| Vadouvin Devilled Eggs |
$7.00 |
(gf). crispy prosciutto, anchovy salsa verde |
| Barley Or Borlotti |
$8.00 |
(v). local barley (next step) italian borlotti beans & kale soup mushroom, broccoli, zucchini local heirloom tomato sauce, grana & olio |
| Spicy 'Forte' Salad |
$8.00 |
(gf, v). spicy greens (path valley) pecorino garlicky aged balsamico vinaigrette |
| Duck Neck |
$9.00 |
(gf). confit of house 'parts' sausage stuffed neck crisped w/mustard apricot glaze |
| Charred Beet |
$9.00 |
(gf). cukes, yogurt, garlic, mint, braised greens |
| Brussels Sprouts |
$10.00 |
grilled sprouts, caramelized onion local smokehouse apple, aged balsamico |
| Heirloom Tomato |
$12.00 |
(gf). local heirlooms, cukes, roasted shallot, basil mozzarella di bufala, olio, aged balsamico |
| Grilled Artichoke |
$12.00 |
(v, gf). olive oil braised (santa monica farmers' market) roasted garlic & preserved lemon aioli |
| Burrata |
$12.00 |
(gf, v). air freighted from italy, occhipinti olio, roasted tomato kalamata olive & red pepper purees |
| Local Veggie Antipasti |
$12.00 |
(gf, v). grilled beet, silk road spices, sherry vinegar radish marinated ginger, lemon, salt grilled lemon & aleppo carrot pan roasted eggplant w/parsley & garlic balsamico & olio roasted candy onion |
| Blue Crab Balls |
$9.00 |
deep fried, 100% true blue maryland crab anchovy, thai sriracha aioli - spicy greens salad |
| Trotter Tots |
$8.00 |
pork shank & hock (papa weaver), potato smoked mozzarella, bread, egg - pepper gravy |
| Charcuterie |
$9.00 |
(gf). 4 of our house pate etc |
| Meatball |
$9.00 |
pork (papa weaver), rose veal (d'artagnan) ricotta, bread, egg, spicy tomato sauce |
| Tuscan Bacon |
$12.00 |
(gf). crispy quick-cured pork belly (papa weaver) & smokehouse apple, caramelized shallot & aged balsamico |
| Barley & Borlotti Bean Soup |
$8.00 |
(v). local barley (next step) borlotti beans mushroom, broccoli, zucchini, kale local heirloom tomato sauce, grana & olio |
| Charred Beet Salad |
$9.00 |
cucumber, yogurt, garlic, mint - braised greens |
| Brussels Sprouts |
$10.00 |
(vg, gf). smoke house apple, caramelized onion, aged balsamico |
| Burrata |
$12.00 |
(gf, v). air freighted from italy, occhipinti olio roasted tomato, kalamata olive puree red pepper puree |
| Grilled Artichoke |
$12.00 |
(santa monica farmers' market) lemon & roasted garlic aioli |
| Trotter Tots |
$8.00 |
potato croquettes w/pork trotters (papa weaver) |
| Charcuterie |
$9.00 |
* (gf). 4 of our house pate etc |
| Blue Crab Balls |
$9.00 |
deep fried, 100% true blue maryland crab balls onion, celery, egg, breadcrumb, mustard anchovy, thai sriracha aioli - spicy greens salad |
| Prosciutto & Mozzarella |
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| Calamari |
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mild pomodoro sauce |
| Veggies Cheese |
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pomodoro added if you like |
| Risotto Tomato & Saffron |
$20.00 - $14.00 |
(v, gf). heirloom tomato (smucker farms) leek & saffron |
| Grilled Broccoli Cauliflower, Broccoli (Smucker Farms) & Cauliflower |
$18.00 - $12.00 |
(v). lemon basil pesto |
| Pappardelle Cinghiale |
$20.00 - $14.00 |
* (gf). cream, sorrento tomato, onion, hazelnut, rosemary, cocoa, pecorino (pappardelle) |
| Crab |
$22.00 - $15.00 |
* (gf). 100% true blue maryland crab, leek, cream, aleppo (fettuccine) |
| Duck Cannelloni |
$20.00 |
house cured duck, mushrooms, heirloom tomato sauce grana |
| Free Form Lasagnette |
$20.00 |
not your nonna's lasagna! - pork & veal ragu - besciamella, bacon & grana |
| Fra Diavolo |
$25.00 |
* (gf). fresh head-on shrimp, scallop, clam, mussel sorrento tomato, aleppo, garlic, herbs (linguine) |
| Every Day Pasta |
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4 cheese polenta |
| Every Day Pasta |
$10.00 - $16.00 |
garlic & oil, or tomato, or butter & grana, or alfredo |
| Every Day Pasta |
$18.00 - $12.00 |
funghi |
| Every Day Pasta |
$14.00 - $20.00 |
clams & white wine |
| Grilled Eggplant 'Alla Parmigiana' |
$19.00 |
local, grilled eggplant (tree & leaf, next step) cherry tomatoes, fresh heirloom tomato essence ricotta, fontina, crucolo, smoked mozz |
| Mussels 1 Kilo |
$19.00 |
* garlic, white wine, herbs (pancetta optional) grilled bread |
| Corvina |
$27.00 |
tomato, caper, olive, red onion, olio - sauteed kale |
| Shrimp 'Alla Scampi' |
$25.00 |
florida head on shrimp garlic, caper, lemon, herbs - rosemary potato wedges |
| Peposo |
$22.00 |
brisket (shenandoah valley co-op) braised in dc brau imperial belgian porter burnt soffrito abundant black pepper & garlic - polenta |
| Duck Breast |
$24.00 |
seared (dr joes) heirloom pekin breed mushroom & duck jus - faro & ceci |
| 10Oz. Dry Aged Beef |
$12.00 |
grilled ciabatta w/anchovy, sriracha aioli, house relish |
| Duck Fat Potatoes |
$6.00 |
w/garlic, herb & truffle salt |
| Corned Beef Hash & Eggs |
$12.00 |
(gf). 10 day-brined, house-cured brisket (shenandoah valley co-op) potato, onion choice of egg |
| Peposo & Egg |
$12.00 |
(gf). (shenandoah valley co-op) brisket braised in porter w/black pepper & garlic 4 cheese polenta - choice of egg |
| San Benedetto |
$12.00 |
'benedict grotto style' - pio tosini prosciutto grilled ciabatta, orange & rosemary hollandaise choice of side |
| Granola & Yogurt |
$10.00 |
(gf). house made oat, pecan, hazelnut, pumpkin seed & dried fruit granola, braised apple, greek style yogurt local strawberry & rhubarb compote |
| Nutella Stuffed French Toast |
$12.00 |
italian nutella & mascarpone stuffed house rosemary peach compote maple & red salt butter - choice of side |
| Pasta Frittata |
$12.00 |
(gf). spaghetti, pecorino pepato red & yellow pepper, kale, leeks summer tomato essence, fonduta choice of side |
| Risotto Tomato & Saffron |
$12.00 |
(v, gf). heirloom tomato, leek & saffron |
| Mussels |
$12.00 |
* (gf). grilled bread - garlic, white wine, herbs (pancetta optional) |
| Three Eggs |
$9.00 |
(gf). (trickling springs), breakfast potato, choice of side |
| Tuscan Bacon |
$6.00 |
braised & crisped pork belly |
| Tuscan "Scrapple" |
$6.00 |
house sausage stuffed duck neck, maple syrup |
| Sausage |
$5.00 |
in tomato sauce |
| Applewood Smoked Bacon |
$5.00 |
north country smokehouse |
| Roasted Potato |
$5.00 |
tuscan roasted potato |
| Granola & Yogurt |
$6.00 |
greek style yogurt, house made granola |
| Breakfast Potato |
$4.00 |
griddled, onion, herbs |
| Insalata Mista |
$4.00 |
small house salad |
| Capra Cremosa Tartufato |
$4.00 |
(goat, fresh) soft & lively, tangy,lactic, aged with piemontese black truffle |
| Pecorino Toscano Invecchiato |
$4.00 |
(sheep, hard) classic cheese of tuscany, aged for a year, nicely sharp & spicy grassy, spicy with a light bite |
| Castelmagno |
$6.00 |
(raw, cow, sheep) unique dry & crumbly texture, natural bluing, very tangy; rare & wonderful |
| Blu Di Bufala |
$5.00 |
(bufala, creamy) bufala mild & tangy blue |
| Erborinato |
$6.00 |
(raw, cow, sheep) beware of this cheese! cave age for natural blueing, very sharp & rich. |
| Peach Parfait |
$8.00 |
(gf). bourbon spiced peaches (spring valley)house granola, whipped mascarpone |
| Almond Torte |
$8.00 |
(gf). sephardic style w/local old chandler strawberry & rhubarb compote in & below |
| Cappuccino Di Nutella |
$8.00 |
(gf). mascarpone & italian nutella, johnny drum bourbon cherries, whipped cream, cocoa |
| Torte Al Cioccolato |
$8.00 |
(gf). valrhona chocolate ganache - buttery, spiced walnut crumble crust - vanilla whipped cream |
| Tiramisu |
$8.00 |
"pick-me-up" - frangelico, carolans irish & drumgray scotch cream liqueurs - chocolate sauce |
| Berries W/Balsamico |
$9.00 |
(gf). local berries, aged balsamico (carandini) |
| Carandini Balsamico Con Gelato |
$9.00 |
(gf). rich & naturally thick, aged carandini balsamico atop house vanilla bean gelato |
| Gianduia "Nico" |
$8.00 |
(gf). contains nuts. inspired by gelateria nico in venezia - bittersweet chocolate gelato w/chopped chocolate hazelnut gelato w/toasted hazelnuts - chocolate sauce - vanilla whipped cream |
| The Dino Burger 10Oz. Local Dry Aged Beef |
$12.00 |
(shenandoah valley co-op). grilled ciabatta, fontina & crucolo cheese anchovy & sriracha aioli, house relish |
| Burger Add Ons |
$1.00 |
caramelized onion |
| Burger Add Ons |
$2.00 |
bacon, or gorgonzola dolce |
| Burger Add Ons |
$4.00 |
sage roasted 'shrooms |
| Italian 'Chili' Dog Deep Fried Pancetta Wrapped Dog |
$7.00 |
(gf). wild boar chili, cheese, onion, (hot pepper) house potato chips |
| The Real Italian Sub Boar Salame |
$10.00 |
finocchiona, prosciutto. provolone, olio, silk road spices, (hot pepper) |
| Corned Beef Hash |
$10.00 |
10 day house brined shenandoah valley co-op brisket with onions, potatoes |
| Vadouvin Devilled Eggs |
$7.00 |
(gf). smoked salmon roe anchovy sriracha aioli |
| Trotter Tots |
$7.00 |
pork shank & hock (truck patch), potato, lioni smoked mozzarella, bread, egg - pepper gravy |
| Meatball |
$8.00 |
pork (truck patch), rose veal (dartagnan), ricotta, bread, egg, spicy tomato sauce |
| Pasta Fusili |
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linguine, fettucine. pappardelle, corn spaghetti or fusili. w/butter, olive oil, pomodoro, parmesan, boar, meat, fonduta |
| Burger Ciabatta Or Potato Bun |
$1.00 |
add big kid stuff: house relish, grainy mustard, fontina & crucolo |
| Burger Ciabatta Or Potato Bun |
$2.00 |
add bacon, kid stuff: co-jack cheese, sweet relish, yellow mustard, ketchup |
| Panini Grilled Or Not |
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co-jack cheese - fontina & crucolo- mortadella |
| Fish Or Shrimp & Potato |
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fried or sauteed - kid's tarter sauce or pomodoro |
| Gelato |
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vanilla or chocolate - chocolate sundae or plain |
| Kid Tiramisu |
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chocolate sauce & whipped cream |
| Trickling Springs |
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milk or chocolate milk |
| Juice |
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apple or grape |
| Colder Than A Witch's Peach |
$11.00 |
fords gin, house peach infusion fresh lemon, strega |
| Leva Matande |
$11.00 |
old grandad, cocchi rosa, triplum, house bitters |
| Fuego Verde |
$9.00 |
habanero-infused tequila, house falernum fresh lime, agave syrup |
| Ric's Flair |
$11.00 |
old overholt rye, averna, luxardo sangue morlacco dolin rouge, jerry thomas and orange bitters |
| Matteo Is Thankful |
$10.00 |
luxardo amaro abano, local cranberry syrup jerry thomas bitters, prosecco |
| Z-Groni |
$9.00 |
royal dock of deptford gin, zucca, dolin dry |
| SP69 |
$10.00 |
prosecco, acqua di cedro, lemon juice, orange bitters |
| Bellini |
$9.00 |
house made local fruit essences: white peach or blackberry or old chandler strawberry, rhubarb & sage |
| Aperol Spritz |
$9.00 |
(the venetian aperitif) - aperol, wine, soda |
| The Made Man |
$11.00 |
johnny drum bourbon, averna, cocchi, bitters |
| Wild Wolf |
$8.00 |
'honey' blonde ale, va |
| Atlas Rowdy Rye |
$7.00 |
'rowdy' rye-pa, dc |
| Port City |
$7.00 |
'long black veil' black ipa, va |
| 3 Star |
$8.00 |
'southern belle' pecan brown ale, dc |
| 3 Star |
$9.00 |
'pandemic' porter, dc |
| DC Brau |
$8.00 |
'natas' black belgian imperial porter, dc |
| Menabrea |
$7.00 |
pale lager, italy |
| Anchor |
$6.00 |
'california' lager, ca |
| Del Ducato |
$12.00 |
'verdi' imperial stout, parma italy |
| Du Claw |
$7.00 |
'sweet baby jesus'!chocolate peanut butter porter, md |
| Erdinger |
$7.00 |
non alcoholic, germany |
| New Planet |
$8.00 |
'gluten free' pale ale, co |
| Hauser Estate Winery |
$7.00 |
'jack's' cider, pa |
| Z Groni |
$4.00 |
the grotto's spin on a negroni |
| Bellini |
$4.00 |
house local fruit essence |
| Today's Tap Beer |
$4.00 |
something local |
| Duck Fat Potatoes |
$4.00 |
pecorino & black truffle salt |
| Vadouvin Spiced Devilled Egg |
$4.00 |
with caviar |
| Italian Margarita |
$6.00 |
'grappa' rita |
| House Red, White, Pink & Prosecco |
$6.00 |
trust us, selection changes all the time |
| Rail Drinks |
$6.00 |
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| Trotter Tot's |
$6.00 |
porky potato croquettes |
| Meatballs |
$6.00 |
spicy tomato sauce |
| Burrata & Prosciutto |
$8.00 |
prosciutto wrapped burrata wedges |
| Tuscan Bacon |
$8.00 |
pork belly (truck patch) w/grilled asian pear) |
| Signature Cocktails |
$8.00 |
any cocktail off our weekly cocktail menu |
| Sunday & Monday Add Ons |
$10.00 |
mussel pot or the dino burger w/bacon |
| Edi Simcic |
$7.00 |
'rubikon' (rebula) slovenia, '12 |
| Zidarich |
$9.00 |
'prulke' vitovska, malavasia, sauv, carso '11 |
| Giradino |
$7.00 |
'sophia' grecco di tufo, campania, '12 |
| Castellani |
$4.00 |
'via romana' malavasias, trebbiano, frascati, '12 |
| Frentana |
$4.00 |
cococciola, abruzzo, '12 |
| Mormoraia |
$5.00 |
vernaccia, gimignano, '12 |
| Caves Vin Blanc |
$5.00 |
'blanc de morgex', prie, val d'aosta, '12 |
| Baldeschi |
$6.00 |
'donna ginevra' verdicchio, di jesi, '09 |
| Tami |
$5.00 |
frapatto, sicilia, '13 |
| Klee |
$5.00 |
pinot noir, willamette, or, '13 |
| Calabretta |
$5.00 |
'gaio gaio', old red vines, sicilia, '10 |
| Terrilogio |
$4.00 |
primitivo, puglia, '12 |
| Tre Donne |
$5.00 |
'd'arc' barbera, pinot, dolcetto, freisa, '10 |
| Guarini |
$4.00 |
'burdi' negroamaro, puglia, '12 |
| Becconcini |
$6.00 |
'maurleo', malavasia, sangiovese, toscana, '11 |
| Podere Elia |
$5.00 |
'old vines' barbera, d'asti, '11 |
| Sanguinetti |
$6.00 |
'nessun dorma' sangiovese, merlot, syrah, '12 |
| De Conciliis |
$7.00 |
'donnaluna', aglianico, paestum, '11 |
