"Pasta is on display at Mother Wolf before you even sit down. You can see them rolling it out by hand inside a windowed room, like a spaghetti-obsessed zoo animal. There are nine pastas on the menu, and their prices are all over the place, from $25 up to $42. But they’ve got fresh, al dente noodles and sauces that stay pretty true to the original Roman recipes. Stick with the tonnarelli cacio e pepe and fettuccine al limone. Not only are they the most affordable pastas on the menu, they’re also our favorites. The big reason Mother Wolf reservations are tricky is because they only accept reservations seven days in advance. So the short window of tables fills up quickly. Check availability daily (and early in the morning). If you can't find a table, there's a pretty big bar area that's open to walk-ins. Go a little earlier and you should be fine." - virginia otazo, ryan pfeffer, mariana trabanino