
Piero Selvaggio
of Primi Recommends
Piero's ate night Spot:
Primi!
"Great appetizers in west LA"
Favorite place for great coffee?
Alto Palato in West Hollywood
"We always drank coffee since childhood"
Piero's Favorite Cigar Bar in LA?
Hamilton's in Beverly Hills
Piero Selvaggio's other
restaurants to see:
Valentino
Posto
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10543 West Pico Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90064
310.475.9235
PRIMI SEASONAL MENU
TRADITIONAL
ANTIPASTI e INSALATE
Roasted sweet peppers with Alpine speck or anchovies 7.50
Fried shrimp and calamari with salsa piccante 9.00
Grilled eggplant in balsamic vinegar and Sicilian olives 7.50
Seafood brodetto with herb-infused tomato and garlic croutons 9.50
Contadina salad 7.00
MINESTRE
Onion soup with fontina and olive bread 7.00
Simply tomato and basil 7.00
Minestrone alla Piemontese 7.50
PASTE, RISOTTI, e SECONDI
Linguine and clams 12.00
Spaghetti with garlic, oil, peperoncino, and broccoli flowers 12.00
Casserole of lasagna alla Bolognese 12.00
Risotto with porcini mushrooms 15.00
FROM THE GRIGLIA
Grilled pizza with eggplant, prosciutto and mushrooms 10.00
Pacific swordfish with soft polenta and caramelized onion 21.00
Aged prime New York steak with garlic oil and a Tuscan sauce 22.50
Rolled Luganega sausage with garlic mashed potatoes 15.00
Chicken in balsamic vinegar and peperoncino 16.50
PRIMI at DINNER
CONTEMPORARY
ANTIPASTI e INSALATE
Duckling crespella with Cremona candied fruit 8.50
Shrimp and apple salad with walnuts, cucumbers and a honey dressing 9.00
LÍAlbese according to Enrico: Veal carpaccio 10.00
Lobster, artichokes and tomato salad with mustard dressing 11.00
PASTE, RISOTTI, e SECONDI
Artichoke mezzelune with tomato fonduta 11.00
Crab tortellini with crispy leeks, capers and carrot sauce 13.00
Potato gnocchi with shrimp and gorgonzola cheese 13.00
Porcini mushroom ravioli with checca sauce 13.00
Black risotto with calamari, soft ricotta and peperoncino 15.00
Chino vegetable risotto 15.00
Pork chop with peppered apples and soft polenta 18.00
White fish wrapped in crispy potatoes with a Zinfandel sauce 18.50
House specials
Polpettone: Italian meatloaf with fettuccine 17.50
Lamb osso buco with sage-infused grilled polenta 21.00
Thick roasted veal chop, herb-infused with asparagus and mushrooms 25.00
Sturgeon filet in olive crust with apple cider infusion 19.00
We also suggest chef Enrico's Extravaganza Menu
(4 courses or more)
Chef: Enrico Glaudo
Host: Donato Poto
I D O L C I
Goat cheese creme brulee
Papaya sauce
Tiramisu with cappuccino sauce
Fresh peach tatin
Chocolate and mint semifreddo with roasted pear
Panna cotta (cream custard) with
Muscat and blackberry sauce
Lemon tart with strawberry sauce
Chocolate souffle with bittersweet chocolate sauce
Variety of fresh berries
Assorted sorbetti & gelati
$6.00
DESSERT WINES
&
AFTER DINNER DRINKS
Col d'Orcia, "Pascena ñ"Moscadello half b 1990 35.00
Joseph Phelps J.R. Late Harvest half b 1988 30.00
Carlo Deltetto, "Bric Tupin
"Arneis Passito half b 1988 33.00
Giacomo Bologna Moscato dÍAsti 1991 35.00
By the glass...
PORT
Warre's 1991 8.00
Dow's Quinta do Bomfim 1990 8.50
Graham's 1985 15.00
Dow's 1985 15.00
Croft 1985 15.00
GRAPPA
Grappa di Bassano, Nardini 6.00
Grappa le Pergole Torte, Montevertine 8.00
Grappa di Rubesco, Lungarotti 8.00
Grappa di Brunello, Altesino 13.00
Grappa di Barbera, Castello di Barbaresco 12.00
Grappa di Picolit, Nonnino 20.00
Grappa di Barolo Ceretto 13.00
ARMAGNAC, COGNAC & AMARI
Baron de Casterac, Tres Rare 12.00
De Montal, Armagnac V.S.O.P. 10.00
Hennessy, V.S. 8.00
Courvoisier, V.S. 8.00
Courviosier, V.S.O.P. 9.00
Martell, Cordon Bleu 25.00
Martell, V.S, 8.00
Remy Martin, V.S.O.P. 10.00
Cardenal Mendoza, Solera Gran Reserva 20.00
Bushnel, Calvados, V.S.O.P. 9.00
Amaro Nonnino 6.00
Amaro Averna 6.00
Amaro Montenegro 6.00
Amaro Cynar 5.00
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