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Basta Pasta Trattoria
319 Western Ave Cambridge, MA map / directions subway directions (617) 576-6672| Menu: |
Basta Pasta Trattoria is a Pasta, Italian, and Pizza restaurant where most Menuism users came for a meal on the go, paid less than $10, and tipped less than 15%.
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Great neighborhood place
Basta la Pasta is a tiny storefront restaurant that serves up pasta, risottos, pizza, burgers, and paninis. It’s no frills: you pay at the register and the seating is sparse. Outside of a few posters emphasizing the restaurant’s main staple, pasta, the decor isn’t anything to write home about.
But Basta serves up delicious, inexpensive food quickly. I prefer to stick with some of the more traditional pasta — bolognese, chicken parmigiana, alfredo. The gorgonzola & walnut sauce sounded good but was too watery for my taste.
The pizzas are also an excellent value — I had the buffalo chicken pizza and it was excellent. It’s a big pie and a better quality pizza than most of the delivery joints in this part of Cambridge.
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Buffalo Chicken Pizza
4 stars because Boston pizza is awful. Wouldn’t rate it as highly if this were NYC. Delicious spicy buffalo chicken and bleu cheese for dipping. Good crust, great value.
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Chicken, Broccoli, Alfredo Pasta
Huge portion, lots of garlic. I usually like alfredo sauce a bit thicker but I can’t complain given the fact that I ate this meal for about 3 days before I finished it.
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Chicken Parmesan Panini
Lots of chicken, tasty red sauce, love the fresh baguette.
- I came here for
- a meal on the go
- My meal cost
- less than $10
- I tipped
- less than 15%
Amazing and cheap Italian near Harvard and Central Square
Basta Pasta has a lot going for it. The food is delicious (I hear the chef studied in Italy). The menu has a wide range, from the Pasta dishes (their specialty) to pizza and hamburgers. You order everything at the cash register, so it’s very informal and prices are cheap – most pasta dishes are $10 or less. They give you a lot so even people with big appetites will be bringing leftovers home for another full meal.
If you want Italian in Cambridge, there’s really no reason not to go to Basta.
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