and enjoy your meal. Please come again!
Dressing choices: Parmesan Peppercorn Ranch, Caesar, Blue cheese and chive, Creamy Italian, Cider or Port Wine Vinaigrette (all made in-house)
Apple Walnut Salad
Fall greens with chopped Apples, walnuts, diced red onion and dried cherries with a cider vinaigrette. $6.50 with grilled chicken $8.00
Caesar Bacon Salad
Romaine lettuce tossed with Caesar dressing with fresh tomatoes, hard boiled egg and applewood smoked bacon. $6.50
Poached Pear Salad
Mixed greens with pears poached in port wine and spices, candied walnuts and blue cheese crumbles, then drizzled with a port wine vinaigrette. $6.50
Tossed Salad
Traditional greens with garden veggies and croutons, served with a choice of dressing. Large $6.00 side $3.00
Sandwiches/Panini's
All sandwiches and wraps come with choice of Seasoned fries (zero trans fats), Chef's choice pasta salad, shaved apple slaw, or cottage cheese ($1.50 for extras).
Monte Cristo
Hickory smoked turkey, black forest ham and smoked provolone cheese wedged between country white or whole wheat bread, dipped in egg and pan fried until golden brown. $7.00
Pittsburg Pork
Porkroast, slowly roasted with herbs and spices, served on a kaiser roll with natural jus, melted provolone, sautéed bell peppers and red onions. $7.00
Chicken Salad
Homemade Chicken salad made with dried cherries, roasted walnuts and all white meat. Served with Romaine lettuce on a flaky croissant. $7.00
Monterey Chicken Club
Smoked chicken and applewood bacon in this traditional club, with three slices of country white or whole wheat bread, piled high with romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes, Monterey Jack cheese, and lemondill mayo. $7.50
Chicago Club
Choice of country white or whole wheat bread with juicy roast beef, smoked provolone cheese, caramelized onions, romaine lettuce, fresh tomatoes and a horseradish mayo. $7.00
Burgers
1/2 lb of Black Angus ground beef or Broiled Portabello
mushroom on a hearty kaiser roll with lettuce and tomato and your choice of 2 toppings listed below. $7.00
(50 cents extra per extra item)
Blue cheese crumbles
Appelwood smoked bacon
Cheddar
Caramelized red onions
Provolone
Sautéed mushrooms
Swiss
Jalapeno jack
Monterey jack
Wraps
Orange County Chicken
Grilled chicken breast with Provolone cheese, Romaine lettuce and fresh tomatoes with avocado, red onion, alfalfa sprouts and reduced fat chipotle mayo. You may substitute extra veggies and cheese for chicken. $7.00
Tuna Wasabi
Chunks of grilled tuna with Mixed greens and fresh tomatoes and chopped red onion with a Ginger Wasabi mayo. $8.00
Sedona Sirloin
Spicy sirloin beef with roasted red pepper sautéed red onion and Monterey jack cheese with a black bean pesto $7.50
Kids Meals (12 and under only)
Grilled cheese
Hot dog
Peanut butter and jelly
Cheeseburger
Chicken fingers
All served with fries or applesauce or cottage cheese $4.50
Homemade Dessert
Apple Cinnamon Crumble pie $3.00 a la mode $4.00
Peach Berry Cobbler $3.00 a la mode $4.00
Cheesecake Du Jour $4.00
Gelato: Coconut, Pistachio, or Vanilla Bean $2.50
Cookie and Gelato $3.00
Beverages
Bottled water $1.50
Sparkling water $2.00
Milk, Chocolate Milk $1.50
Hot Chocolate $1.50
Soda: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, Diet Sprite, Root beer and Diet Root Beer. $1.50
Italian Soda. $2.50
Druthers Black Cow Vanilla Cream Root Beer, Red Cow Vanilla Cream Soda. $2.25
Juice: Orange, Cranberry, Tomato, Ruby Red Grapefruit $1.50
Lemonade $1.50 (free refills)
Tea: Brewed Iced tea, Sugar Free or Lightly Sweetened Raspberry $1.50 (free refills)
Hot tea $1.50 (free refills)
Coffee: French Roast and Decaf $1.50 (free refills)
Freshly brewed Bourbon Pecan or Coconut Créme
$2.00 (free refills)
Flavors: Hazelnut, Sugar Free Hazelnut, Caramel, Raspberry, Vanilla $1.75
Cappuccino $3.50 (with flavors $3.75)
Espresso $3.00
Ask you server about the beer, wine, and alcohol we have available.
May 1 thru October 31
Open every day except Tuesday
November 1 thru April 30
Open Thursday thru Sunday
Closed Monday thru Wednesday
For all holidays that fall on a Monday we will be open 8am to 3pm
Call 815-667-4990 for Hours
Work and Gatherings
Impress your office staff and co-workers with a platter of Nodding Onion breakfast panini's and wraps at your next meeting. They come with a basket of freshly made fruit breads! Call 815-667-4990 for details!
Company coming and no time to cook? Get a platter of lunch panini's, sandwiches and wraps with one of our seasonal sides.
Thank you for choosing the Nodding Onion! Please note that we do not take reservations for less than 6. You may reserve the entire restaurant for your special party or banquet. We can accommodate up to 45 persons for baby and wedding showers, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, corporate meetings and more! Ask us for a dinner party menu. GIFT CERTIFICATES ARE AVAILABLE!
SORRY WE DO NOT ACCEPT PERSONAL CHECKS. We gladly accept cash and these credit cards: VISA and MASTERCARD.
Menu items and pricing are subject to change without notice.
Thank you for choosing the Nodding Onion!
