“ Food: every order came with a side salad and a small loaf of bread. Side salad had a light onion dressing and was good. Bread roll was not my cup of tea, came with pre packaged butter. Every table came with olive and spicy picante oil, the latter of which complimented the creaminess of the pastas well. From best to worst, they were: uni, frutti di mare, mentai, squid ink, and lastly, salmon. Service: salads and bread came fast to the table, and so did the pasta. However, we had to get up and ask several times for the water. Interior: tight and intimate seating. When walking in, you get a whiff of the cooking pastas. ”

“ I love coming here since it's so close to me. Not the authentic Italian type of pasta you may be used to. Pasta e Pasta by Allegro is more known for their Japanese style menu items. There's usually a wait during prime lunch time, and slows down by 2PM. Their most popular Japanese style pasta is their Mentai cream which comes with Japanese style cream sauce with cod roe and mushrooms. Generous amount of mushrooms, not as much cod roe. Nice and creamy, and not too heavy. I've also tried their squid ink pasta which is spaghetti with tomato sauce with squid ink. Not my favorite option since it does have a more subtle taste. Their pasta is not cooked al dente from my experience as you may get at a more authentic Italian spot, but come for their sauce! They were unfortunately out of gizzard when I went. There's parking available in the plaza and they validate for one hour. ”

“ Rating: 9.5/10 Yum yum yum!!!!! Probably one of the best, if not the best, pasta places I've ever had the pleasure of dining at! Bf and I got here around 5:30PM on a Sunday and waited about 10-15 minutes before being seated. It was pretty busy inside but not overly crowded. I've heard so much about this place and it's been in my bookmarks in Yelp for a long time, so I thought it was about time to come and try it! We were seated at a table near the bar. Lighting is dim but romantic, and they offered us complimentary bread + butter and salad before our pastas came. Here's what we ordered: 1) Mentai Cream Pasta: 9.5/10. Holy moly, seriously one of the best pasta dishes I've ever had!!! Now, I've had mentai udon before in other restaurants, which is really good, but pasta is honestly more my taste. Portion is generous, enough for one hungry person (we were pretty full when we finished dining, which is rare for us at Italian pasta restaurants since we both normally eat a lot). When I took the first bite, the flavor didn't hit me right away but after like two seconds, I got a really delicious mushroom umami-forward taste that was perfectly salty and slightly sweet, and oh so creamy. The pasta was amazingly al dente, and the thin noodle shape was a perfect vehicle for the sauce since the sauce coated every strand. It wasn't overly saucy but also not dry, just perfect. Delicious for start to finish, and we even used the bread to scoop up the leftover sauce. Highly highly recommend, I preferred this to the uni pasta. 2) Uni Pasta: 9.5/10 (BF's rating). I'm not the biggest fan of uni but I can appreciate the delicious seafood umami richness it brings to this pasta dish. The uni pasta was less sweet and slightly less creamy than the mentai pasta, slightly more salty and reminded me of a more traditional pasta dish. Pasta was perfectly al dente again, not too saucy and not too dry. Really solid and BF said he preferred this pasta over the mentai (he loves uni!!!). Overall, we would definitely come back again!!! The portions were generous, price was reasonable and not insanely expensive, and the food was just so dreamily delicious. PASTA e PASTA will be a staple in our LA go-to restaurants list, and we recommend you to come try as well! ”

“ Very good pastas ! My friends and I tried three of their pastas. The uni & bolognese which are their top sellers and also their mentai pasta. All three pasta were cooked perfectly. Not too hard and not too soft. The flavors of each one was unique. The portions are pretty big in my opinion . I came on a Sunday afternoon once they opened so there was no wait. ”

“ ***Check in Yelp: 10% off your order*** First time trying this and I'm so glad I did. This place has the most savory creamy pasta I've ever tasted. I asked the waiter which is the most popular items. He recommended: Uni Pasta, Mentai Cream Japanese Style and others. He said his favorite is the Mentai. So we got the Uni Pasta and Mentai Cream. You get salad and bread with butter with every dish. Omg!!! When I say the Mentai is the best and the most umami pasta I've ever tasted.... It was soo sooo sooo good!!! It was better than the most popular Uni Pasta, I felt like. The cream of the Mentai, the little fish eggs that is mixed with the cream, the flavor, the texture.... I wanted to lick the whole plate clean!! The flavor balances everything and it's very umami strong. After tasting Mentai, the Uni Pasta was ok. The Uni pasta is still good and flavorful but it doesn't have the flavor punch that Mentai had. The noodles and cream sauce is still good. Restroom: only 1 in the restaurant Small seating areas with tables very close together. Parking is $10 flat fee. CASH only. Service: different waiters bring food and refill water constantly. Next time I'll see if I can validate it and how much they validate, since didn't know they validated parking. Con: when you pay with credit card, the person looks and stares at you intently pressuring you to pay and tip. I heard multiple stories on Yelp saying the same thing. ”