Cafe Amano
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- 116 E Shiller St., Elmhurst, IL 60126
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No cuisines specified
- $$$$$
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Cafe Amano
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Soups & Salads
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House Soubise $4.00+
Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese
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House $7.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes
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Amano $10.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
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Cottage Hill $13.00
Poached chicken apple salad with belgian endive, mixed field greens, diced roma tomato & house-made glazed walnuts with banana vinaigrette
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Pan-Seared Filet Mignon $21.00
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
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Antipasto $14.00
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
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Soup Du Jour $4.00+
Special soup created each day
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Nicoise $14.00
Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato
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Asparagus & Artichoke $9.00
Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette
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Caprese $8.00
Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo
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Pan-Seared Chicken $15.00
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
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Baguettes
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Italian $11.00
Imported prosciutto & salami, fresh mozzarella, mixed field greens & roma tomato drizzled with balsamic vinaigrette on baguette bread
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Turkey $10.00
Honey smoked turkey & cheddar cheese with mixed field greens, roma tomato & whole grain mustard aioli on baguette bread
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Nicoise $10.00
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
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Smoked Salmon $13.00
Norwegian smoked salmon, crème fraiche, slice red onion, sliced english cucumber & mixed field greens on baguette bread
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Pan-Seared Chicken $12.00
Pan-seared chicken breast, smoked gouda, sliced english cucumber, roma tomato, mixed field greens & honey pesto aioli on baguette bread
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Ny Steak $18.00
Pan-seared center cut ny sirloin, cognac caramelized onions, gruyere cheese & sweet & spicy horseradish aioli on baguette bread
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Pasta
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Gnocchi San Remo $16.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese
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Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi $20.00
Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce
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Meat Ravioli Bolognese $16.00
Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce
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Mushroom Ravioli $17.00
Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce
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Gnocchi Al Pesto $17.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage
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Cheese Ravioli $16.00
Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream
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Maine Lobster Ravioli $25.00
Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce
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Fettuccine Gaeta $22.00
Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley
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Small Plates
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Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese $12.00
Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers.
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Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon $10.00
Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction.
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Classic Shrimp Cocktail $3.00
Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce.
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Pan-Seared Diver Scallops $15.00
Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus.
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Crostini Di Polenta $9.00
Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil.
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Brie En Croute $11.00
Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with saute´ed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens
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Shrimp Dijonnaise $15.00
Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce
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Stuffed Medjool Dates $9.00
Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce.
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Shrimp & Artichoke Sautee $15.00
Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus
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Crab Cakes $14.00
Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli.
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Smoked Salmon Tartare $15.00
Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, cre`me fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar.
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Lobster Bocadillo $17.00
Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli.
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Lunch Special
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1/2 Salad
House or amano
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Cup of Soup
Soubise or soup of the day
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1/2 Sandwich
Turkey, italian or nicoise baguette includes cold italian red skin potato salad
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Soups & Salads
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House Soubise $4.00+
Sweet vidalia onion soup infused with cream & aged cognac served with garlic crostini & gruyere cheese
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Caprese $8.00
Roma tomatoes layered with toasted baguette slices, fresh mozzarella, basil & sea salt, drizzled with evoo
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House $7.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato & english cucumber with your choice of one of our house-made vinaigrettes
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Amano $10.00
Mixed field greens, diced tomato, michigan sun-dried cherries, sliced pear, pine nuts & crumbled gorgonzola cheese with balsamic vinaigrette
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Pan-Seared Filet Mignon $21.00
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
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Soup Du Jour $4.00+
Special soup created each day
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Asparagus & Artichoke $9.00
Tender steamed asparagus, fresh tomato, imported olives & artichoke hearts tossed with apple cider vinaigrette
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Nicoise $14.00
Mixed field greens, fresh albacore tuna salad, diced tomato, french green beans, sliced boiled egg, english cucumber, niçoise olives & red skin potato
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Pan-Seared Chicken $15.00
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
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Pasta
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Gnocchi San Remo $16.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil tomato sauce & garnished with fresh mozzarella cheese
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Spinach & Ricotta Gnocchi $20.00
Small potato dumplings stuffed with spinach and ricotta cheese, tossed with oyster mushroom basil cream sauce with a hint of tomato sauce
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Meat Ravioli Bolognese $16.00
Large veal & beef stuffed ravioli served with our house-made meat sauce
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Mushroom Ravioli $17.00
Black pepper ravioli stuffed with portobello mushrooms served with asparagus tips & veal demi-glace sauce
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Gnocchi Al Pesto $17.00
Small potato dumplings tossed with house-made basil pesto sauce & garnished with sliced apple chicken sausage
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Cheese Ravioli $16.00
Large ricotta, mozzarella & parmesan stuffed ravioli served with our house-made tomato sauce infused with a touch of fresh cream
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Maine Lobster Ravioli $25.00
Ravioli stuffed with maine lobster served over a bed of wilted spinach with lump crab meat & lobster lemon cream sauce
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Fettuccine Gaeta $22.00
Wide flat pasta with baby clams, gulf shrimp, extra virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed red pepper & parsley
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Poultry
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Cherry Hazelnut Chicken $21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with michigan sun-dried cherries & frangelico liqueur
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Chicken Capricciosa $21.00
Pan-seared boneless free-range breast of chicken sauteed with fresh tomatoes, capers, nicoise olives, shiitake mushrooms, fresh tomatoes & white wine
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Pan-Seared Duck Breast with Blackberry Sage Coulis $21.00
Served with sauteed leeks and rosemary brown butter tossed with smoked mozzarella stuffed potato gnocchi
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Chicken Piccata $21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with white wine, artichoke hearts, shiitake mushrooms & lemon
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Chicken San Sebastian $21.00
Boneless free-range breast of chicken sautéed with shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, marcona almonds and spanish sweet sherry
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Chicken Dijonnaise $22.00
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
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Fish & Seafood
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Salmon with Caper Dill Sauce $24.00
Pan-seared fresh fillet of salmon served over a bed of wilted spinach with caper dill sauce
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Idaho Rainbow Trout $21.00
Fresh whole boneless rainbow trout seasoned & sautéed with olive oil & lemon
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Stuffed Northern Atlantic Skate Wing $24.00
Fresh fillet of skate stuffed with broccoli, fresh tomatoes and shiitake mushrooms served with lobster lemon cream sauce
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Cold Water Australian Lobster Tail
Oven-roasted 10 oz lobster tail served with lemon beurre blanc
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Salmon Aux Poires $24.00
Broiled fresh fillet of salmon with our house-made sweet & spicy pear glaze
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Stuffed Rainbow Trout $27.00
Fresh boneless idaho rainbow trout stuffed with baby clams, gulf shrimp & fresh spinach
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Pecan Encrusted Whitefish $27.00
Fresh fillet of canadian whitefish encrusted in our house-made pecan breading, fresh & sweet with a touch of spice
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Small Plates
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Chef's Fresh Fruit & Cheese $12.00
Chef's selection of fresh seasonal fruit & a trio of imported cheeses, served with water crackers
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Roasted Red Pepper Napoleon $10.00
Fire-roasted seasoned sweet red peppers layered on puff pastry, goat cheese mousse, pesto, toasted pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil & balsamic reduction
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Classic Shrimp Cocktail $3.00
Steamed & chilled extra large gulf shrimp served with horseradish cocktail sauce
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Pan-Seared Diver Scallops $15.00
Extra large pan-seared scallops with lemon beurre blanc and blanched asparagus
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Crostini Di Polenta $9.00
Italian cornmeal fritters layered with sweet & spicy eggplant caponata, goat cheese & fresh basil
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Brie En Croute $11.00
Brie cheese & caramelized onion stuffed puff pastry served with sautéed shiitake mushrooms, roasted peppers & balsamic mixed greens
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Shrimp Dijonnaise $15.00
Pan-seared gulf shrimp served atop garlic crostini with whole grain dijon mustard & shiitake mushroom cream sauce
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Stuffed Medjool Dates $9.00
Spicy chorizo stuffed imported dates wrapped in apple wood smoked bacon and drizzled with our house sweet and spicy BBQ sauce
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Shrimp & Artichoke Saute $15.00
Large gulf shrimp sauteed with butter, garlic, white wine, lemon & artichoke hearts served with blanched asparagus
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Crab Cakes $14.00
Maryland lump crab cakes served with sweet & spicy roasted corn salsa & chili pepper aioli
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Smoked Salmon Tartare $15.00
Norwegian smoked salmon with capers, red onion, crème fraiche, chopped egg, garlic rounds & wasabi tobiko caviar
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Lobster Bocadillo $17.00
Maine lobster with gruyere cheese and beurre blanc layered between two flatbreads garnished with balsamic tossed baby arugula and lobster aioli
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Desserts
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Madagascar Vanilla Bean Creme Brulee
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Dark Chocolate Grand Marnier Creme Brulee
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Dark Chocolate Sacher Torte
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Dark Chocolate Raspberry Pot De Creme
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Crushed Cannoli
Served with fresh berries
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French Deep Dish Fresh Apple Tart
Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries
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Vanilla Creme Brulee Cheesecake
Served with caramel sauce and fresh berries
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Cafe Amano Tiramisu
Served with chocolate sauce and fresh berries
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Dark Chocolate Molten Lava Cake
Served with vanilla bean gelato and fresh berries
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Carrot Cake
Served with caramel sauce
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Lemon Curd Tartlet
Served with caramelized bananas
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Madagascar Vanilla Bean Gelato
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Chocolate Hazelnut Gelato
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Raspberry Sorbet
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