Amira

455 N Cityfront Plz- Btwn E Illinois & E N Water St
Chicago, IL 60611

312 923-9311

Lunch
Appetizers
Crispy Polenta   pan seared with ragout of crimini mushroom and parmesan cream	5.95
Fried Calamari   lightly breaded and fried golden brown with marinara and remoulade sauce	8.95
Bruschetta   garlic toast points topped with marinated tomatoes, basil and fontinella cheese	5.95
Mezze Plate   tabouli, baba ganoush and hummus all served with warm pita bread	5.95
Carpaccio   thin slices of filet mignon with parmesan cracked black pepper, truffle oil, garlic toast points and mini arugula salad	7.95
Crab Cakes   lump crab meat scallions kalamata olives and oven dried tomatoes with zesty remoulade sauce	11.95
Toasted Ravioli   toasted ricotta cheese ravioli served with tomato marscapone cream	6.95
Shrimp Scampi   prawns pan seared with tomatoes and scallions served with lemon wine sauce	11.95
Soup
Soup Du Jour   cream of roasted tomato basil with artichokes	3.95
Salads
Add Chicken $2.95, grilled shrimp $4.95 to any salad
Amira   field greens, kalamatas, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, artichoke hearts pepperoncini and feta cheese	4.95 Entree 7.95
House   field greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, garbanzo beans and balsamic vinaigrette	Sm 3.55 Entree 5.95
Caesar   petit romaine, parmesan, croutons, anchovy caesar, and fontinella cheese	Sm 3.55 Entree 6.95
Spanish   argula pancetta red onions, grapes toasted pine nuts goat cheese tossed in aged sherry vinaigrette	8.95
Caprese   beefsteak tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, kalamata olives, white balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil	7.95
Amira Chopped Salad   field greens, ham, tomato, red onion, cucumber, garbanzo beans, blue and swiss cheese	9.95
Roasted Beet   roasted beet, field greens, candied walnuts and bleu cheese with a orange horseradish vinaigrette	7.95
Oriental   romaine, chopped chicken with a tahini vinaigrette, crispy wontons, red onion, scallions and carrots with pistachios	9.95
Entrees
Chicken Risotto   oven roasted chicken breast served over pea basil risotto with red pepper cream and kalamata olive tapenade	14.95
Seafood Linguini   pan seared scallops prawns with asparagus, english peas and sun dried and sun dried tomatoes in a saffron cream	17.95
Vegetable Lasagna   layers of zucchini, eggplant, squash, portabella mushrooms, ricotta and topped with mozzarella cheese seerved with marinara or alfredo sauce	14.95
Gnocchi   potato dumplings, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and asparagus in a creamy marinara with marscapone	15.95
Lobster Ravioli   filled with lobster, scallions, red bell peppers and marscapone in a lobster brandy cream with asparagus, cherry tomatoes and a touch of truffle oil	19.95
Papardella   thick cut pasta tossed with our homemade marinara or creamy alfredo with shaved parmesan cheese	(Add meatballs) 2.95  11.95
Chicken Parmesan   breast of chicken pan seared with parmesan herb breading served over penne marinara with melted mozzarella	13.95
Rigatoni   grilled chicken, roasted peppers, kalamata olives and arugula tossed in a parmesan cream sauce	14.95
Tilapia   pan roasted and served atop moroccan couscous with broccolini and preserved lemon vinaigrette	19.95
Top Sirloin   grilled top sirloin served over pancella, green beans and roasted red potatoes with a green peppercorn cream and crispy shallots	21.95
Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Come with a Choice of French Fries Zucchini Frites, Small Salad or Small Soup
Amira Burger   10 oz ground chuck served on a sesame bun with the traditional accompaniments	(Add cheese) .50  9.95
Skirt Steak   grilled with caramelized onions, arugula and blue cheese dressing on a french roll	10.95
Blackened Salmon   pan seared with lettuce, tomato, red onion, lemon aioli on brioche	11.95
Veggie Burger   homemade burger consisting of mushrooms, asparagus, squash and garbanzo beans served with balsamic parmesan mayo on sesame bun	6.95
Swordfish   grilled with pancetta, tomatoes, lettuce and lemon aioli on brioche	12.95
Ahi Tuna   grilled rare with marinated cucumbers and spicy dijonaise on brioche	13.95
Chicken   grilled with roasted peppers, fontinella, honey mustard sauce on sesame bun	9.95
Brick Oven Pizzas
Amira   pesto sauce, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts, sun dried tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and parmesan	8.95
Margherita   tomatoes, fresh mozzarella & basil	7.95
Four Cheese   mozzarella, parmesan, bleu cheese, and provolone	7.95
Arugula   pancetta, fresh tomatoes and red onions on a parmesan garlic oil crust	9.95
Italian Sausage   roasted peppers, kalamata olives, onions with our pizza sauce	9.95
Plain Cheese	6.95
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Dinner
Appetizers
Crispy Polenta   pan seared with ragout of crimini mushrooms parmesan cream	5.95
Fried Calamari   lightly breaded and fried golden brown with remoulade and marinara sauce	8.95
Risotto   roasted butternut squash, asparagus, oven-dried tomatoes and sage topped with shallot creme fraiche	6.95
Bruschetta   garlic toast points topped with marinated tomatoes, basil and fontinella cheese	5.95
Toasted Ravioli   toasted ricotta cheese ravioli served with tomato marscapone cream	6.95
Mezze Plate   tabouli, baba ganoush and hummus all served with warm pita bread	3.95
Shrimp Scampi   prawns pan seared with tomatoes and scallions served over garlic toast points	11.95
Carpaccio   thin slice of filet mignon with parmesan, cracked black pepper, truffle oil, garlic toast points and mini arugula salad	7.95
Crab Cakes   lump crabmeat, scallions, kalamata olives and oven dried tomatoes with zesty remoulade sauce	11.95
Ahi Tuna   pepper crusted with a cucumber salad and spicy dijonaise	11.95
Salads
Add Chicken $2.95, Grilled Shrimp $4.95 to Any Salad
Amira   fields greens, kalamatas, tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini and feta cheese	Sm 4.95 Entree 7.95
House   field greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, garbanzo bean and balsamic vinaigrette	Sm 3.95 Entree 5.95
Caesar   petit romaine, parmesan, croutons, anchovy caesar, and parmesan cheese	Sm 3.95 Entree 6.95
Spanish   arugula pancetta red onions grapes toasted pine nuts goat cheese tossed in aged sherry vinaigrette	8.95
Caprese   beef steak tomaotes, buffalo mozzarella, basil, kalamata olives, white balsamic vinegar and extra virgin olive oil	7.95
Roasted Beet   roasted baby beets, field greens, candied walnuts and blue cheese with a orange horseradish vinaigrette	7.95
Soup
Soup Du Jour   cream of roasted tomato basil with artichokes	3.95
Entrees
Tilapia   pan roasted tilapia served over moroccan couscous, broccolini and preserved lemon vinaigrette	19.95
Swordfish   grilled sword fish with sauteed artichokes, tomatoes and capers in a white wine sauce accompanied by crispy zucchini frites with marinara	21.95
Salmon   sumac glazed salmon served over coriander infused couscous, sauteed asparagus and a curry scented orange sauce	21.95
Ahi Tuna   black pepper crusted and grilled rare glazed cippolini onions, green beans and roasted red potaotes with caramelized shallot vinaigrette	23.95
Rack of Lamb   pan seared rack of lamb served over roasted garlic whipped potaotes, sauteed broccolini with a cabernet currant reduction	24.95
Filet Migon   grilled filet mignon served atop goat cheese whipped potatoes, roasted beet and arugula salad with balsamic demi	26.95
Pork Porterhouse   grilled porterhouse served with garlic whipped potatoes, sauteed broccolini and topped with date apple compote	20.95
Skirt Steak   grilled skirt steak served over blue cheese risotto with english peas, carrots and basil infused demi	19.95
Top Sirloin   grilled top sirloin served over pancetta, green beans and roasted red potatoes with a green peppercorn cream and crispy shallots	21.95
Roasted Chicken   oven roasted chicken breast served over pea basil risotto with a red pepper cream and kalamata olive tapenade	16.95
Seafood Linguini   pan seared scallops, prawn with artichoke hearts, english peas and oven dried tomatoes in a saffron cream	21.95
Vegetable Lasagna   layers of zucchini, eggplant, squash, portabella mushrooms, ricotta and topped with mozzarella cheese served with marinara or alfredo sauce	14.95
Gnocchi   potato dumplings, artichoke hearts, tomatoes and asparagus in creamy marinara with marscapone	15.95
Lobster Ravioli   filled with lobster, scallions, red peppers and mascarpone in a lobster brandy cream with asparagus, tomatoes and a touch of truffle oil	22.95
Brick Oven Pizzas
Amira   pesto sauce, kalamata olives, artichoke hearts sun- dried tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and parmesan	8.95
Margherita   tomatoes, fresh mozzarella & basil	7.95
Four Cheese   mozzarella, parmesan, blue cheese and provolone	7.95
Arugula   pancetta, fresh tomatoes and red onions on a parmesan garlic oil crust	9.95
Italian Sausage   roasted peppers, kalamata olive, caramelized onions	9.95
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