Pastini Pastaria - NW 23rd
Portland, OR 97210
Phone: (503) 595-1205
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Northwest Quimby Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Lunch Spot 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-10pm, Sun 4pm-9pm
Message from Pastini Pastaria - NW 23rd
Pastini Pastaria: Italian Bistro with Classic Pastas
- Over 33 different pasta dishes
- Catering Available
- Affordable Prices
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Editorial Review for Pastini Pastaria - NW 23rd – by Ivy Manning
In Short
This rowdy 23rd Avenue spot packs families and couples into two dining rooms decorated with terra-cotta floors, wooden booths and bright lighting. Starters include the antipasto platter piled high with spicy coppacola, fresh mozzarella, olives and green salad, or the caesar with lemony dressing. Plates like spaghetti with meatballs and rigatoni with ragu sauce are great standbys. Tortellini di festa with peas, prosciutto and Parmesan sauce or the rigatoni with butternut squash are also good choices.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThe restaurant welcomes families and offers a list of kid-friendly foods.
Save TimeLong day? Go online to see the menu, then call ahead and pick up your order and chow down at home.
The ExtrasAn extensive catering menu is available; call for details.
User Reviews for Pastini Pastaria - NW 23rd
06/05/2008 Posted by pixie29
Went here w/a girlfriend for lunch the other day, we both had salads and they were great. The quality of the chicken was really good and the for the price we paid, the size of the salads were great. You definitely get your money's worth. I have also been to the location on NE Broadway for dinner, and I felt the portions could have been larger (esp if you call ahead and pick it up). This isn't the greatest Italian you've ever had but it's not bad. Kind of a "fast food" Italian spot.
05/13/2008 Posted by pdxfoodie1
Lets start off by saying I gave this place two chances. Yes, it is cheap but the quality of the food is pretty low par. It feels like you are eating in some kind of generic Starbucks meets faux-Italian place....worse than Olive Garden. They didn't offer bread until I asked and the unfriendly waitress just pointed to the menu and said "that costs extra." I got the buccatini carne pasta or whatever and it was dry and had no flavor at all not to mention it came out in like 5 minutes (pre-made and then slopped in a bowl obviously). After we got our food the waitress disappeared and never refilled out water so we had to flag down the hostess to do that. If you are on a budget i'd say go to Pizzacato instead.
Pros: cheap
Cons: everything else
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