Onda Pasta

Picked up some fresh pappardelle pasta this morning and could hardly wait to get home to cook it up, and eat with my own fresh marinara sauce. One reason I stopped in was to ask about buying a large quantity of fresh pasta for an upcoming old fashioned Italian pasta party at my house. The guys were great, and answered all my questions easily. I cannot wait! I also plan to stock up and freeze single portions for myself - a delicious meal that I love, and can be ready in just minutes! I cannot wait to go back and buy more!!! What a gem this place is!

With Onda Pasta, I'm ONDA way to pasta greatness.I first learned about Onda Pasta during a Yelp Elite virtual pasta making class a few months back, and gosh, Andrea serves a quality product. The base is with semolina flour, eggs, and flour; simple enough, right? But his pasta has more depth to it, and the fact that it's homemade shows. Some varieties include squid ink pasta, spaghetti, and rigatoni. Find him and his small, humble team at the Aloha Farm Lovers Kaka'ako market on Saturday mornings from 8 am-12 pm, and the Kailua one on Sunday mornings from 8 am-12 pm. They are enthusiastic, and more than happy to recommend pasta varieties based on what kind of pasta you desire to whip up!

Fresh, homemade pasta, and unique, authentic sauces. I think I just died and went to pasta heaven. Andrea is a super cool guy, setting up shop every weekend at the Kakaako and Kailua farmers market, selling his homemade pasta dishes. On today's farmers market adventure, my sister, my mom, and I set out for some cool local finds and came across Onda Pasta while looking for lunch. Andrea is super knowledgeable and passionate about his craft. We talked a bunch about pasta and I was surprised to find out that he makes everything himself! I purchased his mafaldine pasta (uncooked) and corn pesto sauce. Upon returning home, I was so excited to try out my purchase. The entire process took less than 10 minutes. Talk about a quick and easy meal! Andrea suggested I bring the pasta water to a boil and let the pasta cook for four minutes and that's exactly what I did. After letting the noodles cool I taste tested the noodles (of course) and they were perfect. Al dente! The perfect amount of chewy and taste. While boiling the noodles, I heated up the pasta sauce. The corn pesto was the perfect amount of sweet and savory. At the farmers market, Andrea suggested we add bits of crispy bacon and cheese to garnish our dish with. I unfortunately had neither bacon nor cheese so I made it my own and garnished it with baby tomatoes and basil from my garden. And let me tell you, he does not skimp on the pasta or sauce. One container of pasta and one container of sauce fed myself, my grandma, and mom comfortably. All in all, if you're looking for a quick, homemade, cook at home pasta meal, Onda Pasta is where it's at!

I used to buy Onda Pasta's home made noodle to take home some years back when the farmers market was in the Ward Warehouse parking lot and the I lost track of him. Now at the newer location on Ward and Ala Moana he's back again. This is the best and freshest pasta you can buy bar none. I recently shared a plate of sauced noodles with my wife instead of buying uncooked pasta to bring home. The pasta was delicious and I was told that all of their sauces are good. I will be back.

Hey gang, Onda Pasta is back at the Kakaaka farmers market on Saturdays'

I love their pasta, always fresh and chewy! I get mine from the blaisdell farmers market along with my fresh vegetables to make a locally produced dish of pasta! Wish they were available at major supermarkets nearby so I don't have t wait all week to get my pasta fix :)

I can still remember the moment I had my first handmade pasta at an Apartment3 Italian MUNCH event, it was love at first bite. Since then, I've been searching for an eatery that provides fresh, handmade pasta made to satisfy my love affair with Italian food, insert Onda Pasta.Social media has proven time & time again to be a wonderful source of invaluable information, the day of last year's "A Pinch of Salt for the Holidays" at Honolulu Night Market event, I scrolled through my Instagram feed & saw the answer to my inner fat kid's prayers: a gorgeous photo of Onda Pasta's Puttanesca pasta (Southern Italian cuisine: tomatoes, olive oil, olives, capers, and garlic). Since my first encounter with Onda Pasta, I've been obsessed with this brand & felt so fortunate to meet the loving couple: Andrea & Jessica Onetti. This husband & wife team are some of the warmest individuals you'll met; it's easy to recognize their genuine passion for introducing authentic Italian flavor to Hawaii & the fact that Onda Pasta uses, "... the highest quality flour imported from Italy & support local communities by using Hawaiian eggs & produce" makes me fall in love with this brand all over again. I can't wait for the day Onda Pasta has their own food truck, until then if you've been searching for fresh, authentic Italian food Onda Pasta is the solution to your foodie problems. Be sure to follow Onda Pasta on all of your social networks & one bite of their handmade pasta is guaranteed to make you a loyal customer.

Onda Pasta is one of my favorite vendors at the Honolulu and Kakaako Farmers Markets. They always have a variety of different pasta and sauce combos for you to eat on the spot, or for you to take home, cook and eat! I've bought ready-to-eat items from them before, as well as raw pastas and prepared sauces to take home and cook. The ready-to-eat pastas are always cooked to perfection! Of course you wouldn't expect anything less... (btw, if you didn't already know, properly cooked noodles of any type is a MAJOR pet peeve for me). My favorite sauce from them right now is the corn pest, though I'm also a fan of the bolognese. Sauces are available for purchase in a container and are enough to feed 2 servings. Noodles are also available for purchase with a single container being good for about 2 servings. They keep for about a week in the fridge, and if the owner is there, he can even make recommendations on which noodles to buy based on the sauce you're buying/going to cook yourself at home. Only problem is they can and often do run out of stuff. So be sure to get to them as early as possible or just place an order ahead of time. They do accept credit card, so that's a plus as well!

7.21.13.Onda Pasta was the resident at Taste during this weekend's Night Market...& based off a recommendation from a friend, we decided to give this place a try!...and it was well worth it! Tonight's menu featured a choice of pasta ($10) or gnocchi ($7) & a variety of sauces! I LOVE gnocchi so of course I had to go with that. I decided on a hearty meat sauce"; other choices were a pesto/macademia nut and another that I can't quite remember...The gnocchi was very different from any gnocchi that I've tried before! It was square shaped and the consistency was much more like polenta than the usually round, doughy balls that I a associate "gnocchi" with. However, it was still super yum & the sauce was a perfect pairing. This dish was served on one of those Chinette dessert paper plates...it may look like it's too small for a dinner but trust me, it's very filling and more than enough :)I def want to stop by the actual location and try some of the housemade pasta! Yum!Yelp 365 Challenge: #202/365

For my 100th review, I am going to review my favorite place to eat pasta...ONDA PASTA!You can find them every Saturday at the Ala Moana Farmers' Market, or at Taste on Tuesdays for lunch!I have eaten here three times and it gets better every time! I have gotten a puttanesca style one, a regular tomato sauce and basil one, and their uni pasta. They never disappoint! I can't wait to buy their noodles one day so that I can make some delicious pasta at home.