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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

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Featured Specials

September 22 – September 28, 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

    • Montreal

      $12.50

      Rye whiskey, Vya Sweet Vermouth, Cynar, & bitters

    • Featured Appetizers and Salads

    • Carciofi alla Giudia

      $16.50

      Artichokes lightly fried

    • Chanterelles tossed with white truffle oil served with house made pork terrine

      $20.50
    • Cozze al Vino Bianco

      $20.50

      Steamed mussels with shallots and white wine

    • Risotto with Ticonderoga Farm figs and local chicken livers

      $20.50
    • Ticonderoga Farm figs with 24-month aged parmigiano Reggiano

      $20.50
    • Misticanza di Campo

      $18.50

      Mixed local microgreens tossed with extra virgin olive oil and lemon, aged 24-month aged parmigiano Reggiano and a house made crostino

    • Ticonderoga Farm figs with local arugula and frisée, tossed with pecans and a balsamic vinaigrette, topped with crispy prosciutto and goat cheese

      $16.50
    • Featured House made Pastas and Entrees

    • Cappelletti di Porri

      $33.50

      Leek ravioli with butter and 24-month aged parmigiano Reggiano

    • Wild Columbia River Salmon pan sautéed with Black Trumpet mushrooms and English peas

      $38.50
    • Costolette di Maiale gratinate

      $38.50

      Whiffletree Farm heritage breed pork pounded thin, breaded, and pan sautéed, served with mixed mushrooms and a brandy cream sauce

    • Fegato alla Veneziana

      $37.50

      Local liver pan sautéed with onions and figs

    • Featured House made Desserts

    • Tuscan plum and apricot torte, Lemon meringue tart, Paw paw panna cotta, Chocolate gianduja, Chocolate and orange semifreddo, Flourless chocolate torte with fior di late gelato, Tiramisu, Passion fruit brulee, Blackberry gelato with chocolate chips, & Fig gelato

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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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Sep 23

Open
Rain or shine, we are open! And our generator is ready to go if needed, but so far it has only been a steady rainfall here in The Plains. Drive safe out there! Give us a call if you would like to reserve for this evening, 540-253-5501.
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Sep 14

Open
House made fettuccine with Chesapeake bay jumbo lump crab, Virginia sweet corn, and tomatoes from our garden
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Sep 6

Open
Join us for a spectacular evening with @flavalentina! Celebrating the traditional varietals and rustic dishes of the region of Abruzzo! Happening this Sunday. Have you made your reservation yet?!

Sunday, September 10 at 6:30pm
4 courses of rustic Abruzzese dishes to accompany the wines of the revolutionary La Valentina winery, hosted by Andrea di Properzio, owner of La Valentina
Call to reserve, 540.253.5501

See our story for more, or click the link in our bio
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Sep 3

Open
Customers have said our tomatoes are the best they have ever tasted. Maybe it's the heirloom varietals we use, maybe it's nearly 20 years of tilling and composting the soil with all the food scraps from our kitchen, or maybe it's the lifetime of knowledge Chef Lou carries since gardening with his father from when he was a boy........whatever it is, we can't get enough and the tomatoes just keep coming and coming!

Find our garden tomatoes in many forms on our specials this week, and until the end of the summer when Chef Lou’s garden is ready for fall crops!
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📸 Tomato sformato with 24 month aged parmigiano reggiano

- Sushi grade tuna crudo tossed with confit tomatoes

- Heirloom tomatoes topped with an olive caponata
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Aug 24

Open
Not just wine! We have a beautiful selection of Italian and Belgian craft beers right now. They’re delicate and complex, and wonderfully food friendly. But most importantly, they’re cool and refreshing as summer fades into fall.
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📸 @birraalmond22 ‘Awà’ Pale Ale
Awà was inspired by the hearty peasant cuisine of the Abruzzo mountain region. It is brewed with indigenous heirloom grains and orange peel from neighboring Calabria. Awà is an elegant ale that perfectly reflects the beauty of the Abruzzo region!

📸 @dedollebrouwers ‘Arabier’ Pale Ale
Bitter, aromatic beer with a balanced and smooth overall taste. Aromas and flavors of candied citrus peel, apricot, and banana. The taste is strongly dominated by the hops. 

📸 @dedollebrouwers ‘Boskeun’ Belgian Strong Ale 
Brewed with pale malt, Golding hops, cane sugar, and refermented with native honey. Aromas of yeast, grass, and honey. Spice and tart fruits herald the flavor, which features fruit and malt with a balancing tartness and the grassy, herbal notes of hops. Smooth, rich ,and powerful beer that packs a punch.
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Aug 19

Open
Life changing mussels steamed with shallots and white wine 💫 On our featured specials tonight, we’ll see you soon!
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Aug 13

Open
Roasted local beets with wild purslane, orange zest, and hazelnuts, tossed with quince vinegar and extra virgin olive oil

We open at 4:30. Enjoy this and everything else our garden and local farmers are providing us with today on our patio oasis.
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Aug 10

Open
Calamari ripieni, a dish that can be found along much of Italy’s coast and island regions, with slight variations on the filling and sauces. 

The tentacles are sautéed and mixed with capers, herbs, and breadcrumbs, then stuffed into the body of the calamari and cooked until beautifully tender. The savory filling is lightened with plenty of lemon zest and young pecorino. You can find this delightful appetizer on our featured specials tonight!
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Jul 20

Open
Zucchini alla scapece comes from the Spanish escabeche, referring to fish, meat, or vegetables marinated in vinegar, olive oil, garlic, and herbs. Associated with southern Italy, Chef Lou’s recipe comes from Lydia’s relatives in Le Marche. There are some minor differences between the scapece of Campania and the one prepared by Lydia’s family, the biggest being the zucchini are grilled and not fried. Nonetheless, when the garden has an abundance of zucchini this is one of our favorite dishes, served with a piece of our house made bread to soak up all the juices from the spicy, garlicky marinade. 

📸 Bruschetta with zucchini alla scapece, zucchini from our garden sliced thinly, grilled, and marinated with herbs and vinegar, drizzled with Saba 

📸 Pink Gulf shrimp crudo with burrata and wild fennel pollen, pea and mint purée
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Jul 6

Open
Squash blossoms tempura, stuffed with ricotta and sun dried tomato. From our garden and in very limited quantities.

We are back from our brief Independence Day break and look forward to seeing you this evening.
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Jun 28

Open
Cool, bitter, and the perfect summer aperitif! But be careful, one too many and you’ll be experiencing a whole different kind of haze. 

📸 Negroni bianco, made with @beefeatergin, @cocchi1891 americano, & @macchiaspiritomediterraneo
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Jun 22

Open
Chef Lou’s penne all’amatriciana is a 10! He was more than enthusiastic to deliver his penne all’amatriciana, desserts, and a loaf of bread to a customer who is hosting the one and only @reallyboderek today. 
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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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