Our Menu

Appetizers • Soups & Salads • Sandwiches • Weekday Specials • Specialties • Pastas • Entrees • Pizza • Desserts • Beverages • Kid’s Menu • Gluten-Free

Appetizers

Sausage & Peppers $15

Marinara sauce

Bruschetta $8

Diced tomatoes, red onions, Pecorino Romano, Italian dressing

Boneless Chicken Tenders $13

Ranch or honey mustard

Char-Broiled Lemon Wings $14

Olive oil, fresh lemon, oregano

Buffalo Wings $14

Blue cheese and celery

Mozzarella Sticks $13

with Marinara

Toasted Ravioli $13

Ricotta & spinach filling, marinara sauce

Baked Garlic Bread $6

Shrimp Scampi $15

5 Large Gulf shrimp, garlic butter, white wine

P.E.I. Mussels $14

White wine & garlic or marinara sauce

Fried Calamari $16

Cocktail sauce, lemon wedges

Potato Skins $13

Cheddar, muenster, and bacon with a side of sour cream

Soups and Salads

Mama T’s Minestrone cup $5, bowl $8

Soup of the Day cup $5, bowl $8

Salads dinner size $6, family size $12

House salad, Mixed Field Greens or Caesar

add grilled chicken $6.50

add grilled salmon $14

Antipasto Salad $17

House salad with Genoa salami, mozzarella, pepperoni, fontinella, roasted red peppers, red onions, House Italian dressing

Chicken Antipasto Salad $17

House salad with boneless grilled chicken breast, mozzarella, fontinella, roasted red peppers, red onions, House Italian dressing

Classic Wedge $10

Diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, crumbled blue cheese, homemade blue cheese dressing (add to an entrée $4)

Choice of Dressings

House Italian, Buttermilk Ranch, Dijon Honey Mustard, Creamy Garlic, Blue Cheese, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Thousand Island, French, and Caesar. (Crumbled blue cheese available upon request)

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with French fries and homemade coleslaw

Italian Beef $17

Italian Sausage $17

Angus ½ Pound Hamburger $16

Angus ½ Pound Cheeseburger $17

Homemade Meatball $17

Marinated Chicken Breast $17

The Front Street $17

Flattened pizza sausage, pizza sauce

Italian Grinder $17

Prosciutto di Parma, Genoa salami, pepperoni & provolone cheese. Served on Vienna bread with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, mayonnaise, & House Italian dressing

Add garlic bread – $2

Add cheese – $2

Substitute a cup of soup, House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens salad for French fries and coleslaw for no additional charge

Mama T’s Handmade Specialties

Other sauces available upon request. All entrées served with a cup of homemade soup or salad (House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens)

Meat Ravioli$24

Meat sauce

Cheese Ravioli$24

Meat sauce

Gnocchi $23

Lasagna $25

Three cheese, spinach, meat sauce

Mellanzane Rollatini $25

Eggplant stuffed & rolled with spinach and ricotta, baked with mozzarella and topped with marinara

Pastas

All served with a cup of homemade soup or salad (House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens)

Bucatini all'Amatriciana $25

Pancetta, onions, tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan cheese

Shells & Sausage $25

Marinara sauce

Spaghetti & Meatballs $25

Meat sauce

Fettuccini Alfredo $24

Linguine Carbonara $25

Fettuccini Parma $25

Prosciutto di Parma, peas, fresh mushrooms, cream sauce

Chicken Bowtie $24

Broccoli, tomatoes, fresh garlic, crushed red pepper, extra virgin olive oil, Peccorino Romano

Baked Penne $24

Marinara sauce, mozzarella cheese

Spaghetti Pomodoro $23

Vegan

Spaghetti, Angel Hair, Penne, Bowtie or Linguine $22

Served with meat sauce. Other sauces available upon request

Sauces: meat, marinara, olive oil & garlic, alfredo, tomato cream, pomodoro, vodka cream

Add meatballs, sausage, or chicken $6.50, add shrimp $12, add salmon $14

Chicken & Pork

All served with a cup of homemade soup or salad (House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens)

Vesuvio $24

Boneless Chicken, White wine, garlic, oregano, Vesuvio potatoes

Marsala $24

Boneless Chicken, Fresh mushrooms, sweet red wine sauce, linguine

Piccata $24

Boneless Chicken, White wine, lemon, capers, over angel hair pasta or sauteed spinach

Parmesan $24

Boneless Chicken, mozzarella, marinara sauce, penne pasta, vegetables

One-Half Bone-In Fried Chicken Dinner $22

Hand battered, vegetable, choice of side

Pork Chops Vesuvio $29

(2) 11 oz. center cut, white wine, garlic, oregano, Vesuvio potatoes

Pork Chops & Peppers $29

Marinated, grilled, choice of side

Seafood

All served with a cup of homemade soup or salad (House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens)

Shrimp Scampi $29

White wine, garlic, butter, angel hair pasta, Pecorino Romano

Grilled Atlantic Salmon $29

Herb dill butter, wild rice, vegetable

Parmesan Encrusted Walleye $29

Creamy parmesan crust, vegetable, choice of side

Pan-Sautéed Walleye $28

Lightly floured, tartar sauce, lemon wedges, vegetable, choice of side

Side dishes: Baked Potato • Vesuvio Potatoes • Wild Rice • French Fries • Sautéed Spinach • Spaghetti or Penne Pasta

Pizza

Small (10")Medium (12")Large (14")Family (16")
Cheese Only$12.25$15.35$20.45$23.50
One Ingredient$14.25$17.75$23.40$26.90
Each Additional Ingredient$2.00$2.40$2.95$3.40

Toppings: Sausage, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Yellow Onions, Red Onions, Pepperoni, Anchovies, Sliced Tomato, Fresh Garlic, Pepperoncini Peppers, Mild or Hot Giardinera, Green Olives, Black Olives, Bacon, Broccoli, Fresh Spinach, Jalapeño Peppers, Extra Cheese or Double Crust

Specialty Pizzas

No substitutions on specialty pizzas

Small (10")Medium (12")Large (14")Family (16")
Traverso's Signature

Sausage, mushrooms, green peppers, onions

$18.25$22.55$29.30$33.75
White Pizza

Olive oil, garlic, ricotta, diced tomatoes, red onions, fresh basil

$15.25$18.40$23.80$27.70
Vegetarian

Fresh garlic, red onions, mushrooms, diced tomatoes, fresh spinach

$18.25$22.55$29.30$33.70

Desserts

Cheesecake $9

Unlike any we've tried. Mama T's light and fluffy version has been voted #1 in Chicagoland by the renowned Chicago Magazine. (Strawberries add $0.75)

Goosey Cake $9

Our homemade and sinfully delicious version of chocolate brownie cake, with a cream cheese-chocolate chip top layer. Served warm, with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.

Tirimisu $9

Cannoli $6

Ice Cream $6

Spumoni, Mint Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, Vanilla, Chocolate

Mama Tish's Lemon Ice $6.50

Weekday Specials

Monday

Spaghetti Night

Spaghetti with meatballs or sausage, soup or salad, garlic bread, scoop of ice cream.

$23

Tuesday (dine in)

Chicken Night

Marsala, Picatta, Vesuvio, Parmesan, or One-Half Fried Chicken. Includes soup or salad.

$21

Wednesday (dine in)

Baby-Back Ribs

Full slab of ribs, with choice of potato, applesauce, and soup or salad.

$30

Thursday

Lemon Chicken

One Half Char-Broiled Lemon Chicken with lemon potatoes and soup or salad.

$24

Kid’s Menu

Served with a scoop of ice cream

Pizza $9.50

Cheese or one topping

Fried Chicken $9.50

Chicken leg, French fries, apple sauce

Spaghetti or Mostaccioli $9.50

Chicken Tenders $9.50

French fries, apple sauce

Fettuccini Alfredo $9.50

1/2 Meatball Sandwich $9.50

French fries, apple sauce

Gluten Free Menu


Gluten Free Appetizers

Sausage & Peppers $15

Bruschetta $9

Diced tomatoes, red onions, Pecorino Romano, Italian dressing

Boneless Chicken Tenders $14

Ranch or honey mustard

Char-Broiled Lemon Wings $14

Olive oil, fresh lemon, oregano

Buffalo Wings $14

Shrimp Scampi $15

5 jumbo Gulf shrimp, garlic butter, white wine

P.E.I. Mussels $16

White wine & garlic or marinara sauce

Fried Calamari $16

Potato Skins $13

Cheddar, muenster, and bacon with a side of sour cream

Baked Garlic Bread $7

Bread Basket $6

Gluten Free Salads

Tossed House Salad $7

Romaine, iceberg, carrots, red cabbage, tomato

Caesar Salad $9

with grilled chicken $15

with grilled salmon $23

Antipasto Salad $18

House salad with genoa salami, mozzarella, pepperoni, fontinella, roasted red peppers, red onions, House Italian dressing

Chicken Antipasto Salad $18

House salad with boneless grilled chicken breast, mozzarella, fontinella, roasted red peppers, red onions, House Italian dressing

Mixed Field Greens $11

Chopped walnuts, crumbled blue cheese, cherry tomatoes, balsamic vinaigrette

Classic Wedge $11

Diced tomatoes, crumbled bacon, crumbled blue cheese, homemade blue cheese dressing (add to any entrée $4.00)

Choice of Dressings

House Italian, Buttermilk Ranch, Dijon Honey Mustard, Creamy Garlic, Blue Cheese, Balsamic Vinaigrette, French, Thousand Island, and Caesar. (Crumbled blue cheese available upon request)

Gluten Free Pastas

All entrées served with a cup of homemade soup or salad (House, Caesar, or Mixed Field Greens) and oven baked bread

Spaghetti all'Amatriciana $28

Pancetta, onions, tomatoes, hot pepper, extra virgin olive oil, parmesan

Spaghetti Carbonara $27

Spaghetti Parma $27

Prosciutto di Parma, peas, fresh mushrooms, parmesan cream sauce

Spaghetti Pomodoro $26

Vegan

Spaghetti or Penne $25

Served with meat sauce, other sauces available upon request

Sauces: meat, olive oil & garlic, alfredo, Pomodoro

Add sausage or chicken $6.50, add shrimp $12, add salmon $14

Gluten Free Chicken & Pork

Vesuvio $26

Boneless Chicken, White wine, garlic, oregano, Vesuvio potatoes

Marsala $26

Boneless Chicken, Fresh mushrooms, sweet red wine sauce, linguine

Piccata $26

Boneless Chicken, White wine, lemon, capers, over angel hair pasta or sauteed spinach

One-Half Bone-In Fried Chicken $24

Hand battered, vegetable, choice of side

Pork Chops Vesuvio $30

(2) 11 oz. center cut, white wine, garlic, oregano, Vesuvio potatoes

Pork Chops & Peppers $30

Marinated, grilled, choice of side

Gluten Free Seafood

Shrimp Scampi $32

White wine, garlic, butter, spaghetti, Pecorino Romano

Grilled Atlantic Salmon $32

Herb dill butter, wild rice, vegetable

Parmesan Encrusted Walleye $31

Creamy parmesan crust, vegetable, choice of side

Pan-Sautéed Walleye $31

Lightly floured, tartar sauce, lemon wedges, vegetable, choice of side

Side dishes: Baked Potato • Vesuvio Potatoes • Wild Rice • French Fries • Sautéed Spinach • Spaghetti or Penne Pasta

Gluten Free Pizza

10.5” only. No substitutions on specialty pizzas.

Cheese $15

Signature $20

Vegetarian $20

White Pizza $18

Each additional ingredient $2
Sausage, Mushrooms, Green Peppers, Yellow Onions, Red Onions, Pepperoni, Anchovies, Sliced Tomato, Fresh Garlic, Pepperocini Peppers, Mild or Hot Giardinera, Green Olives, Black Olives, Bacon, Broccoli, Fresh Spinach, Jalapeno Peppers, Extra Cheese

Gluten Free Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with French fries and homemade coleslaw

Italian Beef $18.50

Italian Sausage $18.50

Patty Melt $18.50

Chicken Breast $18.50

The Front Street $18.50

Flattened pizza sausage, pizza sauce

Gluten Free Kid’s Menu

All meals served with ice cream

Fried Chicken $10.50

Chicken leg, French fries, apple sauce

Spaghetti or Mostaccioli$10.50

Spaghetti Alfredo $10.50

Chicken Tenders $10.50

French fries, apple sauce

Gluten Free Desserts

Goosey Cake $9

Our sinfully delicious version of chocolate brownie cake, with a cream cheese-chocolate chip top layer. Served warm, with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, and chocolate sauce.

Gluten/Dairy Free Chocolate Brownie $9

Mama Tish's Lemon Ice $6.50

Ice Cream $6

Spumoni • Mint Chocolate Chip • Chocolate • Vanilla