Where to Eat - Dopo

I went to this cute little Italian place with my family when my parents visited. We sat outside on a gorgeous night. They had cute little wool blankets on the backs of the chairs for when the sun went down! I also loved how their menu was arranged a la carte and by platters for two, three, and four.

We started with the above veggie platter for the table. On the left is the conserva of cardoons and potatoes. It was my first time having artichoke thistle. This springtime farmer's market treat basically tastes like artichokes and is used in Italian and Spanish cooking. It had great flavor and tasted super fresh. In the middle is roasted fennel with sun dried tomatoes and pine nuts. This was my favorite of the three. Usually I find sun dried tomatoes to be a bit overpowering but paired with the braised fennel and pine nuts it was a winning combination. On the right are roasted radishes, which were simple and delicious.

We also got the above house pizza - aka the dopa. This four cheese pizza has an optional layer of anchovies underneath. Although usually I get out voted we were able to do half with anchovies and I was a very happy gal - so so good!

For my dinner I had the lasagnette alla ravanusa. Ravanusa is a section of Sicily so I assume this is how they do lasagna there. I am a fan. I liked that there wasn't too much sauce and the noodles were thick and crisp. The meat sauce was also the best I've had.