Da Francesco Italian Cuisine & Cafe
Da Francesco Italian Cuisine & Cafe
Breaded Italian rice balls stuffed with ground veal, pork and sausage, peas and Italian herbs. Topped with Franco's famous Bolognese sauce. "A Mafia Classic. It's to die for!"
Fresh sliced breaded eggplant layered with fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella, sliced red onion and basil then drizzled with a balsamic vinegar reduction
Served with lemon wedges and ammoglio sauce or our lemon butter sauce
Hungarian hot and mild peppers sautéed with homemade Italian sausage and sliced potatoes in olive oil and garlic
Handmade meatballs topped with our tomato basil sauce and baked with buffalo mozzarella cheese and finished with a basil pesto drizzle
Fresh trippa simmered in a spicy tomato sauce
Parma prosciutto, soppressata, genoa salami, fontinella cheese, fresh buffalo mozzarella, roasted red peppers, Italian olives, fresh grapes, marcona almonds and artichoke hearts
Charbroiled jumbo shrimp and tender calamari over our famous octopus salad
Fresh sliced tomato and fresh sliced buffalo mozzarella topped with olive oil, sliced red onion, basil and balsamic vinegar reduction
Bowl of today's soup made from scratch
Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our housemade Italian vinaigrette
Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese with our own traditional Italian dressing
Classic Caesar with crisp romaine and our special dressing tossed with croutons and parmesan cheese
Tomato, red onions, chopped celery, olives and cucumbers marinated with olive oil and Italian herbs
Rigatoni pasta topped with our famous meat sauce or plain tomato basil sauce
A hearty meat sauce with ground sausage and veal, a touch of cream and fresh peas tossed with fettuccini pasta
Prosciutto, ground Italian sausage, chopped mushrooms, peas, pinch crushed hot pepper in our famous meat sauce with Italian cheeses tossed with rigatoni pasta
Tender chunks of Norwegian salmon, jumbo shrimp and fresh peas flambéed with vodka in a marscapone cheese tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese
Prepared in imported cheeses
Large pasta pillows filled with ground veal or ricotta cheese topped with your choice of Francesco's meat sauce or tomato sauce
Mixed garden vegetables sautéed in oil and garlic with fresh tomatoes and basil over penne pasta
Breaded eggplant topped with homemade meat or plain sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with side of pasta
Tender pieces of chicken breast sautéed with baby spinach, kalamata olives, hot or mild peppers, garlic chips and olive oil tossed with penne pasta and shaved asiago cheese
Jumbo shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams sautéed in Francesco's marinara sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta
Chopped jumbo shrimp and scallops sautéed with onions and sweet red pepper in a sherry cream wine sauce, tossed with fettuccini pasta and finished with toasted Italian bread crumbs
Jumbo shrimp, lobster meat and scallops sautéed in a sherry wine, lobster tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.
A classic prepared with your choice of a red tomato sauce or an oil, garlic and butter sauce
Homemade pasta layered with ricotta cheese, ground sausage and veal, meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese
Homemade saffron ravioli stuffed with fresh lobster meat, marscapone cheese and Italian herbs. Topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in a lobster tomato cream sauce
With meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, palomino sauce (a rich creamy tomato sauce), or alfredo sauce
Tortellini pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and Italian herbs. Tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with fresh peas
Breaded tender chicken breast medallions topped with jumbo shrimp sautéed in a lemon white wine cream sauce with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with wild mushrooms and prosciutto in a sherry wine light cream sauce with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with artichokes and fresh sliced mushrooms with a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed in oil, garlic and Italian herbs with spinach and fresh sliced mushrooms in a light wine parmesan cream sauce with side of pasta
Breaded chicken breast cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms and marsala wine with side of pasta
Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms, prosciutto and scallions, flambéed with vodka in a tomato Fontinella cheese cream sauce with a side of pasta
Breaded tender veal cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta
Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta
Breaded veal medallions pan fried and topped with marinated sautéed roasted red peppers with side of pasta
Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce with side of pasta
Tender veal medallions sautéed with wild mushrooms and spinach in a Barolo wine sauce topped with roasted pine nuts with side of pasta
Tender veal medallions sautéed with jumbo shrimp, baby spinach, roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts in a white wine lemon sauce with side of pasta
8-ounce center cut choice filet mignon chargrilled to perfection and topped with sautéed mushrooms in a red wine demi-glaze and served with roasted red skin potatoes
Fresh lamb chops seasoned and chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes sautéed with hickory smoked bacon and baby spinach
Two thin center cut Prime New York steaks chargrilled and topped with olive oil, garlic and fresh oregano and served with roasted red skin potatoes
Breaded center cut Prime New York steak chargrilled and served with a side of ammoglio sauce and roasted red skin potatoes
Center cut Prime New York steak chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes
Fresh salmon filet broiled and topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in oil and garlic with sun dried tomatoes and scallions in a white wine lemon butter sauce with Chef's choice vegetable
Fresh salmon filet char broiled and topped with Traverse City sun dried cherries and walnuts in a port wine demy glaze with Chef's choice vegetable
Jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce laced with a splash of wine with Chef's choice vegetable
Breaded jumbo shrimp topped with a white wine caper garlic lemon cream sauce and served over capellini pasta
Fresh perch lightly breaded and topped with a delicious lemon butter sauce with Chef's choice vegetable
Fresh pickerel encrusted with Italian parmigiana bread crumbs, topped with a lemon cream sauce and served with Chef's choice vegetable
Tortellini Palomino con Piseili
Ciabatta
Well lit Door Entrance to Da Francesco's Ristorante. 10/18/2023
Marinated Octopus Seafood Platter**
dining room
Inside
Nicely decorated for Fall with an outdoor dining patio in front of the entrance. 10/18/2023
Inside
Inside
Leftover Fettuccine Carbonora from Wednesday dinner at Da Francesco's Ristorante. They serve large portions! 10/18/2023
pasta, food, pasta dish
steak, food
Winding down.
FREE Cannolis on Wednesday. I took mine home as Carry-Out. Too full from dinner entrées. 10/18/2023
outside
oysters and mussels, drink
This well-known local Italian Ristorante is always busy from lunch to dinner so make Reservations instead of a Walk-In! 10/18/2023
interior
Fettuccini Alfredo (added chicken and broccoli)
Nonna's Sunday sauce
outside
Italian Wall Art is shown throughout the restaurant. *Photo for GREY in California! :-) 10/18/2023
sushi and sashimi
Steve A.
Jan 8, 2025
Never disappoints. Food and service is always stellar. We choose to sit at the bar and enjoy chatting with the regulars and bartenders. You need to get there early as the bar area fills up quickly. To quote Yogi Barra, Nobody goes there, the place is toobusy ."
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Pallavi S.
Dec 4, 2024
Visited this on a Friday night ( Black Friday) . The place was all packed and glad we had made a reservation earlier that day. We were celebrating a friend's birthday and because I had devoured a feast just the day before on thanksgiving, I was looking forward more to the experience than food. But to my pleasant surprise, I loved everything we ordered- mozzarella Caprese with grilled chicken, pasta penne con vedura and my favorite pear and gorgonzola salad with grilled chicken. Tiramisu was homemade - it was good but I have had better. Bread basket was yummy and the cocktail JF Crisp was so amazing that I couldn't resist ordering a second. The ambience was very welcoming with the christmas deco. There was live music adding to the overall charm. Can't wait to visit again!!
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Siddhi A.
Dec 3, 2024
I went for my birthday dinner with my other girl friends. We had prior reservation but had to wait a little to be seated. Server was helpful and polite. Food was sumptous. Loved bread basket, drinks and vegetarian pasta which I had customized a bit. Overall ambience was good with live music. I enjoyed my birthday dinner.
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Sohaib L.
Feb 6, 2025
The food is nothing special compared to to before. Portions have become smaller and prices have gone up, maybe understandable by market but quality shouldn't go down. The service was good, again nothing spectacular. The place is huge, long lines/wait times.
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Aditi Y.
Dec 1, 2024
We went there a day after thanksgiving and good that we had reservations coz this was definitely a busy place that night.. the ambience is very cozy and they also had live Italian music too.. food was great too.. between the 3 of us we ordered the wine special they had, caprese salad, pear Gorgonzola salad and penne con vedura something pasta.. all 3 items were great.. we also liked the bread basket they got initially and seems a lot of people had mentioned they liked that too.. For desert we ordered the tiramisu which is homemade, definitely not a disappointment.. it's very rare I like tiramisu and their's is definitely high up on my list..We will surely try to come here again, it's a good sit down restaurant
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Maryanne K.
Mar 3, 2025
Beautiful place, good drinks and the food is absolutely delicious!!! Priced a bit steep but worth the almost hour drive there every time!!
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Lindsay G.
Aug 5, 2024
One of my top Italian restaurants! Everyone comes for the food, but stays for the ambience, the live music, and friendly and attentive service. If you are me, you're definitely ordering a blackberry Mojito and/or a sparkling glass of wine to go with the penne da mare- which is packed with fresh seafood! It's my absolute favorite dish here.Free cannoli included with your entree on Wednesdays! The covered patio is a huge plus for the sunny days as well!
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Angela R.
Feb 11, 2025
Everything was amazing! Front of the house was so understanding- we were late due to the snow storm. Servers were awesome and the food was delish! It was for my son's birthday and they did everything possible to make it special for him. It was also his/our first birthday without my husband who passed on thanksgiving. The empty chair with ice cream was for him on his birthday.
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Maddie E.
Dec 27, 2024
Italian is my favorite cuisine, and I often struggle to find Italian spots that are worth the price tag. This restaurant absolutely blew me away. We ordered the filet mignon, bocci amore, and lobster ravioli. The steak and lobster ravioli were absolutely incredible, I would've never imagined they would be so heavenly! There was also live music which was so fun and added a ton of liveliness to the restaurant. Service was VERY quick despite the venue being packed to the gills. Super delicious food and classy experience. Will definitely be returning, and looking forward to booking this place for family events :)
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Celina H.
Mar 5, 2025
Da Francesco's is truly the perfect spot for an incredible Italian dining experience! Not only is the food consistently amazing, but the service is always top-notch. The staff is friendly, attentive, and super helpful, making every visit feel special. The ambiance is perfect for a romantic evening, with a warm and inviting atmosphere that makes you want to stay for hours. Plus, they have a live singer once a week, which adds such a fun and unique touch to the experience. Whether you're coming for a date night or just craving authentic Italian food, Da Francesco's never disappoints!
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