text: stars nnI have visited PastaBar twice now Both times I have been left with the Eh it is ok opinion about it nnThe first visit was during their opening week I believe When we walked in we were warmly greeted and seated immediately I noticed the very stark decor and the nice big mirror they had to make the room look huge We were seated in a corner booth that is not very comfortable for two people that want to sit next to each other not across from each other just a note We took the time to look over a simple menu They had just obtained their liquor license and our waiter was stumbling on the wine selection While I understand that the liquor license is new your knowledge of wine should not be For such a nice place the servers should have a slight knowledge of wine and be able to advise on them When it came time to ordering our meal our waiter was nice enough to advise us to order a side to split with our pasta if we were hungry Good to know nnOn my first trip I ordered the Chitarra alla Carbonara I enjoyed the dish except for the fact that it was a tad salty and it had a lot of black pepper in it personal taste is one thing but when you are chewing into black pepperwoah I could not even enjoy the flavor of the guanciale in the dish because of the pepper in the sauce The pasta was very good I like my pastas al dente and this pasta met my expectation My date ordered the gnocchi It was again just ok On the side my date and I split the meatballs I thought they were ok The sauce was not your run of the mill spaghetti sauce It had a smoky almost barbecued flavor to it It was good but again a little crazy with the black pepper At the end of that trip I was left with a yeahuhI think it was good and vowed to come back to render my final decision nnThe second trip sealed the coffin for me We were greeted and seated immediately once again I took the time to really check out the place Oh They put new artwork upum I will refer to the art as Signs of the Apocalypse Timothy McVeigh Really I found it tasteless but to each his own Knocked the restaurant down a notch for me personally We ordered the Fried Buffalo Mozz Marinara crudo to start Our waitress left us to take our time looking at the menu I decided on Orecchiette with homemade sausage and greens My friend and I shared the Slow Roasted Pork Shoulder We noted that our appetizer was taking forever and when I spotted the waitress to ask her about it she was delivering our dinner HUGE pet peeve I gently said You delivered our entrees before our appetizer She stood looking astonished and said OH Yes I did and continued to stand as if she was lost Well after we told her we still wanted the appetizer she came back MUCH later with the incorrect appetizer and offered to leave it and not charge us for it NO Wrong If the customer ordered an appetizer they wanted that one for a reason Our appetizer finally made it as the dessert course of our dining experience but that is not it folks Rewind to our meals My pasta was lukewarm at best It was like I rewarmed leftover pasta and did not warm it all the way and decided to eat it out of a Tupperware bowl This was definitely not the marking of a dollar bowl of pasta By the time I was about bites into my dish it was cold At this point I was so irritated I truly did not care nnI know we are not in Scottsdale but does that mean we need to sacrifice quality and service due to a different zip code I know we are in America but do we need to offend patrons with artwork of mass murderers while they are trying to eat Again to each hisher own but I doubt I will visit PastaBar again I am sure it will thrive without a few people with discerning taste nnIts not a place I will crave it is not a place that I would jump to visit again