Their menu got an upgradeeeeee!!! I haven't always been a fan of Grassa, but I tried their new menu items yesterday and was in love! Their calamari is always amazing, but their Swiss Chard and Ricotta Caramelle was to die for. I almost licked the plate clean. Their chicken parm was also incredible. The Pal-no-ma (NA cocktail) was not very good, tasted like a watered down Vitamin C packet, but the rest of the experience was absolutely wonderful! Can't wait to be back to try their other menu items. So far I am loving the menu face lift, it was well needed read more

* Chicken Parmesan 3/5 * Spaghetti Aglia Olio 2/5 * Carbonara 2.5/5 * Fusilli Alla Vodka 4/5 * Garlic Breed 2.5/5 - Fusilli Alla Vodka was the star! By far the best dish. Good thick pasta and a nice spicy sausage -Spaghetti Aglia Olio was just boring. Its like a side dish or a child's meal. - Carbonara was ok but the bacon was inedible. read more

Grassa - Fusilli Alla Vodka 4/5 - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

Above average pasta! If you're craving some homemade pasta definitely try this spot out! They have good calamari as well. All made in house and cute vibe to them as well. I care more for what the food taste like but nonetheless great spot to visit read more

Grassa - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

Only giving it one because I cant give it 0. This place was looking musty, I only noticed that after I had already placed my order and looked around. Food was so ass, pasta was not even what you call al dente that shit was just raw. My food was salty as fuck, gross, stiff, and dry. Writing this fueled by my disappointment but also fear that after taking one bite I may have gotten food poisoning. read more

We LOVE Grassa the noodles texture and taste is better than any of the noodles cuz their so fresh! I'm super sad they got don't have pizza pockets anymore those were my favorite! The chicken Parmesan, Spaghetti and Pork Rigatoni is my families favorite! The vibe inside is nice and relaxed! The waiters were nice! read more

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Excellent pasta! Loved the vibe of the restaurant. Also ordered the bacon wrapped dates for an appetizer, so delicious! Favorite dish was the Black Truffle Pappardelle. 3/4 people ordered it at the table. It was a huge hit. The other person ordered the Chicken Parmesan, it was okay. The chicken needed a little more seasoning in the breading and the red sauce was pretty boring. Great place to grab some pasta for a date night. read more

Grassa is still our go to pasta place! They've definitely improved over the years since they've opened. Service has been fast and great!! Everyone is super friendly. There's now a lunch special that runs until 3pm including a spaghetti with meat balls, half size Cesar salad, and small drink. read more

Grassa - Cesar Caesar Salad - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

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I don't know what is better the food or the service, Justin the manager is the best there is if I opened a restaurant I would want 20 of him, every one is so nice the food is good love the spaghetti and meatballs big meatballs so good, great garlic bread, the ambience is cool it's got lots of different seating read more

Met youngest son at his apartment, so he can drive us to LO's Grassa for lunch, in his new IONIQ5 vehicle. I've done an event here one summer, just 200 feet away, and it brought good memories of that hot summer, and I can't believe we're having lunch here now. I was craving for another Risotto! Instead, I ordered the Spaghetti Aglio Olio (we had that from another Italian restaurant, and it's time to make comparisons). (I thought, I liked their meatballs here better, but son argued with me, and said he'll pick the other restaurant's version). Hubby ordered the same thing. Son ordered the Carbonara. We shared a serving of Roasted Beets. All three of us agreed it had too much horseradish! Next time: I'll try the Burrata. Honestly? I should have ordered extra to take home, for another meal another day, on the same order, but luckily, I have enough meal for lunch. Yes, they're meatballs were better, and craving for one as I typed. :) read more

Grassa - I'll post more photos, by & by. - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

Vibes and decor are amazing and trendy casual. Menu has a nice range, alcohol available. I like that it seems to be made-to-order food but quick bc it's pasta + food prep seems pretty quick. I asked specifically before ordering if I could be walking out in 20min, he said for sure depending on what I want. I got 2 pastas and calamari, and he confirmed timing was no worries. I wait, at 20min ask a diff staff and she said it should be out soon if that's what I was told. At 25min I ask the guy I ordered with about it and they hustle to hand over my takeout bag in less than 5 min. Pastas were ok but my issue is calamari seems like it was the bottom of the bowl leftover batch of someone else's order. There were only 10-15pieces, lukewarm, and soggy. So sad, maybe if someone else brings me here I'll try again. read more

Grassa - Calamari $17 tiny portion (lack of presentation is my fault the takeout box fell on its side) - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

Got our food to go, cause the ambiance here is kinda like a warehouse - cold and a bit cavernous, with a bunch of communal tables, but modern. Our order was great though; Fussili ala Vodka, spicy red sauce in a curly pasta with lovely chunks of pork shoulder and a perfectly dressed Caesar salad, anchovies and all. I realize the Fusilli is supposed to have some heat, but it's like the cap fell off the jar of chili flakes for my order! Holy....I still loved it, but I was sweating through the whole meal. Grassa has their counter service model down pat, and the meals come out fairly quick, fresh and hot, so thumbs up there. Service is up and down, depending on how slammed they are, but I give them a pass since they do do aLOT of takeout orders. Love that they have beer, wine and some cocktails. Order at the counter, have a seat and your food appears. Plenty of parking here, just not a very cozy experience if you're dining in. read more

Grassa - Efficient kitchen staff cranks out the good behind the counter - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

As always the food is both wonderful and a bargain! And the staff are always friendly. The menu is restrained elegance containing a surprising variety given the number of items. read more

My update of Grassa is overdue. My husband and I were disappointed in our first visit last year. We're glad we gave it another chance, and we have been going here regularly. The Rigatoni (5 stars) reminded me of my husband's family recipe, which was the reason we fell in love with Grassa seven years ago. It was yummy comfort food with tender pieces of pork. The Pork Belly Mac & Cheese (5 stars) tasted more like a creamy pasta rather than a mac and cheese to me. The flavorful pork belly was craveable and delicious on its own. The jalapeños were a nice surprise between bites, but it isn't overly spicy. The cornbread crumbs were a subtle garnish, and it was nice when the fine crumbs were incorporated in each bite. I usually alternate between the Rigatoni and Pork Belly Mac & Cheese. I have had better Carbonara (3 stars). My husband likes the Garlic Bread (3 stars) more than I do. The Love Me Forever (4 stars) was a refreshing vodka cocktail. The service was 4 stars. We haven't waited too long for our takeout orders or if we dine in. We enjoy going to Grassa when we have a pasta craving. read more

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I messed up my online order w an expired ccard. Came in to pick up but no order. Guys behind the counter were so accommodating gracious! Asked if they could make my order while I waited- they did quickly. On my way and now will be a loyal customer. Food was good too! read more

Ragu and garlic bread were very good. First time at this location. Plenty of parking. Plenty of seating. Staff was friendly and quick service read more

Grassa - Pork ragu - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

I was hoping the food would come out a bit faster given that it's more of a "fast food" style pasta establishment. It took around 25 minutes after ordering for the dishes to be ready which is similar to many sit-down places. The pasta itself was good and a decently sized portion. read more

Grassa - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

I've reviewed Grassa before, so this won't be a long review. Just have to say tonight I tried their current special, Chicken Parm Cannelloni. Omg! One of the best things I've eaten in a while. This is an all timer here at Grassa. They've had some other great ones, this one is equal to or better than all of them. Describing this will be difficult, but I'll try. Basically these are like Italian enchiladas with spicy chicken in a red sauce, with whipped ricotta on top. I really can't tell you how good this was. The rest of our food was awesome tonight! Great job! read more

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This definitely could have been better. Arrived and ordered calamari, pork belly mac and cheese, and carbonara, as well as half a bottle of Pinot Gris and half a bottle of Malbec. They put in the order and rang us up at the same time, and we paid with a credit card. It immediately took us to the total and asked us for a tip - 15%, 20%, or 22% I think. I was taken aback a bit, being asked for a tip before even sitting down in a restaurant. It is like an assembly line, so after paying for your food and drink, you are instructed to move down the counter to collect your drinks and are given a tall metal token with a number on it to place at your table so servers know where to take the food. Our drinks were brought out to the counter, but my husband, who had ordered a half bottle of Malbec, only got a glass. We told them, and he went back to the entry person, who corrected and adjusted the bill, and he needed to put in his credit card again to correct the order . . . so another $7 was added to his credit card, and in the process, he was asked to tip on the adjustment before the transaction was processed. We then took our wine and glasses to a table, but on the way, I noticed a counter with bins of flatware and a pile of napkins, so I got those for us. We like water with our meal, so we looked around and saw another counter with a water dispenser, glasses, and large bottles we could fill, and so I went and got us water. While dispensing the water in our glasses, I noticed a shelf down below that contained several shakers of salt, pepper, and red chili pepper flakes, which prompted me to consider that if we might want them, we needed to get them for ourselves. At this point, please keep in mind that there are no signs or indicators of any sort that this is all pretty much self-serve; in other words, it would have been nice to know this in advance. And in all honesty, maybe the people at the counter told us as we paid and advanced down the counter, but the restaurant was very loud and noisy and echoed, and the people spoke fast and didn't really enunciate. We were brought our meals fairly quickly, but I asked that we would have liked our calamari before, and they said that we hadn't ordered the calamari and that they could go back and add it, which we declined, so we could enjoy our meals. Our pasta dishes were tasty to a degree, but nothing like what we had expected. I'm always wary of ordering some pasta dishes because so often the pasta is mushy and not al dente. Both of our pasta dishes were overly al dente - mine in particular, it actually crunched when I bit into it. My husband's was so stiff that it couldn't even be twirled around his fork. (picture will be attached) Both of the sauces on our pasta dishes were very scarce, and I compared them with each other, and they seemed to be the same except for a slightly different flavor. There was also a taste of flour in both of the sauces. The bottom line here is that while the food was tasty enough, even though not like we expected, it was not a good value, as the price seemed to be high for us, and the food was subpar. They charge you as you order, requesting a tip at the same time (as well as there is a tip jar to tip the kitchen staff), and yet there is no service at all. And I guess what really insulted me is that when you are finished, you are expected to bus your table to an area in the restaurant in the far corner near the restrooms. We watched everyone near us busing their own tables before they left, including a family with 3 children and a baby, cleaning their own tables before they left. So, I'm sorry to say that these two senior citizens, who are trying to support local businesses, will not be back. Also, while both of our wines were good, the Malbec was chilled, but maybe that's how it's done in restaurants these days. I'm now glad that they forgot to add the calamari to our order, though the calamari was the main reason that we decided on this restaurant, as it's hard to find good calamari around here. We are recent residents here after living on the Oregon Coast, and are having fun trying all of the eateries available to us now! But here is the bottom line: it wasn't terrible, and I'd say to try it. It might be perfect for someone other than me. We did manage to have a good date night because after 43 years of marriage, we still enjoy each other's company! read more

Grassa - Pasta was too stiff to wrap around fork. - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

I ordered from DoorDash, so this review is solely based on the food quality, and wow--everything was outstanding! I got the meatballs, kids' mac & cheese, and beet salad, and each dish was fantastic. The beet salad was hands down the best I've ever had (and beets are my favorite food!). The combination of horseradish, yogurt, and basil dressing had just the right amount of spice, and the sliced apples balanced it out perfectly--absolute perfection. The kids' mac & cheese was exactly what I wanted--just the right portion, with extra-large shells smothered in rich, melted cheese and topped with crispy breadcrumbs. Every bite was comforting and delicious. I'll definitely be ordering from here again. If the food is this good for delivery, I can only imagine how amazing it is in person! read more

Grassa - Beet Salad - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

All good now, must have had an employee issue for a few days. Great, quick pasta and great service.

**Update** We sent an email and photos to the management team regarding our meal to inform them that my boyfriend got sick and never heard back. Still extremely confused how this could even possibly happen. I have never heard of someone ever being served wall to wall raw chicken. read more

Grassa - Chicken Parmesan - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

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Delicious pasta, went back the next day for more, staff was kind and answered all my questions :)

I was craving pasta and I liked the simplicity of choices on this menu! I got the pappardelle pasta and Brussels sprouts. It was a huge portion for both. The pasta was good. Very simple and cooked al dente. I also liked the Brussels. They were crispy and not greasy. Easy and fast place! read more

Grassa - Truffle pappardelle - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

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Small menu, even smaller if you don't eat meat. The last time I was there I paid $20 for about 4 oil drenched bites of pasta and some Safeway bread. The atmosphere kinda screams get your food to go, but now it kinda screams get food elsewhere read more

Lunch on Labor Day at the Lake Oswego Grassa. No table service. Loud throughout, with noise coming from kitchen, HVAC, and music (incomprehensible) on top, all bouncing off hard industrial surfaces. Chop salad, pesto pasta, and carbonara. Salad, plated before we arrived, was out in under two minutes. Over seasoned with both salt, pepper and dusty cheese powder. Pastas we're also quick, and both were undercooked and over sauced. Pesto was inedible, probably twice the salt a recipe would call for. Carbonara had a hard fried egg on top, perhaps some sort of prank by an unhappy cook or owner. read more

I love the squid ink chitarra. It has a slightly spicy which goes well with the tomato sauce. The pesto is delicious too. But after couple bite, it started to get greasy. read more

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Yum!!!! The food was delicious. Seating was a bit of challenge but it was worth the wait. We will definitely come back for more!! read more

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We had a great experience at Grassa. Extremely friendly and encouraging staff, and I really liked the food. I love all the live plants in there, they are gorgeous & well cared for. My least favorite aspects were the limited amount of seating, especially with comfortable seats, no sparkling wine, they only offer lime for bar fruit, & the fungus gnats from the plants flying around were a little distracting. I would love to go back again. read more

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Update: bringing this down to 1 star because the eggplant was indeed funky and led to health issues. Definitely not going back there. When I first took a bite into the eggplant a part of it was cold but the rest was hot. I presumed it may have been due to the ricotta that is added to it, but considering the consequences of our having dined there, it was definitely undercooked. This is an utter shame, really. This place is all style and no substance. Previous review below (posted originally with 3 stars): On a recommendation, we decided to visit this place and it was an ok enough experience. Ambiance - 4/5 The place has a cool vibe - people were friendly and incredibly patient with us as we tried to choose what we wanted! Cauliflower radicchio salad - 4/5 This was really well made and surprisingly vegan - which I really appreciated! The only reason it got a 4 instead of 5 was because there was a ton of dressing at the bottom of the bowl. If I order this again, I'll ask for the dressing on the side. But otherwise, really top notch! Eggplant Parmesan - 2.5/5 Now I love a good eggplant parm and I had big hopes for it but it was surprisingly mediocre. It felt a little heavy and maybe I would avoid it next time. Pizza rolls - 3/5 Just like the parm, the husband reported that this was just ok. He ordered it because he was intrigued about having an upscale pizza roll but again it was on the heavier side. Mac and cheese (kids version) - 3.5/5 The husband got this along with the rolls and he said it grew on him. Perhaps less breadcrumbs next time? I think the pork belly Mac and cheese might have been a better idea! Garlic bread - 1/5 These well.. kinda sucked. We are definitely not getting these again. That being said, I would probably visit again if I'm in the area. I am excited to try the pumpkin spice delicata fritters! And I hope the husband can get the squid ink pasta next time (they were out this time around). read more

Grassa - Pizza rolls - Italian Near Me - Lake Oswego, Oregon

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I usually like Grassa's innovative style with pasta, but just had the Scampi with shrimp that were inedible. They were fried to a blackened crisp and the shrimp were way overcooked. The pasta was just okay, somewhat bland. This dish was just a fail all around. read more

This was probably the worst Italian food I've had ever. Everything was super salty and our noodles were undercooked to the point it was almost crunchy. The noodles in carbonara were the most undercooked. I do not recommend this place at all. read more

Grassa is a fave and love this location to avoid downtown and parking. I'm always switching around different menu items but think I found my go to: Fusilli Alla Vodka. Flavored so well, decent Italian sausage portions, and has a kick. The kids spaghetti meatball was too spicy for our toddler so would not rec the meatball. Other faves are the garlic bread, Ceasar salad, pork belly Mac and cheese (if you don't like sweet and savory don't order this), and Brussels sprouts. I make it a point to order the seasonal items now and then and some I wish stayed on the menu. Service is ok, hit or miss sometimes but since it's a order then seat yourself I would not expect too much checking in. read more

Grassa... We love your food, but you should absolutely consider closing this location. It is a total shit show and is doing damage to your brand more often than the food does you good. Out of the last 10 orders, 9 times theyve forgotten my garlic bread. Tonight, they handed me the wrong order, however, we didn't notice until we double checked in the parking lot. When I handed it back to them, he tried to argue with me that it was my order... Although it was four items shorter than our total. The order he handed me belong to the poor guy next to me... Who now has to wait for them to re-fire it. Meanwhile, I noticed that our large order is five items out of six filled sitting on the counter for 10 minutes while they fire the last item. 90% of our order is cold now. Major fail. Your other locations are absolutely epic, love the new PDX spot. Please close this location, it is a shit show. And... We just completed our 10 minute drive home and everybody is microwaving their food. All except for one pasta. Six items, over $100... Cold food, rude service, multiple mess ups. Time to shut the door. read more

Consistently tasty & creative pastas. Good garlic bread & salads. The people working there are always friendly. Recommend highly! read more

Causal counter service handcrafted pasta spot. I've been to the Portland locations on many occasions so I thought I should check out the lake o one. Plenty of seating here from booths to tables and even a communal high top. For all the times I've visited Grassa, the food comes out fairly quick. Probably less than 15 minutes. The pork belly Mac & cheese is my usual go-to order. But they have a variety of pastas to choose from on their menu. I came with my husband and friend this time around so we decided to share the Caesar salad, carbonara, rigatoni, and of course my favorite pork belly max & cheese. Everything was great. Hit the spot. Also had a glass of their house Pinot noir. Cheers! read more

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I tried to give this place another chance, since I know there are off days. But the staff was dismissive and after waiting for food for 20 minutes I asked the person at the counter and they said they would check. But I tbh, they pretty much gas lighted me since I ended up waiting again and having to follow up again. When the food arrived 45 mins later, it was cold. No apologies. Sigh. I like to support local businesses but I think I would skip this place from now on. read more

Casual | Handcrafted Pasta Deliciousness | Good service A friend of mine took me here recently. Now, I come here with my family and plan to bring my other friends here. I've had the pork belly mac and cheese and their cacio e pepe. Both are very different from each other but equally delicious. My husband had their braised lamb strozzapreti, which is hearty and tasty too. The pork belly mac and cheese is heavy and can be split with another person, or expect to take home a little leftover. (I also ate garlic bread with it, so that may be why I was pretty stuffed) The cacio e pepe is so light with that buttery truffle oil and cracked pepper. Mmm, so yummy! You can also add a protein or vegetarian version, but I went with pork belly with my cacio e pepe. The pork belly isn't my favorite from this place, but I still enjoy it with my meal. It pairs well with some dishes here. I think we may have met the owner and he was very helpful and friendly. He helped us understand the menu and checked on us while we enjoyed our meal. Overall, I really like this place! I like the location and the food is delicious. It's a great spot to recommend to others. read more

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Fast casual or fancy casual? The Grassa locations have expanded to Lake O and it's my first time dining in. The pasta is made fresh in house. Interior was superb, clean with a modern design aesthetic. Food taste quality was great but not crazy good Pasta carbonara: yes the velvety egg sauce and crispy pork belly richness soaked up with house made noodles. Add another egg on top and its sooo good. It was pork belly not pancetta that I tasted in this dish. Crispy fatty goodness. Fritto misto: an array of calamari, onions and sliced lemons breaded and fried with a nice side of aioli. I ate the fried lemons too. Nice combo Pesto with walnuts: this one was a great idea but the execution or final result was really oily. I think the addition of walnuts was too much and there wasn't enough basil to balance it all out. Halfway through and I could see a half cup of oil in the bowl. Wayyy tool greasy to be appetizing. Meatballs: nice sample platter with 3 large sized balls. All juicy and nothing dry. The only thing missing was the meatiness. It was well blended and super soft but maybe just too much bread crumbs or milk in the mixture? Pasta: the quality of pasta lowered the entire meal to a rating of 3 stars. The other Ingredients were great. Spaghetti? The noodle was way too thick. It soaked up all the sauces and it expanded and was hard to chew even at first bite. A thinner pasta would have been better. Not angel hair just a regular thickness of spaghetti. Prices are decent for the portion and service was fast. The soda machine wasn't working properly. Not enough syrup so it was all soda water but the staff offered a refill that tasted a little better I think the staff is still working out the kinks but there's great potential for this lake o Grassa location. read more

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The service was excellent, the cacciatore radiatore was excellent, and the food came quickly. Freshest, perfectly cooked pasta.

We were in town visiting family . Was a hoilday weekend and looking for pizza place to eat. Semmed like every place we wanted to go to was a long wait. We wound up at Grassa. Our order included SPAGHETTI AGLIO OLIO garlic, chili flake, olive oil, grana, breadcrumbs, RIGATONI Sunday pork ragu, BLACK TRUFFLE PAPPARDELLE butter, grana, cracked black pepper,CAESAR SALAD preserved lemon, crouton, anchovy, A kids SPAGHETTI and MEATBALLS, and Garlic bread. Everything was fine except for the Caesar Salad. The anchovy were inedible due to bones in them. The atmosphere was very loud. Blairing music was not wanted by us. Had to shout to have a conversation. Grassa to me is an upscale fast food restaurant . The food is better than an Olive Graden but not good enough for a return visit. read more