Italian
Avvio American Italian Kitchen
4358 North Elston Ave.
Chicago, IL 60641
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Food
Appetizers
Antipasto For 2
$21.00Artichoke Bottoms W/ Lobster Mornay Sauce
$26.00Assorted Cheese Platter
$22.00Baked Clams
$16.00Breaded Shrimp Appetizer
$16.00Bresaola Over Arugula
$16.00Bruschetta
$10.00Burrata W/ Prosciutto Di Parma
$23.00Carson's Appetizer
$18.00Cold Calamari
$21.00Escargot In Garlic Butter Sauce
$20.00Figs With Prosciutto
$18.00Fisherman's Platter Appetizer
$75.00Fried Burrata With Vodka Sauce
$20.00Fried Calamari Appetizer
$21.00Fried Calamari Francese Appetizer
$21.00Fried mushrooms and zucchini Appetizer
$8.00Fried Oysters
$21.00Fruit Plate
$10.00Garlic Bread
$10.00Grigliata Mista
$20.00Grilled Calamari Appetizer
$18.00Grilled Shrimp appetizer
$18.00Grilliata Mixta App
$20.00Involtini Di Melanzane
$13.00Lobster Appetizer
$60.00Mussels Marinara
$19.00Mussels White Wine
$19.00Oyster Rockefeller
$23.00Oysters On 1/2 Shell
$21.00Pizza Bread
$10.00Pizza Bread Half Order
$5.00Prosciutto Di Parma W/Parmigiano Reggiano
$23.00Sauteed Shrimp Spinach appetizer
$18.00Shrimp Cocktail
$16.00Shrimp Dejonghe Appetizer
$17.00Shrimp enzo appetizer
$20.00Steamed Clams
$18.00Steamed Mussels
$20.00
Carne (Red Meats)
Aged Bone-In Ribeye
$56.00Avvio's Burger
$18.00Avvio’s Prime New York Strip Steak
$48.00Baby Back Ribs
$36.00Broiled Pork Chops
$36.00Chateaubriand For 1
$55.00Chateaubriand For 2
$100.00Chef Cut New York Steak
$56.00Chopped Sirloin Steak-Topped W/ Blue Cheese & Onion
$30.00Filet Mignon 16oz
$56.00Filet Mignon Marsala
$60.00Filet Mignon Meuniere (White Wine & Lemon)
$56.00Pepper Steak
$45.00Petite Fillet
$28.00Pork Chops alla Bruno
$42.00Pork Chops Vesuvio
$39.00Rack Of Lamb For 2
$100.00Rack Of Lamb For One
$50.00Richards Special
$56.00Sausage And Peppers Meal
$34.00Steak Diane for 1
$50.00Steak Diane For 2
$100.00Steak Sandwich
$30.00
Fettuccini
Gelato/Sorbet
Butter Pecan Gelato
$10.00Chocolate Tartufo
$12.00Gelato Affogato
$16.00Ice Cream and Berries
$15.00Limone Ripieno
$12.00Mint Chip Gelato
$11.00Nutella gelato
$9.00Peppermint Ice Cream
$9.00Pesca Ripiena
$11.00Pistachio Gelato
$9.00Raspberry Gelato
$9.00Raspberry Sorbet
$15.00White Gelato Tartfo
$14.00Spumoni
$9.00Strawberry Gelato
$9.00Tartufo al Limoncello
$12.00Tortino Ice Cream
$9.00Vanilla Bean Gelato
$12.00Vanilla Ice Cream
$9.00Peppermint Ice Cream
$9.001 scoop Gelato
$4.00
Gnocchi
Linguini
Linguine Alle Vongole
$34.00Linguine Bolognese Entree
$26.00Linguine Marinara Entree
$26.00Linguine Red Clam Sauce
$34.00Linguine Shrimp Arugula Grape Tomatoes
$34.00Linguine Shrimp Spinach
$35.00Linguine Shrimp Spinach Garlic and Oil
$35.00Linguine White Clam Sauce
$34.00Linguine With Black Mussels
$34.00Linguine With Shrimp N Rapini
$36.00Paglia e Fieno
$31.00Zuppa Di Mare
$56.00
Other Pasta Entrees
Eggplant Parmigiana
$28.00Farfelle Bascaiola
$27.00Fettuccine Vodka Sauce
$29.00Fresh Cavatelli Vodka Sauce
$16.00Gluten Free Pasta
$33.00Housemade Baked Lasagna
$28.00Housemade Manicotta
$28.00Mafalde With Shrimp Garlic Oil
$35.00Meat Cavatelli Vodka sauce
$30.00Parppadelle W/ Vodka Sauce
$33.00Penne Bolognese Entree
$26.00Penne Marinara Entree
$22.00Penne Pesto
$32.00Penne W Vodka And Chicken
$35.00Penne W/ Vodka Sauce
$29.00Ricotta Cavatelli Vodka sauce
$33.00Rigatoni Bolognese
$22.00Rigatoni Vodka Sauce
$29.00Spaghetti Bolognese Entree
$26.00Spaghetti Marinara Entree
$26.00Spaghetti Pesto
$25.00Spaghetti W Olive oil and Garlic Entre
$24.00Vermicelli Alla Angelo
$34.00Half Spaghetti Marinara
$14.00Half Penne Marinara
$14.00Half Spaghetti Bolognese
$14.00Half Penne Bolognese
$14.00Half Fettuccine Alfredo
$14.00Half Spaghetti Vodka sauce
$16.00Half Fettuccine Vodka Sauce
$17.00GF Spaghetti Bolognese Entree
$34.00GF Spaghetti Marinara Entree
$34.00GF Penne Bolognese Entree
$34.00GF Penne Marinara Entree
$34.00GF Spaghetti W Alfredo
$36.00
Pesce (Seafood)
African Lobster Tail (Market Price)
$80.00Broiled English Dover Sole In Almondine Sauce
$56.00Broiled Fisherman Platter (Market Price)
$80.00Broiled Lake Superior White Fish
$35.00Broiled Norwegian Salmon
$36.00Chilean Sea Bass
$60.00Fried Calamari Dinner
$35.00Grilled Calamari Entree
$35.00Grilled Shrimp Dinner
$33.00Grilliata Mixta
$50.00Lobster DeJonghe
$75.00Lobsters Al Diavolo
$80.00Pan Roasted White Fish
$36.00Perch Fish
$35.00Salmon Piccata
$36.00Salmon Vesuvio
$36.00Sautéed Fish Combo
$35.00Sauteed Salmon Capers Lemon Butter
$36.00Scallop Dinner
$42.00Seafood Plate For 2
$80.00Shrimp Dejonghe Dinner
$35.00Shrimp Della Casa
$35.00Shrimp Diavolo
$36.00Shrimp Enzo
$37.00Shrimp (French Fried)
$34.00Shrimp Parmigiana
$35.00Shrimp Saltimbocca Dinner
$40.00Shrimp Scampi Dinner
$33.00Soft Shell Crab Francese
$40.00Soft Shell Crab Lemon Butter
$45.00Surf And Turf (Market Price)
$80.00Thursday Lobster
$50.00Tilapia Francese
$20.00Tilapia Sauteed In Olive Oil
$33.00
Pollo (Chicken)
Chicken Avvio Stuffed Chicken Breast W/ Rice...
$33.00Chicken (Broiled)
$33.00Chicken Cacciatore. Medley. Veg In White Wine Sauce
$33.00Chicken Francese
$33.00Chicken Marsala. Mushrooms Wine Sauce
$33.00Chicken Meuniere
$33.00Chicken Montecarlo
$33.00Chicken Parmigiana
$33.00Chicken Picante
$33.00Chicken Piccata
$33.00Chicken Saint Michelle
$33.00Chicken Saltimbocca
$33.00Chicken Sorrentino
$33.00Chicken Toscana
$33.00Chicken Vesuvio 1/2 Chicken In Garlic Oregano Wine Sauce
$33.00grilled chicken sandwich
$18.00Roasted Chicken w/ Roasted Pot
$32.00
Ravioli
Butternut Squash Ravioli
$34.00Caprese Ravioli Vodka Sauce
$32.00Cheese Ravioli Alfredo sauce
$31.00Crabmeat Ravioli
$38.00Half Cheese Half Meat Ravioli With Meat Sauce
$30.00Half Meat Half Cheese Ravioli With Marinara Sauce
$27.00Housemade Cheese Ravioli
$30.00Housemade Cheese Ravioli GF
$34.00Housemade Meat Ravioli
$30.00Spinach Ravioli With Vodka Sauce
$34.00Tordelli Al Pesce
$33.00
Salads
Sides
1 Meatball
$5.001 Sausage
$5.00Anchovy
$2.00Baked Potato
$3.00Ball Of Fresh Mozzarella
$5.00Eggplant Parmigiana side
$12.00Extra 8oz Marinara
$5.00Extra 8oz Meat Sauce
$5.00Extra loaf of bread
$5.00Florentine Vegetables
$12.00Fresh Asparagus
$9.00Fresh Broccoli
$9.00Fresh Spinach
$9.00Meatballs (2)
$10.00Mozzarella Add
$3.00Parmesan Cheese 2oz
$2.50Parmesan Cheese 8oz
$5.00Side Angel hair olive oil butter garlic
$10.00Side Green Beans
$5.00Side Of Chicken
$6.00Side Of Cottage Fries
$7.00Side Of French Fries
$7.00Side Of Mostaccioli
$6.00Side Of Rigatoni W Vodka Sauce
$8.00Side Of Sausage And Peppers
$13.00Side Of Spaghetti
$7.00Side Of Spinach
$5.00Side Of Vesuvio Potatoes
$10.00Side Sausage
$10.00
Soup
Specials
Angel Hair Shrimp W Garlic Oil & Fresh Spinach
$35.00Angel Hair W Shrimp N Asparagus Portobello
$36.00AVVIO Special:filet Marsala(5oz),grilled Shrimp Cream Tomato & Chicken Sorrentino
$50.00Baked Clams Casino Appetizer
$16.00Beef Braciole
$35.00Black Linguine Shrimp And Scallops
$45.00Butternut Squash Ravioli
$34.00Cannelloni De Pesce In Vodka Sauce
$32.00Cannelloni Stuffed W/meat In Bolognese Cream Sauce
$33.00Cannelloni Stuffed W/meat In Vodka Sauce
$32.00Cheese Tortellini Alla Panna W Prosciutto And Peas
$28.00Chicken Diavolo
$33.00Farfalle Monti E Mare
$34.00Farfelle Monte E Mare
$34.00Gnocchi W Pesto Sauce
$33.00Grilled Calamari W Portobello Appetizer
$19.00Grilled Portobello W Lemon & xtra Virgin Olive oil
$15.00Grilled Portobello W Sautéed Shrimp
$20.00Grilled Portobello With Crabmeat
$20.00Grilled Portobellos W Roasted Peppers And Mozarella
$18.00Grilled Portobellos With Shrimp
$19.00Grilled Shrimp W Portabello Mushroom
$19.00Grilled Swordfish Lemon Butter
$38.00Heart Ravioli Vodka Sauce
$34.00Lamb Chops Special
$50.00Lamb Shank
$50.00Linguine Al Limon
$33.00Linguine Filet Sauce
$34.00Linguine W Mussels And Shrimp Red Sauce
$36.00Lobster Ravioli W Vodka Sauce
$38.00Manicotti De Pesce W Vodka Sauce
$33.00Mediterranean Cod
$35.00Mediterranean Snapper
$35.00Mini Stuffed Pumpkin
$20.00Mushroom Cap Escargot
$18.00Mushroom Caps W Crabmeat
$16.00New Zealand Lamb Chops Italian Style
$45.00Pan Roasted Mahi Mahi W Roasted Potatoes
$36.00Pan Seared Scallops
$20.00Pan Seared Scallops W/ Eggplant & Zucchini
$20.00Penne Alla Senese
$33.00Portobello Ravioli
$32.00Portobello Ravioli Funghi Di Bosco
$32.00Rigatoni Amatriciana
$34.00Rigatoni Formaggi
$30.00Rigatoni Pesto With Shrimp
$34.00Rigatoni Sausage And Ricotta Special
$33.00Risotto 4 Formaggi
$31.00Risotto Al Sugo
$33.00Risotto De Pesce
$36.00Risotto Di Mare 1
$65.00Risotto Porcini
$32.00Risotto Primavera W Shrimp
$36.00Risotto Prosecco
$36.00Risotto Scampi
$38.00Risotto Verde
$28.00Roasted Pork Tenderloin W Black Pepper Pear
$34.00Roasted Pork Tenderloin W Wrapped Asparagus In Prosciutto
$34.00Rotolo Primavera
$33.00Sacchetti Vodka Sauce
$33.00Salmon Carpaccio
$18.00Salmon In Dill Sauce
$34.00Sauteed Cod Fresh Tomatoes And Almondine
$35.00Sauteed Cod Fresh Tomatoes And Capers
$35.00Sauteed Cod Fresh Tomatoes And Pine Nuts
$35.00Sauteed Corvina Almondine
$36.00Sauteed Corvina Fresh Tomatoes And Pine Nuts
$35.00Sauteed Ecuadorian Snapper Almandine
$36.00Sauteed Grouper Fresh Tomatoes Almondine
$35.00Sauteed Grouper Fresh Tomatoes And Capers
$37.00Sauteed Grouper Fresh Tomatoes And Pine Nuts
$37.00Sauteed Grouper Lemon Butter
$37.00Sauteed Mahi Mahi W Fresh Tomatoes & Pinenuts
$35.00Sauteed Monkfish mediteranean
$35.00Sauteed Ocean Perch Lemon Butter
$35.00Sauteed Shrimp Dinner With Spinach
$35.00Sauteed Shrimp Lemon Butter
$16.00Sauteed Shrimp W Portobello
$18.00Sauteed Shrimp W/ Eggplant & Zucchini
$18.00Sauteed Shrimp Wine Sauce Spinach
$35.00Sauteed Skate Wing Lemon Butter
$35.00Sauteed Skate Wing W Fresh Tomatoes & Capers
$36.00Sauteed Skate Wing W Fresh Tomatoes & Pinuts
$36.00Sauteed Snapper Almandine
$38.00Sauteed Westcoast Snapper
$35.00Sautéed Corvina
$38.00Sautéed Shrimp With Spinach appetizer
$18.00Shrimp Avvio Special App
$14.00Shrimp Saltimbocca Appetizer
$20.00Shrimp Scampi Appetizer
$13.00Soft Shell Crab Appetizer
$15.00Spaghetti Scoglio
$40.00Spinach Cheese Ravioli In Gorgonzola Pesto Sauce
$32.00Stuffed Artichoke
$16.00Stuffed Chicken With Veal And Mortadella In Natural Sauce
$35.00Stuffed Shells W Ricotta And Spinach In Marinara
$32.00Stuffed Zucchini Blossom
$18.00Tagliatelle Alla Puttanesca W Shrimp
$36.00Tagliatelle Fungi Di Bosco
$34.00Broiled pork chopsW Black Pepper
$35.00Gnocchi W Pesto
$33.00Swordfish Sundried Tomatoes & Pine Nuts
$37.00Fettuccine Alla Puttanesca W Shrimp
$36.00linguine w pesto
$34.00stuffed shrimp w crabmeat
$18.00Tagliatelle Pesto Sauce
$33.00Grilled Shrimp W Roasted Spinach
$18.00Sauteed Fillet Flounder Lemon Butter & Almondine
$35.00Grillata Mixta
$20.00Ravioli Agnolotti Vodka Sauce
$33.00Grilled Portobello
$16.00Gorgonzola Ravioli W Butter Sage Sauce
$32.00Stuffed Flounder In Lemon Butter
$38.00Portobe!lo Ravioli In Porcini Cream Sauce
$32.00Gorgonzola Ravioli In Creamy Tomato Sauce W Pees
$33.00
Tortellini
Tortes/Tarts
Vitello (Veal)
Bread Veal Cutlet
$35.00Extra Thick Broiled Veal Chop
$55.00Veal Al Avvio
$35.00Veal Bolognese
$38.00Veal Braciole
$35.00Veal Combination
$34.00Veal Francese
$35.00Veal Marsala
$35.00Veal Milanese
$32.00Veal Montecarlo
$36.00Veal Parmigiana
$35.00Veal Pastorella
$35.00Veal Piccante
$35.00Veal Piccata
$34.00Veal Saint Michelle
$34.00Veal Saltimbocca Alla Romana
$35.00Veal Salvia
$33.00Veal Scallopini
$35.00Veal Sorrentino
$36.00Veal Vesuvio
$40.00Vitello Alla Toscana
$35.00
Desserts
Baked Alaska for 2
$20.00Bananas Foster For 2
$22.00Brandy Ice
$16.00Cake Fee (One Charge)
$5.00Cannoli
$10.00Cheesecake W Pistachio Ice Cream
$12.00Cherries Jubilee For 2
$22.00Chocolate Gelato
$9.00Chocolate Ice cream
$9.00Coppa Mascarpone and Fragole
$14.00Creme Brulee (Regular)
$13.00Dubai Chocolate Cake
$15.00Dubai Chocolate Gelato
$10.00Espresso Creme Burlee
$14.00Flan
$9.00Flourless Chocolate Cake
$14.00Lemon Berry Mascarpone Cake
$12.00Lemon Mascarpone Cake
$12.00ONE Scoop Ice Cream
$3.00Panna Cotta
$12.00Profiteroles
$14.00Sorbet
$6.00Strawberry Stracciatella Gelato
$10.00Tiramisu
$10.00
Catering
1/2 Alfredo sauce
$20.001/2 Gallon Marinara Sauce
$26.001/2 Gallon Meat Sauce
$35.001/2 Gallon Minestrone Catering
$24.001/2 Gallon Stracciatella Catering
$24.00Baked Lasagna Full Pan
$130.00Baked Lasagna Half Pan
$60.00Chicken Marsala Full Pan
$160.00Chicken Marsala Half Pan
$80.00Chicken Meuniere Full Pan
$140.00Chicken Meuniere Half Pan
$70.00Chicken Parmigiana Full Pan
$140.00Chicken Parmigiana Half Pan
$70.00Chicken Piccata Full Pan
$170.00Chicken Piccata Half Pan
$85.00Chicken Toscana Full Pan
$140.00Chicken Toscana Half Pan
$80.00Classic Gnocchi Full Pan
$130.00Classic Gnocchi Half Pan
$70.00Fettuccini Alfredo Full Pan
$120.00Fettuccini Alfredo Half Pan
$50.00Fried Calamari Full Pan
$90.00Fried Calamari Half Pan
$70.00Full Pan Eggplant Parmesan
$130.00Full Pan Farfalle Bascaiola
$150.00Full Pan Sauteed Green Beans
$80.00Half Pan Caesar Salad
$50.00Half Pan Cheese Ravioli
$75.00Half Pan Eggplant Parmesan
$65.00Half Pan Of Veggies
$45.00Half Pan Vodka Rigatoni
$50.00House Salad Full Pan
$50.00House Salad Half Pan
$25.00Meatballs (Dozen)
$40.00Meat Ravioli Marinara Full Pan
$150.00Meat Ravioli Meat Sauce Full Pan
$160.00Mostaccioli Full Pan
$80.00Mostaccioli Half Pan
$40.00Penne Bolognese Full Pan
$100.00Penne Bolognese Half Pan
$50.00Pizza Bread Full Pan
$60.00Pizza Bread Half Pan
$30.00Sausage and Peppers Full Pan
$90.00Sausage and Peppers Half Pan
$45.00Shrimp DeJonghe Full Pan
$120.00Shrimp DeJonghe Half Pan
$60.00Spaghetti Full Pan
$80.00Spaghetti Half Pan
$40.00Special Salad Full Pan
$70.00Special Salad Half Pan
$45.001/2 Gallon Meat Sauce (Copy)
$35.001/2 Gallon Meat Sauce
$35.00Half Pan meat ravioli meat sauce
$80.00half pan vesuvio potatoes
$30.00Full pan Spaghetti Carbonara
$160.00Full Pan Chicken Vesuvio
$180.00Full Pan Cheese Ravioli
$220.00Half Pan Chicken Vesuvio
$90.00Half Pan Spinach Gnocchi
$80.00Half Pan Pasta Tricolore E Pollo
$120.00full pan tiramisu
$120.00
Cocktails
Amaretto Neat
$12.00Amaretto Sour
$12.00Amaretto Stone Sour
$12.00Aperol Spritz
$13.00Avvio berry merry martini
$14.00Avvio christmas coffee
$10.00Black Manhattan
$14.00Black Russian
$11.00Blackberry Basil Mule
$14.00Boulevardier
$14.00Brandy Alexander
$14.00Carajillo
$15.00Deep Sea Margarita
$13.00French 75
$12.00House MadenRed Sangria
$13.00Hugo Spritz
$14.00Irish Coffee
$14.00Italian 75
$14.00Italian 75
$14.00Italian Paloma
$14.00Limoncello Martini
$14.00Limoncello Sour
$14.00Limoncello Spritz
$13.00Limoncello Spritz
$13.00Long Island Ice Tea
$14.00Love Mojito
$13.00Lover Margarita
$13.00Manhattan
$14.00Mascarponello
$14.00Mimosa
$12.00Negroni
$13.00NOCELLO NIGHTS
$13.00Nutty Irishman
$14.00Nutty Irishman
$14.00Oaxacan
$14.00Old Fashion
$14.00Paloma
$12.00Peach Margarita
$13.00Platano Old Fashioned
$14.00Red Starburst
$14.00Roku Spritz
$12.00Sazerac
$13.00Seasonal Bellini
$13.00Smith and Curran
$11.00Smith and Kearns
$13.00Strawberry Limoncello Spritz
$14.00Strawberry Mimosa
$9.00Sweet Breeze
$13.00Teresa Old Fashioned
$14.00TIDAL BLISS
$12.00UNDER THE MISTLETOE
$14.00Velvet Brûlée
$14.00Virgin Bloody Mary
$8.00Virgin Mojito
$9.00Virgin Pina Colada
$9.00WARM & TOASTED
$14.00White Russian
$12.00White Sangria
$15.00Peach Wiskeyrita
$14.00Strawberry Lemon Drop
$14.00Passionfruit Margarita
$13.00Appletini
$14.00Dragon Heart
$14.00Lychee Spritz
$14.00
N/A Beverages
Aqua Panna (Liter)
$7.00Arnold Palmer
$5.00Cappuccino
$7.00Coffee
$4.00Coke
$4.00Cranberry Juice
$5.00Diet Coke
$4.00Double Espresso
$9.00Espresso Americano
$6.00Espresso Coffee
$6.00Ginger Ale
$4.00Hot Chocolate
$7.00Hot Tea variety
$5.00Iced Tea
$5.00Kiddie Cocktail
$5.00Kiddy Cocktail
$4.00Latte
$6.00Lemonade
$4.00Milk
$4.00Orange Juice
$5.00Pineapple Juice
$5.00San Aranciatta Rossa
$6.00San Pellegrino (Liter)
$10.00San Pellegrino Small
$6.00Soda Water
$4.00Sprite
$4.00Tonic Water
$4.00Kids Drink
$4.00
Happy Hour
Happy Hour Cocktails
Happy Hour Wine
All hours
| Sunday | 12:00 pm - 7:15 pm |
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Wednesday | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Thursday | 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
| Friday | 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
| Saturday | 4:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
Restaurant info
Generous portions of Italian-American classics in a down-to-earth restaurant.
Location
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