Basta Pasta

I went with my family, and it was decent, but still needs some work. One odd thing is that there are no non-starch entrees (all entrees are pizza or pasta). The table bread is ok, but not awesome. The Caesar salad was ok, but the leaves weren't dried properly so the dressing got slightly watered down, and the grated cheese was grated a while ago by someone far away. The homemade fusilli has a...+READ I went with my family, and it was decent, but still needs some work. One odd thing is that there are no non-starch entrees (all entrees are pizza or pasta). The table bread is ok, but not awesome. The Caesar salad was ok, but the leaves weren't dried properly so the dressing got slightly watered down, and the grated cheese was grated a while ago by someone far away. The homemade fusilli has a great texture and taste, and the red sauce is decent, although a bit heavy on the oregano. And the ravioli was decent, but not fresh made. The meat balls were good. But the one big problem we had was the Aglio Olio sauce was way too garlicy, even for someone who loves tons of garlic raw or cooked. (They did take it off the bill after my wife couldn't eat it and we complained.)

They did have a fair amount of business and apparently only we were confused about which door to use, it was a bit loud inside especially since the side door was open for temperature reasons but the train goes right by there.

So, not either perfect or cheap, but worth going to again for us.-COLLAPSE / REPLY (38 Replies) (by winq, updated November 5, 2009)

Went on Saturday night. Parking is easy and they just fixed the bridge out front so the annoyng lane drop is gone. The restaurant is a step up from the old Tullio's in decor. It is a modern looking setting with the little lights that are so in right now.
The bar was nice, but the seats are a tad uncomfortable. The bartender looked like a deer in the headlights, but it was not only her first day...+READ Went on Saturday night. Parking is easy and they just fixed the bridge out front so the annoyng lane drop is gone. The restaurant is a step up from the old Tullio's in decor. It is a modern looking setting with the little lights that are so in right now.
The bar was nice, but the seats are a tad uncomfortable. The bartender looked like a deer in the headlights, but it was not only her first day it was the first hour of her first day. Nice girl. The place has full alcohol- not just beer and wine.
Speaking of deer in the headlights, our server was nice but slow and that doesn't site well with the wife. They brought the mussels app and it was cold- right back to the kitchen and back very quickly. From there it was fine. We had boneless wings- average. We also split a very nice beet and goat cheese salad- that was very good.
We ordered two pizzas, they were about the same as the one's Tullio's had. They were a little on the sparse side.
I would not read too much into this review. It was Halloween night and the place was open for less than a week- I'll give it a second shot and maybe try a pasta dish.
It's nice to have another Italian choice in the area.-COLLAPSE (by richardandnancy, updated November 2, 2009)