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Girasole Italian Cuisine - The Plains, VA

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Main dining room at Girasole

Private Dining at Girasole

Hold your rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, office party, private business dinner, or other special event at Girasole. We have rooms and dining areas of various sizes to meet your needs. Private events may be scheduled for these areas and your guests can order from our menu or a customized menu designed specifically for your event.

The main dining area seats 45 to 70

Main dining Room Aerial View
One Table Setting
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Our upstairs dining room seats 35

Upstairs Dining Room
Upstairs Dining Room
Upstairs Dining Room

The lounge seats 28

Lounge and Bar
Lounge and Bar
Lounge and Bar

The patio seats 50

Large patio table at private event
Patio tables at Girasole
Patio tables at Girasole

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Sep 13

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Old and new world techniques, a blend of international grapes (most notably Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache, Tempranillo, Chardonnay, and Chenin Blanc), rich clay and sand soils, a blend of coastal and higher altitude climates, and a history as the birthplace of winemaking in North America make Mexico possibly the most exciting wine making region in the world, and we are delighted to share some of the country’s best wines for the first time at our patio wine tasting tomorrow, Sunday, at 2:30! 

Hosted by @malcolmriddle of @salvetoimports. Only a few seats remain, call to reserve, 540-253-5501. Find out more in our story.
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Sep 4

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✨The Journey of a Girasole Tomato ✨

From Chef Lou's garden to our kitchen, the journey is merely a walk from one end of our parking lot to the other, but it is one that requires great care, dedication, and anticipation for the Summer growing season. Weeding, tilling, and feeding the soil with food scraps from our kitchen, Chef Lou works all year to grow the most delicious tomatoes you will ever taste. Once the heirloom varieties are mature, simple preparations passed down from parents and grandparents allow Chef Lou's flavorful tomatoes to shine on your plate. The season is nearing its end, but Chef Lou still has so much in store for the last of his humble parking lot garden tomatoes.
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Aug 13

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Lydia’s olives, Mediterranean olives roasted with herbs, garlic, citrus, and red pepper, according to her Nonna’s recipe, and on our specials tonight. The olives are not from her two olive trees on the patio, but she is incredibly proud of this year’s bumper crop of about 32 olives total. Lydia has been carefully nurturing each tree and putting them out on our patio for about 8 years now.
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Aug 5

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Jul 23

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Nothing says Summer quite like Chef Lou’s soft shell crabs tempura! On our featured special’s tonight, but only for a limited time. Make the most of this glorious weather and reserve a spot on our patio tonight, 540-253-5501.
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Jul 16

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Summer dishes for you to enjoy tonight!
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📸 Risotto with Farmer Blevin’s Swiss Chard and 36-month aged provolone

📸 Burrata Cappelletti with sweet corn and basil from our garden, local honey

📸 Perfect summer pairings currently available by the glass: Durella sparkling from northern Italy, Rosé of Pinot noir from Germany, Rosé made from the indigenous Xinomavro grape of Greece
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Jul 3

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In observance of the holiday, we will be closed Friday, July 4. We are open for our regular dinner service today, July 3, and following the holiday on Saturday and Sunday, July 5 & 6. As always, please call to reserve your table with us, 540-253-5501. 

Now here are some of the beautiful dishes you can expect from us today and through the weekend!
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📸 Rockfish pan sautéed, served with ratatouille

📸 Local Swiss chard wilted and served over our house made bread, crispy pancetta

📸 Fig leaf ravioli filled with Venetian style Branzino, drizzled with aged balsamic from Modena
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Jun 25

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Extremely fresh and unique, and delightfully food friendly, our rotating international beer list is providing much needed liquid revival so you don’t melt on these uncomfortably warm summer days!
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🍺 @birrabaladin ‘Birra Nazionale’ Blonde Ale from Piedmont, Italy

🍺 @brasseriebfm ‘La Meule’ Sage Saison from Switzerland

🍺 @dedollebrouwers ‘Dulle Teve’ Belgian Tripel

🍺 @birredelducato ‘Agrumi Ribelli’ Wit from Parma, Italy
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Jun 5

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The garden oasis that is our patio🥰
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Jun 3

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❤️THOSE GIRASOLE CLASSICS❤️ What are some of your favorite dishes from our dinner menu?
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May 28

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Have you missed us?! We open at 4:30, and you can find these beauties on our current featured specials💫 
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📸 Mixed local and foraged greens tossed with English peas and a citrus vinaigrette, goat cheese

📸 Chicken liver mousse with Spring onion over our house made bread, drizzled with aged balsamic from Modena

📸 A Roman soup made with wild Italian celery, rosemary, and Umbrian chickpeas, photo by @velogirl22
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Allow yourself to be transported by the authentic flavors of our kitchen 💫 

Call to reserve your table for this evening, 540-253-5501! Mother’s Day reservations are available from 12:00-7:00, with featured specials created just for mom’s big day. Or celebrate mom with a gift certificate or by reserving for our upcoming wine tasting on Sunday, May 18 featuring lesser known grape varietals! Find out more at the link in our bio. 
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📸 Saffron tagliatelle with a Sardinian fennel, @longstonefarm pork sausage, and tomato ragù

📸 Morel and Fava bean sformato with a pecorino fonduta

📸 Liver pan sautéed with artichokes
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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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