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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

Girasole

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New Year’s Eve Dinner

Wednesday, December 31st, Reservations available from 4:30pm – 9:00pm.
4 course menu with options in each course, $150 per person, excluding tax, gratuity, and beverages.

We invite you to ring in the New Year with us! Please call to join in the celebration and to reserve your table, 540-253-5501. Optional wine pairings will be available. A credit card is required with your reservation.

A festive holiday table

MENU
Antipasti
– Sushi grade tuna crudo with an olive tapenade
– Prosciutto di San Daniele ‘Black Label’ sliced thinly over Fuyu persimmon
– Roasted carrots in agrodolce, marinated in a sweet and sour sauce
– Romanesco cauliflower sformato, a cross between a flan and a soufflé, with a fontina fonduta and crispy prosciutto
– Burrata raviolo, saffron and orange
– Bruschetta: Leeks braised with herbs over our house made bread, with black truffle and aged provolone from Puglia

Insalate
– Local arugula with sliced pear, gorgonzola, and walnuts, house dressing
– Shaved Brussel sprouts with roasted almonds and Pecorino Sardo, tossed with mint, extra virgin olive oil, and lemon
– Baby Romaine tossed with a zesty house vinaigrette, black pepper, and shaved pecorino Toscano

Entrée
– Jumbo lump crab and leek ravioli, served in a lobster butter
– Venison Cannelloni: House made tubular pasta filled with seasoned venison
– Celery root ravioli served in a sage butter drizzled with aged balsamic from Modena, roasted walnuts
– Local veal tenderloin pan sautéed with shallots, capers, and white wine
– Cotechino, a pork sausage typical to Modena and eaten on New Year’s Eve for good fortune and wealth, over lentils
– Pesce Spada alla Puttanesca: Swordfish pan sautéed with olives, capers, and a light a marinara sauce

Dolce
– Selection of house made desserts

*Menu subject to change based on availability

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May 12

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We will be CLOSED Wednesday, May 13 to give our staff an extra day of rest after one of the busiest holidays of the year. We hope you had a beautiful Mother's Day, and if you chose to celebrate it with us, thank you. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we will see you for our regular dinner service on Thursday, May 14.
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May 6

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A mouthwatering reminder to make your Mother's Day reservation with us! This Mother's Day we will be offering our regular dinner menu with featured specials created just for mom, with reservations available from 12:00 - 6:30. Find the full menu at the link in our bio. And as always, please call to reserve, 540-253-5501. 
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📸 Meringue with poached rhubarb and a vanilla creme anglaise

📸 Roast fennel with a 24-month aged parmesan gratinate

📸 Ricotta gnocchi with a Roman Spring ragù, braised artichokes, asparagus, peas, and fava beans with house preserved Meyer lemon
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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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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

(540) 253-5501
4244 Loudoun Avenue
The Plains, VA 20198
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