Traditional red sauce joint in a relaxed space with wall murals of iconic Italian architecture.
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Address: 1615 Grand Ave Pkwy #214, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512) 614-0888
Website: http://joespasta.com/
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The cheese on the kid’s pizza was great, but the crust was basically bread, so it wasn’t the kid’s favorite.
Piccata was pretty good, also.
The restaurant smelled like cigarettes or smoke of some kind, giving off 90s vibes. The cashier was Italian. The place is fairly isolated and could be a good private date spot with an extensive wine selection. It definitely had an authentic mood.
I also got the Tossed Salad on the side—fresh, crisp veggies with just the right amount of dressing. It balanced out the meal nicely.
Delivery was quick, everything arrived warm, and the packaging kept it all intact. Definitely ordering from Joe’s again when I need my Italian fix!
We read a review that this place reminded them of an old school Italian joint… Well, I don’t know how many old school Italian joints you’ve ever eaten at, but this definitely does not look like an old school Italian joint.
Another review said that the service here was incredible.. unfortunately this could be no further from the truth.
I got to admit that I was super pumped up upon walking into this place and seeing so many people in line to get takeout orders. I felt like this was a very good sign on a full moon night. We were seated and I think after that we saw our waitress 3-4 more times. She took our drink order, then she took our food order, asked us if we needed a box to go and then that we could pay at the counter. So that right there just kind of knocked down the whole service thing.
Food came out and everything looked incredible. Everything was nice and hot and looked to be prepared fresh. The fried raviolis and marinara were very tasty, the garlic bread with cheese was your old school hoagie roll with cheese on top and throwing in the pizza oven which is very dear and near to my heart.
I had the pasta sampler, My wife had lasagna. And we were going to share a shrimp scampi over linguini.
The tomato dishes were very tart and sweet at the same time. I honestly felt that the amount of mozzarella cheese on top of everything, just kind of turned it all into one big lump of cheesy. The flavors never really were showcased by their own. The lasagna just kind of tasted like a sweet tart tomato sauce covered in cheese. The manicotti felt prey to the same thing, the ricotta cheese could barely stand out under the blanket of molten mozzarella.
This is where it got weird. The menu stated that the shrimp scampi was a lemon wine sauce, but the dish that I got was a white cream with lemon. When I mean cream I mean heavy cream. This was more of an Americanized Alfredo sauce. I tried to explain to one of the other waitresses that I did not expect this and this was not how it was spelled out on the menu. She said that this was their style. I explained again that nowhere in the description of the dish does it say cream or creamy.
I was fortunate enough that she took this dish off my bill, due to the nature that it was very misleading in the menu description.
The bottom line is this. If you like everything covered in molten cheese and you like your cheese with more cheese on top of it with a little bit of a sprinkle of sweet tartness from their marinara then go ahead and eat at Joe’s.
*Pros: Good food. Friendly service.
*Cons: limited car parking for take-out. Almost no parking during lunchtime or dinner. Small dine in seating.
*Pricing: slightly expensive
Overall: Good