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Trattoria Lisina o ers a selection of gelato.
Costata di maiale ($34) is a grilled pork chop with cherry mostarda served with a creamy polenta and sauteed broccolini.
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Trattoria Lisina brings taste of Tuscany to Hill Country
Trattoria Lisina, a Tuscan-inspired Italian restaurant, opened in the summer of 2007 on the grounds of The Mandola Estate & Vineyard. About the owners The restaurant is owned by Texas natives Damian Mandola and his wife, Trina Mandola, who have frequented Italy over the years. “When we go, we are constantly trying new wines, trying new food—trying to bring something back that we think our guests would love,” Trina Mandola said. Damian Mandola is also Sicilian American, and many of the restaurant’s recipes—which were passed down from his grandmother, to his mother and then to him—originated from Italy.
Must-try menu items Trattoria Lisina serves a seasonal menu of Italian classics, such as gnocchi gratinati, which is one of Trina Mandola’s favorites. Trattoria Lisina also serves costata di maiale, which is a grilled Berkshire pork chop with cherry mostarda served with a creamy polenta and sauteed broccolini, seafood risotto and lasagne alla Bolognese. What special about it? All dishes are made with fresh ingredients in-house, from their salad dressing and pizza dough to their gelato and mozzarella. “It’s very authentic food,” Damian Mandola added.
Damian Mandola is the owner of Trattoria Lisina.
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