clams casino
noun
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
often capitalized second C
: clams on the half shell typically topped with bacon, bread crumbs, green pepper, and Parmesan cheese and baked or broiled
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This crowd-pleasing American-style bistro from Thunderdome Restaurant Group offers an eclectic menu that includes clams casino, burgers, steaks and coq a vin.
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Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
The namesake wedge come with black olives and soppressata, while capellini clams casino and sausage and pepper garlic toast are just a couple of other small plates.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
Add clams casino to your order too, and half a dozen shells will arrive filled with what’s essentially a miniature creamy clam casserole, studded with smoky chunks of bacon.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Also on the Hanover Street menu, written on a chalkboard on the wall, are clams casino, mussels Siciliano, fritto misto, broiled haddock with crunchy breadcrumbs.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
Appetizers are antipasto, calamari, stuffed mushrooms, clams casino and fried mozzarella.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022
Small plates include calamari, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, Sicilian meatballs, crab cakes, shrimp, escarole and tenderloin.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2021
And that includes a raw bar, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, whole fish, grassfed New York steak and creamed spinach.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Items include East Coast dishes like clams casino, cioppino and Sunday gravy.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024
The namesake wedge come with black olives and soppressata, while capellini clams casino and sausage and pepper garlic toast are just a couple of other small plates.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 14 Feb. 2023
Add clams casino to your order too, and half a dozen shells will arrive filled with what’s essentially a miniature creamy clam casserole, studded with smoky chunks of bacon.
—Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022
Also on the Hanover Street menu, written on a chalkboard on the wall, are clams casino, mussels Siciliano, fritto misto, broiled haddock with crunchy breadcrumbs.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
Appetizers are antipasto, calamari, stuffed mushrooms, clams casino and fried mozzarella.
—Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2022
Small plates include calamari, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, Sicilian meatballs, crab cakes, shrimp, escarole and tenderloin.
—Susan Dunne, courant.com, 29 Apr. 2021
And that includes a raw bar, oysters Rockefeller, clams casino, shrimp cocktail, whole fish, grassfed New York steak and creamed spinach.
—Gary Stern, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
Items include East Coast dishes like clams casino, cioppino and Sunday gravy.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 Dec. 2020
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