Cuisine:

• Others
• Italian

Pascucci Description:
There's usually a line outside this informal Italian restaurant, which is located steps from the entrance to Paseo Nuevo mall. The food comes fast and hot, and the place is noisy---but not as noisy as it was before owner Laura Knight added on a quieter dining room. Perennially popular dishes here include the Tuscano---risotto, shrimp, pesto, artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, topped with sliced Parmesan---and the Firenze---roasted eggplant, penne pasta, artichoke hearts, pine nuts, pesto and Gorgonzola. Ingredients are sourced locally, from fresh Channel Islands seafood to coffee and iced tea from the Santa Barbara Roasting Co. This lively place has an open kitchen, music that doesn't overwhelm, and two red velour sofas to curl up on next to the fireplace. Weekday lunch specials provide good value.


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