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Cafe Dodici Step into our welcoming world of Italian delights, and satisfy the spirit as well as the senses. Our focus: nourishing the home of your soul.
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After 27 years of exploring Italy's culinary landscape, Lorraine and her Italian husband Alessandro returned to Lorraine's hometown to breath life back into the local dining scene. Today, Cafe Dodici proud to be a travel destination and local favorite for Washington. In our dining room, international flair meets a love for our community to create an atmosphere that rejuvenates mind, body, and soul. From our healthful, wholesome food to our refined, relaxing ambiance, we're focused on perfecting the whole experience of a visit to our place -- more than just a meal, we nourish the home of your soul.

- Save the date - 📅Thanksgiving Day 11/26/26 [11 am - 3pm]Join us for our ✨last✨ Thanksgiving day service at Cafe Dodi...
10/23/2026

- Save the date - 📅
Thanksgiving Day 11/26/26 [11 am - 3pm]

Join us for our ✨last✨ Thanksgiving day service at Cafe Dodici, as we reflect on the gratitude that has reached us in the unit that this began 22 years ago.

Reservations are required! We tend to book up a week or two prior each year, filling every seat possible. Kindly make your plans as early as possible if you plan on joining us for our last!

*IF you have already made a reservation for Thanksgiving service earlier than this has been posted, please call to confirm your details with us for clarity.

📞 Call us at 319-653-4012 or reserve your table online.

With Gratitude and Love,

Cafe Dodici 🧡🤎

We cannot wait to add a special gesture into your week + weekend. Come be the observer of our week's special offerings!!...
10/21/2026

We cannot wait to add a special gesture into your week + weekend. Come be the observer of our week's special offerings!! 🍹🍝

Dinner Service: Wed-Sat 5pm-8pm
*Thursday Dinner Service: 50% off select W**e bottles!

Brunch Service: Saturday & Sunday: 10am-2pm
(Brunch Menu available @ cafedodici.com)

Have you ever had our house made Chicken Cacciatore?Pair this with a glass of Santa Cristina Red Blend, or a refreshing ...
10/13/2026

Have you ever had our house made Chicken Cacciatore?
Pair this with a glass of Santa Cristina Red Blend, or a refreshing Pomegranate Pear Spritz.
Come & enjoy the tail end of our patio season!
Invite your loved ones to gather or enjoy your meal solo.
We would love to w**e and dine you, no matter the occasion.
🍷🥂 💖

This week at Cafe Dodici! A horse radish & chive aioli served with our pan fried Tilapia.Apple C***r Mules for a crisp r...
10/06/2026

This week at Cafe Dodici!

A horse radish & chive aioli served with our pan fried Tilapia.

Apple C***r Mules for a crisp refreshment. 🍎

We have just added this Italian Sauvignon Blanc to our menu as an additional option by the bottle. This is your opportunity to give it a try by the glass!

Dine with us for your celebrations or spontaneous outings this week!
Dinner service : Wed-Sat 5pm-8pm
Brunch service : Sat & Sun 10am-2pm

📣 First and foremost: Café Dodici, Dodici’s Shop AND Dodici’s Suites are all OPEN for business! ❤️We recently sent the l...
10/06/2026

📣 First and foremost: Café Dodici, Dodici’s Shop AND Dodici’s Suites are all OPEN for business! ❤️

We recently sent the letter below via email to many of our customers, and we wanted to share it here as well so we can reach even more people in our community and beyond.

We also realized we need to clarify something very important: this is NOT a closing announcement!
After 22 wonderful years, Lorraine has decided it’s time to begin the process of finding the right person to eventually take the reins and carry the Dodici legacy forward. We are simply starting the search for our next owner.

🍝 Café Dodici is OPEN.�☕ Dodici's Shop is OPEN.�🛏️ Dodici Night Suites are OPEN.

We’re still here, still serving you, and still looking forward to welcoming you through our doors! This letter is about finding the right person to carry on what Lorraine has built over the past 22 years and write the next chapter of Dodici.

Please read the letter below, and please share this post far and wide. Even if owning Dodici isn’t in your future, you may know someone whose dream it is. ❤️
And in the meantime, come see us—we’re OPEN!

⬇️ OUR ORIGINAL LETTER BEGINS BELOW ⬇️

Enjoy this week's Blue Plate Special as a nurturing meal for the soul.Our Atlantic Salmon topped with gala apple & cinna...
09/29/2026

Enjoy this week's Blue Plate Special as a nurturing meal for the soul.
Our Atlantic Salmon topped with gala apple & cinnamon butter, served with whipped potatoes & our vegetable of the day. This is a great value with the soup or salad starter, finishing with our house made pumpkin panna cotta, topped with salted caramel. 😍

La Bastarda Pinot Grigio or perhaps a Rubino Peach Tequila Spritz here for you to take off the edge!

See you this week, rain or shine. Visit us at Cafe Dodici, unwind your mind. 💖

This week at Cafe Dodici, we are giving a return on our house favorite - Chicken Fajita pasta. You may have tried this o...
09/22/2026

This week at Cafe Dodici, we are giving a return on our house favorite - Chicken Fajita pasta. You may have tried this one before, or perhaps it's your time to try! This shall PEAR well with our crafted Pear-tini!

Featuring Lorraine's all time favorite w**e - Scaia Bianco
This is from Italy, a blend of Garganega with a 45% chardonnay.

Be our guest. We look forward to dining you for your special or spontaneous occasion. 💛

Goodmorning 🌞 Did someone say Brunch?!? Join us for service today 10am - 2pm! Let us prepare you a delicious breakfast o...
09/19/2026

Goodmorning 🌞
Did someone say Brunch?!?
Join us for service today 10am - 2pm!

Let us prepare you a delicious breakfast of champions.
We will even do all of the dishes!
💚

*good luck scrolling passed this without instantly craving our biscuits & gravy, frittatas, or croissant French toast. 😉

This week, the spotlight is on Marek Land and Livestock as we feature their locally grown beef in our Parmesan Meatloaf ...
09/15/2026

This week, the spotlight is on Marek Land and Livestock as we feature their locally grown beef in our Parmesan Meatloaf with demi glace.

The apple cake with caramel sauce sells itself every single time.
How many of you will be in to try our 'Vanilla Cinnamon Maple Wh***ey Sour' this week?

Come visit us for your weekly celebrations and nervous system regulations at Cafe Dodici!
💛

If you haven't yet tried our Quattro Funghi pasta, this is your call-out!! Boomtown Merlot to try by the glass, a fresh-...
09/08/2026

If you haven't yet tried our Quattro Funghi pasta, this is your call-out!!

Boomtown Merlot to try by the glass, a fresh-muddled cucumber Gin Fizz to spice up your week!

We hope to see your smiling face in our dining room this week, or perhaps on our patio if the weather will play nice. 😝

All of the Love,
Cafe Dodici

Address

122 S Iowa Avenue
Washington, IA
52353

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5pm - 8pm
Thursday 5pm - 8pm
Friday 5pm - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 2pm
5pm - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 2pm

Telephone

+13196534012

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