Italiano…Run to Amici's

by eatingbirdfood on July 1, 2009

I woke up super early this morning to hit the trail (aka I-95) back to Richmond. This time the drive was faster, about 2 hours instead of 3.5 and I was able to stop by my house for a minute before heading to the office. This was good because my plants were in dire need of some water and looking rather pitiful – espcially my beloved basil.

Once at work I realized my company had planned a lunch outing today to celebrate two office birthdays. I’m always up for lunch outings because there are so many great restuatants around our office.  The birthday boys choose to eat at Amici Ristorante in Carytown. I’d never been there before but I will definitely be going back, as I was super impressed. We (all 15 of us) LOVED our meals and the chef even came out to say hello!

I ordered the house salad as a starter with the house dressing on the side:

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Such a gorgeous presentation for a house salad. I totally want to recreate something similar sometime.

I had such a hard time choosing what to order because there were so many delicious sounding things on the menu but I finally decided on the lump crab meat with avocado, red pepper, and grape tomatoes

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I was glad I went with this dish. The crab was fresh and you can never go wrong with avocados. Oh, and those little pink things are locally grown micro greens. YUM!!!IMG_1096

My dishes looked awesome but seriously all the dishes were beautifully plated…

Amo Amici Ristorante!

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Alison July 1, 2009 at 11:05 pm

Wow…that looks great! I especially love the look of that salad.

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Marianne July 1, 2009 at 11:07 pm

Great looking crab & avocado dish. Yum!

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Jenn (eating bender) July 2, 2009 at 12:44 am

Ooh I’m impressed!! That crab + avocado dish looks amazing! So fresh and colorful :) And the way they dressed up that house salad is pretty impressive, too. It sounds like a fabulous place to eat!

I know I never answered your email – I will get on that now! Hope you had a pleasant evening, Miss Brittany.

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whinemedineme July 2, 2009 at 1:35 am

my goodness, what gorgeous photos!

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Kristin July 2, 2009 at 9:15 am

Oh my gosh – crab and avodacos, how can you go wrong?! Looks soooo good!

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Rose July 2, 2009 at 9:44 am

Wow – you’re right. That presentation is gorgeous!

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Katharina July 2, 2009 at 10:19 am

It’s been yeaaars since I last went to Amici’s! Their dishes are so beautiful :D

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ksgoodeats July 2, 2009 at 11:28 am

The presentation of those dishes are gorgeous!! Glad you made it home in record time – traffic is horrible!

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Tina July 3, 2009 at 5:37 am

Wow, I love how that salad is presented. So pretty! It looks delish!

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Diana (Soap & Chocolate) July 3, 2009 at 11:32 am

OMG SOOO amazing and beautiful. That’s a restaurant meal you can feel good about! :)

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Lynn (The Actors Diet) July 5, 2009 at 1:34 am

What a pretty presentation!

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Katie July 10, 2009 at 1:53 pm

That looks delish!!! I will be in Richmond in September for business. Hopefully I can remember this place because I would LOVE to try this!

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