Fresh Italian pasta on Redmond Way
Ciao, Redmond! We're on Redmond Way, a quick hop from the Microsoft campus, cooking fresh pasta from 11:00 until 9:00. Come in for a quick lunch, swing by after a day at Marymoor Park, bring the kids for dinner, or grab takeout on the way home. Lunch here runs on two tracks: a bowl of pasta extruded that morning, or a focaccia sandwich split and filled to order, crisp outside and soft inside. Either way you're back at your desk in good time, and a lot happier than the vending machine would have left you.
What to order first
Short rib ragù: Painted Hills short ribs braised in Chianti and tomato until they melt into the sauce. Our most comforting bowl.
Zozzona: guanciale, sausage, tomato, egg and Pecorino Romano. The Roman sauce that couldn't pick one classic, so it took them all.
Milanese sandwich: a crispy chicken cutlet with sliced tomato, gem lettuce and truffle lemon aioli on focaccia baked that morning. The working lunch that doesn't taste like one.
Mortadella sandwich: silky mortadella, truffle stracciatella, pistachio and lemon. Creamy, nutty, outrageously good.
Eggplant parmigiana: fried eggplant, tomato sauce, caciocavallo and Parmigiano, baked and bubbling. Vegetarian, and nobody at the table will mind.
Zozzona: guanciale, sausage, tomato, egg and Pecorino Romano. The Roman sauce that couldn't pick one classic, so it took them all.
Milanese sandwich: a crispy chicken cutlet with sliced tomato, gem lettuce and truffle lemon aioli on focaccia baked that morning. The working lunch that doesn't taste like one.
Mortadella sandwich: silky mortadella, truffle stracciatella, pistachio and lemon. Creamy, nutty, outrageously good.
Eggplant parmigiana: fried eggplant, tomato sauce, caciocavallo and Parmigiano, baked and bubbling. Vegetarian, and nobody at the table will mind.
Why it tastes like this
The secret to our menu isn't really a secret: it's the ingredients. Local suppliers deliver our produce, meats and seafood every day, the pasta is extruded every morning from Shepherd's Grain heritage wheat, and our focaccia is baked in-house daily. Even on the lunch rush it's usually ready in less than 10 minutes.
Pasta boxes and catering
Want to play chef? Grab a box of fresh casarecce, radiatori, fusilloni, spaghetti or egg-dough fettuccine (gluten-free casarecce too) and cook it at home. Fresh pasta cooks in just a few minutes, so dinner is on the table almost as fast as takeout.
Feeding a crowd? Team lunches, birthdays and weddings around Redmond get family-style trays of the same fresh pasta, Painted Hills short rib ragù and tiramisu, made to order. Add a tray of focaccia sandwiches (mortadella, porchetta, caprese or Mediterranea), sliced in halves and ready to share, and the whole meeting is fed. Half trays serve about 5, full trays about 10, with 24 hours' notice.
Feeding a crowd? Team lunches, birthdays and weddings around Redmond get family-style trays of the same fresh pasta, Painted Hills short rib ragù and tiramisu, made to order. Add a tray of focaccia sandwiches (mortadella, porchetta, caprese or Mediterranea), sliced in halves and ready to share, and the whole meeting is fed. Half trays serve about 5, full trays about 10, with 24 hours' notice.
Yes! We're on Redmond Way, a short walk from Downtown Redmond Park and a few minutes' drive from Marymoor Park. We're open until 9:00 PM, the perfect dinner stop after a game, a summer concert or a walk with the dog. Dine in, or call us at (425) 414-3201 for quick takeout.
Come say ciao
Order ahead on the app and pick up at the counter, or come in and stay a while. We'd love to see you.
