Dino Restaurant Italian

Dino Restaurant Menu

(202) 686-2966
3435 Connecticut Ave Nw, Washington, DC 20008
$$$$$

Pasta Casalinga & Risotto: House Made Pasta & Risotto


Pesto Primavera
$9.00-16.00
Local zucchini, garlic scapes, potato - pinenuts, garlic & grana - fettuccine
Briciole - Herbed Breadcrumbs
$9.00-16.00
White wine braised onions with pancetta & prosciutto
All'Aglione - Roasted & Fresh Garlic
$10.00-18.00
Fresh local tomatoes - pappardelle
Funghi - Assorted Wild & Exotic Mushrooms
$10.00-18.00
Garlic & sage - pappardelle
Risotto ai Radicchio e Fiori di Zucca
$14.00-20.00
Next step chioggia radicchio, squash blossom & baby leek - prosecco & orange juice - carnaroli rice, wine, butter, onion & veggie stock
Bolognese - Beef (MD)
$10.00-18.00
Wine, Tomato & cream - Grana - Fettuccine
Cinghiale - Wild Boar (TX) & Pork Belly (VA)
$14.00-20.00
Tomato, golden raisin, currants, red wine - grana - pappardelle
Lasagnette - Not Your Nonna's Lasagna
$20.00
Rich pork & veal ragu - fonduta - bacon - grana - house pasta
Gamberoni - Head-on Georgia Wild Brown Shrimp
$18.00
Garlic, butter & white wine - linguine
Cannelloni d'Anatra
18.00
Stuffed house pasta - crispy cured duck, local chard, ricotta di bufala, pine nuts - duck cream & grana

$Kids Menu - Pasta & Secondi


Brisket & Potatoes
$6.00-16.00
Kid's Burger (Ciabata or Challah)
$6.00-16.00
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
$6.00-16.00
Grilled Hot Dog on Challah
$6.00-16.00
Pasta with Meatballs or Wild Boar Sauce
6.00-16.00

$Cicchetti


Tuscan Bacon
$12.00-4.00
Spiced, griddled, sherry vinegar cured ecofriendly pork belly (VA) - balsamico drizzle
Crostini Dino ~ Ortiz Oil Cured Anchovy w/Gorgonzola
$12.00-4.00
Ortiz spanish white anchovy & red pepper puree
Uova alla Diavola - Deviled Eggs
$12.00-4.00
Vadouvan & long pepper - sriracha anchovy alioli - anchovy salsa verde
Fegatini
$12.00-4.00
Tuscan style duck liver spread w/ciabatta
Testa
$12.00-4.00
Bev eggleston's eco friendlyfoods pig head terrine
Pate - Wild Boar Pate w/Ginger Mostarda
$12.00-4.00
Salame di Cinghiale - Wild Boar Salami
$12.00-4.00
Finocchiona - Fennel Flavoured Salami
$12.00-4.00
Sopressa - Veneto Style Pork Sausage
$12.00-4.00
Sott'Aceto - Dean's House Pickles
$12.00-4.00
Olive - Imported Olives
12.00-4.00

$Secondi: Mains


Panino Americano Best w/Bacon $2
$10.00
10 oz Burger - no feed lots, hormones or antibiotics ever (MD) - grilled ciabatta - house relish - anchovy & sriracha aioli - prairie breeze american cheddar cheese - local greens salad
Melanzane Alla Parmigiana
$16.00
Grilled local eggplants of varius colors - ricotta di bufala with bread crumbs & egg - topped w/smoked mozzarella & chopped local heirloom cherry tomatoes
Ratatouille Toscano
$16.00
Tuscan ratatouille - stewed local zucchini, garlic scapes, romano beans, potatoes, tomatoes, herbs - timbale of farro with three beans, raisins & walnuts with fresh tomato sauce
Pulcino al Mattone
$18.00
Chicken grilled uunder a brick - olive, garlic & olio - sauteed greens
Salsiccia - House EcoFriendly Pork Sausage (VA)
$18.00
Farro & lentils - braised chard & kale w/pancetta & prosciutto
Tagliata alla Diavola
$19.00
Sliced tri-tip - local farms beef: no feed lots, hormones or antibiotics ever (MD) - salsa verde alla diavola (wild garlic, anchovy, old villa manordori balsamico, pine nut, sherry vinegar & breadcrumb - tuscan potatoes
Scottiglia
$24.00
Red wine stewed hunter's stew of duck & rabbit legs - three cheese white polenta
Capesante
$24.00
Seared maine scallops - aperol butter sauce - pea shoots (PA)
Orata - Whole Fish - Head & Tail
$24.00
Rich, meaty & mild - grilled & finished in the oven - caper & lemon spiced olio
Maiale - Ecofriendly Foods Ossabaw Pork Loin Chops
$24.00
Grilled medium rare (VA) - old balsamico crispy pancetta wrapped grilled radiccho
Chesapeak
$26.00
Two pan roasted MD jumbo lump crabcakes - roasted tuscan potatoes, 3 course $2
Halibut Selvaggio
$27.00
Wild alaskan halibut MSC certified sustainable - grilled medium rare - local grilled corn, tomato, red onion, basil & olio salsa fresca - local summer veggie hash with oregano, 3 course $3
Bistecca Fiorentina
52.00
1 Kilo 40 oz 21 day dry-aged t Bone - local farms beef: no feed lots, hormones or antibiotics ever MD - tuscan roasted potato - sauteed greens VA/WV, 3 course $28

$Formaggi di Dino - Cheese


Guffanti Capra Foglia di Castagne
$5.00
Goat - aged, goat cheese aged in chestnut leaves
Guffanti Scimudin (Cow Creamy - Raw Milk) Aosta
$5.00
Made from raw milk - its large size allows for 60 days age
CasaMadaio Barilotto (Goat - Lightly Aged) Cilento
$4.00
Spicy & salty aged goat ricotta from the hills of southern campania: tangy, creamy with a nicely lactic/salty finish
Pecorino di Toscana DOP Fresco Sheep - Tender)
$4.00
Fresh, you pecorino with a mild tang & grasiness
Crucolo (Cow - Tender - Raw Milk) Trentino
$4.00
Made by a single producer in an asiago style
Pecorino di Toscana DOP Stagionato (Sheep - Aged)
$5.00
The clasic pecorino aged for a yeat - tangy, spicy, a touch sharp
Di Crodo Toma Ossolana (Cow - Raw - Tangy)
$4.00
Aged, home style, rubbed with grape lees - nice briny tang
Guffanti Capra Foglia di Castagne
$5.00
Goat - well aged goat cheese aged for a gamey flavor in chestnut leaves - the rind is pungent and very shrp
Guffanti Pecorino Fossa Pienza & Emila
$5.00
Sheep - aged - raw milk, pecorino di pienza, aged in a tufa ditch in a cave for several months, making it strong & distinctive, with a bite
Guffanti Blue di Lanzo
$5.00
Cow - raw, treviso wonderfully funky blue with a rich, creamy paste & a sharp palate - somewhere between stilton & roquefort in flavor
Guffanti Gorgonzola 200 Giorni
5.00
Cow - sharp, spectacularly sharp mountain style gorgonola

$Antipasti


Minestre Fredda di Estate
$7.00
Local summer leafy greens, squash & potatoes - tomato broth - garlicky pesto w/pinenut & grana
Saltimbocca - meatballs - Dorsey Farms Pork 9MD)
$7.00
Rose veal & lioni fresh ricotta (NY) - oregano & tomato sauce
Verdure Grigliata - Grilled Local Veggies
$8.00
Zucchini, green bean, garlic scapes, red onion, romesco - house pickled ramps. Salsa alla diavola {spicy anchovy & wild garlic green sauce w/breadcrumbs, pine nuts & sherry wine vinegar
Fiori di Zucca - Squash Blossoms Stuffed
$8.00
With fresh mozzarella & anchovy - house summer tomato essence
Trotter Tots - Croquette di Patate
$8.00
Ecofriendly (VA) pork - grana & smoked mozz - egg & breadcrumb - silk road spiced salt
Insalata Forte
$8.00
Spicy greens - garlic, balsamico & olio - pecorino
Bruschetta - Local Heirloom & Cherry Tomatoes
$8.00
Cukes, fresh red torpedo onion, oregano - olio - grilled bread
Gamberoni Croccante
$9.00
Crispy pancetta wrapped head on georgia wild brown shrimp - mint & citrus vinaigrette
Local Greens & Ceci (Garbanzos) Salad
$9.00
Bev & dario - dino's tribute to tuscan butcher dario cecchini of panzano & pigman bev eggleston of eco friendly (VA) - testa, head terrine - tuscan bacon, crispy sherry vinegar cured skin on belly w/balsamico
Albicocca ~ Grilled Pancetta Wrapped Apricots
$9.00
Mascarpone, saba & hawaiian aalea red sea salt
Polenta ai Tre Formaggi
$9.00
Friuli white polenta - asiago, fontina & gorgonzola - balsamico roasted mushrooms
Baci - Italian Kisses - Pancetta Wrapped Scallops
$10.00
With duck liver & dates - 3 ginger & 3 citrus glaze
Calamari Fritti ~ Fried Calamari
$10.00
Spicy red pepper & tomato sauce
Caprese - Local Tomatoes
$11.00
Mozzarella di bufala madara - olio - basil
Barbabietola - Local Beets
$11.00
Garlic braised greens - balsamico onions - ginger vinaigrette - orange & red grapefruit - ricotta salata
Burrata - Pugliese Bufala Cheese
$12.00
Air shipped 2x a week - kalamata olive & red pepper purees - oven roasted tomato - olio
Collo d'Anatra - Duck Neck Stuffed
$12.00
With a forcemeat of duck (PA), pork (VA) & veal (NY), slow cooked in duck fat, sliced & crisped to order - orange & honey glaze
Pio Tosini Prosciutto
12.00

$Kids Menu - Antipasti


Prosciutto & Mozzarella
$6.00-16.00
Steamed Veggies with Tomato Sauce
$6.00-16.00
Calamari Fritti with Tomato Sauce
$6.00-16.00
Meatballs
6.00-16.00

$Kids Menu - Dolci


Chocolate Sundae
$6.00-16.00
Vanilla or chocolate gelato
Cheese
6.00-16.00
Select a cheese from our cheese list

$Dolci


Pesca al Forno
$7.00
Local first of season peaches - baked with an amaretti crumble crust - vanila gelato
Mousse di Ricotta
$7.00
Local berries - ricotta di bufala mousse - old balsamico
Torta di Nocciola
$7.00
Hazelnut torte - amaretto whipped cream
Torta di Cioccolato
$7.00
Spiced walnut crumble crust - chocolate cream
Budino di Pane
$7.00
Bread pudding - golden raisins - vanilla gelato - amaretto whipped cream
Cappuccino di Nutella
$7.00
Nutella & mascarpone - bourbon soaked cherries - whipped cream - cocoa
Tiramisu
$7.00
Pick-me-up - frangelico, carolans Irish & drumgray scotch cream liqueurs
Manodori Balsamico con Gelato o Fragola
$8.00
Rich & naturally thick aged villa manodori atop: local strawberries w/pepper or house vanilla gelato
Sorbetti Fatti in Casa (Per Gli Adulti Soltanto)
$7.00
Spirited, adults-only, local fruit sorbetti: cinnamon orange with aperol & gin - yello plum with bourbon - papa doble daiquiri: grapefruit, lime & rum
Gianduia Nico
$7.00
Inspired by gelateria nico in venezia - bittersweet chocolate gelato with chopped chocolate - hazelnut gelato with toasted hazelnuts - chocolate sauce - amaretto whipped cream
Gelati Fatti in Casa
$7.00
House-made with trickling springs milk & hares valley eggs (PA) valrhona chocolate - real pistachio - real cinnamon
Gelato Affogato
7.00
House real vanilla bean gelato drowned in espresso

$Vini Dolci


Andrew's House Infused Grappa
$5.00
Bertagnoli grappanino house infused with local or organic fruit - for after your dessert
Vietti - Moscato d'Asti
$7.00-35.00
Light, fragrant, fizzy - wonderful with pistachio cake, gelati or tiramisu
Quady - Essencia
$7.00
Orange muscat - gelato, pistachio cake, tiramisu, bread pudding
Smith Woodhouse - Lodge Reserve Porto
$7.00
Rich, spicy - great with blue & aged cheeses
Smith Woodhouse
$9.00
Big, aged, smooth - great with blue & aged cheeses
Smith Woodhouse
$12.00
Subtle, medium, very complex with tawny/golden color - superb with soft, creamy cheeses
La Giaretta - Recioto di Valpolicella
$12.00-60.00
Lush, red, sweet - cheese, chocolate
Poppiano - Vin Santo
$12.00-60.00
Classic tuscan dessert wine - pistachio cake
Coluta - Picolit
14.00-70.00
Friuli's answer to sauternes - all cheeses, bread pudding

$Kids Menu - Drinks


Milk or Chocolate Milk - Trickling Spring Dairy
Boylan's Soda (All Natural Sugar Sweetened)
$3.00
Grape, Apple, Orange, or Cranberry Juice
$2.00

Antipasti: Veggie Starters


Zuppa Fredda d'Asparagi e Funghi
$9.00
Cold local asparagus soup (WV) - roasted exotic & wild ?shrooms - trickling spring's cream
Sformata di Spinaci
$7.00
Spring valley's spinach {WV} & ricotta di bufala pudding - grana
Insalata Forte
$8.00
Tree & leaf's spicy greens (VA) - garlic, balsamico & olio - pecorino
Asparagi alla Parmignana
$8.00
Grana glazed spring valley asparagus (WV)
Barbabietola
$11.00
Beets (PA) - garlic braised rainbow chard (VA) - balsamico onions - ginger vinagrette - ricotta salata - orange & red grapefruit
Burrata
$12.00
Pugliese bufala cheese - air shipped 2x a week - kalamata olive & red pepper purees - oven roasted tomato - olio
Carciofi Fritti
$12.00
Fried santa monica farmers' market baby green artichokes - hawaiian black salt & lemon
Burrata
$12.00
Pugliese bufala cheese - air shipped 2x a week - kalamata olive & red pepper purees - oven roasted tomato - olio
Carciofi Fritti
12.00
Fried santa monica farmers' market baby green artichokes - hawaiian black salt & lemon

$Antipasti: Meat & Seafood Starters


Saltimbocca
$7.00
Meatballs - rose veal (NY) & Dorsey farms pork (MD) -lioni fresh ricotta (NY) - oregano & tomato sauce
Trotter Tots - Croquette di Patate
$9.00
Ecofriendly (VA) pork - grana & smoked mozz - egg & breadcrumb - silk road spiced salt
Calamari Fritti
$10.00
Fried calamari spicy red pepper & tomato sauce
Asparagi Grigliata
$11.00
Prosciutto wrapped grilled local asparagus seasoned w/balsamico, dino's silk road spiced salt - saba drizzle
Pio Tosini Prosciutto di Parma
$12.00
Capesante Marinati
12.00
Italian ceviche - gulf of maine scallop w/red onion & thyme - spicy greens salad w/lemon & olio

$Pasta Casalinga: House - Made Pasta


Funghi
10.00
Assorted wild & exotic mushrooms - garlic & sage - house pappardelle

$Pasta Casalinga: House~Made Pasta


Asparagi e Ramps
$10.00
Alfredo - spring valley asparagus & ramps (WV) - butter braised ramp greens - grana - house fettucine
Risotto ai Porri e Saltati
$14.00
Next step's leeks, siberian kale, erba stella & dandelion - tree & leaf's chicories - carnaroli rice, wine, butter, onion & veggie stock
Sugo
$10.00
Beef (MD), rose veal (NY) & pork (VA) - red wine & tomato - aleppo, urfa & black pepper - grana cheese - house tagliatelle
Cinghiale
14.00
Stewed wild boar (TX) & pork belly (VA) - tomato, onion, golden raisin, currants, red wine - grana cheese - house ribbon pasta

$Piatti Americani: Brunch Items

Choice of saul's breakfast potatoes, maple bacon, small green salad or house made sausage - additional sides $4
San Benedetto
$14.00
Eggs benedict dino Style - grilled ciabatta - poached eggs orange & rosemary scented butter - pio tosini prosciuto saul's breakfast potatoes
Budino di Pane
$12.00
Breakfast bread pudding - sausage - challah - eggs & cream roasted ?shrooms - greens - grana & pecorino cheeses
Ham & Eggs
$16.00
7 Hour fennel & garlic rubbed ecofriendly Foods pork leg (VA) - slow braised onion & allspice pork jus - fried eggs in tomato sauce - saul's breakfast potatoes
Pane
$12.00
French toast - cherry vanilla maple syrup - choice of side
Uove Americani
$10.00
Hare's valley farms eggs - scrambled, poached or fried saul's breakfast potatoes, choice of side
Funghi
12.00
Bruschetta assorted exotic & wild mushrooms roasted with sage - green garlic - grilled bread - maple pepper bacon

$Panini: Sandwiches

All pannini served with small green salad
Giuseppe Lezzone
$10.00
Messy Joe - red wine braised dry aged brisket - no feed lot, hormones or antibiotics ever (MD) - balsamico onions, agridolce horseradish - grilled ciabatta - local greens salad
Americano (Best with Bacon $2)
$10.00
10 oz Burger - no feed lots, hormones & antibiotics ever (MD) house pickle relish - anchovy & sriracha aioli - crucolo cheese - ciabatta
Ai Formaggi (Best with Bacon $2)
8.00
Grilled cheese - crucolo cheese - tomato pesto, mayo, mustard - challah

$Secondi: Mains


Moeche Grigliata
$12.00
Grilled softshell crab (MD) summer tomato essence
Tris di Verdure
$16.00
Farro risotto w/spring valley asparagus (VW), walnut & golden raisin atop house summer tomato essence - spinach & ricotta di bufala sformata (WV) - ceci & borlotti beans, greens & ?shrooms
Salsiccia
$16.00
House ecofriendly pork sausage (VA) - farro & lentils - braised cabbage & Barese chard w/pancetta & prosciutto
Pulcino al Mattone
$16.00
Young amish chicken grilled under a brick - olive, garlic & olio topping - sauteed greens (PA & MD)
Halibut Selvaggio
$16.00
Grilled wild alaskan halibut MSC certified sustainable fishery - tuscan parsley pesto w/pine nut & garlic - lightly braised kale (VA)
Capesante (3 course $4)
20.00
New england scallops - seared rare - aperol butter sauce - sauteed pea shoots(PA)

$Bevande: Beverages


House Sparkling Ades
$3.00
Hibuscus llimeade & fresh local strawberry lemonade
Sodas
$3.00
Mexican coke - diet coke - boylan's sodas - reed's extra strong ginger brew
Swing's Coffees
$3.00-4.00
French roast & decaf - swing's espresso - cappuccino

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