Casual Pasta Spot Grassa Will Open in Southeast Any Day Now, and Vancouver Is Next | Eater Portland

"Designed as a casual, kid-friendly pasta shop with turntables playing old records and bowls of noodles named for his kids, Grassa offers inexpensive handmade pasta in a relaxed environment so the whole family can go and not feel compromised. The new east-side location at 1375 SE Hawthorne Blvd features a massive pasta-making station visible from outside, churning out radiatore and bucatini for bolognese and carbonara, a more extensive bar than other locations with eight beers, eight white wines, and eight red wines on tap, and doubled-down comfy seating including a big circular “gangster booth.” Managed by staff trained at Gencarelli’s other Lardo and Grassa spots, the restaurant aims to be accessible to families without feeling tacky—where you can drink beer, listen to music, and take your kids without losing your cool." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden