Dan Marino -- Hits Up TMZ Photog ... Yo, Can I Get a Ride Home?

Dan Marino was in a bind last night ... stuck at a fancy L.A. restaurant without a ride home ... so he did what any famous person in his position would do -- he asked our TMZ photog for a lift.

The "Ace Ventura" star was outside Angelini Osteria -- without a limo or a chauffeured black car -- and was trying to figure out how he was going to get back to his hotel ... when he decided to hit up our guy.

While our photog offered up his luxurious Prius, Marino ultimately decided to flag down a cab instead.