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Avanti Café

Avanti Café

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Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria$$$$
Downtown Pasadena, Pasadena
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Main Menu 36
Appetizers
Bruschetta
9.00
Fresh tomato, basil, garlic and parmesan on toasted focaccia bread
Calamari
14.00
Served with a wedge of lemon and a side of marinara
Fried Mozzarella Sticks
12.00
Served with marinara sauce
Spicy Meatball Sliders
10.00
Sliced meatballs on homemade rolls with roasted red pepper sauce and mozzarella
Black Pepper Seared Ahi Tuna
11.00
With capers, red onions and sour cream over corn fritters with a side of micro greens
Roasted Vegetable Sliders
9.00
Zucchini, shiitake mushrooms, tomato, basil and feta cheese with balsamic reduction
Eggplant Rollantine
11.00
Baked eggplant stuffed with ricotta, spinach and parmesan, topped with marinara
Antipasto Plate
16.00
Assortment of gourmet meats, cheeses and vegetables
Soups
Fresh Homemade Soups Daily
Minestrone or soup of the day (ask your server) with half order of our famous garlic rolls
Soup of the Day
8.00
Ask your server
Chicken Barley
7.00
Tomato Bisque
7.00
Minestrone
7.00
Broccoli
7.00
With a touch of Cream
French Onion
7.00
Salads
Add to Any Salad: grilled chicken $6, shrimp $8, grilled salmon $10
House Salad Mix
7.00
Baby spinach, baby red & green romaine, carrots, tomatoes, various greens and kalamata olives in a house-made lime-herb dressing
Red and Golden Beet Salad
13.00
With micro greens, baby arugula, caramelized feta cheese with an orange balsamic vinaigrette dressing
Quinoa Kale Salad
13.00
With red and white quinoa, sundried tomato, candied walnuts, shredded carrots and red onions with a tarragon vinaigrette dressing
Sesame Crusted Chicken and Arugula Salad
14.00
With granny smith apples, candied walnuts, bleu cheese, and oregano, with Arturo's sherry wine vinaigrette
Caprese Salad
9.00
Fresh tomatoes and basil with fresh mozzarella balls with olive oil & balsamic vinegar
Caesar Salad
10.00
Romaine lettuce, house-made croutons, parmesan cheese and our unique house-made caesar dressing
Crispy Goat Cheese Salad
12.00
Baby spring mix, shredded carrots, julienne cucumber, orange segments, endive bows with honey mustard dressing
Mediterranean Salad
12.00
Baby spring mix, chopped tomatoes, red onions, kalamata olives, garbanzo beans, feta cheese and focaccia croutons with an apple-lime dressing
Kale and Spinach Salad
13.00
With sliced granny smith apples, cherry tomatoes, goat cheese, cranberries and/or blueberries with apple-lime dressing
Pasta
Our delicious pasta dishes are all prepared before your eyes. Half order of garlic rolls are included with all pasta dishes. Gluten free pasta also available add $2.50
Chicken Dijon Fettuccine
17.00
Breast tenders, garlic, broccoli, parmesan and parsley in a dijon alfredo sauce
Chicken Tequila Fettuccine
17.00
Breast tenders along with fresh red and green peppers, bermuda onions and cilantro in a tequila lime cream sauce
Linguine Carbonara
18.00
Prosciutto ham with shiitake mushroom and parmesan in alfredo cream sauce
Lasagna
16.00
With premium beef, diced vegetables, ricotta and mozzarella cheese
Grilled Chicken Linguini
18.00
With shiitake mushrooms, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, goat cheese crumbles in a light basil cream sauce
Seafood with Red Bell Pepper Sauce
22.00
Zucchini, mushrooms, broccoli, sundried tomatoes, tiger shrimp, scallops with red pepper light cream sauce served on linguine pasta
Fettuccine Alfredo
14.00
With parmesan cheese
Wild Mushroom Rigatoni
18.00
With cherry tomatoes, truffle oil, shaved parmesan and herbed wine reduction
Farfalle Bowtie Pasta
16.00
Fresh mozzarella balls, diced peeled tomatoes, fresh basil and chopped garlic in an olive oil and red wine sauce
Butternut Squash Ravioli
17.00
With choice of walnut lite cream or our original aurora sauce
Angel Hair
14.00
With fresh diced peeled tomatoes, fresh basil, chopped garlic and olive oil
Seafood Pasta
21.00
Tiger shrimp, scallops, bermuda onions, fresh garlic, golden-yellow, green and red peppers, in a white wine and cream sauce served on linguine pasta
Pesto Pasta
17.00
Pesto sauce with basil, pine nuts, parmesan and garlic in cream sauce, served with farfalle pasta
Spaghetti Marinara
12.00
Entrèes
Served after 11:30 AM
Grilled Scottish Salmon
25.00
Served with a kale quinoa mixture, shiitake mushrooms, shredded carrots, shallots, cherry tomatoes and grilled asparagus
Filet Mignon
34.00
Grilled 8 oz. premium filet with potatoes au gratin, sautèed baby carrots and asparagus with apple brandy bordelaise sauce
Di Mare
22.00
Shelled clams, black tiger shrimp, fresh garlic, roma tomatoes, angel hair pasta. served in an olive oil white wine sauce
Branzino
29.00
Mediterranean baked fish with rosemary garlic mashed yam, roasted baby broccoli and lemon caper sauce
Rack of Lamb
29.00
Roasted New Zealand rack of lamb with mashed parsnip and potato with baby carrots, grilled asparagus and rosemary bordelaise sauce
Avanti Bistro Burger
15.00
Half pound premium angus herbed beef, tomato mint rosemary spread, green leaf, and havarti cheese on a brioche bun and served with shoestring fries
Italian Specialty
Chicken Piccata
19.00
Tender chicken breast sautèed with white wine and a lemon caper mushroom sauce and served with a side of angel hair pasta
Chicken Florentine
19.00
Chicken breast stuffed with spinach, mushrooms, light mozzarella, mixed in a tomato mushroom cream sauce with a touch of marinara and a side of angel hair
Risotto - Chef's Choice
Ask your server
Beef Bolognese
18.00
Beef and tomato/mushroom ragu with a touch of cream and served with penne pasta
Eggplant Parmigiana
17.00
Served with tomato, basil, mozzarella, red and green peppers and wild mushrooms
Gourmet Pizza
All pizzas served with top quality mozzarella cheese. Gluten free crust also available - add $2.50. For additional toppings please ask your server
Wood Burned Delight
13.00
Fresh tomato sauce, ricotta cheese mix, pepperoni, black olives and a pre-mix of green and red peppers with red onions
From the Garden*
14.00
Red onions, black olives, squash, zucchini, spinach, sundried tomatoes and imported milk goat cheese
Glazed Apple*
14.00
Roasted baby garlic, glazed sliced apples, roasted peeled red peppers, gorgonzola cheese, leeks and roasted almonds
For Me Cheese* (Quattro Formaggio)
13.00
Four cheese mix (gorgonzola, parmesan, provolone and mozzarella) fresh basil, oregano and choice of black olives or fresh tomatoes
Hawaiian*
13.00
Canadian bacon and pineapple
Shiitake Mushroom
15.00
Fresh tomato sauce, fresh tomato, fresh basil, shiitake mushroom, black olives and goat cheese
Extra Thin Pesto and Sundried Tomatoes
16.00
Pesto sauce base with kalamata olives, sundried tomatoes and imported milk goat cheese
Arturo's Roasted Corn and Arugula Pizza
16.00
Roasted corn, cherry tomatoes, caramelized onion, arugula zucchini, and balsamic reduction drizzles
Chicken Magnifico
14.00
Light bbq sauce, bbq breast tenders, cilantro and bermuda onions
Seafood Pizza*
18.00
Tiger shrimps, scallops, golden-yellow peppers, tomatoes and leeks
Prosciutto*
15.00
Prosciutto ham, a pre-mix of green and red peppers with red onions, tomatoes, fresh garlic, oregano and imported milk goat cheese
Avanti Special*
14.00
Bacon julienne, fresh basil, gorgonzola cheese and red onions
Touch of Italy
13.00
Fresh tomato sauce, sliced italian sausage links, a pre-mix of green and red peppers with red onions, parmesan and oregano
Giuseppe
16.00
Fresh tomato sauce, ricotta cheese mix, sautèed spinach, red onions, mushroom, red peppers and chicken breast tenders
Smoked Mozzarella*
16.00
Sliced link sausage, smoked mozzarella cubes, shiitake mushrooms and sundried tomatoes
Cheese Pizza
11.00
Side Orders
Avanti's Special Garlic Rolls
4.00
Mashed Parsnip Potatoes
6.00
Grilled Asparagus
8.00
Rosemary Garlic Mashed Yam
6.00
Steamed Broccoli
6.00
Desserts
$9
Apricot Bread Pudding
With creme anglaise sauce
Classic New York Cheesecake
Coconut Sorbet
Heart healthy vegan
Italian Gourmet Ice Cream
Choose from spumoni, mint chocolate or white chocolate amore
Tiramisu Cake
Chocolate Mousse Cake
Crème Brulèe
Wine and Cocktails
Wines
Selected Red Wine
Amarone Della Valpolicella, Zonin, Docg, Veneto, Italy, 2010
95.00
Brunello Di Montalcino, San Felice, Docg, Italy, 2010
98.00
Cabernet, Ferrari Carano, Alexander Valley, 2013
65.00
Cabernet, Justin, Paso Robles, 2014
13.00
Cabernet, Murphy-Goode, Alexander Valley, 2013
11.00
Chianti Classico, Rocca Della Macie, Docg, Italy, 2013
10.00
Chianti Classico Riserva, Villa Antinori, Docg, Italy, 2011
65.00
Italian Blend, Ll Fauno Toscana, Italy, 2013
55.00
Italian Red, Villa Antinori Rosso, Igt, Toscana, Italy, 2013
50.00
Meritage, Lyeth, Sonoma, 2011
45.00
Merlot, St, Francis, Sonoma, 2013
42.00
Pinot Noir, Ferrari Carano, Anderson Valley, 2014
13.00
Pinot Noir, Parducci "Small Lot Blend" California Grown, 2014
35.00
Red Blend, Prisoner, Napa Valley, 2015
75.00
Sangiovese, Cecchi, Toscana, Italy, 2014
10.00
Tignanello, Antinori, Igt, Toscana, Italy, 2013
160.00
Barbaresco, Prunotto-Piemonte, Antinori, Docg, 2012
85.00
Cabernet, Daou, Paso Robles, 2015
15.00
Cabernet, Irony, Small Lot Reserve, North Coast, 2014
9.00
Cabernet, Joseph Phelp, Napa Valley, 2013
105.00
Cabernet, Stags Leap, "Artemis", Napa, 2014
85.00
Chianti Classico, "Ii Grigio" Riserva, San Felice, Italy, 2009
13.00
Clos De Loratoire, Chateauneuf-Du-Pape, Rouge, France, 2012
85.00
Italian Red, Passimento Veneto, Pasqua, Italy
10.00
Meritage, "Isosceles"justin Vineyards, Paso Robles, 2013
115.00
Merlot, Candoni, Friuli, Doc, Italy, 2013
8.00
Pinot Noir, Champ De Reeve, Alexander Valley, 2012
65.00
Pinot Noir, Mark West Black, Monterey County, 2015
9.00
Primitivo, Archangelo I.G.P., Italy, 2014
40.00
Red Blend, Stags Leap "Hands of Time", Napa, 2013
15.00
Sangiovese, Pasqua, Puglia, Italy, 2012
9.00
Zinfandel, Seven Deadly Zin, Lodi, Ca, 2013
40.00
Selected White Wine
Chardonnay, Cakebread, Napa Valley, 2013
80.00
Chardonnay, Joesph Phelps, Sonoma Coast, 2013
70.00
Chardonnay, La Crema, Russian River Valley, 2014
12.00
Dry Rose, Sables D'azur, Cotes De Provence, France, 2014
9.00
Gavi, "Principessa Perlante" Castello Banfi, Piemonte, Italy, 2015
11.00
Pinot Grigio, Borgo Conventi, Collio, Friuli, Italy, 2015
10.00
Pinot Grigio, Santa Margherita, Alto Adige, Italy, 2015
50.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Bianchi, Paso Robles, 2013
10.00
Chardonnay, Estancia, Monterey, 2014
9.00
Chardonnay, Kendall Jackson Vinter's Reserve, 2013
10.00
Chardonnay, Sonoma Cuter, Russian River, Sonoma, 2014
14.00
Gavi, Batasiolo, Cortese, Italy, 2015
9.00
Moscato D'asti, Stella Rosa, Docg, Italy, 2014
8.00
Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, Pasqua, Italy, 2015
9.00
Sauvignon Blanc, Brancott, New Zealand, 2016
9.00
Sauvignon Blanc, "St, Supery", Napa, 2013
45.00
Champagne & Sparkling Wines
Brut, Le Grande Courtage "Grand Cuvee" France
11.00
Champagne, Pommery, Nv
70.00
Champagne, Veuve Clicquot, Reims, "Yellow Label", Nv
55.00
Prosecco, Ruffino, Doc, Italy
8.00
Signature Drinks
Martinis & Cocktails
Italian Celebration
12.00
An Italian way to start your experience made with Campari, Lemoncello, orange juice and Prosecco
Avanti Martini
12.00
A citrusy martini with Grey Goose, fresh lemon juice, basil and St. Germain
Cosmopolitan
11.00
Triple sec, cranberry juice and Tito's vodka
Negroni
12.00
Bombay Sapphire Gin, sweet vermouth, and campari
Perfect Manhattan
10.00
Rye whiskey, sweet and dry vermouth and Lemon Twist
Avanti Sangria
10.00
Try a glass of our own house-made Sangria
Lemon Drop Martini
12.00
An Italian twist made with Grey Goose Citron, fresh lemon juice and a Tuaca
Espresso Martini
10.00
An Italian flavor in a crisp martini made with Tito's Vodka and espresso
Bellini
10.00
The classic Italian cocktail made with Prosecco and your choice of peach or raspberry puree
Pure Joy
12.00
This cocktail will bring you joy made with Bombay Sapphire Ginand raspberry puree
Jalapeno Margarita
11.00
Cazadores, muddled jalapeno, agave nectar & sweet and sour
Moscow Mule
10.00
The original pre-prohibition cocktail with Stoli, ginger beer and a hint of lime
Beer & Spirits
Beer
Draft
$6
Peroni
Lagunitas Ipa
805
Blue Moon Belgian White
Bottled
$6
Stella Artois
Heineken
Corona
Amstel Light
Specialty Spirits
Vodka
Grey Goose
Kettle One
Titos
Absolut Citron
Grey Goose Citron
Stoli
Absolut
Whiskey
Marker's Mark
Jack Daniels
Crown Royal (Canadian)
Rittenhouse Rye
Knobb Creek
Jameson (Irish)
Segram's 7
Scotch
Glenlivet 12 Yr.
Macallan 12 Yr.
Johnny Walker Black
Chivas
Glenfiddich 12 Yr.
Laphroaig 10 Yr.
Johnny Walker Red
Gin
Bombay Sapphire
Tanqueray
Hendricks
Beefeater
Tequila
Patron Silver
Cazadores Reposado
Patron Anejo
Rum
Bacardi
Mount Gay
Malibu
Mayers's Rum
Captain Morgan
Cognac
Courvoisier
Martell
Hennessy
Grappas & Sambucas
Candolini / Alexander Grappa
Molinari / Antica Sambuca
Cordials
Baily's
Campari
Lemoncello
Chambord
Grand Manier
Galliano
Kahlua
Aperol
Frangelico
Fernet Branca
Midori
Porto & Dessert Wine
Sandeman
Moscato D'asti
Fonseca
Stella Rosa
Various Drinks
Various Drink Offerings
Espresso
3.00
Cappuccino
4.00
Iced Cappuccino
4.00
Cafe Mocha
5.00
Milk
3.25
Hot Chocolate
3.50
Decaf Espresso
3.00
Decaf Cappuccino
4.00
Cafe Latte
3.75
Coffee
3.25
Hot Herbal Tea
3.25
Juices
$4.50
Orange
Cranberry
Apple
Waters
San Pellegrino Sparkling
5.00
Panna Still
5.00
Soft Drinks
Fresh Brewed Iced Tea
3.75
Diet Coke
3.75
Lemonade
3.75
Shirley Temple
4.50
Italian Soda
4.50
Coke
3.75
Sprite
3.75
Root Beer: Henry Weinhard Bottled
4.50
Roy Rogers
4.50
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Avanti Café
111 N Lake Ave (at E Union St)
Pasadena, CA 91101
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  • Mon–Thu
    • 11:00 AM–10:00 PM
  • Fri
    • 11:00 AM–11:00 PM
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    • 11:30 AM–11:00 PM
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    • 11:30 AM–10:00 PM
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