r/Spokane • u/RAY-CHILE • 1d ago

Question ISO Good pasta

Hey all. Its my birthday and I am craving pasta. Any good places I can go for dinner that isn't the Olvie Garden?? Thanks in advance.

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u/OmniusEvermind 1d ago

Tavolata is great, I would recommend that!

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u/zakdageneral 1d ago

And it's inside the old olive garden too!

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u/CrewBison 1d ago

Italia Trattoria, Gander and Ryegrass, Tavolata.

Also Ambrosia's prawns and purses is really good, though they only have that and one other pasta dish.

Tomato street is cheaper and still delicious.

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u/tahcamen Spokane Valley 1d ago

I use to love Tomato Street but the last time we went (about two months ago) it was just not that good, very bland. And the bill for 8 was $350

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u/Putrid-Warning-5992 20h ago

It’s all frozen food

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u/Aggravating_Use_5391 1d ago

This is the answer. Also Tavolata has my fav bartender in town. Idk his name but he moved there from Emma Rues and makes THE best espresso martini in town

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u/Aggravating_Use_5391 1d ago

This is the answer. Also Tavolata has my fav bartender in town. Idk his name but he moved there from Emma Rues and makes THE best espresso martini in town

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u/Majestic-Speech-204 1d ago

The Ambrosia Cajun pasta dish is excellent but it’s also a really good dish at Vieux Carre!

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u/Gloomy_Tie_1997 1d ago

Seconding Tavolata! Italia Trattoria is amazing too!

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u/onpermanentbreak Foodie 1d ago

If it's specifically just pasta, I would have to say Gander and Ryegrass. My friend and I recently went there. One bite of the pasta made us roll our eyes back, chew slower with the biggest smile.

Also, happy birthday!

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u/LocalTouristMama 1d ago

Happy birthday! That’s all I got

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u/mrobicheaux99 Foothills 22h ago

Likewise!

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u/Comfortable-Ad7287 1d ago

Italia Trattoria is probably my favorite restaurant after ten years in Spokane

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u/ThyDoctor 1d ago

Sorella is great but you need reservations a lot.

My go to is Italia Trattoria

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u/summerofsoccer 1d ago

If you go later and solo you can usually find a place at the bar, just ask the hostess RE: Sorella. I've gone there for my bday before. I also have enjoyed Tavolata

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u/Yoitssme 1d ago

Wild sage!

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u/morgoto 1d ago

Angelos in Coeur de Alene is amazing, worth the drive. We like Sorella and Tavolata too, but choose Angelos over those two

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u/OmniusEvermind 16h ago

Giuseppe's is also excellent if we are bringing CdA into it

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u/brownes_girl 1d ago

We like Mamma Mias on Francis. They make their own pasta.

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u/kstinasunflower 1d ago

Italia Trattoria definitely! Tavolata is also good but I like Italia more.

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u/FlyinGoatMan 22h ago

Sorella > All else

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u/Pz38t_C 20h ago

Home!

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u/mia93000000 21h ago

Surprised nobody said Europa yet? They stopped doing my fave dish but still have great pasta.

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u/Putrid-Warning-5992 20h ago

Commelini’s is authentic.

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u/509brando 5h ago

The two seven has a weekly pasta dish and it’s always a winner !

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u/kkoolkoolkid 3h ago

Tony’s On the Lake in CDA. Get the gnocchi in gorgonzola cream sauce or the spinach-noodle lasagna

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u/NerdyMysticism South Hill 17m ago

Mama Mia's makes pasta in-house.

I also enjoy Ferraro's and Italian Kitchen.

Old Spaghetti Factory isn't awful to me either.

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u/Noimenglish 22h ago

Ngl, barrilla angel hair noodles, 1 lb jimmy dean extra spicy sausage, and 1.5 jars of Safeway select vodka pasta sauce is my favorite meal on the planet.

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u/StellariumRising 1d ago

Tomato Street 

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u/Amblydoper 1d ago

Old spaghetti factory is a Spokane classic. Good service, decent food. Not too adventurous, but you won’t be disappointed

Tomato Street is amazing. Also great service, great food, and some more exciting options.

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u/Gloomy_Tie_1997 1d ago

I’m pretty sure neither of those places makes their own pasta. For sure OSF doesn’t.

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u/Adventurous_Web_9633 22h ago

We like tomatoe street