Cafe Amano in Elmhurst, IL

House Soubise

$4

Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese

House

$7

Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes

Amano

$10

Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette

Cottage Hill

$13

Poached chicken apple salad with belgian endive, mixed field greens, diced roma tomato & house-made glazed walnuts with banana vinaigrette

Pan-Seared Filet Mignon

$21

Mixed field greens with pan-seared filet mignon, diced tomato, grilled cipollini onions, french green beans, roasted sweet red peppers, english cucumber, & gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette

Antipasto

$14

Mixed field greens, prosciutto di parma, genoa salami, fresh mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers, kalamata olives, english cucumber, diced roma tomato & red onion with balsamic vinaigrette

Soup Du Jour

$4

Special soup created each day

Nicoise

$14

Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato

Asparagus & Artichoke

$9

Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette

Caprese

$8

Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo

Pan-Seared Chicken

$15

Mixed field greens, pan-seared free-range chicken breast, roma tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, english cucumber, toasted almonds, sweet red pepper, & brie cheese with blueberry pomegranate vinaigrette

Italian

$11

Imported prosciutto & salami, fresh mozzarella, mixed field greens & roma tomato drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette on baguette bread

Turkey

$10

Honey smoked turkey & cheddar cheese with mixed field greens, roma tomato & whole grain mustard aioli on baguette bread

Nicoise

$10

White albacore tuna salad, hard boiled eggs, blanched french green beans, slice roma tomato, mixed field greens, calamata olives & lemon tarragon vinaigrette. served open faced on baguette bread

Smoked Salmon

$13

Norwegian smoked salmon, crème fraiche, slice red onion, sliced english cucumber & mixed field greens on baguette bread

Pan-Seared Chicken

$12

Pan-seared chicken breast, smoked gouda, sliced english cucumber, roma tomato, mixed field greens & honey pesto aioli on baguette bread

Ny Steak

$18

Pan-seared center cut ny sirloin, cognac caramelized onions, gruyere cheese & sweet & spicy horseradish aioli on baguette bread

Gnocchi San Remo

$16

Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese

Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi

$20

Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce

Meat Ravioli Bolognese

$16

Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce

Mushroom Ravioli

$17

Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce

Gnocchi Al Pesto

$17

Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage

Cheese Ravioli

$16

Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream

Maine Lobster Ravioli

$25

Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce

Fettuccine Gaeta

$22

Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley

Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese

$12

Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers.

Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon

$10

Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction.

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

$3

Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce.

Pan-Seared Diver Scallops

$15

Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus.

Crostini Di Polenta

$9

Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil.

Brie En Croute

$11

Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with saute´ed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens

Shrimp Dijonnaise

$15

Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce

Stuffed Medjool Dates

$9

Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce.

Shrimp & Artichoke Sautee

$15

Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus

Crab Cakes

$14

Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli.

Smoked Salmon Tartare

$15

Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, cre`me fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar.

Lobster Bocadillo

$17

Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli.

1/2 Salad

House or amano

Cup of Soup

Soubise or soup of the day

1/2 Sandwich

Turkey, italian or nicoise baguette includes cold italian red skin potato salad

House Soubise

$4

Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese

Caprese

$8

Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo

House

$7

Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes

Amano

$10

Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette

Pan-Seared Filet Mignon

$21

Mixed field greens with pan-seared filet mignon, diced tomato, grilled cipollini onions, french green beans, roasted sweet red peppers, english cucumber, & gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette

Soup Du Jour

$4

Special soup created each day

Asparagus & Artichoke

$9

Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette

Nicoise

$14

Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato

Pan-Seared Chicken

$15

Mixed field greens, pan-seared free-range chicken breast, roma tomatoes, strawberries, blueberries, english cucumber, toasted almonds, sweet red pepper, & brie cheese with blueberry pomegranate vinaigrette

Gnocchi San Remo

$16

Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese

Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi

$20

Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce

Meat Ravioli Bolognese

$16

Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce

Mushroom Ravioli

$17

Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce

Gnocchi Al Pesto

$17

Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage

Cheese Ravioli

$16

Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream

Maine Lobster Ravioli

$25

Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce

Fettuccine Gaeta

$22

Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley

Cherry Hazelnut Chicken

$21

Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with michigan sun-dried cherries & frangelico liqueur

Chicken Capricciosa

$21

Pan-seared boneless free-range breast of chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes, capers, nicoise olives, shiitake mushrooms, fresh tomatoes & white wine

Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Blackberry Sage Coulis

$21

Served with sauteed leeks and rosemary brown butter tossed with smoked mozzarella stuffed potato gnocchi

Chicken Piccata

$21

Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with white wine, artichoke hearts, shiitake mushrooms & lemon

Chicken San Sebastian

$21

Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, marcona almonds and spanish sweet sherry

Chicken Dijonnaise

$22

Pan-seared boneless free-range breast of chicken layered with prosciutto di parma, gruyere cheese served with whole grain dijon mustard and shiitake mushroom cream sauce

Salmon with Caper Dill Sauce

$24

Pan-seared fresh fillet of salmon served over a bed of wilted spinach with caper dill sauce

Idaho Rainbow Trout

$21

Fresh whole boneless rainbow trout seasoned & sautéed with olive oil & lemon

Stuffed Northern Atlantic Skate Wing

$24

Fresh fillet of skate stuffed with broccoli, fresh tomatoes and shiitake mushrooms served with lobster lemon cream sauce

Cold Water Australian Lobster Tail

Oven-roasted 10 oz lobster tail served with lemon beurre blanc

Salmon Aux Poires

$24

Broiled fresh fillet of salmon with our house-made sweet & spicy pear glaze

Stuffed Rainbow Trout

$27

Fresh boneless idaho rainbow trout stuffed with baby clams, gulf shrimp & fresh spinach

Pecan Encrusted Whitefish

$27

Fresh fillet of canadian whitefish encrusted in our house-made pecan breading, fresh & sweet with a touch of spice

Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese

$12

Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers

Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon

$10

Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

$3

Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce

Pan-Seared Diver Scallops

$15

Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus

Crostini Di Polenta

$9

Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil

Brie En Croute

$11

Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with sautéed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens

Shrimp Dijonnaise

$15

Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce

Stuffed Medjool Dates

$9

Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce

Shrimp & Artichoke Saute

$15

Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus

Crab Cakes

$14

Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli

Smoked Salmon Tartare

$15

Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, crème fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar

Lobster Bocadillo

$17

Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee

Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Creme Brulee

Dark Chocolate Sacher Torte

Dark Chocolate Raspberry Pot De Creme

Crushed Cannoli

Served with fresh berries

French Deep Dish Fresh Apple Tart

Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries

Vanilla Creme Brulee Cheesecake

Served with caramel sauce and fresh berries

Cafe Amano Tiramisu

Served with chocolate sauce and fresh berries

Dark Chocolate Molten Lava Cake

Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries

Carrot Cake

Served with caramel sauce

Lemon Curd Tartlet

Served with caramelized bananas

Madagascar Vanilla Bean Gelato

Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato

Raspberry Sorbet