Pasta Co-Op

My family comes here almost every December when we come to Crocker Park for Christmas shopping! They have so many tasty pasta options to choose from and they are great for sharing! The service is quick and friendly and the ambiance is fun since you get to eat by the fire and walk around outside!

I had the Pomodoro Marinara also known as Vegan Marinara. It was tasty and generous with the cheese and tomato sauce. This made for a great comfort food and tasty on a cold and snowy day in Ohio. The recipe has some pepper in it which I enjoyed and a complement to the mildly sweet sauce. Staff was fun and nice to talk to and they worked hard to get my dish fulfilled quickly. I recommend the food here. I also appreciate that the employee explained to me the 3% credit card usage fee or no fee for cash. I had forgotten that Crocker Park is a den of money laundering with a lot of stores doing this lower cash option, higher credit card option. Of all places, businesses should be charging same, cash or credit. At least the Cracker Park could put in a fountain for people to throw their coin.

I love this place in all seasons, the pasta is cooked to perfection. The crew is great and know their menu, the stand is always clean, hungry?? This place will satisfy your craving especially if you're in the mood for pasta.

Worst service I have had in a long time! We ordered and then asked for 2 cups of water. There were 4 of us. The girl informed me that they were going through a cup shortage and would be charging $1.50 for a cup of tap water which seemed crazy. I decided to order a Dr. Pepper. A large Dr. Pepper was $3, I paid. Then the guy working in the kitchen told the girl working the register that the Dr. Pepper was out. She said no and started to get it together. It ended up not working so she told me it was acting up and asked if I wanted something different. I looked up bit really into the options, but was going to say raspberry tea when she informs me that the tea is out too. At this point I say that I don't want the pop flavors. I tell the girl the only thing I would want is lemonade and asked if that was okay. She says sure and makes it and then says it will be $3 more. By this point I'm just annoyed. I had been waiting over 5 minutes for a fountain drink. She ends asking the guy in the kitchen and he tells her to just give it to me.Then we waited and waited and waited for our food. It took sooooo long. We could have gone to a day down dinner quicker.Food was okay.

While the Pasta Co-Op in Westlake, OH has some good points, I have to give it a 3-star rating overall. On the plus side, the menu is diverse and offers a variety of pasta dishes, which is always a plus. The service is also decent - the staff is generally friendly and attentive.However, the quality of the food itself left something to be desired. The pasta dishes I tried were just okay - nothing really stood out as particularly delicious or memorable. The sauces were a bit bland and lacked depth of flavor, and the pasta itself was cooked inconsistently. Some pieces were overcooked and mushy, while others were undercooked and chewy.In addition, the ambiance of the restaurant was a bit lackluster. It's a small space with basic decor, and it doesn't really create a welcoming or cozy atmosphere. It feels more like a cafeteria than a restaurant.Overall, while the Pasta Co-Op is decent enough for a quick meal, I don't think it's worth going out of your way for. There are other Italian restaurants in the area that offer better food and a more inviting atmosphere.

I came here in August 2017 and it was my first weekend in Cleveland since I moved from Columbus. I was so happy to check out Crocker Park and to find Pasta to eat. This is an outdoor restaurant so seating is outside. I'm not sure what they do in the winter months. When I arrived, I was super hungry that day so this meal was delicious but I do remember that it needed a bit more flavour. It was a bit pricey for a medium sized plate to eat but since Crocker Park is a fancy mall then the meal prize makes sense. Everything tasted really fresh and my roommate enjoyed her meal too. I'll have to come back to try other menu items :)****This is my 142nd Yelp review overall. 96 reviews for 2018.I am aiming for 100 reviews in 2018.Ate here on 18 August 2017.Reviewed on 27 October 2018.

I've been going here for 5 years or so I drive 45 min to get there , drive trough rain , snow , negative degrees, doesn't matter this is the place I go for pasta , best pasta ever - I've tried pasta ( specifically chicken Alfredo from 100 different restaurants and not one tops this place . My bf always brings me here bc he knows I love their pasta n one day about 6 months ago he finally gave in n tried it ( chicken bbq I think ) but ever since then he'll crave the pasta from here n randomly tells me " let's go to Crocker park n get pasta from " co op " lol I wish this business 100 yrs in service . Every time I get the pasta is always top notch each time ! & not only that ( I've toldThe owner I think he was ) this is the only pasta that you can warm up later in the microwave and it's just as good as when it was served the first time ! Like .... How is this possible ? yea try it here - you won't regret it . I'm actually going here now ( waiting ) bc it's only 10am they not open yet . lol my only down fall is I wish they were open 24/7

Pasta is cooked well, but quality has gone down a bit. Used to order the turkey bolognese all the time, it would come with halved cherry tomatoes and shredded parm. Now comes with whole tomatoes (just kind of weird to eat with pasta) and grated parm like from the green can. I would probably try something else but wouldn't order this again.

I came in today with my family wanting to try the pasta they offer, but sadly, the service was terrible. I had asked for a Vermont pasta bowl and a BBQ chicken pasta bowl. Both were decent and very good. Besides these, we also ordered breadsticks. I asked the server what they came with, and she stated that they came with marinara. I mentioned that I didn't like it and would prefer a side of Alfredo instead. When we got the food, there was one BBQ chicken bowl, one Vermont bowl, and a whole Alfredo bowl. We went back to let her know, and she said, "Well, I read you the order and everything." It's common sense that we would've known if she had read us the order. Coming from a family that owns very successful restaurants, we understand that mistakes happen and that we are also accountable, not just the customer. We try to resolve the problem, but for a stand or even a restaurant to say it was the customer's fault to their face is super unprofessional. To not even solve the problem and ignore us is beyond that as well.

Saturday 10/12 (8:30 PM) I ordered a Vermont Mac & cheese, a bbq Mac & cheese, breadsticks and a lemonade. We also asked for a side of Alfredo sauce to dip. I received my food, and notice there's 3 bowls of pasta, instead of the 2 we ordered, as well as no side of Alfredo sauce. I go up to the lady working and tell her the problem, she then goes and gets the other guy, and he tells me that she "read me back my order" (which she did NOT, otherwise I would've told her it was only 2 bowls of pasta, not 3) and basically tells me it's my fault, and I can't get a refund for the one bowl of Alfredo pasta. Then my friend went up to get our missing side Alfredo sauce which they would not give us. Very disappointed in the customer service (especially as someone who also works in the fast food industry.) and was very upset by basically being told it was my fault that I was over charged because the workers can't take orders right.