Try their meat and steak dishes including:
CARNE
VITELLO: Grilled veal loin, summer squash, tomatoes, red onions, fingerling potatoes, aged balsamic
BISTECCA: 16 ounce grilled rib eye with arugula and tomato salad
AGNELLO: Herb crusted 2-rib Colorado lamb rack, braised shoulder, fregola, mint pesto
In July 2012, partners Tony Priolo and Ciro Longobardo brought another “little dream” to life when they opened their second Italian dining outpost, Piccolo Sogno Due, in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Now celebrating two years and a new season’s menu, the restaurant continues to successfully transport guests’ taste buds to the sculpted coasts of Italy, with a glass of fine wine in hand.
The culinary team at Piccolo Sogno Due has packed the flavors of summer into their menu of Italian seaside fare. Chef di Cucina Gabriel Hernandez collaborated closely with Executive Chef Tony Priolo to incorporate colorful produce like heirloom tomatoes, zucchini, and melon into their salads and homemade pastas, and to grill up fresh seafood including swordfish, salmon and halibut for mouthwatering Mediterranean entrees.
Highlights of the menu, a true mid-summer sogno, include:
ANTIPASTI
CARPACCIO: Fennel crusted Scottish salmon carpaccio, salmon tartare with mustard, capers, lemon
FIORI: Crispy zucchini flowers stuffed with fontina cheese, tomato and olive oil puree
GAMBERI: Pancetta wrapped wood roasted prawns, pickled vegetable salad, agro-dolce
INSALATA
VERDURE: Local carrots, green beans, celery, red onion, white beans, radicchio, tomato, balsamic
CAVOLO: Tuscan kale, squash, fennel, squash chips, parmesan dressing
PANZANELLA: Heirloom tomato and bread salad with green onion, red onion, cucumber and basil
PIZZA
AGNELLO: Lamb sausage, red chilies, salsa verde, mozzarella
MARGHERITA: San Marzano tomato sauce, basil and mozzarella
FUNGHI: Mozzarella, mushrooms, asparagus, taleggio, herbs
PASTE
TAGLlOLINI: Thin pasta, sea urchin butter, crab meat, garlic, parsley
SPAGHETTI: Black spaghetti, Mt. Vesuvius tomatoes, mussels, shrimp, calamari, clams, chilies
PACCHERI: Large tubular pasta with shrimp, zucchini, grape tomatoes, brandy and shellfish broth
PESCE
TRAPANESE: Sicilian shrimp, mussels, ocean fish, tomato, saffron stew, cous cous, almond pesto
PESCATRICE: Wood fired monkfish medallions, artichokes, peas, and fingerling potatoes
PESCE SPADA: Grilled swordfish, local beets, lentils, sofrito and sage
CARNE
VITELLO: Grilled veal loin, summer squash, tomatoes, red onions, fingerling potatoes, aged balsamic
BISTECCA: 16 ounce grilled rib eye with arugula and tomato salad
AGNELLO: Herb crusted 2-rib Colorado lamb rack, braised shoulder, fregola, mint pesto
Guests can savor Due’s Italian cuisine on the restaurant’s breezy 50-seat patio. Combined with one of the 400+ wines featured on Ciro’s all-Italian wine list, diners will experience their own little dream when dining at Piccolo Sogno Due this summer.
About Piccolo Sogno Due
In 2012, partners Tony Priolo and Ciro Longobardo opened their second restaurant, Piccolo Sogno Due, in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The name, based off their flagship concept, Piccolo Sogno, translates to “little dream” in Italian. Piccolo Sogno Due features a menu of coastal Italian cuisine, infused with seasonal ingredients. Executive Chef Priolo brings his love of simple, Italian dishes made by hand to the table, and Longobardo pairs the experience with an approachable and award-winning wine list representative of his native country.