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| - Final word after finally getting in and trying this place. Went and got seated promptly with a reservation and the server, Juan was friendly and engaging. The service was not the most attentive, but it was not bad at all. The bread with burrata was tasty, nd the meatballs were very good. Fresh tasting and clearly not frozen. They were a decent size and came with two good hunks of bread (lot of bread at this meal). The pastas were good as well. The cavatelli was delicious although it was not very large at all. My colleague had the rigatoni, which was about 50-75% more food than my plate, which was odd.
The positives were that the food was good, the pasta was excellent and we were seated promptly with pretty good service.
The negatives were that this place is LOUD....and I mean LOUD LOUD LOUD. We spent the entire night engaged in a light shout to talk to each other, and I am not kidding. By the end, I had a headache and a sore throat. Clearly there is only so much to be done with the acoustics in this place, but maybe changing the glass front to allow open windows or something, because the noise alone would dissuade me from returning. Second, the disparity between portion size was really odd and significant. I mean, really, the rigatoni was almost double the food from the cavatelli. Third, the prices are steep. I mean, yes, it is hand made and everything is very good and clearly attention is paid to it, and that has value. However, a bowl of pasta should not be 21 dollars...certainly not for the size they give you. At the end of the day, pasta is still just flour and water. The price for 1 beer, 3 pasta dishes, 2 desserts, meatballs and bread with burrata was 107 I think (100 and something). A little steep honestly. Lastly, the panna cotta dessert just was not impressive. A real mishmash of flavors, that did not really work that well together, with some over pronounced and others barely noticeable, and it was a cream rather than a firmer panna cotta.
Overall, the place serves pretty good food, and if you don't mind the hectic disorganized nature, the insanely loud environment, the slightly steep prices and the heavy plaid/neck beard hipster crowd, then it is a solid choice for pasta. I would give it 3.5* overall, but since the food it legitimately well executed for the most part, I will round up. Kudos again to the owner for reaching out after my first terribly abortive attempt to eat there and even offering to buy me a meal to try them out (which I declined). Still a great gesture though.
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