Pasta Salad and Focaccia. Yum!
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Ragú
a glass of cola and a plate of pasta
Good food by a great chef I loved
Green fusilli pasta salad with chicken. Beautiful focaccia and a salted chocolate chip cookie.
Ragú with Sourdough Bread and a Salted Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Mac and Cheese @The Taste of Madison
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Ragu
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Pesto (kale, winter squash, almonds, pecorino) and a prickly pear Pellegrino
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Special: Spicy Sausage Ragu on Corn Flour Lumache
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Green Fusilli Pasta, Sourdough Bread.
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Ragu
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Alberto S.
Aug 1, 2023
Great food good pasta I try Everything in the menu was delicious My family loved Thank you chef Jhon
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Patrick F.
Feb 13, 2024
Great food with decent prices. Some of the best Mac and cheese in the city, and they're super flexible on adding or subtracting things from your order.
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Steph B.
Apr 26, 2022
The fact that food this quality is in a food truck is a miracle. Firstly, before I can wax poetic about the pasta here, I need to let you know the focaccia they have is the best I've had since Italy. It's heaven and I refuse to buy less than 3 pieces so I'll have one to scarf, one to savor and one to share. The pasta is creative, delicious and simply beautiful to look at. I've waited in the winter cold for it many times. It's also parked in a place on capitol square that usually has some meter spots in front. Go check it out!
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Liz C.
Apr 1, 2023
Great location on the Capitol Square! They seem to be consistently busy with a line over the lunch hour, but people only need to wait a few minutes for their order to be ready. Their staple menu items are great, but I also really enjoy when they offer specials. I always order the special as something different to try.
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Heather F.
May 10, 2022
Finally got to try this food truck! I got there a little bit before they opened at 11:30am on the Square. I ordered the pasta salad for the day and a piece of focaccia. It's a very generous size so plenty for two meals. The chef makes his pasta and breads from scratch and the quality is fantastic! I will definitely come back.
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Marissa L.
May 23, 2018
Common Pasta delivers freshly made pasta from a small cart near the Capitol, and it's as good as pasta you can find in a sit-down restaurant. They have three choices a day. We went on the later side for lunch, so they were already sold out of one dish, but that was okay with us because the one we really wanted to try was the ragu. (The mac and cheese also sounded amazing. Next time.)Made with rigatoni, beef short rib, tomato, and parmigiano reggiano, the ragu was an excellent choice for lunch. The pasta was perfectly cooked, and the sauce had so much rich and meaty flavor without feeling too heavy. Even better, it was only $8.50, very affordable for the amount of food they gave. We would definitely go back to Common Pasta.
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T T.
Mar 9, 2022
Guys, if you're craving ragu pasta, come! here! Best ragu pasta I had at such an affordable price point. And the serving size is generous as well. The sauce was sweet with a hint of wine. I simply loved it. The green pasta salad (pesto) was sold out along with the focaccia. Looking forward to trying those items next time.
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Eunice H.
Mar 30, 2018
My pesto pasta was absolutely delicious. My work is located on the square and since I bring my lunch from home, I never had a chance to venture out to the food trucks. Today, I forgot my lunch at home, so I needed to buy lunch. I decided to get common pasta after a quick comparison of all the other food truck options mainly because the ingredients on their menu intrigued me. The pesto pasta has almonds, squash , and argulua. The almonds added a nice, crunchy texture while the thinly sliced squashes provided a nice taste to the pasta. I need to start forgetting my lunch at home more :)
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Kayla C.
May 30, 2018
Common Pasta is a food truck on the Capitol Square that is a great lunch visit. It is a bit expensive for a lunch, but the food is delicious and worth it. I ordered the pesto pasta and it was fantastic. They topped it with pecans which made it taste even better. The garlic bread, though, was by far my favorite. My order took awhile to get to me, but the wait was only about 8-10 min. So, just make sure you allow yourself enough time if you're venturing out on your lunch break.
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Barb N.
Mar 15, 2018
Common Pasta is my go-to comfort lunch. The ragu is my favorite. I sometimes venture into the pesto or the special. The noodles are homemade and cooked perfectly, and the sauces are flavorful. Plus, each entree is served with a homemade caramel.The service is friendly and quick. Credit cards are accepted. And the cart itself is nicely designed and clean.Highly recommended.
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