NICO & VALI Italian Eatery
LUNCH MENU SMALL PLATES LAMB PORTERS 15 Grilled lamb porterhouses served over baked polenta with fried Hungarian peppers, topped with a veal demi sauce
PROSCIUTTO E` MELONE 12 Prosciutto & cantaloupe garnished with a spinach and parmigiano salad tossed with fig dressing
FRUTTI Di MARE 10 Chilled *octopus, scallops, clams & *calamari tossed with olive oil & red wine vinegar
CAPRESE 10 Heirloom tomatoes, imported buffalo mozzarella & fresh basil dressed with EV olive oil & balsamic glaze on a bed of wild arugula
BEEF TARTARE PUTANESCA 10 Piedmontese beef tenderloin tossed with castelvetrano olives, capers, white anchovies and fresno peppers, served with crustini.
ARTICHOKES & CHILIES 9 Fried Roman artichokes, fresnos & jalapenos tossed with fresh basil in a white wine sauce
HOUSE MADE SAUSAGE 9 Grilled Michigan pork patties over butter sage polenta, with roasted peppers & chilies in a light tomato sauce MUSSELS SICILIANO 8 Tossed with toasted ciabatta bread & almonds, served in a tomato broth CECI BEAN & TOMATO JAR 7 Chickpea spread with roasted grape tomatoes, house pesto and shredded parmigiano, served with crustini
PANZEROTTI 9 3 Mini stuffed pizzas with sauce and mozzarella, additional toppings $1.25 each ARANCINI 9 Italian breaded rice balls stuffed with grass-fed angus beef, peas, carrots & tomato, fried to perfection OLD WORLD CALAMARI 8 Wild-caught calamari sautéed with Hungarian hot peppers & capers in a white wine sauce (Also available fried)
SALADS
ENTREES
HOUSE 4 / 7 Tomatoes, cucumbers & red onion with house-made balsamic vinaigrette CAESAR 4 / 7 Romaine lettuce tossed with shredded parmigiano, house-made croutons & Caesar dressing ANTIPASTO 10 Mixed greens, salami, mortadella, capicola, fontinella cheese, pepperoncini, cherry tomatoes, cipollini onions, olives & artichokes with red wine vinegar and extra virgin olive oil FRESCA 9 Mixed greens, toasted walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, apples, dried cranberries & balsamic vinaigrette ROASTED BEET 12 Roasted beets topped with fennel, wild arugula, fresh Michigan blueberries, fresh goat cheese & mustard onions, tossed in a citrus vinaigrette, garnished with sliced almonds SPINACH 9 Fresh spinach, fresh goat cheese, dried figs, hardboiled egg & tomato tossed with our bacon balsamic dressing PANZANELLA 10 A Tuscan bread salad with cucumber, feta, tomatoes, fennel, red onions, artichokes, olives and parsley tossed in a red wine vinaigrette MEDITERRANEAN CHOPPED SALAD 14 Romaine, radicchio, kale, turkey, bacon, egg, avocado, cucumber, tomato, chickpeas and pepperoncini, dressed with creamy gorgonzola dressing
ADD-ONS Coleman® Chicken 5 Wild Calamari 5
Wild-caught Salmon 8 Shrimp 6
White or black anchovies 4 Frutti di mare 6
(Served with polenta and house vegetables and choice of soup, house or Caesar salad) PIEDMONTESE BEEF MEDALLIONS 19 Two 3oz grilled medallions with sage truffle butter, served with house vegetable and fennel Peruvian potato cake WHITEFISH FILET 15 Baked whitefish filet, in a caper, artichoke and lemon white wine sauce over baked butter sage polenta VEGETABLE GRATIN 15 Roasted layers of sweet potato, yellow squash, zucchini, beets and heirloom tomatoes, baked with parmigiano cheese and cream, served with marinara sauce PARMIGIANA 15 CHOICE OF: Coleman® Chicken Breast, Provimi Veal, or Grilled Eggplant. Served with a side of spaghetti marinara
PASTA (Served with choice of soup, house or Caesar salad) LINGUINE WITH CLAMS 13 Baby clams tossed with choice of red or white sauce GOAT CHEESE RAVIOLI 13 Tossed with blush sauce GNOCCHI 13 House made potato, ricotta and parmigiano dumplings tossed with meat sauce STROZZAPRETI PRIMAVERA 12 Hand-rolled pasta tossed with sautéed eggplant, zucchini, red onion, rapini, cauliflower, roasted tomatoes and yellow squash with choice of basil, or spicy fresno pesto sauce MEAT LASAGNE 12 Pasta sheets layered with meat sauce, ricotta, mozzarella, parmigiano & hardboiled egg
GRILLED PANINI (served with our homemade sweet potato chips)
ASIAGO BACI 11 Tossed with alfredo sauce
THE MASSIMO 9 Mortadella, capicola, salami & stracchino cheese with peperonata on Italian or piadina
SPAGHETTI 9 Tossed with marinara sauce
MORENO’S TURKEY CLUB 9 Turkey breast with lettuce, heirloom tomato, avocado, bacon & stracchino cheese with honey mustard on Italian or piadina PROSCIUTTO COTTO 9 Italian-style ham, heirloom tomato, red onion, basil and stracchino cheese with truffle mayo on Italian or piadina PROSCIUTTO CRUDO 9 Dry-cured prosciutto, shaved parmigiano and arugula drizzled with extra virgin olive oil on Italian or piadina MEATBALL 9 With marinara sauce and melted fontinella cheese on Italian VEAL CUTLET 14 Sautéed rapini and artichokes, with fresh tomato, basil and fontinella cheese on Italian or piadina HOUSE SAUSAGE 9 Tossed with peperonata & melted fontinella cheese on Italian CAPRESE 12 Imported buffalo mozzarella, wild arugula, heirloom tomato & basil with EV olive oil on Italian GIULIANA’S GRILLED VEGGIE 9 Asparagus, portobello, red onion, feta cheese and truffle mayo on Italian or piadina ALESSIA’S MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN 9 Grilled Coleman® chicken with peperonata, wild arugula & stracchino cheese with a pesto aioli spread on Italian or piadina
ADD-ONS Meatballs 5 Scallop pieces 6
Coleman® Chicken 5 Wild-caught Salmon 8
House Sausage 4 Mussels 4
GOURMET BURGERS (All burgers served with our homemade sweet potato chips) NICO BURGER 12 ½ lb grass-fed beef burger with stracchino cheese, caramelized onions, heirloom tomato, wild arugula, and our sundried tomato spread on a brioche bun PORTOBELLO BURGER 9 Everything you love about the NICO burger, with portobello mushroom replacing the beef patty SALMON BURGER 12 Wild-caught salmon filet served with wild arugula, roasted tomato, red onion, and dill sauce on a brioche bun
COMBOS ½ Panini and choice of ½ Soup or ½ Salad 9 ½ Panini, ½ Soup and ½ Salad 11 Combos come with house or Caesar. Upgrade your combo salad to a Fresca or Spinach for $2
NOTE: ALL POULTRY IS FREE OF ANTIBOTICS, PRESERVATIVES, AND ADDED HORMONES. BEEF IS GRASS-FED AND LOCALLY SOURCED. FISH (WHEN NOTED) IS WILD-CAUGHT, SOURCED FROM SUSTAINABLE DOMESTIC FISHERIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE Ask your server about menu items that are cooked to order or served raw. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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Shrimp 6 Clams 6
NICO & VALI Italian Eatery
LUNCH MENU WINE LIST
COCKTAIL LIST
BEER LIST
CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING
HOUSE COCKTAILS
DRAFT
BIN #
GLASS BOTTLE
101 San Maurizio, Moscato D'Asti DOCG, Piedmonte 103 Baby, Prosecco DOC, Veneto 9 105 Aubry, Brut, Champagne
30 32 84
HARD LIMONATA Vodka, Gin, Rum, Limoncello Fresh Lemon Juice and Zest
SANGRIA
26
CARAFE
7
26
Rotating Craft Beer Selections.... Ask your server for details!
BOTTLE BEERS-TO-SHARE (750 ML)
ROSÉ GLASS BOTTLE 106 Rustenberg, Petit Verdot Rosé, South Africa 10 107 Deutz, Brut Rose, Champagne 375 (Half Bottle)
38 69
WHITE WINE LIGHT & REFRESHING
GLASS BOTTLE
201 Grand Traverse, Chateau, Riesling, MI 203 Guntrum, Riesling, Mosel 205 Josef Bauer, Gruner Veltliner, Austria 207 Il Donato, Pinot Grigio IGT, Veneto 209 Riff, Pinot Grigio, Veneto 215 Nora, Albarino, Rias Baixas
9 8
30 32 33 28 30 39
GLASS BOTTLE
301 La Playa, Sauvignon Blanc, Veneto 9 303 Loveblock, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough 305 La Fleur D’Amrlie, White Blend, Bordeaux 306 The Hermit Crab, Viognier Marsanne, Australia 307 Jean Saint, Chardonnay, Puilly Fuiss 311 Bread & Butter, Chardonnay, Napa 11 313 Rombauer, Chardonnay, Carneros
32 40 39 39 42 40 76
SPARKLING COCKTAILS
NEW WORLD
GLASS BOTTLE
401 Plungerhead, Red Zinfandel, Lodi 403 Altos, Malbec, Mendoza 405 Maison L'Envoye, Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 407 Trig Point, Merlot, Alexander Valley 409 Gravel Bar, “Alluvial” Red Blend, Columbia Valley 12 411 Cannonball, Cabernet, Sonoma Coast 11 413 Aviary, Cabernet, Napa
OLD WORLD
49 31 72 49 44 40 72
GLASS BOTTLE
501 Pierre Rougon, Grenache Syrah, Cote Du Rhone 505 Louis Latour, Pinot Noir, Burgundy 10 507 Villa Puccini, Chianti Reserva DOCG, Tuscany 9 509 Brugnano, Nero D’Avola, Sicily 511 Cusumano, Merlot, Sicily 9 513 Zestos, Grenache, Madid 513 Le Grand Noir, Pinot Noir, Vin De Pays 515 Figure Freestyle, Syrah Grenache D0C, Langue 519 Fontana Per Linda, Montepulciano D’ Abruzzo 521 De Forville, Nebbiolo DOC, Barbaresco 523 Tremonte, Barbera D’Alba DOC, Piedmonte 525 Villa Borghetti, Valpolicella “Ripasso” DOCG, Veneto 527 Bodegas Exopto, 'Bozeto', Garnacha Tempranillo, Rioja 529 Poggio Il Castellare, Rosso Di Montalcino DOC, Tuscany 531 Roccafiore, Montelfaco Rosso DOC “Cab Blend”, Umbria 533 Castello Di Ama, Chianti Classico DOCG, Tuscany 535 Marchesi Di Barolo, Barolo DOCG, Rome 537 Colle Cristi, Amarone Classico DOCG, Verona 539 Chateau Croix De Labrie, Grand Cru Bordeaux, Burgundy
38 36 32 35 32 27 30 52 33 62 38 62 42 49 55 70 80 92 82
HOUSE CARAFES HALF
FULL
12 12
22 22
CABER BEER “Marte”, Italy 14
BELLINI 7 Peach Schnapps Infused Peach Nectar, Prosecco
CABER BEER “Carati”, Italy 14
MIMOSA 7 Fresh Orange Juice, Prosecco
LOCAL
ROSSINI 7 Fresh Strawberry Juice, Prosecco
SHORT’S LOCAL’S LIGHT, Bellaire 3
APEROL SPRITZ 7 Aperol, Prosecco
ATWATER DIRTY BLONDE, Detroit 4 FOUNDER’S PORTER, Grand Rapids 4
CLASSIC COCKTAILS
BELL’S TWO HEARTED IPA, Kalamazoo 4
OLD FASHIONED 10 Woodford Reserve Bourbon, Muddled Orange, Luxardo Cherry, Angostura Bitters
BLAKE’S EL CHAVO MANGO & HABANERO CIDER, Armada 4
MANHATTAN 9 Four Roses Bourbon, Angostura Bitters, Sweet Vermouth, Luxardo Cherry NEGRONI 8 Tanqueray, Campari, Sweet Vermouth, Muddled Orange
RED WINE
Rotating White Rotating Red
CARAFE
7
GLASS
House Favorite, Red Wine Cocktail
FULL & RICH
GLASS
VALI SOUR 7 Gozio Amaretto, Fresh Orange, Luxardo Cherry, Angostura Bitters COSMOPOLITAN 9 Ketel One Citroen, Cointreau, Cranberry, Prosecco
SEASONAL COCKTAILS
WORLD LABATT LIGHT, Canada 3 LABATT BLUE, Canada 3 LABATT BLUE (NON-ALCOHOL), Canada 3 STELLA ARTOIS, Belgium 4 MORETTI LA ROSSA, Italy 4 MORETTI LIGHT, Italy 4 NOT YOUR FATHER’S ROOT BEER, Wisconsin 4
BLUE BOURBON MULE 10 Maker’s Mark, Fresh Blueberries, Mint Infused Syrup, Fresh Squeezed Lime, Ginger Beer PALOMA 8 Milagro Blanc Tequila, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Grapefruit CUCU MARTINI 11 Two James Vodka, Muddled Cucumber, Fresh Mint, Simple, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice MOJITO NICO 8 Fresh Mint Leaves, Mint Infused Syrup, Bacardi Superior Rum, Hendrick’s Gin, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Prosecco “I” SAW RED 10 Organic Prairie Gin, St. Germain, Fresh Strawberry Juice, Fresh Squeezed Lime Juice, Muddled Basil MARGARITA PESCA 8 Sauza Hornitos Reposado, Fresh Lime Juice, Fresh Peach Nectar, Cointreau, Peach Schnapps BLU BEACH 9 Bacardi Pineapple, Malibu Coconut Rum, Fresh Lime Juice, Simple, Blue Curacao
DESSERT COCKTAILS MARTINI CIOCCOLATO 9 Stoli Vanil Vodka, Godiva Dark Liqueur, Frangelico, Godiva White Liqueur, St. Brendan's Irish Cream, Homemade Ganache Ball SGROPPINO 8 Stoli Razberi Vodka, Prosecco, Lemon Sorbet, Fresh Mint Leaves SPANISH COFFEE 10 Torched Cinnamon Sugar, Brandy, Kahlua Especial, Cointreau, Hot Coffee, Whipped Cream
NOTE: ALL POULTRY IS FREE OF ANTIBOTICS, PRESERVATIVES, AND ADDED HORMONES. BEEF IS GRASS-FED AND LOCALLY SOURCED. FISH (WHEN NOTED) IS WILD-CAUGHT, SOURCED FROM SUSTAINABLE DOMESTIC FISHERIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE Ask your server about menu items that are cooked to order or served raw. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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NICO & VALI Italian Eatery
LUNCH MENU
NOTE: ALL POULTRY IS FREE OF ANTIBOTICS, PRESERVATIVES, AND ADDED HORMONES. BEEF IS GRASS-FED AND LOCALLY SOURCED. FISH (WHEN NOTED) IS WILD-CAUGHT, SOURCED FROM SUSTAINABLE DOMESTIC FISHERIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE Ask your server about menu items that are cooked to order or served raw. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness.
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