The Trattoria at Heavy Metal Sausage Co.
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Aperitivo menu served Thursday - Sunday from 4pm - 7pm at our outdoor tables
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
6pm & 8pm
5 courses | Italian inspired | all local
menu changes weekly
sample menu below
$98 per person (plus 20% gratuity)
beverage pairing available
Sunday Sugo
5:30pm & 7:30pm
antipasto platter, house milled pasta with slow cooked red sauce & braised meats, salad & dessert
$75 per person (plus 20% gratuity)
Frequently Asked Questions
In Italy, a trattoria is a small, unpretentious casual restaurant. And that is exactly what we are….an intimate Italian inspired restaurant in a specialty meat shop. We serve Italian food with a Mid-Atlantic twist. Our ingredients are locally sourced except for a few spices and salt. Also some of our seafood comes from as far north as Maine but all are responsibly harvested.
Short answer: Yes, with a $25 corkage fee. Long answer: We’ve started a winery called Punk Rock WIne Co! We are serving Pennsylvania beer, wine, spirits & cocktails along with a beverage pairing. If you would still prefer to BYOB, we will waive the corkage fee if you order a drink from us.
The menu changes often depending on season and what we feel like making. But you can count on it being an Italian inspired, 5 course dinner using local ingredients (except for a few spices and salt). Our first course will consist of a variety of small plates featuring vegetables, house made salumi & preserves. Followed by a few pasta courses, a protein with a couple of vegetable focused sides and dessert.
Yes and no. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate gluten allergies. Our space is small and we make all of our bread and pasta in house. Cross contamination is unavoidable. Most other allergies/restrictions may be accommodated. Please let us know about allergies when booking with us. LAST MINUTE DIETARY RESTRICTIONS CANNOT BE ACCOMMODATED.
We are now on opentable!!! Reservations are released on the 1st of every month at 1pm for the following month. If you join our newsletter, you’ll get early access to reservations. If you couldn’t get a reservation, add yourself to the waitlist . You’ll automatically get a notification if a table opens up. All reservations are pre-paid and we do not offer refunds (though we are happy to reschedule your reservation)
Send us an email at trattoria@heavymetalsausage.com. If your reservation is 48 hours away or more, we can reschedule. If you are cancelling within 48 hours of your reservation, the offer to reschedule is not guaranteed. Generally speaking, we do not offer refunds. We do understand that things happen. Just let us know.
Our space is quite small. Each seating is 14 - 16 people so, for us, anything larger than 4 people is a larger group. But shoot us an email. We may be able to accommodate a table of 6 but anything larger than that would probably have to be a private dinner.
Yes! But you’ll have to contact us to book your reservation. email us at trattoria@heavymetalsausage.com
Contact us.
Trattoria@heavymetalsausage.com
1527 w Porter St
Philadelphia, PA 19145
Menu as captured Aug 28, 2026 · source ↗
We hold 150 venues in Philadelphia, PA and could score 41 of them. This one is not among them, so it has no position — not a low one.
There is no score breakdown to show: nothing we read about this venue earned points in any of the four categories, so a bar chart of zeroes would look like a verdict on the kitchen rather than on what it publishes. What we did read is below.
v1.7.4 0.0/100 = sourcing 0.0/50 (named-farm 0 distinct, named-region 0 distinct, attribute 0 distinct, buzzword 0 distinct) + farm partners 0.0/20 (none scored) + registry 0.0/12 (none listed) + press 0.0/18 (capped at 35% of the 0.0-point evidence base).
Buzzwords only. This venue uses sourcing language ("farm-fresh", "locally sourced") but names no farms, regions, or verifiable attributes.
See the week▾
| Sunday | brunch 11am – 3pm · dinner 4pm – 7pm |
|---|---|
| Monday | Not listed |
| Tuesday | Not listed |
| Wednesday | Not listed |
| Thursday | lunch 11am – 4pm · dinner 4pm – 7pm |
| Friday | lunch 11am – 4pm · dinner 4pm – 7pm |
| Saturday | brunch 11am – 4pm · dinner 4pm – 7pm |
“Not listed” means the day was absent from the schedule we read — usually closed, but we never saw it stated, so we don’t claim it.
Overlapping time blocks on the page were rejected rather than merged (likely happy-hour/bar hours): saturday 09:00-14:00 (overlaps 11:00-16:00); sunday 10:00-14:00 (overlaps 11:00-15:00)
Hours checked Aug 28, 2026 · source ↗ · these hours were read from the page text rather than published schedule data, so we show the week instead of calling it open or closed · Always worth confirming with the restaurant.
Book on OpenTable ↗link checked Aug 28, 2026