Pasta Fresh

We eat here at least twice a month. The meat sauce is to die for.

I stumbled upon this place on yelp the other day. I must be crazy because I hopped right in the car and off I went on a one hour adventure for homemade pasta. It was worth it!

They are literally making the pasta right in front of you. They have a huge selection of sauce, meatballs, full dinners...You name it. The lemon cookies were some of the best I've tried too. It's difficult for me to even put the pasta into words. It's just perfect. Not to mention cheap! I believe the ravioli runs about $4.00/lb.

It won't be long before I make a return trip here (this time buying a lot more). It is worth every dollar and then some. This is right up there with my grandmothers homemade Italian cooking.

This is an oasis in a fresh pasta desert here in Chicago.  I make regular long distance trips to load up the freezer with ravioli, gnocchi, tortellini, talgiatelle, etc...The filled pasta is frozen but the unfilled is fresh (lasts maybe 3 days in the fridge).  Dinner on the night after of my trips I usually eat the talgiatelle with vodka sauce and it is heaven.

Very very nice owner.....There is nothing bad I can say about this place.  Its so worth the trip.....And if you are thinking about going, I recommend timing your trip at lunchtime to try the cheese panzerotti.  

This is definitely one the food wonders of Chicago.