Lou's LaGrotto
Peru, Illinois ·
Italian · 83 menu items
Good to know
- All menu items available for carry-out, delivery and dine-in.
Menu
Appetizers
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La Grotto Nuggets $7.75
Fried pizza dough tossed in garlic butter and Parmesan, served with house pizza sauce.
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Stuffed Shrimp (Appetizer) $12.00
Shrimp stuffed with crab meat, baked and drizzled with garlic butter and herbs.
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Cheese Sticks $7.50
Breaded, fried mozzarella sticks with house meat sauce.
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Fried Pickles $8.95
Breaded, fried pickle spears with house ranch.
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Onion Straws $7.95
Breaded, fried onion straws with house ranch.
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Jalapeno Poppers $8.75
Breaded, fried jalapenos stuffed with cream cheese, served with salsa.
spicy
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Homemade Bruschetta $10.00
House-made bruschetta.
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Basket O'Fries $5.00
French fries tossed in seasoned salt.
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Fried Mushrooms $7.95
Fried mushrooms with ranch.
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BBQ Pulled Pork Nachos $14.00
House tortilla chips loaded with BBQ pulled pork, cheddar, red onion and jalapeno, finished with white BBQ sauce.
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Garlic Bread with Cheese $6.00
House garlic bread topped with mozzarella.
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Hand Breaded Mushrooms $7.95
Hand-breaded, fried mushrooms with house ranch.
toss in Lou's secret hot sauce +$1
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Lou's Southwest Nachos $13.00
House tortilla chips with a choice of chicken or beef, loaded with tomato, refried beans, black olive, onion, cheddar, jalapeno, sour cream and salsa.
no meat, light eater portion $11.75
Signature Wings
Choice of sauce: Lou's Secret sauce, mild, medium, hot, spicy BBQ, BBQ, teriyaki, garlic, sweet red chili, or garlic parmesan. Served with celery and a choice of blue cheese or ranch.
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Signature Wings (Single Order) $9.95
Eight signature wings with a choice of sauce.
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Signature Wings (Double Order) $17.95
Sixteen signature wings with a choice of sauce.
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Signature Wings (Hungry Order) $48.00
Forty signature wings with a choice of sauce.
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Signature Wings (Party Pack) $110.00
One hundred signature wings with a choice of sauce.
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Boneless Wings $9.50
A half-pound of fried white-meat chicken chunks tossed in a choice of wing sauce, with celery and ranch or blue cheese.
Greens
Dressing choices: French, Ranch, Bleu Cheese, Italian, or 1000 Island.
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Mama Rosa Special Italian Salad $7.50
The house special Italian salad.
small $7.50, large $11; add chicken +$5
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Chopped Chicken Salad $14.00
Chopped romaine and iceberg with pasta, chicken, bacon, tomato, roasted red pepper and dry bleu cheese, in house dressing.
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Chicken Caesar Salad $13.00
Romaine with Parmesan and asiago in Caesar dressing, topped with grilled chicken and house garlic croutons.
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Taco Salad $13.00
A taco shell filled with lettuce, tomato, onion, black olive, cheddar and taco meat, with house dressing.
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Tossed Salad $4.50
A side tossed salad with cucumber and tomato, in house dressing.
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Grilled Chicken Salad $13.50
Marinated grilled chicken over lettuce with tomato, cucumber, green pepper, onion, cheddar and black olive.
Desserts
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Ice Cream $4.25
A dish of ice cream.
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Root Beer Float $5.75
A root beer float.
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Snicker Cheesecake $6.95
A slice of Snickers cheesecake.
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Pizza Cookie $9.95
A dessert pizza cookie.
Lotsa Pasta
All pastas served with salad and garlic bread; add sausage or chicken for $5.00.
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Stuffed Shrimp Pasta $16.95
Crab-stuffed shrimp over fettuccine with mushroom in a white cream sauce.
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Vodka Pasta $15.00
House vodka tomato cream sauce over rigatoni.
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Lou's Mosta Pasta $16.50
Rigatoni in a creamy red sauce with mushroom and a choice of chicken or Italian sausage.
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Mama Lou's Homemade Lasagna $15.50
Layered lasagna of Italian sausage, beef, ricotta and tomato sauce, baked with mozzarella.
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Chicken Parmesan (Pasta) $16.00
Breaded chicken breast topped with house meat sauce and mozzarella, over fettuccine.
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Chicken Alfredo $16.00
Chicken in a white cream sauce with mushroom, over fettuccine.
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Lou's Homemade Tortellini $14.25
House-made tortellini.
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Spaghetti or Rigatoni $12.50
Spaghetti or rigatoni in red sauce.
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Baked Rigatoni $14.00
Baked rigatoni.
Wraps
All sandwiches, wraps and burgers come with French fries and a pickle spear.
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Chicken Caesar Wrap $11.50
Grilled chicken with tomato, romaine and Parmesan in Caesar dressing, in a flour tortilla.
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Bacon Chicken Ranch Wrap $12.00
Grilled chicken with crispy bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheddar and house ranch, in a flour tortilla.
Sandwiches
All sandwiches, wraps and burgers come with French fries and a pickle spear.
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Steak or Chicken and Cheese Sub $11.00
A choice of steak or chicken with grilled onion, mushroom and melted cheese.
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Italian Sausage Sandwich $9.75
Italian sausage in house sauce, topped with green pepper and melted cheese.
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Chicken Parmesan Sub $11.00
Breaded chicken breast topped with house sauce and melted cheese.
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The Half and Half $13.50
A combo of Italian beef and Italian sausage with a choice of red sauce or au jus, topped with mozzarella.
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Grilled Chicken Sandwich $10.50
A choice of fried or grilled chicken sandwich.
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Lou's Hot Chicken Sandwich $10.75
Grilled chicken tossed in house hot sauce, with lettuce, tomato and ranch.
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Italian Beef Sub $10.95
Italian beef topped with melted mozzarella, with au jus for dipping.
Lou's Burgers
All sandwiches, wraps and burgers come with French fries and a pickle spear; add cheese or bacon for $1.
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Classic Burger $11.00
A classic burger with lettuce, tomato and onion.
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Cowboy Burger $13.00
A burger topped with pulled BBQ pork, jalapeno, American cheese and Southern BBQ sauce.
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Buffalo Burger $12.95
A burger topped with lettuce, tomato, house hot sauce and blue cheese.
spicy
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Pizza Burger $12.95
A burger topped with house pizza sauce, pepperoni and mozzarella.
For the Kids
For ages 12 and under.
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Grilled Cheese Sandwich (Kids) $7.00
A kids' grilled cheese sandwich.
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Spaghetti (Kids) $7.00
Kids' spaghetti, with bread.
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Macaroni & Cheese (Kids) $7.00
Kids' macaroni and cheese, with bread.
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Chicken Tenders N Fries (Kids) $7.00
Kids' chicken tenders with fries.
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Kids Cheese Pizza $7.00
A kids' cheese pizza, deep or thin crust.
Drinks
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Pepsi Products $3.00
A 16-ounce fountain drink.
Deep Pan Pizza
Additional toppings $0.50 each.
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6" Personal Pan Pizza $6.50
A 6-inch personal deep pan pizza.
additional toppings +$0.50 each
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Small Deep Pan Pizza $13.00
A small deep pan pizza.
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Medium Deep Pan Pizza $15.00
A medium deep pan pizza.
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Large Deep Pan Pizza $18.00
A large deep pan pizza.
Thin Crust Pizza
Also available stuffed crust +$2.00 or in-between crust +$1.00.
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Small Cheese Thin Crust Pizza $12.00
A small thin-crust cheese pizza.
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Medium Cheese Thin Crust Pizza $14.00
A medium thin-crust cheese pizza.
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Large Cheese Thin Crust Pizza $17.00
A large thin-crust cheese pizza.
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Extra-Large Cheese Thin Crust Pizza $26.00
An extra-large thin-crust cheese pizza.
Extra Goodies
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Extra Goodies (Small/Medium/Large) $1.75
An extra pizza topping on a small, medium, or large pizza.
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Extra Goodies (Extra Large) $2.50
An extra pizza topping on an extra-large pizza.
Specialty Pizzas
Deep dish adds $1.00; all extra-large specialty pizzas are thin crust only, $26.00.
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Cheeseburger Pizza
A pizza topped like a cheeseburger, with hamburger, onion, pickle, mozzarella and cheddar.
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Chicken Fajita Pizza
A pizza with seasoned chicken and fajita sauce, green pepper, onion, roasted red pepper, mozzarella and cheddar.
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BBQ Chicken Pizza
A pizza topped with chicken tossed in house BBQ sauce.
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BLT Pizza
A pizza topped like a BLT, with bacon, lettuce, tomato and mayo.
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Buffalo Chicken Pizza
A pizza topped with chicken tossed in house buffalo sauce.
spicy
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Veggie Pizza
A veggie pizza with mushroom, onion, black olive, tomato and green pepper.
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Supreme Pizza
A supreme pizza with mushroom, onion, green pepper, pepperoni, sausage and black olive.
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Hawaiian Pizza
A Hawaiian pizza with pineapple and Canadian bacon.
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Pulled Pork Pizza
A pizza with BBQ sauce, pulled pork, mozzarella, cheddar, red onion and white BBQ sauce.
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Margarita Pizza
A margherita pizza with fresh basil, garlic, tomato and olive oil.
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Mac N Cheese Pizza
A pizza with garlic butter sauce, mozzarella, cheddar and mac and cheese.
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Taco Pizza
A taco pizza with taco sauce, mozzarella, cheddar, sausage, lettuce, tomato and taco chips.
Pizza
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Beef Roll $19.75
A rolled crust filled with Italian beef, mozzarella, garlic butter and Parmesan.
Specials
Monday: large two-topping pizza, deep or thin crust, $12.00. Tuesday: $0.80 wings when dining in, lunch and dinner. Thursday: $5 off any large pizza.
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Bacon Jalapeno Wontons
A monthly special appetizer of bacon jalapeno wontons.
seasonal special
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Deep Fried Calamari
A monthly special of deep fried calamari.
seasonal special
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Pizza Cookie (Special) $9.95
A dessert pizza cookie, monthly special.
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Slice of Cheesecake
A slice of cheesecake; flavor selection varies.
Menu last updated 2026-08-19.