Il Primo Northshore 1100 Hixson Pike

Blend of cerignola, kalamata, and nicoise olives with roasted red peppers and lippino beans

House made mozzarella, rolled in risotto, battered and lightly fried over marinara

House ravioli pasta filled with Brooklyn style bolognese, ricotta, and herbs. Lightly fried with marinara

A ball of creamy mozzarella served over blistered heirloom cherry tomatoes with basil and garlic crostini

House marinara, chili flake, and sheep's milk feta cheese broiled and served with garlic crostini

Beef tenderloin, pounded thin and served over horseradish cream, topped with arugula dressed with herbed lemon vinaigrette & grana padano

Garnished with seasonal preserves, lupini beans, cornichons, Castelvetrano olives, peppadew peppers, roasted garlic, and served with our house-made Crostini.

Garnished with seasonal preserves, lupini beans, cornichons, Castelvetrano olives, peppadew peppers, roasted garlic, and served with our house-made Crostini.

Baby arugula tossed in aged balsamic, dressed with shaved ricotta salata and cherry tomato

Chopped romaine hearts, house caesar dressing, grana padano cheese, focaccia crouton

Spring mix lettuce tossed in chianti vinaigrette, dressed with shaved radish, cherry tomato, & pecorino romano

Rigatoni noodles tossed in mildly spiced arrabbiata sauce (marinara, cream, chili flakes), with sweet fennel sausage and topped with goat cheese

Oyster, Shiitake, Portabello, and Porcini mushrooms sauteed with ricotta, parmesan, and herbs, blended and filled into house ravioli and tossed in porcini cream sauce

Orecchiette 'little ear' pasta tossed into brooklyn style Bolognese sauce (beef, veal, pork, guanciale) and topped with grana padano and parsley

Classic arborio rice risotto, finished with butter, grana padano, spring pea puree, and sugar snap peas topped with four seared George's Bank scallops

Ricotta cavatelli 'little hollows' pasta tossed with asparagus, spring onion, and Niman Ranch bacon

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***Fontina, Mozzarella, Bechamel, and Pecorino Romano cheeses tossed with Penne pasta and baked

Thin, wide pappardelle ribbons tossed with pesto (pine nuts, walnuts, basil, parm, evoo) and topped with 6 sauteed wild caught shrimp

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***Layers of house lasagna pasta, bechamel, bolognese sauce, mozzarella, house spinach pasta, and ricotta cheese, assembled and baked, finished with parsley

Vegan Pasta dish, spaghetti marinara topped with seasonal vegetables

Classic Brooklyn-style bolognese (veal, pork, beef, guanciale, cream) served over roasted spaghetti squash***GLUTEN FREE

Mezzi a 'la Tuscany - Mezzi Rigatoni pasta, blackened chicken, spinach, and sun-dried tomatoes tossed in a creamy white wine sauce and topped with parmesan cheese (*pasta special subject to change)

Orecchiette 'little ear' pasta tossed in Brooklyn-style Bolognese sauce (beef, veal, pork, guanciale) and topped with grana padano and parsley

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***Fontina, Mozzarella, Bechamel, and Pecorino Romano cheeses tossed with Penne pasta and baked

Seared skin-on Carolina Rainbow Trout on a bed of sauteed spinach and topped with brown butter and capers (*fish setup subject to change)

Lightly breaded, pan-seared Springer Mountain Farms chicken breast topped with beurre blanc sauce (white wine, lemon, butter) and capers

Springer Mountain Farms Chicken Breast lightly breaded and pan fried. Just before chicken is thoroughly cooked the skillet is deglazed with fine marsala wine, garnished with mushrooms, and put into a broiling oven to caramelize the natural sugars in the wine and mushrooms. Garnished with parsley

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***8 oz Niman Ranch Pork Tenderloin pounded flat and dredged in an egg-wash with flour and Italian breadcrumbs and finished with beurre blanc and capers

8oz center-cut Buckhead Beef filet served with a veal demi-glaze sauce, rosemary potatoes, and roasted garlic

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***Two of our legendary 6 oz dry-aged meatballs (beef, veal, pork, and pancetta), topped with Sunday Sauce, shredded parmesan, and parsley

7 oz Faroe Island salmon cooked to temp and topped with orzo salad (Vinaigrette, basil, tomato, roasted red peppers, kalamata and castelvetrano olives) and dressed with beurre blanc

***CANNOT BE MADE GLUTEN FREE***One legendary 6 oz dry-aged meatball (beef, veal, pork, and pancetta) topped with Sunday Sauce and shredded parmesan

Spaghetti pasta topped with housemade marinara (mirepoix, garlic, fresh thyme, oregano, parsley, san marzano tomatoes, and carrot)

Roasted broccoli crowns seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper, topped with shredded parmesan.

A field staple for rural Italians. Finely ground corn meal fortified with grana padano, pecorino, and butter.

Roasted spaghetti squash seasoned with salt and pepper and fresh thyme.

Asparagus topped with Grana Padano and Balsamic drizzle

Spaghetti pasta topped with housemade Bolognese sauce

Spaghetti pasta topped with housemade marsala sauce

Spaghetti pasta topped with housemade beurre blanc

Roasted spaghetti squash seasoned with salt and pepper and fresh thyme, topped with housemade Bolognese sauce

Spaghetti pasta topped with housemade marinara (mirepoix, garlic, fresh thyme, oregano, parsley, san marzano tomatoes, and carrot)

Roasted broccoli crowns seasoned with garlic, salt and pepper, topped with shredded parmesan.

A field staple for rural Italians. Finely ground corn meal fortified with grana padano, pecorino, and butter.

Roasted spaghetti squash seasoned with salt and pepper and fresh thyme.

Asparagus topped with Grana Padano and Balsamic drizzle

Dark chocolate cannoli, an American Italian classic!

Made from our house Limoncello, we add fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla bean, and top with an amaretto cookie crumble.

Ladyfingers soaked in espresso with vanilla bean and topped with shaved dark chocolate.

Oreo Cheesecake