Pasta Press

Why would anyone eat at pasta Jay’s when you can get actually good pasta right here? I’ve had many great pasta plates from this spot and figured they deserved a good review. The only issue is I’m leaving off 1 star because of repeated reluctance to change the pasta shape to my preferred shape upon ordering. I worked in food and wine for 11 years so I can guess many of the reasons they might not ultimately want to offer pasta choices - but since I’m the pasta eater and I like certain shapes for certain sauces, it’s my choice as a customer and restaurants are here to serve customers. Nothing personal, but an important aspect for some. And if you need some fresh pasta they have it in the fridge - don’t sleep on this place or their to-go pasta, it’s fantastic.

Loved this place! The food was amazing and super fresh. Fun vibe and really kid-friendly, which made it an easy spot for the whole family. We’ll definitely be back! Great for takeout too!

Unique and casual homemade pasta spot with tasty food and friendly employees. Slightly expensive but nice and right near the pedestrian-only strip in downtown Boulder. Would recommend, although the pasta dish I got could use a few less peas.

Pasta options are good, tried the arrabbiata today and it had plenty of flavour. They source their flour from Italy and prepare the pasta in house. Portion was the right amount, they also have a self service option which is handy. They have some seating inside and outside.

I enjoyed and the food and atmosphere... more NYC than Boulder. The checkout was a bit of mess in that I selected to use cash, but they didn't have a cash drawer. The young people behind the counter apparently didn't know what to do and never made our food. Eventually it got figured out, and they we reordered and got to eat. The carbonara had mild/lighter sauce with a generous amount of cured pork and was enjoyable. The bolgnese was also good. My daughter really liked her pesto dish too. Definitely worth a try.