Pasta & Co

Pasta & Company is one of those ubiquitous places that you cannot find outside of Seattle! Unfortunately, this location has closed!

This place is great, if a little pricey. If you’re jonesing for some Beecher’s mac and cheese, they have it there. They also have turkey, chicken, pie, lots of beecher’s cheese, pasta, sauce and chocolates. It’s definitely more than just pasta.

I get pasta here before every half marathon I run as a special treat. It’s sooo good! The service has always been excellent and the linguine and other non stuffed pasta is really reasonably priced. I’ve used their various flavors of lasagna pasta as well with great results. Mmmm good.

Wow. A specific salad order led to this label being placed on the takeout container: «1 Bitch Salad». Niiiice.
Seen here:

yum picnic chicken! I love coming here to get food to go. It’s mostly pasta deli stuff, the people are really friendly and they have good fresh bread. also, you can eat on their cute little patio on queen anne ave.

Good service, good wine, good food, simple, but good, the Italian way :-) Besides, the only place in town I’ve been that sells wine by the ½ glass — very useful if you’re the designated driver! Thanks Pasta & Co, I’ll be back!

So there is pineapple and then there is fresh pineapple, there is tuna and then there is fresh tuna, there is corn and than there is fresh sweet corn from Iowa, there are croissants and then there are pain au chocolats…
And there is pasta and then there is fresh pasta!
Pasta & Co. you have ruined me. I will no longer look at another box of pasta in a grocery store again.
Thank you.
For dinner I just enjoyed the vegetable ravioli with marinara topped with a little fresh parmesan cheese.
Delicious.
My new food philosophy, if your going to be bad have the best bad you can! It’s not just about portion control anymore it’s about quality control!
Leave the boxed pasta alone!

Dear, dear Pasta & Co —
Me love you looooong time. When I worked downtown and you were there, you were my favorite place to lunch and/​or pick up dinner. Now your not there, but I’ll come to you whether its atop Queen Anne Hill, in the UV, or even in Blah-​view. I’ll take you either way — dine in or gourmet to-​go. I just want you.
How do I love you. Let me count thy ways.
1.) You have Gourmet to-​go (take and bake options sure to impress)
2.) You specialize in comfort foods (creamy, cheesy, sugary)
3.) You’re real. Oh do get fresh with me (organic farm-​to-​table)
4,) You play well with others (giving back to the community and sharing recipes)
5. You mix things up and therefore don’t get old for me, however your original moves still get me.
I LOVE YOU! I know, if I love it so much why don’t I marry it?
Okay, I think will.
Da da da da
Laurie R. do you take Pasta & co. to be your lawfully wedded restaurant in sickness and in health, for poorer for poorer, as long as you both shall live?
I DO. I really do.
Oh BTW I’m registered at Pasta & Co, Beecher’s and Bennett’s. Gift Certificates always accepted and very much appreciated.
Laurie Co.

Stopped by for lunch on an afternoon walk and shared a few pasta dishes and tastes of wine with a friend.
Had the Mac n Cheese, the Butternut Squash Tortellini and the Risotto Cake. I will deffo go back for the Mac n Cheese, but not so much for the other two. I’ve had better butternut squash pasta and the risotto cake was forgettable… not bad, just not memorable.
They offer samples of olive oils and some salsas, and we had samples of three of the wines ($ 1 each taste) which were very reasonable. Desserts looked amazing but when we went back after to get the Vanilla Cheesecake, it was gone, which we took as a sign from the gods.
Lots of other pastas and entertainment related items, I’ll probably go back one more time for that mac n’ cheese and a couple more samplings of wine. :-)

Went here bought pasta and potato salad stuff. Its a OK, potatoes didn’t seem cooked all the way. Pasta OK, Bought the dressings which were Very good!

If you need gourmet items, and are short on time, Pasta & Co is ideal. Walk in get some tasty crackers, Beecher cheese, some awesome Girl + Fig onion confit jam thingy, some pasta, some pasta sauce, maybe a little lentil salad, maybe something sweet… walk away having spent $ 60+ — but you’ve got everything that you need to go with those bottles of wine at home and the friends that are coming over in 20 minutes.

March 20^th dinner-​a-​la-​gourmet.
Where: Ryan’s apartment.
Food gotten at: Pasta & Co in Queen Anne.
Menu
Appetizer:
Beecher’s rich, crisp and buttery Cheese Crackers with Parmiggiano cheese and Apple Pie butter… totally addictive.
Main Course:
Egg Fettuccine with Bolognese sauce, and Parmiggiano cheese.
Dessert:
Tillamock Assorted Yogurts (well, that’s another story and review).
This location had us drooling for twenty minutes. We took our time and almost danced with the shelves. They have an array of products that are wonderful delicacies, such as nougat candies from Spain, mineral salt from Portugal, membrillo from Latin America, a very nice selection of olive oils and wines, among others. We played that game were you imagine you have a major cooking show, and you come into the local, cool food store to get stuff to prepare your dishes.
They also feature several of Beecher’s delectable products. It makes complete sense since the owner of Pasta & Co is Kurt Beecher.
The place was pleasant and tidy, and the waitstaff was attentive and cordial. I agree with the comment on how overpriced many of Pasta & Co’s products can be. Some of the pasta prices are way too high. That’s why we ended up choosing the egg fettuccine. At $ 7 the pound, it worked out good for us. And I’m glad we chose them!
We didn’t pay much attention to the take-​out, ready-​to-​go food. But I noticed that the person in charge of this section, was being really nice and helpful to a lady that asked him several questions about the food displayed; some of them were about how good the dishes would be for her adorable children, who were in there with her.
We had a delicious dinner at home. The pasta was very fresh and had a good, balanced taste, and great texture. It cooked really fast, so in about three minutes, we had our fettuccine «al dente» ready to hop onto our craving taste buds. The bolognese was good and consistent, and I liked that it wasn’t overly rich, and the meat was grounded in small pieces, but there was plenty of it in the sauce. We just boiled half of the pasta that night. With the rest, Ryan did a delicious side dish for his grilled chicken the next day. He boiled the pasta, then tossed some butter and Parmiggiano cheese and… mmmmmm! The pasta preserved its freshness perfectly well.
We will definitely go back for more daydreaming about our own cooking show… or just that simple, delicious dinner at home.

Queen Anne district is notoriously difficult to get to via car, but Pasta and Co. is worth it. A little slice of carb heaven that Frasier would be proud to have in his neighborhood, their offerings were a treat.

everything here is ridiculously overpriced for what it is and absolutely nothing is made the same day it’s sold [with the exception of the wonderful bread from macrina bakery]. the desserts tend to be so-​so, and the deli food is very hit and miss — oh, and despite appearances, virtually nothing in the deli is actually GOOD for you. i can’t believe the sheer number of people who don’t understand that the food here often tastes better than what they cook at home simply because it has an incredible amount of butter and/​or oil in it. while the sauces and pastas ARE delicious, you can buy the EXACT SAME stuff at any QFC for less — it’s all cucina fresca. the only thing i would truly recommend stopping for is the wine. try the sangiovese, you won’t be disappointed.

High quality, all natural food with amazing flavor (and all for top dollar).
I’ve been searching everywhere for a low-​fat alfredo sauce (I know it’s an oxymoron) and I’ve had no luck anywhere… but I found it here! Not only is it low-​fat, it’s also supremely rich and flavorful. They also have all kinds of home-​made pastas, raviolis, sauces, and local breads and desserts. My friend likes the frozen pasta dishes that you can take home and heat up at any time for a gourmet meal.
And since I have a sweet tooth I’d just like to emphasize that they did have ginger ice cream (as also noted by Ron M), and mini gourmet cakes of all varieties.
Just expect to spend a hefty sum once you get here (½ pint of low-​fat alfredo was $ 4.95…and worth every red cent!).

You can’t go wrong with the food selection here. There are many ready made dishes, fresh pasta and sauces that make decision making very hard. The food is definitely of the highest quality.
Alongside the fresh items they have a frozen food case which contains a number of tasty lasagna dishes and my favorite ginger ice cream. They also carry the owner’s sister company product, Beecher’s World Best Mac & Cheese. This can save you a trip to the Pike Place Market!
Don’t overlook the desserts. I am partial to their chocolate cupcake which is probably the best I’ve ever had. The lemon tart is another favorite.
You may want to pick up a copy of their cookbook. Many of the items that they make in the store are available in two separate volumes. They also feature recipes on their website.

Pasta & Co would get five stars if it wasn’t for their high prices. It’s the one place where you can walk in and get a very healthy meal to go; the only work involved is reheating it when you get home.
As I mentioned there prices can be high but then again the food is really good and all the work is done for you. This is the perfect place if you’re by yourself and don’t want to eat at a restaurant by yourself «like some loser» (as Elaine from Seinfeld would say).
If Pasta & Co want to make all people who live alone and don’t have time to cook as happy as «pigs in sh*t» then they should just start delivering.