Michael's Italian Restaurant menu - Vine Grove KY 40175

Antipasto
- Battered Onion Petals $6.25
  
  Thin cut and battered sweet yellow onions sliced dipped in house seasoned batter. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Breaded Mushrooms $6
  
  Whole garlic-marinated mushrooms rolled in gourmet Japanese-style bread crumbs. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Battered Green Beans $5
  
  Tender Grade A whole petite green beans in light and crispy seasoned batter. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Fiesta Poppers $7.5
  
  Red jalapeno pepper halves stuffed with tangy chili cream cheese in a crunchy bread crumb shell with red and green chili flakes. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Crab Teazers $10.5
  
  Crab meat blended with Monterey jack cheese, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and unique seasoning then rolled in crunchy panko breadcrumbs. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Build Your Own Appetizer Combo $16
  
  Served with homemade marinara sauce. Please indicate in the special instructions how many of each appetizer you would like.
- Golden Calamari $11.5
  
  Premium calamari rings marinated in special blend of seasonings and white wine and then tossed in crunchy panko breadcrumbs. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Breaded Mozzarella Wedges $7.5
  
  Whole milk mozzarella cheese wedges in oregano, Romano cheese and garlic Italian breading. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Wings of Pompeii $12.25
  
  Delicious chicken wings vacuum-marinated in house spice blend, breaded and deep fried. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Poblano and Jalapeno Poppers $8
  
  Chili-flecked poppers stuffed with charred, diced poblano and jalapeno peppers, creamy blended asadero, mozzarella cheeses, whole roasted corn and black beans. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Homemade Fried Dill Pickle Chips $6
  
  Crinkle-cut dill pickle ships breaded in light flour coating with a hint of spice. Served with homemade marinara sauce.
- Pepper Jack Cheese Shotz $7.5
  
  Made with 100% real Wisconsin cheese. Served with homemade marinara sauce.

Salads
- Michael's House Salad $6.25
  
  Iceberg and leaf lettuces, carrots and red cabbage topped with fresh diced Roma tomatoes, thick sliced cucumber, diced red onions and garlic croutons. Served with choice of dressing.
- Traditional Caesar $6.25
  
  Fresh cut romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing, garlic croutons and shaved three cheese blend.
- Michael's Italian Salad $9.75
  
  Iceberg and leaf lettuces, carrots and red cabbage topped with fresh diced Roma tomatoes, thick sliced cucumber, diced red onions, blended shaved cheeses, Kalamata olives, pepperoncini, banana peppers, fresh pancetta crumbles and croutons. Served with cho

Burgers
- Artisan Steak Burger $12
  
  1/2 lb. custom blend of briskets, short rib, tri tip and ball tip between a warm artisan ciabatta roll. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Cheese Steak Burger $13
  
  1/2 lb. custom blend of briskets, short rib, tri tip and ball tip topped with choice of seven artisan cheeses between a warm artisan ciabatta roll. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Pancetta-Stuffed Cheese Steak Burger $13.5
  
  1/2 lb. custom blend of briskets, short rib, tri tip and ball tip stuffed with imported pancetta and topped with choice of cheese between warm artisan ciabatta roll. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Simply Michael Burger $13.75
  
  1/2 lb. custom blend of briskets, short rib, tri tip and ball tip topped with homemade marinara sauce, melted mozzarella cheese and crispy pepperoni between a warm artisan ciabatta roll. Served with seasoned waffle fries.

Specialty Grinders
- Tuscan Chicken Grinder $9.5
  
  Tender grilled chicken breast strips topped with sauteed baby artichoke hearts, fire roasted green and red peppers, diced red onions, diced garlic and herb seasoning and smothered in Havarti cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waff
- Chicken of Pompeii Grinder $9.25
  
  Tender USDA grilled chicken breast strips topped with house Mt. Vesuvius sauce and sauteed red and green peppers and smothered in Wisconsin white cheddar cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Pollo Di Angeli Grinder $8.75
  
  Tender USDA grilled chicken breast strips topped with crisp cucumber slices, vine-ripe Roma tomatoes and fresh romaine lettuce drizzled with house chardonnay mango dressing on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Eggplant Parmigiana Grinder $10
  
  Fresh eggplant hand-breaded in Italian breadcrumbs, fried to golden brown and topped with homemade marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Veal Parmigiana Grinder $11
  
  Milk-fed veal shoulder hand-breaded in Italian breadcrumbs, fried to golden brown and topped with homemade marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Chicken Parmigiana Grinder $10.5
  
  All white meat chicken breast hand-breaded in Italian breadcrumbs, fried to golden brown and topped with homemade marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Italian Cheese Steak Grinder $11.75
  
  Thin slices USDA prime rib-eye sauteed with diced red onions, green and red peppers, fresh mushrooms and garlic tossed with house marinara sauce and smothered in fresh mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Meatball and Cheese Grinder $8.5
  
  Homemade meatballs slowly simmered in secrete broth and topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasoned waffle fries.
- Sweet Italian Sausage Grinder $10.75
  
  Fresh sweet Italian sausage slowly simmered in secrete broth and topped with sauteed red onions, green and red peppers, fresh mushrooms, garlic and marinara sauce and smothered in fresh mozzarella cheese on warm artisan ciabatta bread. Served with seasone

House Specialties
- Stuffed Green Peppers and Pasta $15
  
  Large green bell peppers stuffed with meatballs slow-cooked in marinara sauce til tender topped with mozzarella cheese. Served with traditional spaghetti, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Sausage and Peppers $14.25
  
  Fresh sweet Italian sausage, green and red peppers, diced red onions and sauteed sweet garlic tossed with homemade marinara sauce and pork au jus then tossed with spaghetti, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Handmade Lasagna $13.5
  
  Big portion. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Pizza Baked Spaghetti $16.5
  
  Sauteed red onions, green and red peppers and sliced pepperoni nestled in melted mozzarella cheese over traditional spaghetti. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter
- Eggplant Parmigiana $14
  
  Fresh eggplant hand-breaded, pan-fried to golden brown, and topped with house marinara sauce and bubbly mozzarella cheese. Served with traditional spaghetti, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Veal Parmigiana $16
  
  Milk-fed veal shoulder hand-breaded, pan-fried to golden brown, and topped with house marinara sauce and bubbly mozzarella cheese. Served with traditional spaghetti, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Chicken Parmigiana $15
  
  USDA all white meat chicken breast hand-breaded, pan-fried to golden brown, and topped with house marinara sauce and bubbly mozzarella cheese. Served with traditional spaghetti, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.

Pasta
- Build Your Own Pasta $13.5
  
  Choice of pasta, sauce and toppings. Served with homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.

Chicken
- Bruschetta Di Pollo $17
  
  Tender pieces of marinated grilled chicken lightly sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, tossed with house bruschetta mixture and topped with smooth basil pesto cream sauce. Served with traditional-style rigatoni, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic It
- Chicken Roma $23
  
  Whole muscle chicken breast hand-breaded with wheat flour, seasoned with spices, onions and garlic, dolloped with seasoned ricotta cheese, topped with golden fried eggplant and smothered in house marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. Served with Tu
- Tuscan Chicken Pasta $18
  
  Tender pieces of marinated grilled chicken lightly sauteed with garlic, onions, Roma tomatoes, green and red bell peppers and artichoke hearts tossed with white wine marinara sauce and thin spaghetti. Served with house or Caear salad and homemade rustic I
- Creme Brie Stuffed Chicken $22
  
  Creme brie, sweet apples, cranberries, onions and a hint of chive wrapped in gourmet chicken breast and seasoned with cranberry autumn blend over three cheese blend risotto drizzled with house cranberry wine reduction glaze. Served with house or Caesar sa
- Mediterranean Roast Chicken $24
  
  Half chicken oven-roasted til tender in tomato sauce rich with diced onions, artichoke hearts, ripe olives and sun-dried tomatoes over rosemary roasted potatoes. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Gourmet Mushroom Stuffed Chicken $25
  
  Shiitake, porcini, black trumpet, chanterelle, cremini, woodear and oyster mushrooms lightly sauteed with white onions and white wine wrapped in gourmet chicken breast and winter forest blend seasoning nestled in wild mushroom risotto and cabemet sauvigno

Steak
- Italian Coffee Crusted Steak $38
  
  Char grilled 10 oz. coffee-crusted USDA prime New York strip steak. Served with baked potato, red eye Chianti wine sauce, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Furia Di Bistecca $35
  
  Medallions of pan-seared USDA choice flat iron steak marinated in Mt. Vesuvius sauce and stuffed with diced poblano and jalapeno pepper poppers. Served with oven-roasted rosemary new potatoes, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with g
- Tuscan Sunset Strip $36
  
  Char grilled 10 oz. USDA prime New York strip steak capped with smoked Gouda cheese and sauteed Italian grill mix over au jus-glazed penne pasta and roasted Roma tomatoes. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic but
- Sardegna Mare E Monti $36
  
  Char grilled 9 oz. USDA prime flat iron steak topped with lump lobster and crab meat, seasoned with Sardinian spice blend and capped with buttery panko bread crumbs. Served with roasted garlic Alfredo penne pasta, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic
- Steak Milanese $33
  
  10 oz. USDA prime New York strip steak coated with Parmesan crust topped with lemon parsley butter. Served with roasted rosemary new potatoes, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Medaglioni Steak and Esotica Risotto Ai Funghi $37
  
  Medallions of tender USDA choice flat iron steak stuffed to the brim with exotic mushrooms and floated on a pool of homemade Merlot gravy. Served with exotic mushroom risotto, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.

Seafood
- Bruschetta Roccia Gamberetti $19
  
  Sweet gulf rock shrimp lightly sauteed in extra virgin olive oil, tossed with house bruschetta mixture and topped with smooth basil pesto cream sauce. Served with traditional rigatoni, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic bu
- Lobster Pot Pie $18
  
  Tender lobster chunks cooked with peppers, onions, mushrooms, peas and carrots in savory white wine cream sauce and baked in a pie shell until golden brown. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Shrimp Alfredo Pasta Rags $24
  
  Sauteed gulf rock shrimp, baby cremini mushrooms, Roma tomatoes and fresh basil tossed with hand-torn pasta rags smothered in creamy asiago Alfredo sauce. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Seafood Scampi $34
  
  1 lb. of Chilean blue mussels in white wine scampi sauce with butter-roasted lump lobster, fresh crab and large gulf shrimp finished with fresh tarragon and lemon wedges over spaghetti. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread w
- Seafood Pan Roast $25
  
  Sauteed gulf rock shrimp and tender bay scallops with exotic mushrooms and crisp Cherrywood smoked bacon in rich white wine cream sauce with a toasted ciabatta plank and lobster butter. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread w
- Involtini Di Gamberi E Pesce $27
  
  Atlantic flounder fillet in sweet gulf rock shrimp, fresh chives and sweet bell peppers steam-baked over a lemon herb bath and topped with white cream sauce. Served with sun-dried Roma tomato pesto cavatappi, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Ital

Pork
- Pork and Mushroom Ragout $20
  
  Braised Boston pork pot roast and exotic mushrooms slow-simmered in Cabernet pork gravy over tender pasta ribbons. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Ricotta with Pork Ragu $19
  
  Boston pork roast slow-roasted with Italian herbs and seasoning until it falls off the bone, then slow-simmered in house marinara sauce overnight over penne pasta and dolloped with herb ricotta cheese. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic
- Stuffed Loin Chop $29
  
  12 oz. USDA choice bone-in pork loin chops stuffed with baby Swiss cheese and chive mixture, lightly grilled, oven-roasted and drizzled with Merlot sauce over roasted rosemary new potatoes. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bre
- Braised Pork Loin $26
  
  8 oz. USDA choice pork loin slow-roasted and braised in its own juices until it falls apart. Hand-shredded and sauteed with Roma tomatoes and baby spinach and tossed with cavatappi pasta and braising sauce. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade r
- Sage Encrusted Pork Loin $27
  
  8 oz. USDA choice pork loin pan-seared in clarified pancetta drippings with fresh sage leaves, oven-roasted to crispy perfection, fanned over exotic mushroom risotto and drizzled with Cabernet reduction sauce. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemad
- Lombata Di Maiale Torrefatto $35
  
  12 oz. USDA choice bone-in pork loin chops over-stuffed with creme brie, chive and braeburn apples, pan-seared and oven-roasted. Served with toasted sage risotto, Fuji apple wine glaze, house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic b

Chef's Specialties
- Cuscini Ripieni Al Forno $15
  
  Tender pasta pillows filled with seasoned beef, four cheeses, portabella mushroom or all three blended with ricotta, mascarpone, Romano, and Parmesan cheeses with herbs, topped with marinara sauce and smothered in mozzarella cheese. Served with house or C
- Tortellini Carbonara $26
  
  Tender tomato, spinach and egg pasta pouches filled with a special blend of cheese, herbs and spices tossed in chardonnay Alfredo sauce with crispy pancetta, diced Roma tomatoes, chopped garlic and fresh basil. Served with house or Caesar salad and homema
- Conchiglie Di Mare Ripieno $18
  
  Jumbo pasta sea shells stuffed with creamed spinach, four cheeses or a combination topped with marinara sauce smothered in melted mozzarella cheese. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic butter.
- Tortellini Con Salsiccia $24
  
  Tender tomato, spinach and egg pasta pouches filled with a special blend of three cheeses, herbs and spices bathed in a pool of house rose sauce, tossed with sweet Italian sausage and topped with golden mozzarella cheese. Served with house or Caesar salad
- Di Formaggio Tortelli Di Pollo Alla Griglia $22
  
  Tender tomato, spinach and egg pasta pouches filled with a special blend of three cheeses, herbs and spices, bathed in a pool of homemade Alfredo sauce with grilled chicken and topped with golden bubbly mozzarella cheese. Served with house or Caesar salad
- Chicken Lasagna $15
  
  Tender chicken breast chunks in rich cream sauce with spinach, red peppers, onions and sherry between curly-edge lasagna noodles and ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Served with house or Caesar salad and homemade rustic Italian bread with garlic

Di Famiglia Italiano
- Mediterranean Summer Chicken $115
  
  Serves 8-10 adults. We start off with our house marinara sauce made with fire roasted Roma tomatoes, garlic and onions and our special blend of herbs and spices. Then it's slowly prepared over four days with each day bringing a new ingredient. By the four
- 10 Layer Lasagna $165
  
  Serves 8-10 adults. This is not your typical lasagna! Made with our 100% USDA custom prime steak blend, ground hot and sweet Italian sausage, ground veal, ground foul, fire roasted Roma tomatoes, fire roasted green, orange, red and yellow bell peppers, Ka

Kid's Menu
- Kid's Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce $4.25
- Kid's Spaghetti with Meat Sauce $4.75
- Kid's Lasagna $6.25
- Kid's Chicken Tenders and Fries $5.75
- Kid's Ravioli $5.75
  
  Hand-filled ravioli with seasoned beef or cheese.
- Kid's Fettuccine Alfredo $6

Lunch Special
- 1/2 Grinder and 1/2 House Salad Lunch $8.25