Topo Gigio Ristorante
Topo Gigio Ristorante
Garlic bread with cherry tomato, baked with mozzarella, topped with prosciutto and fresh basil.
Grilled portobello mushrooms sauted in garlic and olive oil. Served over polenta.
Polenta with bolognese sauce and parmigiano-reggiano.
Grilled calamari in a wine and lemon sauce.
Tender fried calamari served with marinara sauce and lemon wedges.
West coast mussels sauted in a light tomato broth.
The finest scottish salmon served with frisee, dill mascarpone, capers and citrus vinaigrette.
Paper thin slices of raw prime filet mignon drizzled with lemon and extra virgin olive oil. Served with shaved parmigiano-reggiano cheese and capers.
Tortellini in chicken broth, fresh spinach and parmigiano cheese.
Soup of the day.
Tortellini in chicken broth, fresh spinach and parmigiano cheese.
Todays special soup.
Romaine and curly endive, tomatoes, cucumber salad, balsamic vinaigrette, walnuts and black raisins.
Romaine lettuce, endive, tomatoes, cucumbers, capers, walnuts, raisins, potato, mushrooms, Artichoke hearts, avocado, mozzarella, parmigiano-reggiano & roasted red peppers.
Slices of fresh mozzarella di bufala, beefsteak tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil and fresh basil.
Marinated grilled chicken breast slices over romaine and curly endive with tomatoes, raisins, Walnuts, and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Marinated calamari, mussels, clams and shrimps salad with citrus vinaigrette.
Fresh spinach salad, grilled shrimp, avocado and string beans with lemon and extra virgin olive oil.
Grilled alaskan king salmon over radicchio and romaine lettuce with asparagus. Prosecco vinaigrette.
Fusilli with fresh chicken, pancetta, mozzarella, quattro formaggi and bolognese sauce.
Rigatoni in pomodoro sauce with pancetta, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil and pecorino cheese.
Veal stuffed tortellini in cream sauce with pancetta, peas, mushrooms and parmigiano-reggiano.
Penne with tomato-cream sauce & pancetta deglazed with vodka. Parmigiano-reggiano.
Sea shell pasta in a tomato-cream sauce with ground sausage, peas and pecorino cheese.
Our homemade potato gnocchi in pomodoro sauce, fresh basil and pecorino cheese.
Spaghetti in classic bolognese sauce with our homemade meat balls and parmigiano cheese.
Rigatoni in pomodoro sauce, with pancetta, fresh mozzarella and fresh basil, topped with pecorino cheese.
Corkscrew shaped pasta in our own four-cheese sauce with pancetta and savory pieces of chicken.
Tortellini in cream sauce, with fresh mushrooms, pancetta, sweet peas, and parmigiano reggiano cheese.
Seashell pasta in a tomato-cream sauce with ground sausage, peas and pecorino cheese.
Our very own spaghetti in a bolognese sauce with meatballs.
Hand rolled garganelli pasta, porcini mushrooms and sausage rag, parmigiano reggiano.
Large corkscrew pasta with arugula, cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, shaved parmesan with garlic and oil.
Seashell pasta with shrimp, sea scallops, and pea pods in a garden fresh tomato and basil sauce.
Spaghetti with calamari, mussels, clams and sea scallops in our marinara sauce.
His own recipe, linguine with little clams, olive oil, garlic, cherry tomatoes and fresh cilantro!
Campanelle pasta in arrabiata sauce with sauted eggplant and aged ricotta cheese.
Home made linguine with shrimps sauted with red peppers and pesto sauce.
Bow tie shaped pasta with norwegian smoked salmon and north pacific salmon in a light tomato-cream sauce and dill.
Aged carnaroli risotto with tiger shrimp, scallops, clams, in a light tomato-cream-crab sauce.
Homemade fettucine with jumbo shrimp and fresh basil in a parmigiano-cream sauce.
Linguine with jumbo shrimp and zucchini, cherry tomato, capers and basil sauce.
Linguine with manila clams, garlic and olive oil.
Spaghetti with scampi and clams in a spicy marinara sauce.
Grilled beef tenderloin with mushrooms in a barolo wine sauce. With mashed potatoes and spinach.
Grilled beef tenderloin, sauted with red peppers, onions, mushrooms and tomatoes.
Breast of chicken sauted in a light tomato sauce topped with spinach, pancetta and mozzarella then baked. With asparagus.
Breast of chicken sauted with lemon, wine and capers. Spinach aglio e olio.
Veal scaloppini sauted in a lemon, wine and capers sauce. Served with vegetables.
Veal saltimbocca and prosciutto di parma with pomodoro sauce baked with mozzarella. With cottage fries.
Roasted eggplant baked with tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and parmigiano cheese.
Grilled jumbo scampi, served with spinach and sauted in garlic and olive oil.
Lake superior white fish baked in a lemon, wine & caper sauce. Served with vegetables.
Roasted eggplant, layered with mozzarella and pomodoro sauce, baked with pecorino cheese.
Breast of chicken stuffed with fontina cheese, prosciutto cotto and spinach. Baked with sun dried tomatoes and porcini mushrooms sauce.
Half chicken roasted with wine, lemon, garlic, fresh rosemary and roasted potatoes.
Quartered chicken and italian sausage baked with tomatoes, peppers, onions, mushrooms.
Grilled chicken breast marinated in our special blend of herbs & spices. Served with vegetables.
Breast of chicken sauted with pancetta, spinach and baked with fresh mozzarella. Roasted potatoes and asparagus.
Breast of chicken lightly breaded, baked with pomodoro sauce and parmagian cheese. Served with a side of spinach.
Veal saltimbocca and prosciutto di parma with pomodoro sauce, baked with mozzarella. Cottage fries.
Veal saltimbocca and prosciutto di parma sauted in wine and sage sauce. Over spinach in garlic and oil.
Veal scaloppini sauted with capers, lemon and wine sauce. Served with vegetables.
Grilled scampi & sea scallops on a skewer, served on a bed of spinach in garlic and oil.
Lake superior white fish baked with capers, lemon and wine sauce. Served with vegetables.
Two or more. A presentation of meat, cheese and grilled vegetables from our antipasto table.
Slices of prosciutto di parma, mozzarella di bufala, and roasted red peppers.
Grilled calamari sauted with lemon and wine sauce.
West Coast mussels in marinara sauce or lemon-wine and garlic sauce.
Steamed little neck clams and west coast mussels with house cured calabrese sausage and garlic in wine-saffron broth.
Baked little neck clams with caramelized onion sauce.
Seared sea scallops in pesto cream sauce with roasted red peppers.
Scampi and sea scallops sauted with mushrooms, chardonnay and lemon sauce.
Paper-thin slices of raw filet mignon, Parmigiano Reggiano, mushrooms, lemon, extra virgin olive oil, and capers.
Grilled portobello mushrooms sauted in garlic, and olive oil. Served with polenta from Valle DAosta.
Toasted rustic bread with garlic, cherry tomatoes, basil, and extra virgin olive oil.
Grilled alaskan salmon over radicchio and romaine lettuce with asparagus and prosecco di valdobbiadene vinaigrette.
Large shrimps, fresh spinach, string beans with ligurian extra virgin olive oil and lemon dressing.
A salad of vine-ripened tomatoes, red onion, cucumber, cantaloupe melon and arugula.
Fennel, frise radicchio salad, with citrus vinaigrette dressing.
Grilled calamari sauted with olive oil, lemon, cherry tomatoes, green beans, potatoes and corn on a bed of arugula.
Grilled chicken breast with walnuts, raisins, romaine lettuce and balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Chopped tomatoes, garlic, red onions, artichokes, capers, walnuts, raisins, basil, and oregano tossed with balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
Fresh steamed calamari, mussells, clams and shrimps over salad with citrus vinaigrette.
Grilled 12 oz. Veal chop sauted in wine, mushrooms, artichokes & sage sauce. Served with roasted potatoes and spinach.
Niman ranch organic grilled tomahawk pork chop, 12 oz. Served with spinach and mashed potatoes.
Grilled prime filet mignon medallions, sauted in a barolo-mushroom sauce and served with spinach & roasted potatoes.
Grilled prime bone-in rib eye served with roasted potatoes.
Grilled prime bone-in new york strip steak served with cottage fries.
Calamari Alla Griglia
Special-black pasta with shrimp and scallops
Cosmopolitan & Sauvignon Blanc
Bruschetta
Dirty martini with blue cheese olives
Fusilli alla Topo Gigio
Martini
a plate of bread, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a spoon
Outside entrance
food
Spaghetti with meatballs
Fusilli alla Topo Gigio
drink
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Linguine Delle cinque Terre
drink
Bruschetta
salads, food
Salted Caramel Cheesecake
Calamari
Meghan C.
Jul 24, 2024
Topo Gigio is a great date, or group spot. It is an old school Italian restaurant with old school vibes.The service is quick and everyone is friendly.All the dishes I've had have been great!
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Olivia W.
Aug 2, 2024
Would eat here again simply due to the service!! With being such a popular place to eat we were sat right away and our server Alex was phenomenal. My friend and I didn't know which wine to drink, but he provided us with samples and made sure we got the one we liked. Secondly, my friend spilt her wine and he offered another glass on the house. Lastly, he was attentive and cracked excellent jokes. The food was decent, but not the best. The sauce and the noodles were perfect, but the cheese in our dish needed to be melted more. It was hard and rubbery. The outside porch is adorable as well!
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Divya V.
Jun 12, 2024
My friends and I decided to get dinner at Topo Gigio on a Sunday evening after visiting the Old Town fair. We did not have a reservation and could easily walk in and get a table for 4. Topo Gigio features a modern Tuscan-Style approach to Italian Cooking. This place has a lot of seating space - they have a patio, bar and indoor seating as well! We ordered a house salad - PANZANELLA alla ROMANA that was shared by all and also ordered CAMPANELLE alla NORMA and CONCHIGLIE MEDITERRANEA. They have hand made pastas and it was delicious! Overall, the food was very authentic and 10/10 would recommend it. The place was a bit crowded as they were showing Celtics vs. Mavericks game but overall the place had a good vibe! I'll surely visit again.
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Staci C.
Aug 10, 2024
Wonderful food and ambiance! My son and his GF chose this locale for an opportune dining experience in the Chicago neighborhood he now calls home.We waited a bit despite the reservations but the table was well worth it! We enjoyed a lovely meal of varied apps and entrees and weren't rushed in the least despite the constant crowd- no wonder they're a longstanding favorite!
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Samir K.
Jul 29, 2024
Put our name down on a Friday night and our "90 minute" wait was only 20 minutes. There were so many good sounding pasta options, but we ended up splitting the conchiglie alla sarda and fusilli alla topo giggio. The conchiglie was very tasty. Usually not a fan of peas in my pasta but this worked. A balanced sauce covering the seashells and a savory, flavorful sausage throughout. Their namesake dish was just fine. There was a good amount of chicken but not much more flavor across the rest of the dish. Nice ambience and would definitely come back to try some of their other pastas in the future.
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Mandy P.
May 12, 2024
Came here with a party of 6+1 baby for lunch and got seated right away without a reservation. There was plenty of seating inside and outside. It seemed liked there was only one waiter and two helpers for the whole restaurant. I understand that he was rushed but he was still very friendly. Our high chair buckle was broken though and I was disappointed that the helper blew off my husband for asking for another one and seemed annoyed so we had to lower the stars for that experience. Food was delicious and a great value though. We spent about $120for the 6 of us and it was the perfect amount of food. The table bread was warm and soft and crunchy on the outside.Conchigle - creamy and flavorful. One of the bestFettuccine - I think we were up sold on the special here. It was just ok. Kind of wished we got the one on the menuTortellini - I liked the white sauce but you couldn't really taste the veal. It was a little doughyFusilli - pretty standard. Perfectly Al dente Burrata - very creamy and paired so nicely with the veg and crunchy bread
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Sydney H.
Apr 30, 2024
LOVE this place!!!! It feels like you transport to Italy when you walk in. Especially in the summer when their bar area is uncovered. This place is normally packed, so I would make a reservation if you can or be prepared to have a long wait. Once seated - I've always had pretty good service. Sometimes it can take a little bit for a server to come greet you and get your drink order, but other than that all my servers have done a good job. I've tried something new every time I've been here. This past time was one of my favorites - The Spiedini Adriatica came with shrimp and scallops & was a huge portion size. The spinach that came with it was the best spinach ever - I think they dowsed it in garlic & olive oil. If you think you don't think spinach, this spinach might change your mind. The Insalata Di Calamari Grigliati was a really good salad. It was more of a warm salad because of the calamari which I loved and thought was so good. The Fusilloni Tocco Delicato was very simple which I think contributed to it being one of my favorite items. The red sauce made it feel light and the arugula freshened it up. Can't go wrong with anything on Topo's menu. Can't wait for my next visit!!!!!!
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Linda Y.
Apr 29, 2024
The space here is fairly big with a classic home-y Italian feel. When you walk in, you're in the bar area but towards the back to the left is the main dining room. They've definitely tried to maximize space as many of the chairs get pretty close together - wasn't too bothersome but definitely a little awkward to get around. They accommodated our group of 11 on a Sunday evening around 5. It got packed closer to dinner time so I can see that it's a popular spot. We started with a burrata platter and the Calamari Fritti which were great for sharing. The burrata platter was good and the roasted red peppers paired so well. The calamari was crispy but lacked seasoning.For our main, I tried the popular Conchiglie alla Sarda and my boyfriend got the Garganelli con le Luganighe. We also shared one of their specials which was a Ribeye and Mushroom Risotto. Both of the pastas were delicious - the pasta was cooked perfectly and it was packed with flavor however, I find them both to be incredibly oily so it got sickening towards the end and made me feel a little nauseous, which was unfortunate! The Ribeye Risotto wasn't too bad! The staff were welcoming but I found service to be average! Overall, I personally don't think I'd go out of my way to come back as the pasta didn't really wow me and it was so heavy that I ended up feeling sick, but to each their own!
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Bhavik G.
Jun 11, 2024
The wife and I stopped by here, and we came during an art festival, which was busier than usual. We got lucky with a table for 4 for the wife and me, and while it was a little chilly outside, it wasn't bad after we got a drink. The wife ordered two appetizers, and since we didn't have a huge appetite, we were stuffed with the two appetizers. The Calamari was piled high, and I would have only gotten this as an appetizer as the portion was enough for a group of four people.The Old-fashioned drink was okay at best, but it did the job.
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Brandon S.
Jul 29, 2024
Outside patio takes you to Italy! Very large food portions. If your looking for a solid restaurant to enjoy with friends right on Wells St, look no further
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