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Artepasta

81 Greenwich Ave., New York, NY 10014
nr. Bank St.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-229-0234 Send to Phone

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  • Reader Rating:

    6.5 out of 10

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    2 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: Italian
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Official Website

artepastanyc.com

Hours

Sun-Thu, noon-11pm; Fri-Sat, noon-midnight

Nearby Subway Stops

A, C, E at 14th St.; 1, 2, 3 at 14th St.

Prices

$10.95-$19.95

Payment Methods

American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Delivery
  • Lunch
  • Take-Out

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

Christopher St. to 16th St., Fifth Ave. to West Side Hwy.

Profile

Don’t let the name fool you. Neither the garish paintings of Technicolor taxicabs nor the Italian food qualify as art in the true sense. But for its faithful NYU clientele, ArtePasta gets the essentials right: it’s cheap; it’s got a party-hearty atmosphere, and the portions are huge. The signature lasagna is a towering pile of cheese and noodles in a platter-sized dish of chunky Bolognese sauce; rigatoni quattro formaggi is similarly doused in a soup of creamy gorgonzola, fontina, mozzarella, and provolone. Skip the oddly Tang-y all-you-drink mimosas on the weekend for the $4 giant martinis during happy hour and you’re infinitely more likely to get into a festive spirit emphasized by red Christmas lights strung in the window all year round. It may sound sacrilegious, but the best offering on the menu is a juicy cheeseburger, served on crispy foccacia and accompanied by shoestring fries. — Sarah Gold

Recommended Dishes

Grilled cheeseburger, $11.75

6.5 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
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50% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
50% Would you go on business?
50% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.5
Service: 5.5
Décor: 7.5
Value: 6.5

Mediocre food, bad service, lousy attitude, hidden charges

ilyanyc from 10019 | Posted on 11/23/09

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 5
Service: 4
Décor: 7
Value: 4

The place used to be great, but things have changed for the worse. Their Vegetable Panini became dry and undercooked and the secret sauce that made it great last time is gone. Instead, they now have an unadvertised policy of charging for regular coffee refills (yes - that's $2.50 every time they top up your coffee cup from the pot) and automatically adding an 18% service charge to your bill (there were only two of us at the table). When we complained to the manager, she told us it's always been this way (no - it has not!) and we should just pay up. With this new attitude and lack of good taste, you're likely to have a better experience elsewhere.

I love this place

nycgirl8410 from 10011 | Posted on 6/10/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 7
Décor: 8
Value: 9

I live in the neighborhood and come all the time. Not only is the food very good (they can actually cook spaghetti to just the right tenderness unlike 80% of other restaurants in NYC), but I'm amazed at how cheap it is. FOr $16.95 you can get an awesome, three course special several nights a week. And the place is very classy! The alcohol specials are very good too

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