Fresh pasta. Not too many family run restaurants make their own pasta!!! You definitely taste the difference. Friend paid $23.45 for clam linguine (gluten free pasta version instead of linguine). She said pricey for what it was, not a whole lot of clams, mild flavor- could use more garlic. But hey, you get what you pay for! Made from scratch! Maybe add more clams? I love the pappardelle pasta, and also the artichoke appetizer. Downer- $6 for a tiny scoop of gelato??! Server could have told us the price of that! Not worth it, lost a star for that.