Don Griest
Deliciously unique but unpretentious elevated italian comfort food in a cozy setting with friendly staff. We sat at the bar and watched the dishes being quickly prepared with relaxed precision and great attention to every detail. Nice selection of regional Italian wines at reasonable prices. Tiramisu and espresso was a perfect way to top off the meal. Great place for a romantic dinner or to show off Portland’s charm to out of town guests
… moremiranda Tincture
Yum yum yum. Randomly went in on a Friday night without reservation and we were blown away! Exceptional plates of food and sincere diligent service. Love the open kitchen lay out – we got 6 dishes off the menu and a multitude of fabulous cocktails. We got two apps, 2 small plates and 2 pastas and ended up very full! Would highly recommend to anyone. The bolognese, the meatballs and the parsnips with ricotta were some of our favs! I loved the oysters too.
… moreAlec Nielsen
We had an excellent meal here. Everything was fresh and delicious and John was an excellent server. The focaccia is so light with a toasty top and paired with excellent olive oil. Both pastas we had were great, oysters on the half shell were extremely fresh. 5/5
… moreDrea Shelepova
Starting with the focaccia and burrata…the bread was incredibly fluffy inside and the outside was deliciously crispy. The olive oil to dip in was lovely! The pastas we shared were beyond exceptional. Every bite was so balanced and exciting. Light, yet rich. And the portion of tiramisu was worth the $16. It doesn’t matter what you order because it will be the best thing you will put in your mouth all day.
… moreShariefa Pablo
We had such a great experience at Tartuca PDX! The food was really good—loved both the bucatini and campanelle pasta, perfectly cooked and full of flavor. The housemade focaccia was amazing, light and fluffy with the right amount of chew. But the star surprise for us were the olives—absolutely bomb, rich and briny, just like the classic Kalamata straight from Greece.
We were a little bummed they had already run out of the pork osso bucco (it sounded incredible!), but that just gives us another reason to come back and try it next time.
Overall, a cozy spot with fantastic pasta and unforgettable flavors. Definitely worth a visit!
… moreTrang Lieu
Modest menu but with farm to table ingredients so everything is high quality and fresh. Small but cozy ambience. The crudo was absolutely delicious. Their cocktail is amazing – I had the old Navy drink and it was my absolute favorite. Their menu rotates frequently so I’ll be back to try more.
… moreJahanna Azarian
Yum and fun. We sat at the bar and got to watch the sous chefs in action. Loved watching the controlled chaos of that busy restaurant—like art, but make it delicious. Can’t wait to go back, I hear the menu rotates in a few weeks.
… moreSarah
We came here based on the great reviews, the focaccia bread and burrata salad were FANTASTIC. Burrata salad was bright, fresh, and unique. Bread was so fresh with good quality olive oil. Our entrees were where it gets a mixed review – the radiatori, and sunchoke pasta were the best. The bucatini was flavorless (watery almost?) and campanelle was just eh. The menu seems to change which is nice but just know there isnt pizza on the menu anymore.
The man over the phone (whos name I didnt remember to get) was very sweet and inviting! However our server didnt sit quite right with us and we were bummed one of our orders was sold out after the fact we had ordered it. Also we were told the patio had heaters which it did not and we were frozen eating out there.
Overall a solid dinner but we were a bit disappointed with some of the entrees.
… morestephanie villalobos
Wonderful little restaurant on mission street. Very intimate and the staff was very friendly and helpful. The prawn appetizer was by far my favorite. I wanted to lick the plate because the sauce was so good. The bolognese was good but very rich . Would have been nice to have some acidity to cut through the richness but overall delicious.
… moreCynthia L.
Decent pasta and pizza options out of the old Radar space. We were able to grab bar seats around 6:30pm Friday without issue after being turned away by the two hour wait at Lovely’s.
Very friendly bartenders that made us feel welcomed and were great with helping us decide between dishes. Definitely one of the better pasta options in this area. We are not usually huge on olive oil cakes, but the one here was delicious and paired well with toppings/earl grey ice cream.
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