Unico Tokyo Pasta

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"This new Japanese-Italian pasta spot reflects how Italian food in Japan has become its own genre, blending classic spaghetti dishes with a slight edge of Japanese sensibility and flavoring; bolognese, for example, can come with sliced mushrooms and asparagus nestled into a tangle of al dente noodles and mellow meat sauce. The menu includes pollock roe-cream mentaiko, uni cream, and curry bolognese, all tossed with long, chewy spaghetti strands. The restaurant only opened a week and a half ago and still seems to be getting its sea legs from an operations standpoint—not that service is slow or inattentive; food arrived quickly and piping hot, though staff might tell diners that wait times for a seat could be 30 or more minutes when it might actually be well under that. Going in with those expectations, the place is "here to please and feed," with heaping pasta portions served on hearty diner plates—expect to go home very, very full. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Eater Staff