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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

Girasole

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Celebrate Valentine’s Weekend with Us!

Dine-In

Fixed price, four course menu with options in each course (See menu below).
$100 per person, exclusive of tax, gratuity and beverages. Available Saturday and Sunday night. Please note that our regular dinner menu will not be available Saturday and Sunday.
Reservations available from 4:00 to 8:30. Call to reserve, 540-253-5501.

Curbside Pickup

Choose a la carte from our fixed price menu or enjoy a romantic prepare at home dinner for two (see below). Receive a 20% discount on all beverages. Orders for curbside pickup must be placed by Friday, February 12th and picked up by 4:30 on either Saturday, February 13th or Sunday February 14th. Call to order, 540-253-5501.

Prepare at Home Dinner for Two

Four courses, cooking instructions included (See menu below).
$140, exclusive of tax, gratuity and beverages. Receive a 20% discount on all beverages.
Must be ordered by Thursday, February 11th for pick up by 4:30 on either Saturday, February 13th or Sunday February 14th. Call to order, 540-253-5501.

Fixed Price Menu for Dine-In and Curbside pickup

Appetizers
Beef Carpaccio
Sushi grade tuna crudo with winter citrus
Portobello mushrooms lightly fried tempura style
Morel sformato, a cross between a flan and a soufflé, with a sheep’s milk fonduta
Sheep’s milk ricotta ravioli with kumquat and Parma butter
Meat tortellini in a rich black truffle broth

Salads
Local greens with house smoked duck, sun dried cherries, pecans, and a balsamic vinaigrette
Escarole tossed with a house vinaigrette and croutons, hard boiled farm egg
Shaved Brussels sprouts with roasted almonds and Pecorino Sardo, tossed with mint, artisanal olive oil, and lemon
Belgian Endive tossed with apple, thyme, artisanal olive oil, and lemon

House made Pastas and Entrees
Canneloni: House made tubular pasta filled with seasoned veal
Jumbo lump crab ravioli, lemon butter
Butternut squash ravioli, sage butter
Chilean Sea Bass pan sautéed with Black Trumpet mushrooms
Pan seared Diver Scallops over saffron risotto
Venison Medallions with brandied cherries
Local milk fed veal chops pan sautéed with wild fennel pollen

Selection of House Made Desserts

Prepare at Home Dinner for Two, Four courses

Escarole tossed with a house vinaigrette and croutons, shaved 24 month aged parmigiano
House made meat tortellini in a rich broth with shaved 24 month aged parmigiano
Option of Salmon encrusted with pistachios and pan sautéed OR local strip loin tagliata pan sautéed with local mushrooms
Traditional Sicilian cannoli

*Menus subject to change based on availability

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Apr 29

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Dishes inspired by local and familial culinary heritage, brought to you by Chef Lou and his team, and on our featured specials tonight💫

📸 Wild Pennsylvania ramps

📸 Risotto with Chesapeake Bay jumbo lump crab and heirloom tomato passata

📸 Chocolate gianduja with Lambrusco poached pear and pistachios
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Apr 22

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Basking in the warm rays of today's sun, two dishes currently on our featured specials!

📸 Halibut Ligurian style, Halibut poached with white wine and an almost unreasonable amount of golden Ligurian extra virgin olive oil with herbs, olives, and pine nuts

📸 Stinging nettle risotto with Chesapeake Bay jumbo lump crab, a dish we look forward to featuring each Spring as nettles come into season
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Apr 1

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A taste of what’s to come this Easter Sunday! Roasted heritage breed rabbit loin stuffed with a mushroom duxel served with rabbit ravioli, and braised lamb shank over spaetzle. Just two of many seasonal dishes offered on this Sunday's featured specials. Have you made your Easter reservation yet?! As always, call to reserve, 540-253-5501. 

Sunday, April 5 with reservations available from 12:00-4:30, with our regular dinner menu and seasonal chef's specials available.
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Mar 26

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Soft shells and Shad roe🥰 Spring has officially sprung at Girasole! Available tonight💫
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Mar 18

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Pizza rustica season is upon us! A rustic, savory torte made with egg, fresh and cured cheeses, and mixed cured meats including spicy salami and prosciutto, all wrapped in a flaky, buttery pastry crust and baked. It’s a Girasole tradition that stems from Chef Lou’s own family and is meant to celebrate the end of Lent. Find pizza rustica on our specials, or order your own pie to enjoy over the Easter holiday with friends and family.

Discover more about the origins of pizza rustica, and Chef Lou's slightly modified family recipe at the link in our story.
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Mar 4

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Rich and creamy butterscotch, topped with salted caramel and freshly whipped cream. Our butterscotch budino is officially back on our dessert tray, but may not be around much longer if temperatures heat up!
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Feb 19

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POSTPONED! To next Sunday, March 1. If you had a reservation, we have already contacted you. If you were unable to make it for its original date of tomorrow, we would love to see you next Sunday, March 1! Just give us a call to reserve, 540-253-5501.
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This Sunday's cooking class is a family affair! Hosted by Chef Lou AND Lydia and featuring dishes from their childhoods, and their travels in Italy over the years.

Discover more at the link in our bio, and as always, call to reserve 540-253-5501. Can the kitchen contain them both?! We will find out Sunday😂
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Jan 28

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Soup for you, and you, and you, AND YOU! Soup with lentils, soup with Tuscan beans and pasta, soup with little tiny tortellini, and soup with whisked egg and parmigiano! These are the soups of Girasole, welcoming you back from a frigid and snow-filled week.

We are open for our regular dinner service tonight and throughout the rest of the week. We hope to see you!
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Jan 14

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Our persimmon tiramisu is really something to talk about. 

At first bite a bit odd, like you're not really understanding what your tasting. The texture is smooth with complex flavors of honey and spice, rich but at the same time delicate. By the end of the first bite, you are in love. 

Available on our dessert tray for only a little while longer as the season for persimmons is finally coming to an end.
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Jan 7

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Rolling into 2026 like...

From cooking classes to our monthly wine tastings to weekly featured cocktail and mocktail specials, 2026 has just arrived and we are not slowing down! Find all the details in our monthly newsletter linked in our story.

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#girasoleva #theplainsva #smallbusiness #familyownedandoperated #22yearsandcounting
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Dec 27

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A taste of what's to come this New Year's Eve on our fixed-price, four course menu! Find the full menu at the link in our bio. Call to reserve your table with us to ring in the New Year, 540-253-5501!
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📸: Swordfish with a puttanesca sauce

📸: Local veal tenderloin pan sautéed with shallots, capers, and white wine

📸: Celery root ravioli served in a sage butter drizzled with aged balsamic from Modena, roasted walnuts
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Dec 18

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From the hills of western Pennsylvania to our village of The Plains, VA! Lydia has outdone herself with this year's 18 ft tree glowing bright on our patio. 

Just one of many trees decorated throughout the restaurant, spreading joy and cheer and that warm holiday feeling to accompany Chef Lou's inspired, seasonal dishes!
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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

(540) 253-5501
4244 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains, VA 20198
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Monday & Tuesday: Closed

Wednesday – Sunday: 4:30pm with the last seating at 8:30pm

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