katie's pizza & pasta osteria

i've driven by katie's pizza andpastaosteria on numerous occasions and through the window on manchester, it always looks like it's packed. in retrospect i really wish i had tried some of thepastaofferings as all of them looked interesting. but it's clearly katie hasn't lost a step over the years. she's still putting out great food and it's obvious the community is still very much behind her.

kaizen is the japanese term for continuous improvement, something katie’s pizza &pastahas clearly taken to heart. in my humble (but highly informed and important) opinion, katie’s has transformed itself in the last two years from average to very good — in almost every way. pizzas, pastas, cocktails, even service. they’ve all improved.

black spaghetti. phenomenal


-----29 mar, 2015-----

i cannot wait to come back!! this was more then i had ever expected! i got the squid inkpastaand i have been wanting to try it for years!! and fresh pasta??! amazing! it had scallops, clams in the shell, prawns and caviar(salmon roe). it was delicious! my friend ordered the cured meats pizza. delicious as well! this was the most authentic italian restaurant i have been to in the greater st. louis area. ambience is great! and taylor was a phenomenal server!! will be back soon and recommend to everyone. i suggest a reservation as well just in case. especially on the weekends! thanks taylor!

fabulous find! hand madepastawas outbid this world and so fresh! lemon pappardelle was so good. hands down some of bestpastaice had. don't let the strip mall fool you ;)

finally good pizza in town andpastakeep up the good work wait staff awesome friendly and knowledgable

gluten free upcharge of 38%. joined my friends for lunch and was happy to know that they had gluten freepastaand pizza. i had to pause when they told me there would be a $5 up charge on a 12.99 lunch special.
needs to say i just ordered a salad.....

extremely disappointing!. i had one of my top 5 worst restaurant experiences at the manchester katie's location tonight. i waited 30 minutes with my friend for our table, then over an hour for our food. when it came, the kid'spastawas literally raw. we had to send it back. they made snide comments about it and that just got to me as we were sitting there dealing with the hungry children who should have been eating by then (we had been there almost 2 hours!). we had to ask for silverware twice. my entree was ok, my friend's had an olive pit that could have cracked her tooth and was nothing special for $18. they didn't really care that we were having a horrible experience until they noticed i was logging onto urbanspoon on my iphone to write a review because i was so angry so they comped our meal. i have other choices in restaurants and my time is too valuable to spend going to an establishment that ruins my evening and my free time and makes my children and my friend's children miserable because the service is that bad. i live in kirkwood and this place won't make it if they don't correct this service and food issue. i would suggest that families avoid this place as it is not kid friendly.

st. louis' new italian gem. katies new location did not disappoint on saturday evening. truly unique italian fare in a hip new location. we shared the bucatinipasta(infused with arugula) and served with pancetta, english peas, parmigiano reggiano, and a farm egg cooked in to the olive oil drizzle. this was truly amazing, not your typical creamy carbonara. this was a light approach with perfectly blended flavors. it doesn't hurt that katie herself was front and center in herpastacreating "lair"!

we also had the fig, butternut squash, and pancetta pizza, this with a nice reduced balsamic vinegar glaze over the top. the beer selection was great, including some local favorites and a well selected chalk board selection of seasonal brews. we didn't order wine but the prices and selection looked reasonable with some nice house selections all the way up to a reserve barolo.

i wish katie and her team the very best. we will be back...often.