Gene & Georgetti

500 N Franklin St, Chicago
(312) 527-3718

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Chicken Vesuvio with Roasted Potatoes Peas Garlic & White Wine
Vesuvio Potatoes with Garlic & White Wine
The Original Garbage Salad
Old School Chocolate Cake
Chicken Parmigiana
Crispy Onion Rings
Grilled Calamari
Chicken Parmesan
Shrimp De Jonghe
Porterhouse 24oz

Menu

Antipasti
Antipasto Misto
Italian salumi, cheeses, olives & crostini
Baked Clams
bread crumbs, white wine, garlic & e.v.o.o
Calamari alla Griglia
simply grilled with lemon and extra virgin olive oil
Calamari Fritti
simply fried and served with house-made marinara & lemon
Clams & Mussels
red or the white style, toasted bread for dipping
Crab Cakes
the crabbiest of cakes (get it?,) house-made remoulade
Crudo
fresh sliced ahi tuna, lemon, Giachi e.v.o.o.
Italian Sausage & Peppers
sweet or hot sausage, tri-colored peppers
Large Seafood Tower
Prosciutto e Burrata
Italian prosciutto sliced thin, with imported fresh burrata
Royal Caviar Service
Select Caviar Service
Shrimp De Jonghe
jumbo shrimp, Italian breadcrumbs & garlic sauce
Small Seafood Tower
Supreme Caviar Service

Soups
Large Bowl Minestrone
traditional Italian vegetable soup (vegetarians welcome!)
Large Bowl Tortellini in Brodo
home-made chicken brodo, fresh cheese tortellini, a sprinkle of parmigiano - a tuscan classic
Minestrone
traditional Italian vegetable soup (vegetarians welcome!)
Tortellini in Brodo
home-made chicken brodo, fresh cheese tortellini, a sprinkle of parmigiano - a tuscan classic

Salad
Baby Gem
with sliced radish, shallots, & green goddess dressing (old school!)
Caesar Salad
house-made dressing, shaved parmigiano (contains anchovy)
Classic Wedge
with our house-cut bacon & blue cheese dressing
Cobb Salad with Crispy Chicken
with all the traditional fixings and ranch dressing
Heirloom Tomato Salad
House Salad
Iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumber, carrot, red onion, black olives with our house Italian dressing
Original Garbage Salad
The G&G classic: iceberg lettuce, salami, provolone cheese, red onion, radishes, celery, tomatoes, roasted red pepper, radish, black olives, parmesan cheese, & large shrimp with our house Italian dressing

G&G Classics
Chicken Alla Joe
Our Signature Dish: roasted split chicken tossed with sweet bell peppers & slightly spicy and tangy pepperoncini - add hot or mild Italian sausage for extra flavor!
Chicken Limone
Chicken Marsala
Chicken Parmigiana
Our classic Chicken Parmigiana, Limone, or Marsala style
Chicken Vesuvio
Roasted split half chicken with potatoes and peas tossed in a white wine & garlic sauce - a Chicago invention.
Eggplant Parmigiana
made the old-school way
Greek Style Chicken
roasted split half chicken tossed in oregano, fresh squeezed lemon juice, salt/pepper & e.v.o.o.
Pork Tomahawk Milanese
bone-in pork chop, pounded thin, breaded, & fried, served with arugula and cherry tomatoes

Steaks / Bone-In Steaks
Bone-In NY Strip 18oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled
Bone-In Ribeye 20oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled
Porterhouse 24oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled
T-Bone 24oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled

Steaks / Boneless Steaks
Filet Mignon 12oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled - served with red wine reduction sauce
Filet Mignon 8oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled - served with red wine reduction sauce
NY Strip 14oz.
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled
Skirt Steak
U.S.D.A. Prime and char-broiled

Steaks / Signature Prime Features
Prime Dry-Aged Tomahawk Ribeye
from our cousins at Northwest Meats - served on the bone with rosemary roasted potatoes
Prime Tagliata
14oz. prime NY strip, broiled & sliced, served with imported porcini mushroom sauce

Chops
Pork Chops
Two pieces, from Northwest Meat Co.
Veal Chop
bone-in chop from Northwest Meat Co.

Seafood
Atlantic Salmon 8oz.
Atlantic and responsibly raised, broiled, limone, or vesuvio style
Cacciucco
5 C's for 5 Fishes - a tuscan seafood stew
Catch of the Day
Chilean Sea Bass 8oz.
Fried Shrimp
from our 1941 menu, served with hand-cut French fries

Pasta
Casoncelli
only at G&G! house-made stuffed pasta with mortadella, prosciutto cotto & Italian sausage, sautéed in brown butter sauce with crispy pancetta & sage
Gnocchi Bolognese
Gnocchi Pomodoro Basilico
fresh potato dumplings in light tomato sauce with fresh basil
Gnocchi Quattro Formaggi
Linguine Alle Vongole
house-made linguine, fresh manilla clams, garlic & white-wine sauce
Lumache Cacio e Pepe
Maccheroni Alle Norma
Pappardelle Bolognese
house-made wide noodle pasta & sauce, a great side with our steaks!
Ravioli
meat or cheese ravioli, with bolognese or marinara sauce
Spaghetti Frutti di Mare
mussels, clams, shrimp, & calamari in a light tomato sauce

Sides
Asparagus
Fresh asparagus grilled or steamed
Bernaise Sauce
Brussel Sprouts
fresh Brussel sprouts sautéed with apples & house-cut bacon
Crispy Onion Rings
made in-house daily - try it with horseradish cream sauce and a steak!
French Fries
Gorgonzola Sauce
Horseradish Sauce
House-Made Meatballs
Made in-house daily by our chef
Mashed Potatoes
whipped creamy and delicious
Oscar Sauce
Sautéed Mushrooms
Side Of Alla Joe Peppers
Side Of Bread
Signature Cottage Fries
Spinaci Gratinate
our take on creamed spinach, with a parmigiano crust
Vesuvio Potatoes
roasted potatoes with garlic, salt/pepper, oregano & white wine

Desserts
Cantuccini
Double Chocolate Gelato
Italian Cookie Gelato
Lavender Honey Gelato
Old School Chocolate Cake
Panna Cotta
Seasonal Berry Sorbetto
Tiramisu
Turtle Cheesecake
One Scoop Vanilla Gelato
One Scoop Double Chocolate Gelato
One Scoop Lavender Honey Gelato
One Scoop Seasonal Berry Sorbetto

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Recent Reviews

I absolutely loved this place. Service was excellent and food was even better. I came here on the recommendation of a friend and this will be my go to place every time I’m back in town. Love the vibe here also.
January 2025
Wow!!! My taxi driver told me about this place. What a great place to have dinner. Great crowd amazing food. Top notch. Drinks were also very good. Servers were so nice and fast service. They were always around. This place has a history and there is a reason for it. 10 thumbs up. Shout out to our server Juan who has been there for a long long time. Every time I am in town i will definitely have a dinner here.
October 2024
Good but not quite excellent, with a few caveats.

The check in process was crowded, ambiguous, and slightly uncomfortable. There is no host check-in, just a couple of people walking around with lpads in a crowded bar area. I feel like if I hadn't traversed the crowd to get someone's attention to let them know I was there for my 8 o'clock reservation, they would have let me stand all evening partially in the main entrance doorway and directly...
October 2024

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Gene & Georgetti

500 N Franklin St, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 527-3718