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Il Fornaio Menu

Authentic Italian Dining

Indulge in an elegant Italian dining experience at Il Fornaio, where the menu showcases everything from artfully prepared antipasti and house-made pasta to authentic ricette tradizionali passed down through generations. Whether you're craving delicate appetizers, hearty entrees, or classic Italian desserts, the restaurant's diverse offerings ensure every palate finds something to savor.

*Served raw or undercooked, or contains raw or undercooked ingredients. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have allergies.

Please note: A 3% surcharge will be added to the bill. This surcharge is not a gratuity for the staff but allows us to continue to provide quality employee programs & benefits for our team amid rising costs & regulatory increases. Grazie mille for your understanding & support.

Calamaretti Fritti with deep fried baby squid and spicy marinara sauce | $22
Cavolfiori with roasted cauliflower, roasted garlic, and rosemary olive oil | Vegan | $16 
Bruschette Assortite garlic grilled ciabatta with caponata, roasted cherry tomatoes, and pistachio pesto and stracciatella toppings  | $16
Burrata con Prosciutto with burrata, prosciutto di parma, arugula, grilled ciabatta, and basil olive oil | $19
Carpaccio* with piedmontese beef, grana padano, capers, wild arugula, and lemon olive oil | $19
Crudo* with hamachi, blood oranges, and ginger-citrus dressing | $21
Pancetta Croccante with pork belly, mostarda di pere e peperoni, fennel, and lemon dressing | $18
Gnocchi Gratinati with potato dumplings, truffled mushrooms, cream sauce, and grana padano | $16
Polpettine with beef meatballs, tomato sauce, and stracciatella | $17
Cestino del Pane with fresh baked bread, extra-virgin olive oil, and balsamic vinegar (serves 4) | $4 || Add roasted tomato spread and mixed olives | $4

Minestrone di Verdure seasonal vegetable soup | Vegan | $11/12
Insalata Regina with wild arugula, couscous, avocado, tomatoes, red onions, capers, raisins, and lemon-olive oil dressing | Vegan | $15 
Insalata della Casa with chopped romaine lettuce, mushrooms, bell peppers, dried cranberries, garbanzo beans, toasted almonds, avocado, celery, and honey mustard dressing | $15
Insalata Bietole with organic red and gold beets, wild arugula, toasted walnuts, goat cheese, and red wine vinaigrette | $15
Insalata Cesarina with romaine lettuce, grana padano, croutons, and caesar dressing | $15
Insalata di Pere with roasted pears, baby lettuces, seedless red grapes, gorgonzola, pecans, and pomegranate dressing | $15

ADD TO ANY SALAD

Chicken | $14
Salmon* | $15
Shrimp | $15

THIN-CRUST PIZZA USING HOMEMADE SOURDOUGH

Margherita with mozzarella, tomato sauce, oregano, and fresh basil | $20
Scapece with fresh mozzarella, mint zucchini, stracciatella, roasted tomato sauce, basil olive oil, and grana padano | $22
Capricciosa with mozzarella, ham, artichokes, mushrooms, kalamata olives, tomato sauce, and oregano | $22
Cristina with fresh mozzarella, prosciutto di parma, grana padano, mushrooms, wild arugula, and white truffle oil | $23
Fradiavola with mozzarella, italian sausage, tomato sauce, mushrooms, bell peppers, red onions, and spicy peperoncino | $22

FRESH, HANDMADE PASTA; GLUTEN FREE OPTIONS AVAILABLE

Rigatoni alla Vodka with pasta tubes, bacon, vodka-cream-tomato sauce, and grana padano | $23
Linguine Mare Chiaro with thin pasta, clams, mussels, shrimp, scallops, roasted cherry tomato sauce, crushed red pepper, and white wine | $33
Casarecce Pistachio e Gamberetti with short pasta twists, shrimp, pistachio pesto sauce, and stracciatella | $28
Ciliegini with spaghetti, roasted cherry tomato sauce, fava bean purée, and stracciatella | $24
Tagliatelle Bolognese with egg pasta ribbons, traditional meat ragu, and grana padano | $24
Pappardelle alla Norcina con Pollo with wide egg pasta ribbons, chicken breast, porcini and champignon mushrooms, truffle oil, and grana padano-cream sauce | $31
Lasagna Ferrarese with pasta sheets, meat ragu, porcini mushrooms, grana padano, and béchamel | $28
Gnocchi al Sugo di Cinghiale with potato dumplings, wild boar ragu, mixed mushrooms, root vegetables, and grana padano | $27

ADD TO ANY PASTA

Chicken | $14
Salmon* | $15
Shrimp | $15

AUTHENTIC ITALIAN SPECIALTIES FROM OUR ROTISSERIE & GRILL

Salmone alla Griglia* with grilled norwegian salmon, lemon, extra-virgin olive oil, sautéed spinach, and roasted yukon gold potatoes | $39
Pollo Toscano with free-range rosemary chicken, broccolini, baby carrots, and mashed potatoes | $34
Scaloppine ai Funghi* with veal, mixed mushrooms, marsala wine sauce, sautéed spinach, and mashed potatoes | $44
Branzino in Crosta* with mediterranean seabass, basil-panko crust, roasted tomato sauce, grilled asparagus, and mashed potatoes | $46
Grigliata di Pesce Misto* with fish fillet, salmon, scallops, shrimp, lemon-olive oil sauce, broccolini, baby carrots, and roasted yukon gold potatoes | $44
Filetto al Vino Rosso* with grilled beef tenderloin, red wine reduction sauce, mixed mushrooms, and mashed potatoes | $55
Petto di Pollo al Peperoncino with marinated airline double chicken breast, spicy peperoncino sauce, and roasted root vegetables and yukon gold potatoes | $36

DESSERTS CRAFTED FROM TRADITIONAL ITALIAN FAMILY RECIPES

Tiramisù with ladyfingers, mascarpone, espresso, rum, and cocoa powder | $14
Cannoli Siciliani with cannoli, sheep's milk ricotta, candied orange, limoncello, bittersweet chocolate, and pistachios | $15
Vulcano with warm chocolate cake, creamy center, and caramel sea salt gelato | $15
Budino di Pane alla Gianduia with housemade bread pudding, roasted hazelnut, frangelico liqueur, nutella, crème anglaise, and vanilla gelato | $15

DESSERTS CREATED WITH ITALIAN GELATO

Affogato al Caffè with espresso, vanilla gelato, and whipped cream | $14 || Make it boozy: add your choice of digestivi or liquori | $6
Spumone Gelato with strawberry, chocolate hazelnut and pistachio gelato, cherries, chocolate chips, pistachios, and raspberry and chocolate sauce | $15
Gelati Misti with dark chocolate gelato, vanilla gelato, and cranberry orange sorbet | $14
Scoop of Gelato with vanilla, dark chocolate, caramel sea salt, chocolate hazelnut, or cranberry orange sorbet | $9 each

THE PERFETTO COCKTAIL TO FINISH THE MEAL

Dolcetini with skrewball peanut butter whiskey, baileys irish cream, and dekuyper dark crème de cacao | $13
Iced Tiramisù with selvarey chocolate rum, dekuyper white crème de cacao, rumchata, freshly brewed espresso, and amaretto whipped cream | $15

**SOMMELIER SELECTION
$25 CORKAGE, LIMIT TWO 750 ML BOTTLES PER TABLE

A SPARKLING SALUTE
BUBBLES FOR EVERY OCCASION, FROM CRISP & FRUITY TO TOASTY & NUTTY

Villa Sandi with Prosecco from Treviso | Glass $14 | 9 oz. $20 | Bottle $50
Torresella with Prosecco Rosé from Veneto | Bottle $55
Saracco with Moscato d'Asti from Piemonte | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55
Medici Ermete 'Concerto'** with Lambrusco from Emilia Romagna | Glass $16 | 9 oz. $23 | Bottle $62
Piper Sonoma with Brut from Sonoma County | Glass $17 | 9 oz. $24 | Bottle $65
Taittinger 'Brut La Française' with Brut Champagne from Reims, France | Bottle $110

CRISP & ZESTY WHITES
LISTED FROM LIGHT & CRISP TO FULLER-BODIED WITH MORE TEXTURE

Il Fornaio with Pinot Grigio from Trentino | Glass $14 | 9 oz. $20 | Bottle $50
Banfi 'La Principessa' with Gavi from Piemonte | Bottle $53
Santa Margherita with Pinot Grigio from Alto Adige | Bottle $60
Emmolo with Sauvignon Blanc from Solano-Lake-Napa Counties | Glass $16 | 9 oz. $23 | Bottle $62
Erné** with Vermentino from Costa Toscana | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55
Giovanni Rosso** with Etna Bianco from Sicilia | Glass $18 | 9 oz. $26 | Bottle $66
St. Supéry with Sauvignon Blanc from Napa Valley | Glass $18 | 9 oz. $26 | Bottle $66
Borgo Conventi with Friulano from Collio | Bottle $59

CLASSIC CALIFORNIA CHARDONNAY
LISTED FROM LEAN TO RICH & CREAMY IN STYLE

Il Fornaio with Chardonnay from Mendocino | Glass $14 | 9 oz. $20 | Bottle $50
Flowers with Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast | Glass $23 | 9 oz. $33 | Bottle $90
Chalk Hill with Chardonnay from Russian River | Glass $17 | 9 oz. $24 | Bottle $65
Far Niente with Chardonnay from Napa Valley | Bottle $125
Rombauer with Chardonnay from Carneros | Bottle $88

COMING UP ROSÉ
PAIRS PERFECTLY WITH INSALATE & SEAFOOD

Donna Laura 'Ali' with Rosé of Sangiovese from Toscana IGT | Glass $14 | 9 oz. $20 | Bottle $50
Wine by Joe** with Rosé of Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley, Oregon | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55

PERFECT REDS FOR PIZZA & PASTA
THESE ITALIAN REDS ARE A PERFECT MATCH FOR TOMATO-BASED DISHES

Tornatore with Etna Rosso from Sicilia | Glass $16 | 9 oz. $23 | Bottle $62
San Silvestro 'Brumo'** with Nebbiolo d'Alba from Piemonte | Glass $17 | 9 oz. $24 | Bottle $65
Araldica with Barbera d'Asti from Piemonte | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55

UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
THESE WORLD-FAMOUS REDS ARE LISTED FROM EARTHY WITH BRIGHT ACIDITY TO ROBUST & OPULENT

Il Fornaio with Chianti Classico from Toscana | Glass $14 | 9 oz. $20 | Bottle $50
Tenuta di Nozzole with Chianti Classico Riserva from Greve in Chianti | Bottle $70
Tenuta Pian delle Vigne with Rosso di Montalcino from Montalcino | Bottle $75
Carpineto 'Dogajolo'** with Sangiovese Blend from Toscana | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55
Camigliano with Brunello di Montalcino from Montalcino | Bottle $115
Tolaini 'Valdisanti' with Super Tuscan from Toscana | Bottle $99

PURELY PINOT
LISTED FROM REFINED & NUANCED TO FRUIT-DRIVEN & EXPRESSIVE

Flowers with Pinot Noir from Sonoma Coast | Bottle $110
Résonance by Louis Jadot** with Pinot Noir from Willamette Valley, Oregon | Bottle $80
Davis Bynum with Pinot Noir from Russian River | Glass $19 | 9 oz. $27 | Bottle $70
Baileyana with Pinot Noir from Edna Valley | Glass $17 | 9 oz. $24 | Bottle $65
Sea Sun with Pinot Noir from California | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55

CLASSIC CALIFORNIA REDS
LISTED FROM LUSH TO BOLD

J. Lohr 'Los Osos' with Merlot from Paso Robles | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55
Bonanza by Caymus with Cabernet Sauvignon from California | Glass $15 | 9 oz. $21 | Bottle $55
Coppola 'Director's Cut' with Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley | Glass $19 | 9 oz. $27 | Bottle $70
Daou with Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles | Glass $21 | 9 oz. $29 | Bottle $75
Honig with Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley | Bottle $115

RIVETING REDS
BIG, BOLD & OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Poggio al Tesoro 'Mediterra' with Syrah-Merlot-Cabernet Sauvignon Blend from Bolgheri | Glass $16 | 9 oz. $23 | Bottle $62
Bedrock Wine Co. 'Drummonds Cuvee'** with Petite Sirah from California | Bottle $70
Marietta Cellars 'Christo' with Syrah-Grenache-Petite Sirah-Viognier from North Coast | Glass $17 | 9 oz. $24 | Bottle $65

RESERVE WINES
ELEVATE YOUR SENSES

Tenuta Rocca with Barolo from Monforte d'Alba | Bottle $125
Tommasi with Amarone from Valpolicella Classico | Bottle $135
Gaja Ca' Marcanda 'Promis' with Super Tuscan from Toscana (Bolgheri - Bibbona) | Bottle $121
The Prisoner with Red Blend from California | Bottle $110
Stags' Leap Winery with Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley | Bottle $128
Caymus Vineyards with Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley | Bottle $205
Silver Oak with Cabernet Sauvignon from Alexander Valley | Bottle $190