Il Covo
2152 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647 (773) 862-5555Main
Antipasti
your choice of two, roma tomato, onion ligurian olives carmelized apple and pear with goat cheese asparagus with parmigiano reggiano cannelini bean and white truffle oven roasted zucchini and herb grilled fennel, prosciutto di parma
fresh baked foccacia, drizzled with herb tomato sauce, fresh basil and fresh tomatoes
shallow fried calamari, arugula salad lightly dressed with balsamic vinaigrette
boneless quail, sage, prosciutto di parma, mozzarella, feta and ligurian olives
mussels in tomato basil broth
sauteed sea scallops on sweet corn and parsnip with pesto and truffled popcorn
baked pancetta wrapped dates, drizzled with e.v.o.o. and aged balsamic vinaigrette
grilled baby octopus served with a salad of cannelli beans red onion and baby arugula, tossed with a lemon moscato vinagrette
Zuppa
housemade tortellini filled with braised rabbit, parmigiano reggiano and rendered pancetta
Insalate
seasonal tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, e.v.o.o. and balsamic vinaigrette
wild baby arugula, grana padano, pears , walnuts drizzled with balsamic dressing
red and gold beets, grilled butternut squash, fennel, chestnuts, with shaved black truffles, goat cheese and drizzled with white truffle oil.
Pizza
11” thin crust
Paste E Risotti
all pastas made fresh daily in-house
arborio rice with porcini mushrooms and butternut squash
tortellini stuffed with pancetta, pureed cannelloni beans and white truffle oil, tossed with onion, pancetta, peas and mushrooms, in a white wine cream sauce
ravioli filled with butternut squash, ricotta, and pecorino in a white wine cream sauce
sun dried tomato gnocchi tossed with pommodoro sauce, fresh basil and parmigiano reggiano
spinach noodles layered with béchamel, veal and beef bolognese
pappardelle with a veal rosemary ragu and shaved grana padano
bowtie pasta served with smoked salmon in a pommodoro vodka cream sauce
rigatoni, sauteed eggplant, goat cheese and basil served with pommodoro sauce
Secondi
braised veal shank with tomatoes and seasonal vegetables served over polenta
grilled new zealand lamb chops served over roasted root vegetables in a red wine reduction
pan seared sea bass served over polenta mushroom terrine with lemon oregano vinaigrette
grilled skirt steak topped with arugula, pine nuts, red pear and fingerling potatoes
16 oz new york center cut strip steak with sicilian sea salt served over sauteed rapini
whole roasted chicken stuffed with sage ricotta and marscapone wrapped in pancetta
Contorni
choice of the following
