Franco's Ristorante Italiano

  • Dinner
  • Lunch
  • Catering
  • Contact
  • Hours: Monday–Thursday: 11 am–10 pm
  • Friday: 11 am–11 pm
  • Saturday: 4 pm–11 pm
  • Sunday: closed

Antipasti ~ Appetizers

Bocconcini Alla Caprese

"Delizioso" French mozzarella, artichokes, tomatoes and virgin olive oil, seasoned with special herbs.

Shrimp Cocktail

Five jumbo shrimp served with our spicy cocktail sauce.

Calamari

Sautéed and seasoned with Franco's "nuovo" arrabiata seasoning and served in our fresh marinara sauce or deep fried to a crisp golden finish. Served with our spicy cocktail sauce.

Crositini di Focaccia

Seasoned herb and cheese flatbread baked with fresh tomatoes, romano and mozzarella cheese.

Antipasto

A blend of fresh Italian meats, cheeses and marinated peppers garnished with fresh vegetables.

Ravioli Espanol

Raviolis stuffed with jalapeno peppers and ricotta cheese, deep fried to a golden brown. Splendido!

Combo Basket

A combination of fried zucchini, mushrooms and mozzarella sticks.

Cheese Sticks, Fried Zucchini or Fried Mushrooms

Eggplant Balsamico

Eggplant Balsamico a la Florentine.

Garlic Bread

Mussels

Zuppe ~ Soups

Minnestrone Alla Milanese & Pasta e Faggioli

Insalata Fresca ~ Salads

Franco's Spnaci Balsamico

Sautéed onions, tri-colored peppers, portobello mushrooms, artichokes and pine nuts served over a bed of fresh spinach. Add chicken, veal, beef, pork or shrimp.

Franco's Famous Grilled Chicken Salad

Fresh mixed greens salad garnished with fresh vegetables and your choice of meat, poultry or seafood. Sautéed with fresh pineapple. Also available with beef, veal, pork or shrimp.

Seafood Pasta Salad

Pasta, petite shrimp, crab meat and mixed greens garnished with our fresh vegetables.

Franco's House Specialties

All entrees below served with a choice of soup, salad or vegetable and Italian bread.

Franco's "World Famoso" Spaghetti

A combination of egg, romano cheese, fresh roasted garlic and olive oil. Add mushrooms or Franco's special sausage. Magnifico!

Avvoltini di Manzo "Braciole"

Thin sliced New York strip steak rolled and stuffed with egg, sausage, celery and carrots covered with Italian sauce. Served with a side of spaghetti. Classico!

Fetago di Manzo "Liver" Calves

Liver sliced and sautéed to perfection! Served either Italian-style or American-style. "Best in Dayton!"

Pasta Aglio e Olio

Sauteed onions, mushrooms, artichokes and tomatoes with your choice of pasta. Add chicken, beef, veal, pork or shrimp.

Alla Parmigiana

Chicken served with marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Veal served with Italian sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Eggplant served with Italian sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Each choice served with a side of pasta.

Pesce (Fish) Selections

Tilapia baked or sautéed, served with a side of pasta and a choice of vegetable.

Walleye baked or sautéed, served with a side of pasta and a choice of vegetable.

Mussels with pasta and marinara sauce.

——All entrées below served with a side of fettuccine garlic and oil.——

Alla Panna Gorgonzola

Our rich alfredo sauce cooked with delicious Italian bleu cheese, onions and mushrooms. Served with your choice of pasta: gnocchi, fettuccine, manicotti or ravioli.

Scalloppini Entrée

Sautéed tri-colored peppers, onions, mushrooms and artichokes simmered in our marinara sauce with white wine. Your choice of chicken, pork, veal, shrimp, beef or Italian sausage.

Piazzaiola Entrée

Your choice of chicken, veal, beef, pork, shrimp or seafood covered in our fresh marinara sauce and topped with melted mozzarella cheese.

Franco's Pasta Balsamico

Fresh onions, tri-colored peppers, artichokes, portabella mushrooms and pine nuts sautéed in olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Served with your choice of chicken, pork, veal, shrimp or beef.

Marsala Sauce

A sweet wine and mushroom reduction sauce served with your choice of chicken, veal or portobello mushrooms.

Piccata Sauce

A fresh lemon and white wine reduction sauce served with your choice of chicken, veal, tilapia fillet or shrimp.

Supremo Entrée

A light cream sauce served with spinach and pine nuts with your choice of chicken or pork.

Nuovo! Alla Panna con Pomodoro

Our new tomato cream sauce served with your choice of fettuccine, ravioli, gnocchi or manicotti.

Your choice of chicken, beef, veal, pork or shrimp.

Franco's Fabulous Steaks, Chops and Rack Entrees

All entrées below served with a choice of soup, salad or vegetable and Italian bread.

Franco's Fillet Mignon

7 oz. fillet, broiled to perfection, served with fettuccine garlic and oil with portabella mushrooms. Top it off with gorgonzola cheese.

Veal Chop Buonissimo

A fabulous 10 oz. rack covered with a marsala demi-glace sauce with peppers, onions and mushrooms. Served with rosemary potatoes and fettuccine garlic and oil.

Franco's "Nuovo" York Strip Steak

10 oz. New York strip served with fettuccine garlic and oil or potato. Add melted gorgonzola cheese to your steak entrée.

Rosemary Lamb Chops

Two thick chops broiled and seasoned with a vinaigrette and served with roasted potatoes and fettuccine garlic and oil.

Pork Chops Balsamico

Two chops marinated in balsamic vinegar and broiled to your taste. Served with roasted potatoes and fettuccine garlic and oil.

Franco's Fine Pastas

Build your own pasta entrée!

Choose one of these pastas:

  • Fettucine
  • Ziti
  • Gnocchi
  • Spaghetti
  • Capellini
  • Lasagna
  • Rotini
  • Meat or Cheese Ravioli
  • Manicotti
  • Gluten Free Spaghetti
  • Gluten Free Ziti

Choose one of these sauces:

  • Italian Sauce
  • Marinara Sauce
  • Garlic & Oil

Add one of the following

  • Meat Sauce
  • Sausage
  • Meatballs
  • Mushrooms
  • Alfredo

Pasta Italiana Mista

A chef's choice of five of our fine pastas. Served with Italian sauce. Add sausage, mushrooms or meat sauce. Bravo!

Pizze & Calzoni

Franco's Original Pizze

Small 8"

Medium 12"

Large 15"

Franco's Gorgonzola Pizza

Spinach, Franco's sausage, pine nuts, red onions and alfredo sauce with gorgonzola cheese.

Giardiniera Pizza

Pickled spicy giardiniera peppers available with oil or red sauce.

Deluxe Pizza

Pepperoni, sausage, peppers, onions, olives and mushrooms.

Franco's Original Calzoni

An 8" pizza crust folded and stuffed with prosciutto, pepperoni, salami, capicollo, mortadella, Italian sausage, ricotta, mozzarella, and our special tomato, pepper and onion sauce.

Franco's Ristorante Italiano Franco's Ristorante Italiano
  • 824 E. Fifth St., Dayton, OH 45402
  • Phone: (937) 222-0204
  • Fax: (937) 222-1380
  • Email: francosri@msn.com