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| - This bright (yellow!!) little shop at the corner of Church and King just recently opened up. I'd see it everyday from the King streetcar, and wonder.Pasta.. hmm wonder if the food is "creative" as the name suggests? Will this go into my regular lunch-spot rotation? Is it a chain?
Well... today I decided to find out, and was quite pleased. As soon as we stepped inside I was greeted by one of the girls working and she asked us if we'd been there before and explained that you pick the type of pasta, the sauce(6 vegetarian options), and the garnish(parsley or type of cheese). I tried the vodka-smoked salmon rose sauce with rotini, and upon the suggestion of the girl working there had some chili flakes added to my pasta (excellent suggestion!). The pasta was delicious! The salmon was plentiful. the rotini wasn't mushy or overcooked & there was a good sauce vs pasta ratio.
Although I loved what i ordered, upon trying a bit of my friends pesto pasta, i found perhaps that not all the items on the menu are good.The pasta was a bit dry, and not as flavourful as i would like. The garlic bread my friend reported was way too greasy as well. I guess I will stick to the salmon pasta for now, before trying more "pastabilities".
The larger size ($9, only one dollar more than the regular size) is good enough for 2 servings. I don't know if this will go into my regular lunch rotation, but definitely be visited again.
3.5 stars
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