal Alexis lightly sauteed with fresh mushrooms, garlic and artichoke hearts in a light wine sauce.
$21.95
Veal Lemone scallops of sauteed veal with lemons
$21.95
Veal Scaloppini lightly sauteed veal with fresh mushrooms garlic and herbs in a light wine sauce.
$21.95
Veal Vesuvio veal medallions and potatoes seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine sauce.
$21.95
Veal Marsala sauteed veal with mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce.
$21.95
Veal Saltimbocca sauteed veal with prosciutto and fresh herbs in a light wine sauce.
$22.95
Mama Maria's veal and eggplant sauteed with prosciutto in a light marinara, topped with provolone cheese.
$21.95
Veal Parmigian tender veal cutlet baked in a tomato sauce and covered in a blend of cheeses.
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Steaks and Seafood with Soup Or Salad and Choice of Potato, Unless Otherwise Specified. Sharing Charge $2.
$25.5
Steak Isabella 14oz ribeye with sweet peppers, mushrooms, & pepperoncini in white wine and garlic.
$21
Steak a La Bernardo 14oz. n.y. strip, served to your liking, in a delightful brandy cream sauce with mushrooms.
$21.95
Pork Chops Vesuvio 2 large pork chops and potatoes seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine sauce.
$24
N.y. Strip served to your specific specifications
$22.5
Petite Filet served to your specific specifications
$18.95
Whitefish Vesuvio healthy portion of whitefish and potatoes seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine sauce.
$16.95
Fried Grouper Platter served with choice of potato
$16.95
Fried Shrimp Platter served with choice of potato
$17.95
Shrimp Versace fresh shrimp served over capellini, with a touch of wine, fresh herbs, garlic & a pinch of romano cheese.
$20.95
Shrimp Vesuvio shrimp and potatoes seasoned with garlic and fresh herbs in a white wine sauce.
