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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The bilevel restaurant fills up nightly, with waitstaff (sharply dressed in all black) buzzing around tables covered in plates of clams casino, veal piccata, and New York strip steaks.
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Regan Stephens, Saveur, 12 Sep. 2024
The debut dinner menu includes nostalgic dishes like beef Wellington, clams casino, Waldorf salad, Cornish hen and wiener schnitzel inspired by Seven Seas owner Jack Weissgerber.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Cincinnati restaurants that opened in February The Davidson, Downtown
This crowd-pleasing American-style bistro from Thunderdome Restaurant Group offers an eclectic menu that includes clams casino, burgers, steaks and coq a vin.
—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
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Regan Stephens, Saveur, 12 Sep. 2024
The debut dinner menu includes nostalgic dishes like beef Wellington, clams casino, Waldorf salad, Cornish hen and wiener schnitzel inspired by Seven Seas owner Jack Weissgerber.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 22 July 2024
Cincinnati restaurants that opened in February The Davidson, Downtown
This crowd-pleasing American-style bistro from Thunderdome Restaurant Group offers an eclectic menu that includes clams casino, burgers, steaks and coq a vin.
—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
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“Clams casino.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clams%20casino. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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