Hello Pasta
Hello Pasta
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Meh I've experienced better indeed.
Today I had some leftover pasta that I intended to bring to work for lunch. I forgot it at home like a dummy, and needed to scratch that pasta itch all the same. Hello Pasta is literally downstairs from my office. It's like it was meant to be.
The staff was super nice and friendly here, but all the nice in the world won't help when your product is, well, to be on the nice side, only just ok. I ordered the penne with vodka sauce, but they didn't have any penne today so I switched for a bow-tie. Asked for some parmesean on top as well. Simple, right?
The pasta was kind of overcooked and the sauce seemed watered down. Vodka sauce, in my experience, tends towards rich and on the thicker side, even when it's classico or what have you, so what gives?
Anyhow, portions are pretty big and it's not an unpleasent experience, but I hope they learn not to shy away from flavor in the future.
Everyone has pretty much said it so far-this is a really good idea but the product does not follow up with the good idea. I had a groupon (and to fellow grouponers I would suggest to go between 5-10 pm when they have the $8.99 deal (unless the fine print is you cannot use your groupon for that) You will get more bang for your buck although that is not saying much.
I think one of the issues here is that everything is pre-made. Especially with something like pesto you can't have that going on. I wasn't bothered by the chinese take out like containers. The staff were friendly but the food is just ick.
Hello Pasta's new 3rd Ave. location has been open an entire week, and has yet to be reviewed. A week! Why back in my day, Yelpers would be lined up around the block just to be the first in.
Harumpf.
But I digress…
Hello Pasta is taking what is becoming known as the "Chipotle Model" and applying it to pasta. Basically, choose a pasta shape, choose a sauce, choose a size. Enjoy your meal. Pretty easy to understand, even if Chipotle didn't come up with it.
I got the CONCHIGLIE (wannabe fancy for shells) with SAUSAGE & PEAS (wannabe fancy for watery marinara-esque sauce with bland chunks). Kind of disappointing… I was expecting the sauce to be creamier, and the sausage and peas to have flavor.
The texture of the pasta was pretty decent though, despite the fact that it was pre-cooked. I also found it interesting that they have two sizes, and both are measured by ounces. I never really gave much thought to how many ounces of food I consume, but 14 wasn't enough. Sounds like it should be, but it wasn't. And for $8.98, I better be full by the end of it.
The place is nice enough. Tries to be modern and clean, which it is. Getting a free Vitamin Water with the meal was a nice bonus. But paying nine bucks for marginal sauce and not being full isn't a recipe to get me back in the future.