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Hot Spots In Cleveland To Try Pasta

We all occasionally love to go out for dinner every once in a while. Sometimes we don’t feel like cooking over a hot stove when we can simply go out and enjoy a well cooked meal. Cleveland has some of the best food joints to dine in, especially when it comes to pasta. Here are some restaurants to check out for your favorite pasta dishes!

1. Carrabbas Italian Grill

The first restaurant that would be recommended to try any kind of pasta would be Carrabbas Italian Grill. Ever since it first opened in 2015, its popularity began to spread throughout Cleveland as the go-to place to satisfy your pasta cravings. With the Italian-American cuisine that this restaurant serves, it will not fail to disappoint you one bit. Some of its signature dishes include that of its linguine positano, the fettuccine carrabba, rigatoni campagnolo, and of course almost everyone’s favorite pasta dish, spaghetti! Carrabbas takes its time to mix every ingredient just right for the customer’s satisfaction. With the delightful delectable food that this place serves, you will go in hungry and come out happy!

2. Maggiano’s Little Italy

Another well-known restaurant to indulge in for your favorite pasta dishes is Maggiano’s Little Italy. Ever since it first opened back in 2015, the popularity and the buzz began to swarm around the restaurant, flooding the place with incoming customers constantly. The most convenient part of this place is that it is within one of Cleveland’s most popular malls, which is Beachwood Mall. So whenever you would get done hanging out with your friends in the mall to find the most popular clothing trends and body fragrances, you can head over to Maggiano’s to satisfy your appetite. Some of their choice dishes include-but are not limited to-is their rigatoni arrabbiata dish, Mediterranean spaghetti, and their famous rigatoni “D” dish. If you are looking for a restaurant that can give you a genuine idea of what it’s like to be served lavish Italian dishes, Maggiano’s would be the place you would want to head to first. 

3. Piada Italian Street Food

Another major restaurant in Cleveland to satisfy your pasta cravings is Piada Italian Street Food. Piada first started in Columbus, OH, then received notoriety to expand its business into Cleveland. The hype around it began to spread most notably from college students who go there to take a break and refresh themselves by dining in this casual Italian restaurant. Piada has three signature pasta dishes which include their diavolo pasta dish, carbonara pasta, and their basil pesto pasta. What really drives most people to go to Piada is their wide range of options to customize your own pasta dish as well. You can choose from numerous toppings, sauces, meats, and you can even turn it into a wrap! Who would have thought that you could turn a pasta dish into a wrap? This restaurant aims to please its customers with their casual feel of Italy making them feel comfortable to dine and indulge in their delicious, affordable food. 

4. Mia Bella Restaurant

Another one of Cleveland’s most popular spots to try pasta is the Mia Bella Restaurant. Mia Bella is a small casual restaurant that exudes Italian vibes. Mia Bella has only been around in Cleveland for about ten years, but never fails to make a customer happy with its delicious, mouth-watering meals. The restaurant is covered with murals to make you feel more relaxed and as if you are actually in Italy itself, with a little bit of a Mediterranean twist added. Mia Bella will serve great dishes that will leave you asking for seconds. Some of these dishes from their menu include their signature Mia Bella pasta dish, lobster ravioli, cheese tortellini, and their pasta verde dish. Each one of these dishes have been a part of their most recommended pasta dishes to try when you first visit the restaurant. All of these mouth-watering dishes will be sure to put a smile on your face as well and will make you come back every night. 

5. Luca Italian Cuisine

Another place to stop by whenever you are craving pasta for lunch or dinner is at Luca Italian Cuisine. Luca Italian Cuisine is a small local restaurant in Cleveland that opened in July of 2013. This restaurant has high-end northern Italian dishes that always makes the customers feel more delighted with every bite. The owners of the restaurant grew to have a mutual passion for Italian cuisine and sought to share it with the city that they love and cherish the most. Even though their food choices may sound sophisticated, their pricing is way more affordable and can leave an everlasting taste that will have you crave more from their delectable menu. Some of their food dishes recommended to try include their vitello tortellini, ravioli de aragosta, cavatelli al forno, and their sacchetti al tartufo bianco dish. The owners of Luca Italian Cuisine seek to make their customers happy by continuing to share their amazing and delicious recipes for the people of Cleveland to enjoy. 

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6. Michaelangelo’s

Whenver you seek to try something different-not just in the aspect of eating but in scenery as well-there is another restaurant that you would be guaranteed to ecstatic to try their various pastas: Michaelangelo’s. Michaelangelo’s is a local award-winning restaurant that continues to keep satisfying more and more people by the day with their exquisite Italian cuisine. This restaurant presents itself with a luxurious yet simple atmosphere, illuminating Italian themes as well as a comfortable environment. Their recommended pasta dishes to try on the first visit include Penne alla Bolognese, Farfalle con Prosciutto e Piselli, and their Cavatelli con Pomodorie e Mozzarella. Not only will they serve you with their most tasteful dishes, but they also come with affordable pricing! So you can enjoy a delicious meal as well as their happy hour at a very fair price! If you’re looking for and Italian restaurant that’s all about representing comfort in both food and atmosphere, Michaelangelo’s is the place you want to be. 

If it wasn’t for its origins from Italy, we would not be able to share the delicious and delicate tastes that we love of pasta so much. With so many different restaurants and different tastes, we are bound to try something that will only enable our love for pasta even more.

What restaurants in your hometown do you recommend to try pasta? What kind of pasta would be the best to try, or even cook? Feel free to leave your comments and thoughts below!

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