ARTIPASTA Italian Food

"Think of a pasta spot, and you're probably not imagining a trailer in a food truck park. But that’s Artipasta—and they’re serving some of the most well-executed fresh pasta in town. Everything is house-made, and the level of attention to detail is rare for any restaurant, let alone a trailer. Sure, you might be eating out of plastic takeout containers on a picnic table (there’s also a brick-and-mortar location in Highland), but the basil pesto with gnocchi and tagliatelle with meat sauce are superb, transformative, and worth going out of your way for. " - nicolai mccrary, raphael brion

"The first brick-and-mortar from the South Austin trailer is at The Linc shopping center in the Highland neighborhood. The space is a humble affair, with an open kitchen and all the charm of a dentist’s waiting room. But don’t discount it because you can get the same as the trailer—like the tagliatelle with the house meat sauce and the basil pesto gnocchi—on actual plates with silverware instead of takeout containers on picnic tables. " - Raphael Brion, Nicolai McCrary

"Both locations of this Italian spot — the Linc restaurant and the South Austin food truck — specialize in takeout pastas that are actually good. Think meaty tagliatelle, spaghetti alla carbonara, and gnocchi. Takeout orders can be made over the phone for each location; and there are Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub deliveries." - Darcie Duttweiler

"South Austin Italian food truck Artipasta is opening a new pasta restaurant this year in North Austin. The new spot will be found at 6406 North I-35 Frontage Road within the Linc in the Highland neighborhood potentially in late October, but that is subject to change. The new Artipasta will function as a fast-casual space with 20 seats, and a patio might be in the works for the summer of 2023. The truck will remain open. Artipasta co-owners Ugo and Annamaria Bigi, who both helm from Mantova, Italy, focus their menu on house-made pasta and sauces." - Nadia Chaudhury

"Arti Pasta, an Italian food truck, is opening another location." - Erin Russell