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2434 N Clark St
Chicago, IL 60614 41.9263 -87.6412

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Neighborhoods: Lincoln Park, North Side

PASTABOWL.COM

Price:

$

Last updated 8.14.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Diners Club, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats, Dine At The Bar

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Italian

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What People Are Saying About Pasta Bowl

Featured Review

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In Short – The long, skinny room has colorful decor, with window tables up front, a bar that faces the bustling kitchen, and open space near the back. Shareable appetizers include bruschetta, and spinach salad topped with goat cheese, crumbled bacon, mushrooms and a light dressing. Pasta is the star of the menu, with abundant portions and a number of standout choices: Linguini pesto is a favorite, chock-full of whole pine nuts.

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The Extras:
Add meatballs to any dish for just a couple bucks.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Service is friendly and efficient, ambience is casual and simple.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Where else in Lincoln Park can you get a bottle of wine and two great Italian dishes for about $30--incredible!”
  2. “For under $15 I can get an awesome bowl of pasta which is more than enough, an awesome salad which I can share, and a glass of wine.”
food quality
97.37000465393066% positive
  1. “The food is great and affordable- no question.”
  2. “Excellent pasta”
  3. “The food was really fresh, the staff was sincere and fast and the price was very reasonable.”
  4. “Plus, they do not charge anything to add ingrediants, and the ingrediants are fresh!”
  5. “PB even has good for you options with delicious oil free sauces and whole wheat pasta options.”
  6. “Where else in Lincoln Park can you get a bottle of wine and two great Italian dishes for about $30--incredible!”
  7. “The alfredo sauce is delicious.”
  8. “For under $15 I can get an awesome bowl of pasta which is more than enough, an awesome salad which I can share, and a glass of wine.”
  9. “awesome cheap italian food.”
  10. “The food is excellent.”
  11. “Good pasta, great value!”
  12. “Good portions, great food.”
  13. “Great food, friendly staff”
  14. “would recommend to others in need of cheap great italian food.”
  15. “My personal favorite dish is the Farfalle Pollo.”
  16. “The food is just as good as what you get for twice the price at other Italian restaurants.”
  17. “great food, good deal”
  18. “The food is good but I cannot recommend the collage kid mentality of the managers who actually hung up on me without me being upset or rude?”
  19. “Cheap, but great food!”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “PB even has good for you options with delicious oil free sauces and whole wheat pasta options.”
service
90.0% positive
  1. “The food was really fresh, the staff was sincere and fast and the price was very reasonable.”
  2. “Service is friendly and efficient, ambience is casual and simple.”
  3. “friendly/engaging staff, and good prices.”
  4. “The food is good but I cannot recommend the collage kid mentality of the managers who actually hung up on me without me being upset or rude?”
  5. “Great food, friendly staff”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Good pasta, great value!”
  2. “awesome cheap italian food.”
  3. “friendly/engaging staff, and good prices.”
  4. “The food was really fresh, the staff was sincere and fast and the price was very reasonable.”
  5. “The food is great and affordable- no question.”
  6. “would recommend to others in need of cheap great italian food.”
  7. “The food is just as good as what you get for twice the price at other Italian restaurants.”
  8. “Good portions, great food.”
  9. “Still, the value is incredible!”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/19/10

I Loved the entire menu great service to.

by rudy perales at Citysearch

Everything on the menu was terrific.Great drinks to.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/30/10

Catering too!

by Eme C at Citysearch

The food is great and affordable- no question. But what's really impressive is their catering. Great choices, large portions, and again- AFFORDABLE. They are always professional and the service is noteworthy. Take advantage of it!

1 Star Rating: Poor

07/05/08

MULTIPLE HUMAN HAIRS IN PASTA!!

by chivisitor at Citysearch

We decided to get take out from here based on a friends recommendation, we each got the Farfalle Pollo as takeout. While we were eating, each of us noticed at least 5-6 short black human hairs in the pasta, DISGUSTING! Both of us wanted to toss our lunch. We called them back and they offered us the same pasta again if we came back which we promptly turned down, who wants to eat at a place that lets hair in its food, not just one but 5+ hairs in EACH dish. Horrible, we would never recommend this restaurant to anyone. We reported them via Chicago 311 and will report them to the board of health.

  • Pros: None
  • Cons: HAIR IN FOOD
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/02/08

Great Food Terrible Loyal Customer Service

by dwwall at Citysearch

Four eight years or so we have been a loyal customer to pasta bowl eating in, carry out and delivery.

Today we were told that even though we were in the system and a regular customer the fact that our address was 3430 and not 3400 we could not get delivery.

It is funny that a store in a depressed economy is able to refuse customers?

Even after speaking with two of the managers and offering to walk to the corner they would not delivery to us.

As we have a new baby it makes it harder to just jump in the car and pick up something.

The food is good but I cannot recommend the collage kid mentality of the managers who actually hung up on me without me being upset or rude?

We will make it a point to patron other Italian restaurants in the City where we are desired as a customer.

1 Star Rating: Poor

06/19/07

Harrassing Wait Staff!!!!!!!!

by madisonjinc at Citysearch

Hello All, A few co-workers and I had the worst humiliation ever at the Pasta Bowl. After our meal, a waiter rushed behind us, complaining about his tip!!!! He demanded more money in front of other customers and his fellow co-workers! If you do decide on eating at the Pasta Bowl, be prepared to be confronted about the tip you leave behind! No joke!

  • Pros: Food
  • Cons: The service is Horrible, the Waiters and Managers are very Rude.

The Details on Pasta Bowl

Place Categories:

  • great italian food
  • love place
  • incredible value
  • efficient service
  • delicious whole wheat pasta options
  • excellent pasta
  • awesome salad
  • friendly staff
  • best alfredo
  • delicious alfredo sauce
  • favorite dish
  • good bets
  • awesome glass
  • delicious oil free sauces
  • worst humiliation
  • not recommend collage kid mentality
  • fresh ingrediants
  • great entertainment
  • never recommend restaurant
  • good price
  • awesome bowl
  • great italian dishes
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