Located at 4293 Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, the expanded space features mustard-colored stucko walls with red accents. Four flower and leaf arrangements were hung in green glass vases atop a pillar, lending a nice autumnal feeling. And a legendary chrome FAMEA E61 1961 espresso maker held court at one end of the tall granite bar.
Our server, Megan, was a delightful mix of knowledgeable, funny, down-to-earth, and attentive, without so much as a hint of pushy. In honor of Halloween, she was wearing a black "Catholic Girl Gone Bad" t-shirt, black skirt, and black and white striped tights. The "crowning" touch - a pair of small red horns sprouting from her head.
We ordered the:
- Fennel, wild arugala, and parmesan salad;
- Dopo pizza; and
- Riccota gnocchi with ragu of house-made sausage and hoffman farm hen


The gnocchi was rich (thanks to the ricotta) and tender. The ragu was really excellent. The flavors had been well-married through long cooking and it had a subtle "creeper" spiciness that asserted itself more as you ate. They make their own salumi on the premises and the house-made sausage in the sauce was very tasty. Although the dish was good, we both felt that the sauce would have been even better with a plainer pasta - maybe a tagliatelle.
Dopo also has an amateur-friendly wine menu that features a picture of the boot with the wines listed by region. Naushon ordered a glass of montepulciano d'abruzzo ($5) which she enjoyed.
The Acme bread they served us was not quite warm enough but still very tasty.
Their portion sizes are fairly small. We both cleaned our plates. I felt perfectly full at the end of the meal, however, had I been a bigger woman or a man, I feel sure I'd have needed another dish or two to fill me up.
Total bill, with tax and a 20% tip, was $48.
Dopo is Italian for "after"or "later."
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