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Orso's Italian
1401 N Wells St
Chicago, IL 60610
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Main Menu
Lunch - Appetizers
Grilled Vegetables
$5.95
an assortment of vegetables grilled
Clams Casino
$8.95
baked clams breaded with garlic and bacon
Calamari Fried Or Grilled
$9.95
lightly breaded and deep fried or grilled in our balsamic sauce
Brushetta
$4.95
garlic toast topped with diced tomatoes, olive oil and oregano
Grilled Portobello
$7.95
delicious portobello mushrooms in a balsamic and wine sauce
Sausage & Peppers
$7.95
italian sausage grilled with red and green bell peppers
Scampi Prosciutto
$9.95
jumbo shrimp wrapped in prosciutto and grilled
Grilled Asparagus
$10.95
topped with crumbled bleu cheese in a balsamic sauce
Steamed Mussels
$8.95
served in a marinara or white wine and garlic sauce
Lunch - Zuppa
Our Homemade Soup Of The Day
- Cup $2.50
- Bowl $3.50
Minestrone Italian Vegetable Soup
- Cup $2.25
- Bowl $3.25
Tortellini In Brodo
cheese tortellini pasta served in chicken broth
- Bowl $4.50
Lunch - Salads
Add Grilled Chicken $2.00,
Add Grilled Or Fried Calamari $4.00,
Add Grilled Salmon Steak $5.00. Italian Sausage Grilled With Red And Green Bell Peppers $1.00
Insalata Cesare
$6.95
crisp romaine lettuce and croutons in our own creamy caesar dressing
Orsos Spinach Salad
$7.95Chopped Salad
$8.95
iceberg, romaine lettuce, marinated tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion with
crumbled bleu cheese tossed in a creamy caesar dressing
Insalata Di Mare
$9.95
fresh shrimp, mussels, scallops, little neck clams and calamari
Caprese
$6.95
sliced tomato, fresh mozzarella cheese and virgin olive oil and basil
Milito Salad
$6.95
iceberg and romaine lettuce tossed with onions, black olives, mozzarella cheese
and our own homemade dressing
Mixed Green Salad
$6.95
baby greens tossed with walnuts, tomato and goat cheese
Side Salad
$3.00Lunch - Pasta
Eggplant Parmigiana
$8.95Fumigato
$9.95
rigatoni pasta with fresh mushrooms and grilled chicken breast in a rich tomato cream sauce
Fettuccine Alfredo
- $8.95
- Add Chicken $5.00
- Add Shrimp $6.00
Whole Wheat Fettuccine Alfredo
$8.95
or your choice of sauce
Lasagna Bolognese
$9.95
our homemade meat lasagna layered with ground beef, fresh ricotta and mozzarella cheese
Penne Alla Vodka
$7.95
penne pasta served in a tomato sauce with a touch of cream
Ravioli A Piacere
$7.95
your choice of jumbo cheese, meat or spinach ravioli with
your choice of sauces: marinara, meat, four cheese or our vodka sauce
Capellini Fresco
$6.95
angel hair pasta with fresh tomatoes, garlic and basil.
Tortellini Alla Panna
$9.95
tortellini pasta served in a prosciutto and mushroom cream sauce
Rigatoni Paisano
$9.95
rigatoni pasta in a spicy marinara sauce with mushrooms, onions, fresh tomato, sausage and peas
Linguine And Clams
$10.95
linguine pasta served with little neck clams in a red or white wine sauce
Lunch - Pizza
Premium Toppings Extra
Personal Cheese Pizza 10"
- $8.95
- Per Topping $1.25
Large Sizes Available
- 12" $9.95
- 14" $11.95
- 16" $13.95
Per Extra Topping
- $1.50
- $1.75
- $2.00
Lunch - Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Come With Fries, Roasted Potatoes Or Sweet Potato Fries. Add Cheese $0.50
Italian Blt
$7.95
traditional blt with proscutto
Turkey Club
$6.95
turkey, bacon, lettuce and tomato
Italian Sausage & Roasted Peppers
$7.95
marinated and roasted red and green peppers
Steak Sandwich Served On Garlic Bread
$9.95Italian Beef
$6.95
served with sweet or hot peppers
Homemade Meatball Sandwich
$6.95
topped with marinara sauce
Chicken Parmigiana
$8.95
topped with marinara and mozzarella
Caprese
tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, virgin olive oil and basil
- $7.95
- Add Prosciutto $2.00
Chicken Vesuvio Sandwich
$8.95
vesuvio style chicken breast topped with mozzarella cheese
Bacon & Cheddar Cheeseburger
$7.95
bacon and cheddar cheeseburger with lettuce and tomato served with
french fries (regular or sweet potato)
Blackened Tilapia Sandwich
$9.95
baked tilapia blackened (spicy) topped with sliced fresh tomatoes and low fat homemade coleslaw served on warm french bread served with your choice of house salad, cup of soup or sweet potato fries
Grilled Vegetable Wrap
an assortment of grilled vegetables tossed a balsamic vinaigrette and wrapped in a warm spinach tortilla.
served with your choice of house salad, cup of soup or sweet potato fries
- $7.95
- Add Cheese $0.50
Lunch - Steaks & Chops
Filet Ala Orso
$19.95Grilled Pork Chop
$12.95
served vesuvio style with potatoes
Lunch - Veal
Veal Saltimbocca
$12.95
veal medallions sauteed in a white wine sauce topped with prosciutto, sage and parmigiano cheese
Veal Parmigiana
$12.95
breaded veal topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese served with spaghetti
Veal Orso
$12.95
veal medallians sauteed in a white wine sauce with artichokes, fresh mushrooms
and a touch of fresh tomato
Scallopine Al Limone
$12.95
veal medallions sauteed in lemon and white wine sauce
Lunch - Chicken
Pollo Vesuvio
$10.95
chicken breast seasoned with fresh garlic, olive oil and white wine, served with roasted potatoes
Pollo Verdino
$10.95
chicken breast dipped in a special batter, sauteed with white wine, garlic, onions and
fresh mushrooms topped with mozzarella cheese
Pollo Parmigiana
$9.95
chicken breast topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese served with spaghetti
Pollo Bianco
$10.95
chicken breast baked with capers in a lemon sauce
Lunch - Fish
The Fish Of The Day
Pesce Bianco
$12.95
lake superior whitefish sauteed in a lemon caper sauce served on a bed of spinach
Lunch - Dessert
Tiramisu
$6.00
heavenly layers of ladyfingers, soaked in espresso and liqueurs layered in
chocolate and imported mascarpone cheese
Tortoni
$6.00
a european ice cream with rum flavors and crushed almonds topped with a cherry
Cannoli
$4.50
a delicate pastry shell filled with sweet ricotta cheese and chocolate chips
Tartufo
$6.00
zablione covered with chocolate gelato and rolled in crushed peanuts and cocoa powder
Lemon Granita
$4.00
a creamy version of lemon ice
Mangia Beve
$10.00
vanilla ice cream soaked in four different liqueurs
Spumoni
$5.00
three different flavors of creamy italian gelato
Cake Of The Day Or Gelato Of The Day
- Cake $6.00
- Gelato $6.00
Dinner - Appetizers
Bruschetta
$6.95
garlic toast topped with diced tomatoes, basil, garlic balsamic and olive oil
Sausage And Peppers
$10.95
italian sausage grilled with red and green peppers
Pizza Bianco
$10.95
italian style thin crust pizza drizzled with garlic-herb oil and topped with a blend of fontina, mozzarella and goat cheese. finished with fresh arugula tossed in a lemon vinaigrette
Calamari Fritti
$10.95
calamari lightly floured and then fried to a golden crisp
Steamed Mussels
$9.95
mussels served in a white wine or marinara sauce
Fontina Risotto Fritters
$8.95
with lemon garlic crema
Minestrone
- $2.50
- $3.50
Tortellini En Brodo
$4.95
cheese tortellini served in homemade chicken broth
Zuppa Del Giorno
- $2.50
- $3.50
Dinner - Salads
Add Grilled Chicken +$2.00, Add Grilled Shrimp +$4.00, Add Blackened Salmon +$6.00
Milito House Salad
$7.95
crisp romaine lettuce tossed with onions, fresh tomato, kalamata olives, mozzarella cheese and our own homemade dressing
Caesar
$9.95
crisp romaine, croutons, and reggiano parmesan cheese and homemade caesar dressing (anchovies available)
Caprese
$9.95
sliced tomato, topped with fresh mozzarella cheese, tsounato extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil
Arugula Salad
$9.00
mixed with fresh baby spinach shaved reggiano parmesan cheese, cherry tomatoes in a lemon vinaigrette
Mixed Greens
$10.95
caramelized onion, goat cheese, bacon and candied walnuts with honey-balsamic vinaigrette
Dinner - Pasta
Your Way $13.95, Add Meatballs Or Sausage For +$2.50, Half Orders $7.95. Choice Of Pasta: Spaghetti, Cappellini, Penne, Rigatoni, Fettuccine, Whole Wheat Fettuccine, Fresh Spinach Fettuccine.
Choice Of Sauce: Fresco (fresh Tomato, Garlic And Basil), Marinara, Bolognese, Vodka Tomato Cream Sauce, Four Cheese Sauce, Alfredo, Garlic And Oil, Pesto.
Pasta Of The Day
choose from our special pasta, gnocchi, ravioli or risotto
- Market Price
Jalapeno Gnocchi
$15.95
gnocchi stuffed with jalapeno and served with your choice of sauce
Lasagna Bolognese
$13.95
our homemade classic lasagna layered with ground beef fresh ricotta and mozzarella
Fumigato
$16.95
rigatoni pasta with fresh mushrooms and grilled chicken in a rich tomato cream sauce
Tortelachi Al Prosciutto
$15.95
large tortellini stuffed with veal and served with a creamy prosciutto sauce
Capellini Melissa
$16.95
angel hair pasta with sundried tomatoes, peas and baby shrimp in a garlic and fresh tomato sauce
Dinner - Entrees
Chicken Vesuvio
$16.95
organic half chicken seasoned with fresh garlic, olive oil and white wine served with vesuvio style potatoes
Chicken Verdino
$16.95
battered chicken sauteed with white wine, garlic onions and fresh mushrooms in a garlic white wine sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese
Veal/ Chicken/ Eggplant Parmesan
breaded, fried to perfection, baked with marinara and mozzarella cheese and served with penne marinara
- $19.95
- $16.95
- $13.95
Veal/ Chicken Marsala
veal medallions or chicken breast sauteed in marsala wine sauce with wild mushrooms, served with spicy broccolini
- $19.95
- $16.95
Filet Medallions
$21.95
seared tenderloin with mushrooms and demi-red wine sauce and crispy smashed potatoes
Pesce Bianco
$18.95
lake superior whitefish sauteed in a lemon caper sauce served on a bed of garlic spinach
Dinner - Pizza
Sausage, Mushrooms, Green Or Red Peppers, Sundried Tomatoes, Onion, Bacon, Fresh Tomato, Green And Black Olives, Garlic, Spinach, Prosciutto, Pepperoni, Broccoli, Anchovy, Hot Giardinara, Jalapeno.
Premium Ingredients: Shrimp, Bbq Chicken, Blue Cheese, Fresh Mozzarella, Fresh Basil, Fresh Arugula, Caramelized Onions, Provolone, Ricotta, Gorgonzola, Roasted Peppers, Eggplant, Artichokes, Egg Over Easy
Thin Crust Cheese Pizza
- 10 $8.95
- 10 Each Ingredient $1.25
- 12 $10.95
- 12 Each Ingredient $1.50
- 14 $12.95
- 14 Each Ingredient $1.75
- 16 $14.95
- 16 Each Ingredient $2.00
Dinner - Sides
Pasta
$5.50
with sauce
Potato Gnocchi
$6.00
with sauce
2 Meatballs Or 1 Italian Sausage
$4.50Patate Vesuvio
$4.50
potatoes roasted in olive oil, garlic and herbs
Parmesan Fries/ Crispy Smashed Potatoes
$5.00Fresh Sauteed Garlic Spinach
$6.00Spicy Broccolini
$6.00Hors Doeuvres And Cocktail Reception - Cold Appetizers
Per Person Per Appetizer
Mini Caprese
$2.00Eggplant Rolls
$3.00
stuffed with goat cheese and sundried tomatoes
Meat And Cheese Antipasto
$4.00Chilled Asparagus Wrapped In Prosciutto
$4.00Bruschetta
$2.00Shrimp Cocktail
$4.00Hors Doeuvres And Cocktail Reception - Warm Appetizers
Per Person Per Appetizer
Sausage And Peppers
$4.00Mini Meatballs
$2.00Fried Calamari
$3.00Assorted Pizzas
$3.00Baked Clams Casino
$3.00Steamed Mussels
$3.00
white wine or marinara sauce
Scampi Al Prosciutto
$4.00Grilled Vegetables
$2.00Stuffed Mushrooms Caps
$2.00Dinner Package - Appetizers
Your Choice Of Any Two Appetizers. $32.95 Pp
Bruschetta
Fried Calamari
Assorted Pizzas
Sausage And Peppers
Dinner Package - Salads Or Soup
Your Choice Of Any One Salad Or Soup. $32.95 Pp
House Salad
Caesar Salad
Mixed Greens Salad
Minestrone Soup
Dinner Package - Entrees
Your Choice Of Any Three Entrees. $32.95 Pp
Ravioli A Piacere
meat, cheese or spinach ravioli served with your choice of sauce
Lasagna Bolognese
our homemade classic lasagna layered with lean ground beef,
fresh ricotta and mozzarella cheese
Tortellaci Al Prosciutto
a larger version of tortellini stuffed with veal and served with a
creamy prosciutto sauce
Fumigato
rigatoni pasta with fresh mushrooms and grilled chicken breast
in a rich tomato cream sauce
Risotto Tre Funghi
a delicious blend of portobello, porcini and cap mushrooms
Pollo Rosmarino
chicken breast sauteed with potatoes and rosemary
in a white wine sauce
Pollo Marsala
chicken breast sauteed in a marsala wine with cap, porcini
and portobello mushrooms
Pollo Parmigiana
chicken breast topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese
served with spaghetti
Pesce Bianco
whitefish sauteed in a lemon caper sauce served on a bed of
garlic spinach
Salmon Vesuvio
fresh salmon steak served with fresh garlic, olive oil, and
white wine, served with vesuvio style potatoes
Maiale Al Vesuvio
two pork chops baked with white wine, garlic and herbs;
served with vesuvio style potatoes
Scallopine Saltimbocca
veal medallions sauteed in a white wine sauce topped with
prosciutto, sage and parmigiano cheese
Veal Parmigiana
breaded veal topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese
served with spaghetti
New York Alla Griglia
(extra $2.00 per person)
a 14oz grilled steak served with a double baked potato
and sauteed spinach
Dinner Package - Desserts
Your Choice Of Dessert. $32.95 Pp
Tiramisu
Chocolate Chip Cannoli
Assorted Mini Desserts
extra
Bar Packages
Imported & Domestic Beers And House Wine And Soft Drinks
per person
- Two Hours $23.00
- Three Hours $26.00
- Four Hours $28.00
Brand Liquors
per person. imported & domestic beers, house wines and soft drinks
- Two Hours $24.00
- Three Hours $32.00
- Four Hours $34.00
Premuim Brand Liquors
per person. imported & domestic beers, house wines and soft drinks
- Two Hours $28.00
- Three Hours $36.00
- Four Hours $38.00
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General Info
Hours
Monday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Tuesday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Wednesday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Thursday:
11:00am - 10:30pm
Friday:
11:00am - 12:00am
Saturday:
12:00pm - 12:00am
Sunday:
12:00pm - 10:00pm
About Us
One of the oldest restaurants in Chicago’s historic Old Town area, Orso’s is a family owned and operated Italian legend full of charm and Old World atmosphere. Our extensive menu covers all food tastes ensuring that you and your guests will enjoy any one of our authentic dishes including: pasta, chicken, veal and fresh fish entrees. Our attentive staff and diverse facilities can accommodate everything from a simple cocktail party to an elegant wedding on our lush patio. Whatever your occasion for joining us, our goal is to provide you with an unforgettable dining experience.