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Cafe Oggi


The menu of this pleasing Italian restaurant--the name means Cafe Today--includes two essays on the food and culture of Sicily. But while the owner of Cafe Oggi is Sicilian, the chef isn't--he's from Naples, and his cooking reflects the mainland of Italy rather than the island to its south. An appetizer of Carpaccio of beef is almost translucent in its thinness and paired with a mixture of greens and Parmesan cheese. Fried zucchini and artichokes are lightly battered, cooked to a light crispness, and served with a vibrantly fresh tomato sauce. Mussels are steamed in an intense white-wine sauce with plenty of garlic and shreds of parsley and basil. Pastas are all cooked each to a perfect al dente: the rigatoni with eggplant and dried ricotta; veal-filled cannelloni with spinach; angel-hair pasta with a vibrantly fresh tomato sauce; and meat tortellini with an invigorating mushroom-cream sauce. The list of main courses is short- just eight, supplemented by two or three daily specials. Seafood is done well. Good choices are broiled Canadian black pearl salmon with tomatoes and olives in olive oil; medallions of swordfish with small olives, garlic, and basil; a subtle mixed seafood of scallops, shrimp, calamari, and fish steamed in a parchment bag; and fresh trout. Great meat dishes include calf's liver with capers and onions in a brown sauce; Vitello Giudea with artichokes in a white wine sauce; and thick and tender Osso Buco accompanied by risotto mixed with diced mixed vegetables, most predominately carrots, that added a hint of sweetness. Two highlights of the restaurant are the house-made Italian bread and the espresso.
Italian
- $$$$
LOCATION AND HOURS
Location
6671 Old Dominion Dr
McLean, VA 22101
McLean, VA 22101
(703) 442-7360
Hours
- Monday
- 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Thursday
- 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
- Friday
- 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Saturday
- 5:30 PM - 10:30 PM
- Sunday
- 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
MORE DETAILS
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Attire
Casual, No Jeans
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Atmosphere
Romantic, Outdoor Dining
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Amenities
Private Party Room
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Payment Methods
Amex Cash Diners Club Discover Mastercard Visa
MENU
Gli Antipsati
Fritto Di Mozzaerlla
$8.00lightly breaded mozzarella, fried and served over a bed of arugula
Mozzarella Caprese
$9.00mozzarella layyered in sliced tomato covered in extra virgin olive oil.
Calamari Fritti
$9.00lightly battered deep fried calamari served with lemon and a marinara dipping sauce.
Carpaccio D Bue
$11.00thinly sliced beef, topped with tartufo oil, over fresh arugula and grana cheese shavings.
Le Zuppe
Minestra
$8.00our own interpretation of the classic italian vegetable soup
Calamari
$9.00calamari soup with toasted house made bread.
Cozze
$10.00steamed mussels in garlic butter
Le Insalate
Romana
$8.00romaine lettuce topped with croutons seasoned with caesar dressing
Della Casa
$8.00mesclun greens mixed with our signature balsamic vinaigrette.
Spinachi
$8.00spinach leaves topped with grana cheese and orange wedges.
Rustica
$9.00medley of radiccnio, fennel, arugula, dry figs and grana cheese.
Radiccohio Alla Griglia
$9.00radicchio, fontina, golden raisins and pine nuts.
La Pasta
Rigatoni Alla Norma
$14.00short tube pasta sauteed with eggplant, mozzarella and tomato.
Spaghetti Vongole
$15.00long pasta cooked with italian clams in garlic and oil
Cannelloni Al Forno
$16.00rolled pasta grilled with ground veal and vegetable coverd in fontina cheese over aurora sauce.
Linguine Scoglio
$17.00ribbons of pasta cokked with mussels, clams, calamari in a choice of tomato sauce or garlic and oil.
Spaghetti Fra Diavolo
$24.00long pasta in a spicy tomato reduction cooked with a one pound lobster
La Carne
Petto Di Pollo
$18.00chicken breast sauteed with olives, tomato and capers
Fegato Veneziana
$19.00calf liver sauteed with onions in a wine reduction
Vitello Marsala
$23.00veal scalloppini in marsala wine with shiitaki mushrooms
Medaglioni Di Vitello
$26.00veal medallions in barbera red wine sprinkled with fresh rosemaru
I Dolci
Cream Al Caramello
$7.00cream caramel and lady fingers. house made daoly.
Tiramisu
$8.00cafe ogi's signature pastry mascarpone cheese layered in espresso coffee infused savoiardi cookies topped with cocoa powder
Sorbetto
$9.00imported directly from italy.
your chice of peach or lemon sorbet, served in its own fruits shell
Limoncello
$10.00chilled lemon cream drizzled with lemoncello liueur
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