Ora di Pasta
“The cheese ravioli is marvelous and the gnocchi just melts in my mouth.”
“A great addition to NYC and my beloved Plaza Food Court.”
“Had the char grilled veggies with grilled chicken and burrata.”
Ora di Pasta
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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The Plaza Food Court is a nice idea: it's basically the high end version of a food court. It's more elaborate than the food court at a mall, but each spot within is not a full restaurant.
I would call Ora di Pasta more of 3.5 stars, but ended up rounding down, as there's nothing overtly special about it.
The food:
Gnocchi truffle- good. Gnocchi was very soft and chewy, really liked the consistency
Pasta trio:
Penne w red sauce – bland
Pesto gnocchi- good
4 cheese ravioli- great
Stopped by today and got the penne arrabbiata. I've had arrabbiata sauce before and know that it's meant to be spicy. However, the amount of red pepper in the dish was, quite frankly, reckless. It was as if someone had emptied an entire bottle of red pepper flakes into an otherwise tasteless sauce. Aside from the focaccia served on the side, the dish was inedible and most of it ended up in the garbage.
How did I not even know this plaza with adorable shops existed until now? I keep debating on whether to give Ora di Pasta 3 stars or 4, so I guess it's more of a 3.5 star rating rounded down to 3.
Ora di Pasta caught my eye immediately when I walked by–I'm a sucker for good pasta and this place looked just so adorable and cute. Even though I just ate lunch and dessert, I had to order pasta from here for the sake of trying it.
I ordered the pasta trio to go for $18, which consists of penne pasta with marinara sauce, four cheese ravioli with alfredo sauce, and gnocchi with pesto sauce. The food came out very quickly–I didn't wait more than 5 minutes.
The food itself is fairly good. I liked the gnocchi a lot. It was soft and the pesto taste wasn't overpowering. The ravioli was also cooked to perfection with a light alfredo sauce. The penne and marinara sauce is what it is–nothing special, which felt a little underwhelming. This would honestly be such a great dish, but it was a bit too heavy on the oil / butter. May be because I got to go and the pesto sauce ran into everything else, but I feel a bit heavy after the meal.
The portions here are on the smaller side, but it does make it feel more authentic. The staff legitimately speak Italian to each other and they have a great selection of desserts and drinks.
I don't regret trying the pasta here, but I'm not convinced I would come back. Very cute establishment though and I'm glad it's part of the plaza food hall.
Stopped in for dessert and went with the raspberry cheesecake. It was good, but I was expecting a little more for $9. Portion was pretty small and it wasn't out of this world or anything.