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| - Was at Pasta Bar last night with a friend for the first time. The service was very good, as we were immediately seated. The decor is pleasant and modern.
Overall, my impression is that Pasta Bar was tasty but not cheap. It would be hard to get out of there for less than $20 per person. We had one glass of wine, one "Mexican coke" (I had to ask what it was - it's the old school sugar-cane flavored coke we used to get here in the 70s), and two pasta entrees at $15 each, and the total was $47. No dessert and no appetizer, although they give you these small tasteless bread sticks in a package gratis to snack on while waiting. The food came out quickly, although they weren't the busiest on a Thursday night. I had shell pasta that started with an "O" (can't remember the name now, but second from the bottom of the entrees menu) and sausage, and my dining companion had the gnocchi. Both were tasty, and although I'm generally not a fan of gnocchi, it was really very good here.
In terms of getting into the restaurant from the parking area in the back, could they make it any harder to find? I found it weird that you had to basically walk through an ASU parking lot to get to the side entrance, and then from there into the restaurant itself.
Overall, I'd give it 3+ out of 5 stars, but the prices would deter me from going back for some time.
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