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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

Girasole

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Featured Specials

February 3 – February 9, 2023

Reservations are recommended, a credit card is required with your reservation. Curbside pickup is still available. Please call us at 540-253-5501 to make a reservation or to place an order. We also have the license to sell bottles of wine and we are doing so at competitive retail pricing. Visit the Pantry section of our website to purchase local, imported, and house made specialties for use in your own home. Order items individually or in a gift basket for yourself, a friend, or a loved one.

Wine, cocktails, and beer are still available for purchase with your curbside pickup! All wine ordered from our wine list will receive 20% off. Discounts do not apply to full-service dining. Cocktails* are also available in batches of 1 for $12, 2 for $24, or 4 for $44.

    • Featured Cocktail

    • Topsy Turvy

      $14.50

      Contratto bianco vermouth & Chopin vodka, served up

    • Featured Appetizers and Salads

    • Burrata with Radicchio Tardivo tossed with a passion fruit vinaigrette and hazelnuts

      $18.50
    • Sushi grade Tuna crudo with pistachio, blood orange, and arugula

      $22.50
    • Winter Soup

      $12.50
    • Marinated octopus, chickpeas, fresh parsley, lemon, and artisanal olive oil, served chilled

      $18.50
    • Belgian Endive tossed with a house vinaigrette, candied pecans, and gorgonzola

      $14.50
    • Featured House made Pastas and Entrees

    • Agnolotti del plin

      $36.50

      Ravioli filled with foraged and local mushrooms, served in a rich mushroom broth

    • Cannelloni

      $36.50

      Tubular pasta filled with seasoned veal

    • Hand rolled cavatelli served with a veal ragù

      $36.50
    • Monkfish wrapped in prosciutto and pan sautéed with black trumpet mushrooms, English peas

      $38.50
    • Chapel Hill Farm liver pan sautéed with pancetta and onions

      $38.50
    • Tagliata ai Funghi

      $52.50

      Local 10 oz strip loin pan sautéed with local and foraged mushrooms

    • Featured House made Desserts

    • Vin santo poached pear with a mascarpone cream and pistachios, Chestnut panna cotta with candied chestnuts, Flourless chocolate with hazelnut stracciatella gelato, Hazelnut amaretto torte, Pecan diamonds with bourbon gelato, Chocolate gianduja, Tiramisu, Gelato, & Sorbet

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How to Place an Order for Carryout

Please call to place an order at 540-253-5501. Have your credit card number ready when you call. When you arrive to pick up your order, call us and let us know you have arrived and we will bring it out to you. Please have your window down or your trunk open and we will place the order in your car.

*To go cocktails are sold in Bormioli Quattro Stagioni jars and will be charged a $3 deposit. The deposit will be refunded to you when the jar and lid are returned.  Please let us know if you will be returning a jar when you place your order. Per Virginia law, each to go order must include a meal for every 2 cocktails purchased. No more than 4 cocktails can be purchased per transaction. Must be 21 or older to purchase. Must show ID upon pickup.

Menu Items are Subject to Availability

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Feb 3

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Jan 26

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We are less than one week away from our Damilano Piedmont Wine Dinner! Have you made your reservation yet?!

Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00pm
5 courses of rustic Piedmont dishes to accompany the wines of the historic @damilanobarolo, hosted by @thomas_cuni 
Call to reserve, 540.253.5501

See our story for more, or click the link in our bio
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Jan 21

Open
Leek cappelletti or pappardelle with chicken livers and sage??

We still have some availability for this evening. Just give us a call to reserve! 540-253-5501
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Jan 19

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Pork tenderloin milanese with morels and a brandy cream sauce. On our specials tonight, we open at 4:30. 
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Jan 15

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It’s a cool, brisk day! Luckily we have pappardelle with chicken livers and sage to warm your body and soul. 

We open at 4:30. 
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Jan 11

Open
A delight for the eyes and the palate! Crunchy, bitter radicchio with a tangy passion fruit vinaigrette and roasted hazelnuts. 

On our featured specials tonight. We open at 4:30. 
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Jan 7

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Looks like the staff beat the photographer to it….and it wasn’t long before the plate was wiped clean. 

Chestnut panna cotta with Italian candied chestnuts. Perfect for the season and simply phenomenal. Just ask our staff if you don’t believe it.
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Jan 4

Open
Our Christmas decorations won’t be up for much longer! 

We are open tonight, with some spectacular featured specials from Chef Lou and his crew.
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Dec 15

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Dec 2

Open
This! And a whole lot of other great things going on this weekend. Our Holiday Art and Gift Sale is this Sunday, featuring works by renowned artist and printmaker @robert_patierno. As well as a wine tasting featuring wines to celebrate with, hosted by Kevin Lewis of @lestoriewines. More info at the link in our bio. 

📸 Persimmon custard drizzled with Saba
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Nov 26

Open
And now back to our regularly scheduled programming…..

House made pork terrine with cornichons and pear mostarda, on our featured specials tonight. 

We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We look forward to seeing you.
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Nov 12

Open
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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

(540) 253-5501
4244 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains, VA 20198
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Wednesday – Sunday: 4:30pm with the last seating at 8:30pm

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