Breaded Italian rice balls stuffed with ground veal, pork and sausage, peas and Italian herbs. Topped with Franco’s famous Bolognese sauce. “A Mafia Classic. It’s to die for!”

Fresh sliced breaded eggplant layered with fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella, sliced red onion and basil then drizzled with a balsamic vinegar reduction.

Served with lemon wedges and ammoglio sauce or our lemon butter sauce.

Hungarian hot and mild peppers sautéed with homemade Italian sausage and sliced potatoes in olive oil and garlic.

Handmade meatballs topped with our tomato basil sauce and baked with buffalo mozzarella cheese and finished with a basil pesto drizzle.

Fresh trippa simmered in a spicy tomato sauce.

Parma prosciutto, soppressata, genoa salami, fontinella cheese, fresh buffalo mozzarella, roasted red peppers, Italian olives, fresh grapes, marcona almonds and artichoke hearts.

Charbroiled jumbo shrimp and tender calamari over our famous octopus salad. Serves two.

Fresh sliced tomato and fresh sliced buffalo mozzarella topped with olive oil, sliced red onion, basil and balsamic vinegar reduction.

(Soup of the Day) Bowl of today’s soup made from scratch.

Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our housemade Italian vinaigrette.

Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese with our own traditional Italian dressing. With: grilled chicken. + 3.50 | grilled shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

Classic Caesar with crisp romaine and our special dressing tossed with croutons and parmesan cheese. With: grilled chicken. + 3.50 | grilled shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

(Red Tomato Salad) Tomato, red onions, chopped celery, olives and cucumbers marinated with olive oil and Italian herbs.

(The Best in Town) Rigatoni pasta topped with our famous meat sauce or plain tomato basil sauce. With Mamma’s homemade meatballs. + 4

(Franco’s Classic) A hearty meat sauce with ground sausage and veal, a touch of cream and fresh peas tossed with fettuccini pasta.

Prosciutto, ground Italian sausage, chopped mushrooms, peas, pinch crushed hot pepper in our famous meat sauce with Italian cheeses tossed with rigatoni pasta.

Tender chunks of Norwegian salmon, jumbo shrimp and fresh peas flambéed with vodka in a marscapone cheese tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.

Prepared in imported cheeses. With: sautéed or grilled chicken breast. + 3.50 | sautéed shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

Large pasta pillows filled with ground veal or ricotta cheese topped with your choice of Francesco’s meat sauce or tomato sauce.

Mixed garden vegetables sautéed in oil and garlic with fresh tomatoes and basil over penne pasta.

Breaded eggplant topped with homemade meat or plain sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with side of pasta.

(Tony’s Favorite!) Tender pieces of chicken breast sautéed with baby spinach, kalamata olives, hot or mild peppers, garlic chips and olive oil tossed with penne pasta and shaved asiago cheese.

Jumbo shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams sautéed in Francesco’s marinara sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta.

Chopped jumbo shrimp and scallops sautéed with onions and sweet red pepper in a sherry cream wine sauce, tossed with fettuccini pasta and finished with toasted Italian bread crumbs.

Jumbo shrimp, lobster meat and scallops sautéed in a sherry wine, lobster tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.

(Red or White) A classic prepared with your choice of a red tomato sauce or an oil, garlic and butter sauce.

Homemade pasta layered with ricotta cheese, ground sausage and veal, meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

Homemade saffron ravioli stuffed with fresh lobster meat, marscapone cheese and Italian herbs. Topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in a lobster tomato cream sauce.

With meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, palomino sauce (a rich creamy tomato sauce), or alfredo sauce.

Tortellini pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and Italian herbs. Tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with fresh peas.

Breaded tender chicken breast medallions topped with jumbo shrimp sautéed in a lemon white wine cream sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with artichokes and fresh sliced mushrooms with a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed in oil, garlic and Italian herbs with spinach and fresh sliced mushrooms in a light wine parmesan cream sauce with side of pasta.

Breaded chicken breast cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms and marsala wine with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms, prosciutto and scallions, flambéed with vodka in a tomato Fontinella cheese cream sauce with a side of pasta.

Breaded tender veal cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Breaded veal medallions pan fried and topped with marinated sautéed roasted red peppers with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with wild mushrooms and spinach in a Barolo wine sauce topped with roasted pine nuts with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with jumbo shrimp, baby spinach, roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts in a white wine lemon sauce with side of pasta.

8-ounce center cut choice filet mignon chargrilled to perfection and topped with sautéed mushrooms in a red wine demi-glaze and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Fresh lamb chops seasoned and chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes sautéed with hickory smoked bacon and baby spinach.

Two thin center cut Prime New York steaks chargrilled and topped with olive oil, garlic and fresh oregano and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Breaded center cut Prime New York steak chargrilled and served with a side of ammoglio sauce and roasted red skin potatoes.

Center cut Prime New York steak chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Fresh salmon filet broiled and topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in oil and garlic with sun dried tomatoes and scallions in a white wine lemon butter sauce with Chef’s choice vegetable.

Fresh salmon filet char broiled and topped with Traverse City sun dried cherries and walnuts in a port wine demy glaze with Chef’s choice vegetable.

Jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce laced with a splash of wine with Chef’s choice vegetable.

Breaded jumbo shrimp topped with a white wine caper garlic lemon cream sauce and served over capellini pasta.

Fresh perch lightly breaded and topped with a delicious lemon butter sauce with Chef’s choice vegetable.

Fresh pickerel encrusted with Italian parmigiana bread crumbs, topped with a lemon cream sauce and served with Chef’s choice vegetable.

Breaded Italian rice balls stuffed with ground veal, pork and sausage, peas and Italian herbs. Topped with Franco’s famous Bolognese sauce. “A Mafia Classic. It’s to die for!”

Fresh sliced breaded eggplant layered with fresh tomato, buffalo mozzarella, sliced red onion and basil then drizzled with a balsamic vinegar reduction.

Served with lemon wedges and ammoglio sauce or our lemon butter sauce.

Hungarian hot and mild peppers sautéed with homemade Italian sausage and sliced potatoes in olive oil and garlic.

Handmade meatballs topped with our tomato basil sauce and baked with buffalo mozzarella cheese and finished with a basil pesto drizzle.

Fresh trippa simmered in a spicy tomato sauce.

Parma prosciutto, soppressata, genoa salami, fontinella cheese, fresh buffalo mozzarella, roasted red peppers, Italian olives, fresh grapes, marcona almonds and artichoke hearts.

Charbroiled jumbo shrimp and tender calamari over our famous octopus salad. Serves two.

Fresh sliced tomato and fresh sliced buffalo mozzarella topped with olive oil, sliced red onion, basil and balsamic vinegar reduction.

(Soup of the Day) Bowl of today’s soup made from scratch.

Chopped mixed green salad with mozzarella cheese, genoa salami, ham, tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, and olives tossed with our housemade Italian vinaigrette.

Chopped greens with cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, black olives, feta cheese with our own traditional Italian dressing. With: grilled chicken. + 3.50 | grilled shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

Classic Caesar with crisp romaine and our special dressing tossed with croutons and parmesan cheese. With: grilled chicken. + 3.50 | grilled shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

(Red Tomato Salad) Tomato, red onions, chopped celery, olives and cucumbers marinated with olive oil and Italian herbs.

Fresh spring greens tossed with crisp hickory smoked bacon, red onion, tomato in a extra virgin olive oil lemon vinaigrette topped with shaved asiago cheese.With: grilled chicken. + 3.50 | grilled shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

(The Best in Town) Rigatoni pasta topped with our famous meat sauce or plain tomato basil sauce. With Mamma’s homemade meatballs. + 4

(Franco’s Classic) A hearty meat sauce with ground sausage and veal, a touch of cream and fresh peas tossed with fettuccini pasta.

Prosciutto, ground Italian sausage, chopped mushrooms, peas, pinch crushed hot pepper in our famous meat sauce with Italian cheeses tossed with rigatoni pasta.

Tender chunks of Norwegian salmon, jumbo shrimp and fresh peas flambéed with vodka in a marscapone cheese tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.

Prepared in imported cheeses. With: sautéed or grilled chicken breast. + 3.50 | sautéed shrimp. + 6.00 | grilled or blackened salmon. + 9.00

Mixed garden vegetables sautéed in oil and garlic with fresh tomatoes and basil over penne pasta.

Breaded eggplant topped with homemade meat or plain sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with side of pasta.

(Tony’s Favorite!) Tender pieces of chicken breast sautéed with baby spinach, kalamata olives, hot or mild peppers, garlic chips and olive oil tossed with penne pasta and shaved asiago cheese.

Jumbo shrimp, scallops, calamari and clams sautéed in Francesco’s marinara sauce tossed with fettuccini pasta.

(Red or White) A classic prepared with your choice of a red tomato sauce or an oil, garlic and butter sauce.

Jumbo shrimp, lobster meat and scallops sautéed in a sherry wine, lobster tomato cream sauce tossed with penne pasta and parmesan cheese.

Chopped jumbo shrimp and scallops sautéed with onions and sweet red pepper in a sherry cream wine sauce, tossed with fettuccini pasta and finished with toasted Italian bread crumbs.

Homemade Panini layered with fresh sliced ham, salamini, prosciutto, Italian pepper rings, lettuce, tomato, red onion and mozzarella cheese with our house Italian vinaigrette.

Homemade panini layered with breaded veal medallions chargrilled to perfection with buffalo mozzarella cheese, roasted red peppers and pesto, served with a side of ammoglio sauce.

Homemade Panini layered with fresh grilled chicken breast, hickory smoked bacon, soppressata, lettuce, tomato and mayo.

Panini layered with homemade sliced meatballs, topped with light homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and a basil pesto drizzle.

Homemade pasta layered with ricotta cheese, ground sausage and veal, meat sauce, mozzarella and parmesan cheese.

With meat sauce, plain tomato sauce, palomino sauce (a rich creamy tomato sauce), or alfredo sauce.

Tortellini pasta stuffed with ricotta cheese and Italian herbs tossed in a creamy tomato sauce with fresh peas.

Homemade saffron ravioli stuffed with fresh lobster meat, marscapone cheese and Italian herbs. Topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in a lobster tomato cream sauce.

Large pasta pillows filled with ground veal or ricotta cheese topped with your choice of Francesco’s meat sauce or tomato sauce.

Breaded tender chicken breast medallions topped with jumbo shrimp sautéed in a lemon white wine cream sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with mushrooms and marsala wine sauce with side of pasta.

Breaded chicken breast cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with wild mushrooms and prosciutto in a sherry wine light cream sauce with side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms, prosciutto and scallions, flambéed with vodka in a tomato Fontinella cheese cream sauce with a side of pasta.

Tender chicken breast medallions sautéed in oil, garlic and Italian herbs with spinach and fresh sliced mushrooms in a light wine parmesan cream sauce with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with jumbo shrimp, baby spinach, roasted red peppers and artichoke hearts in a white wine lemon sauce with side of pasta.

Breaded tender veal cutlets topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Breaded veal medallions pan fried and topped with marinated sautéed roasted red peppers with side of pasta.

Tender veal medallions sautéed with fresh sliced mushrooms in a marsala wine sauce with side of pasta.

8-ounce center cut choice filet mignon chargrilled to perfection and topped with sautéed mushrooms in a red wine demi-glaze and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Fresh lamb chops seasoned and chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes sautéed with hickory smoked bacon and baby spinach.

Two thin center cut choice New York steaks chargrilled and topped with olive oil, garlic and fresh oregano, and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Breaded center cut choice New York steak chargrilled and served with ammoglio sauce, and roasted red skin potatoes.

Center cut choice New York strip chargrilled to perfection and served with roasted red skin potatoes.

Fresh salmon filet charbroiled and topped with sautéed jumbo shrimp in oil and garlic with sun dried tomatoes and scallions in a white wine lemon butter sauce with side of pasta.

Jumbo shrimp in a lemon butter sauce laced with a splash of wine with a side of fresh vegetables.

Fresh salmon filet charbroiled and topped with Traverse City sun dried cherries and walnuts in a port wine demy glaze and served with a side of sautéed garden vegetables.

Fresh perch lightly breaded and topped with a delicious lemon butter sauce with side of sautéed garden vegetables.

Choose from meat sauce, plain tomato sauce or palomino sauce.

Penne pasta tossed with meat sauce or plain tomato sauce served with one of Mamma’s homemade meatballs.

Fettuccine pasta tossed in our own alfredo sauce prepared with imported cheeses.

Large pasta pillows filled with ground beef and Italian cheeses or ricotta cheese. Topped with meat sauce or plain tomato sauce.

Breaded chicken breast cutlet topped with homemade meat sauce and baked with mozzarella cheese, with side of pasta.

Served with ketchup and ranch dressing.

Imported lemon ice cream ball served with whipped cream.

Imported rich chocolate ice cream ball with hazelnut center dipped in cocoa and served with whipped cream.

Classic vanilla & chocolate gelato separated by a cherry & almonds covered in cinnamon, coated in chocolate & served with whipped creams.

Homemade shells stuffed with a sweet cream with chocolate pieces, dipped in crushed almonds & sprinkled with powdered sugar.

Moist chocolate cake warmed and drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Topped with a delicious strawberry glaze.

Refreshing lemon sorbet served in a natural fruit shell.

Topped with drizzled chocolate syrup & whipped cream.

Italian finger lady biscotti dipped in espresso coffee and layered with a sweet marscapone cream & topped with shaved chocolate.