La Scarola Menu (Update 2025)
La Scarola, located in Chicago, is a vibrant Italian restaurant known for its authentic cuisine and lively atmosphere. With a menu boasting classic dishes like veal piccata, pasta amore, chicken vesuvio, and rigatoni with vodka sauce, La Scarola offers generous portion sizes and excellent service. The restaurant's cozy ambiance, adorned with pictures of notable patrons, adds to its charm. The fried calamari, pasta mandera, and linguini & clams are standout dishes that have received high praise from customers. Despite the limited seating and requirement for reservations, La Scarola remains a favorite among diners looking for a taste of traditional Chicago-style Italian fare. If you're looking for an Italian dining experience reminiscent of Trastevere neighborhood in Rome, La Scarola is the place to be.
Appetizers
Sauteed Scarole
Sauteed in garlic and oil.
Bruschetta
Mixture of tomatoes, garlic, romano cheese, basil and extra virgin olive oil served over toasted Italian bread.
Sauteed Spinach
Sauteed in garlic and oil.
Calamari
Breaded in our special seasoned batter and pan fried in vegetable oil.
Shrimp Armani
Shrimp grilled and sauteed in a red spicy sauce set over garlic blended potatoes garnished with arugula
Escarole And Beans
Sauteed in garlic and oil finished with a touch of chicken broth
Sausage And Peppers
Mild or hot sauteed green red pepper served over grilled Italian sausage.
Antipasto
Fresh slices of mozzarella, tomatoes, olives, roasted peppers and proscciuto over a bed of baby greens.
Clams
Stuffed with our special bread stuffing and served with brown mondelli sauce.
Risotto Primavera
Tossed with broccoli, peas, mushrooms and artichokes topped with goat cheese.
Pollo Ponzio
Chicken breast sauteed with shallots, mushrooms and artichokes in lite tomato wine sauce topped with roasted imported provolone.
Chicken Vesuvio
Served with vesuvio potatoes, wine and peas (garlic sauce). Choice of chicken breast or / chicken.
Veal Chop Alla Armani
Grilled, set over a small amount of risotto topped with roasted tomatoes and strips of fresh mozzarella garnished with green veggies.
Veal Mondelli
Sauteed provimi veal with mushrooms and zucchini in a lite sherry wine sauce served with a side order of pasta.
Veal Marsala
Provimi veal and mushrooms flamed with marsala wine served with a side of pasta.
Steak Vesuvio
oz. Filet mignon grilled and served with potatoes and vesuvio sauce.
Veal Chop Alla Gabe
oz. Veal chop pounded paper thin, breaded and pan fried finished with garlic, parsley, lemon and extra virgin olive oil and set over diced Italian potatoes.
Vitello Di Franco
Breaded veal scallopini, fried in olive oil, finished in oven with asparagus, garlic, tomatoes, arugula and roasted imported provolone, served with a side of risotto
Salmon Mondelli
Broiled set over risotto garnished with grilled zucchini in a special house sauce.
Pollo Alla Pasquinelli
Chicken breast, onions, hot giardinera, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, topped with prosciutto and lite gorgonzola cheese.
Pesce Lemon
Lake superior white fish, baked with potatoes, tomatoes, zucchini in lemon butter sauce
Penne Alla Vodka
Shrimp, mushrooms, asparagus, arugula in creamy vodka sauce, tossed with penne pasta.
Pollo Italiano
Chicken breast, garlic, eggplant, tomatoes, roasted sausage and escarole in lite wine sauce, topped with melted fresh mozzarella.
Bistecca Alla Zorich
oz peppercorn filet mignon, panseared with herbs and garlic, set over a bed of sliced potatoes, with garlic, shallots and arugula topped with sauteed mushrooms.
Pollo A La Man Cow
Chicken breast sauteed with shallots, artichokes, black olives, asparagus, lot of fresh garlic, hot giardiniera in tomato sauce, baked with gorgonzola cheese.
White Fish
Broiled with lemon, garlic wine set over sundried tomatoes and spinach.
Entrees
Soups
Minestrone Soup
Heavy vegetable soup
Escarole Soup
Pasta & Fagioli
The best Pasta Fagioli in Chicago! Cannellini beans, pasta and cheese finished with basil and wine creates such wonderful soup
House Salad
Mixture of romaine, spinach, tomatoes, red peppers and olives.
Broccoli Salad
Served with garlic oil and fresh lemon.
Chicken Alla Johny
Spicy marinated grilled chicken breast served in a salad with avocado and orange.
Asparagus Salad
Served with a red onion, dill, dressing garnished with goat cheese.
Salads
Beverages
Iced Tea
Hot Tea
Coffee
Soft Drink
Cappuccino
Espresso
Spaghetti Loquercio
(Al Dente Pasta) With onions, fresh tomatoes, bacon and basil, little spicy tossed with lite Romano cheese topped with crumble sausage.
Pasta
(choice) Fresh tomato basil sauce.
Rigatoni Mandera
Chicken breast strips, sausage crumble, chopped escarole, roasted garlic and peas, in creamy vodka sauce, with fresh rigatoni pasta
Pasta Lorenzo
Bow tie pasta topped with shrimp, chicken strips and sundried tomatoes in a light chipotle sauce.
Pasta Primavera
Assorted vegetables sauteed in a vegetarian sauce over pasta.
Pasta Vesuvio
Chicken strips, mushrooms, garlic and wine cooked in broth and set over linguini.
Cheese Raviolis Alla Forno
Baked with fresh tomatoes, spinach and cheese.
Linguini & Clams
Served with choice of red or white sauce.
Meat Or Cheese Lasagna
Marinara sauce with melted mozzarella cheese.
Ravioli
Cheese, served parmigiana style
Egg Plant Parmigiana
One of our best dishes!
Macarroni Arrabiata
Spicy tomato sauce topped with fresh mozzarella and basil.
Broccoli & Goat Cheese
Shallots and garlic tossed with rigatoni.
Capellini Fra Diavolo
Shrimp, arugula in spicy red sauce over capellini.
Rigatoni Chiaverini
Small meatballs in creamy vodka sauce.
Gnocchi Tomasulo
Roasted sausage, rapini or spinach, sun-dried tomatos in roasted butter garlic sauce, tossed with gnocchi and light romano.