Monicas Italian Bistro and Pizzeria - Iowa City, IA

tender calamari, lightly breaded, fried and served with fresh tomato sauce

a creamy blend of blue crabmeat, artichokes, roasted garlic and cream cheese baked until golden brown. served with rustic bread

toasted country style bread topped with roma tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil and garlic. drizzled with an aged balsamic reduction

eight breaded raviolis filled with ricotta, romano and parmesan cheese delicately fried and served with fresh tomato and alfredo sauces on the side

spring greens with fried chunks of breaded, creamy brie cheese, with fresh pears, candied walnuts and dried cranberries with our cranberry-citrus vinaigrette dressing

baby spinach greens, eggs, crispy prosciutto and crumbled goat cheese, drizzled with our tomato and bacon vinaigrette

two crispy maryland style crab and shrimp cakes with a caper tartar sauce

cedar grilled fresh north atlantic salmon with a balsamic glaze on top, on spring greens with grape tomatoes, red onion and pine nuts, tossed with our cranberry-citrus vinaigrette

spinach and spring mix with feta cheese, tomatoes and black olives tossed in our balsamic vinaigrette & topped with grilled asparagus and parmesan fried eggplant

1st team all-american 2 years straight at iowa & 4 state championships in 3 sports at iowa city west, and now one of the best kickers ever in the nfl, but it’s his friendliness, sincerity and dedication that warrant a pizza being named for him. sausage, pepperoni, fresh mushrooms and onions

perhaps the greatest player offensively the game of basketball has ever seen, certainly the most fun to watch. his personal life was difficult and far too short at 40 years long, but nobody thrilled basketball fans more. grilled cajun chicken breast combined with feta cheese, roma tomatoes, green peppers and fresh mushrooms

an incredible competitor, marvelous shooter, and one of the best passers i’ve seen. just starting his coaching career, he’ll be a big winner just like his dad. italian sausage and fresh mushrooms

always played unselfishly, everyone’s favorite teammate, and unstoppable on offense and the boards, now enjoying a great career in europe. all meat: ground beef, italian sausage, pepperoni, bacon and canadian bacon

one of my favorite hawkeye competitors ever, had a very nice, long nba career and it was great to have him coach the hawks a while and we know he'll be a great nba coach. all vegetables: roma tomatoes, broccoli, green peppers, onions, black olives, green olives and artichoke hearts

free-range chicken breast marinated in honey, rosemary, dijon mustard and balsamic vinegar, then grilled. topped with roasted portabella mushrooms and a honey balsamic glaze and served with vegetables and parmesan mashed potatoes

free-range chicken breast coated in seasoned breadcrumbs and lightly fried. topped with fresh tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and served over fettuccine topped with alfredo sauce

7 oz. cut of premium flat iron steak topped with parmesan cheese and rod’s red wine-gorgonzola butter and served with parmesan mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus

our manager erin comes from a famous restaurant family in texas and her homemade cupcakes are a big hit here. we bakes them fresh almost every day and the varieties are endless! volume discounts available from a manager

many people don’t know what bread pudding is, but this is fabulous! bread baked with sugar, eggs, milk and vanilla surrounded by a white chocolate sauce makes this dish incredible, enough for 2 or 3, although i can eat one by myself

scraping our own vanilla bean flavorings into the cold custard and serving it hot on top from the flame that crusts the sugar makes this a special crème brulee

a warm chocolate cake filled with hot fudge, with vanilla bean ice cream and chocolate sauce

two scoops of the highest quality vanilla ice cream