Reviews for Justa Pasta Co. in Portland, OR
I forgot to photograph the dinner until it was too late. Service amazing. Kale Caesar salad was delectable. Pasta was delightful... as expected. Oh my - the chocolate Grenache cake??? Mary-Alice was so friendly and welcoming. What a treat! Read more
We did a take out last night with some friends and they wanted food from another pasta company that we think is very bland so we... got our dinner from Just Pasta, our very favorite restaurant. We got the risotto special with with asparagus smoked baconcauliflower and the Bucatini special with chicken and veggies. Both had good ingredients but both lacked any flavoring to setoff the ingredients. We were so disappointed as we?ve always loved the food and service. I brought some of each home and hadthem for lunch after doctoring them up with my grated 3 cheese blend, lemon juice and our home made Italian dressing with garlicand herbs. It was delicious. Just needed the extra flavoring. We love your lasagnas and pastas for your delicious fresh tomatosauce. Will come again. Read more
My daughter brought me here for a Mother's Day dinner. It was a beautiful dinner. The wine was amazing and the waiter was great... and the food was delicious. Though I wish I would have gotten spaghetti instead of the whole wheat noodles. The asparagus soupwas so creamy and so wonderful. My husband and my daughter both had a Caesar salad and they loved them. Everyone was satisfiedwith their main courses. The pasta was fresh and the sauces were light and beautifully done. The only reason why I gave it fourstars instead of five is because the waiter had asked me what I wanted for dessert told me what I am assuming were the housespecialties and then went to the table next to me and took their order for desserts, by the time he came back to me and told mehe had just sold the last slice of cheesecake which was depressing because that's what I wanted. Read more
This place is tucked in the NW corner of Portland. They have food, wine, bar and some grocery. As soon as your enter and get a... table the first thing you get is a few slices of bread with olive oil and balsamic vinaigrette. The food has only 1 vegan pastaoptions with 2 choices of sauces : marinara and garlic chili oil. Both the pastas were great but more flavor could be added. Thestaff was great with us and answered all our questions about finding vegan options. The place is clean. The restaurant does notoffer any vegan dessert. Overall a good one time. experience Read more
The pasta was handmade but a little too al dente for our taste. The food was cold. The alfredo sauce was really good. The... spaghetti noodles were good. The ravioli was mediocre. Great ice cream. The restaurant was really busy and we sat in the bar toeat. It is mostly outdoor dining there. The bartender was friendly and made a great Long Island Tea. The surrounding area wassomewhat sketchy. Hard to find street parking in the area. Read more
Excellent dining. The salmon was crisp and perfectly seasoned on the outside, juicy but not undercooked inside. The ravioli is... incredible. Tagliatelle were al dente and the quality of the ingredients shone through. The alfredo could use some truffle oilin my opinion, but was hearty enough and with quality cheeses. I hope I can make it back sometime. Read more
Stellar! We were waited on by the owner, Roland. The first thing that impressed me was he did not try to upsell us on the wine.... We had a fine bottle of Barbera D'Alba for $24. For appetizers my wife had a lovely gespacho and I had sauteed vegetables. Bothwere excellent. For an entree, I had the cheese ravioli with pesto sauce which was quite tasty, My wife had the wild mushroomlasagne in Alfredo sauce. It was incredible. I cannot say enough how delicious it was. I think it is because the owner does notskimp on the ingredients. For dessert we got the homemade pistachio ice cream; it was wonderful. But the real treat was thechocolate grenache cake. OMG! All this plus coffee and tip, for $102. Remarkable! We loved everything about Justa Pasta. Read more
I finally had time to visit here on a weekday. The outside seating area has a long heating system above and is warm enough to... spread throughout. Inside, the place is not that big with only 5-6 tables. counter and in the back. There is a bar area in theback. We had 3 Cheese Ravioli with Pesto Sauce and Tagliatelle Pasta (add chicken breast) and the Cheesecake. The pasta wasvery tasty and elegant, and the ravioli was also excellent. The cheesecake was rare cheesecake and the tasted great with blackcoffee. The restaurant has a parking lot, but it only holds about 5-6 cars, so it fills up quickly. We visited during lunchtime, so it was difficult to park the car, but next time we will definitely visit on a holiday to try other dishes and enjoywine.???? Read more