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3342 Watson Road St. Louis, MO 63139

314-256-1600

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Critics'
Pick
Best Salad
Award Winner 2009

Cuisine(s): American, Cafe, Coffeehouse, Deli, Italian

Hours: Tue-Thu 11am-9pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards, cash, ATM/Debit

Attire: Casual attire

Features: Catering, Kid Friendly, Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
Serving: Dinner, Lunch, Snack Food

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Freshly made pasta is a revelation in this red-sauce, white-sauce town, and Jamey and Lisa Tochtrop's charming neighborhood café offers an oft-changing menu of fresh lasagna, long-cut and stuffed pasta dishes. You can also get the husband-and-wife team's pasta to go, and cook it yourself - though once you've had one of the restaurant's flavorful preparations, you'll wonder whether the extra step is necessary. Jamey Tochtrop's kitchen also turns out an array of fantastic sandwiches, including the "South Side Smoke," a plump, fleetingly sweet pulled-pork gem, and Lisa Tochtrop's desserts include carrot cake and tiramisu.

2009 | Best Salad

Pasta Of course. It's in the restaurant's name after all. Sandwich Sure. In 2007 this very newspaper tabbed them the best in St. Louis. Salad Who picks a restaurant for its salad But that's one more reason this cozy south-side eatery has developed such a following over the past few years: Even the salads are terrific. The "Big Salad" lives up to its name, more than enough for a meal, with turkey, ham and a veritable garden -- the sunflower sprouts are an especially nice touch... More »
2008 | Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)

How many times have you stood in front of a large refrigerated case, trying to decide which take-home meal looked the best, the freshest, the whatever-est You won't have that problem at Stellina Pasta Café -- and not only because the refrigerated case at this south-city restaurant is relatively small. The menu is brief: three pasta dishes, a half-dozen sandwiches, a few salads and sweets. Better yet, every dish is a winner, from the terrific homemade pasta (the specific dishes... More »
2007 | Best Sandwiches

Too often we take the sandwich for granted. Anyone can throw together some cold cuts, cheese, vegetables and condiments between two slices of bread and call it a sandwich -- the result is usually satisfying, sometimes good. But to make a great sandwich takes the same attention to detail chefs shower on a more "refined" dish. Jamey Tochtrop is a very good chef, and the small menu he and his wife, Lisa, offer at Stellina Pasta Café, their cozy, charming restaurant in south St.... More »

Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina: Recipe for Beet Terrine

By Emily Wasserman | Thu, March 15, 2012

This is part three of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Jamey Tochtrop. Part one can be found here. Part two, a Q&A with Tochtrop, is published here. Although Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina (334... More »
Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina, Part 2

By Emily Wasserman | Wed, March 14, 2012

This is part two of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina. Part one can be found here. Part three, a recipe from Tochtrop, is published here.Did your family cook togeth... More »
Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina

By Emily Wasserman | Tue, March 13, 2012

This is part one of Emily Wasserman's Chef's Choice profile of Jamey Tochtrop of Stellina. Part two, a Q&A, will be published tomorrow, and part three, a recipe from Tochtrop, will be available on Thu... More »
Iced Tea with Limoncello, Stellina Pasta Cafe

By Alicia Lohmar | Thu, June 17, 2010

Our water glass is perspiring so furiously, it's making a puddle on the bar. Diners are fanning themselves with menus. We are waiting for a table at the newly renovated Stellina Pasta Cafe. It's Frida... More »
#76: The South Side Smoke Sandwich at Stellina Pasta Cafe

By Ian Froeb | Wed, June 2, 2010

One day I'll order pasta again at Stellina Pasta Cafe. Until then, though, like a nicotine addict, I'll be unable to resist the lure of smoke. The South Side Smoke is pork shoulder imbued with the swe... More »
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rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

How many times have you stood in front of a large refrigerated case, trying to decide which take-home meal looked the best, the freshest, the whatever-est? You won't have that problem at Stellina Pasta Caf� � and not only because the refrigerated case at this south-city restaurant is relatively small. The menu is brief: three pasta dishes, a half-dozen sandwiches, a few salads and sweets. Better yet, every dish is a winner, from the terrific homemade pasta (the specific dishes change daily, but there is always a long-cut pasta, a stuffed pasta and a lasagna) to the mouth-watering "South Side Smoke" pulled-pork sandwich to even the house salad, which features garbanzos, beets and a dash of sunflower seeds. In the mood to cook? You can also get uncooked freshly made pasta. But don't try to claim it as your own � unless you already have a reputation as a gourmet.

Main Menu

Soup

$4.95

Soup
check our special of the day!* *served with grilled bread

Salads
Served With Grilled Bread.

$5.95

House Salad
mixed greens, beets, garbanzo beans, feta cheese, red onion, kalamata olives, sunflower seeds in balsamic vinaigrette.

$3.75

Little Salad
mixed greens, cucumber, carrots, onion, sunflower seeds, choice of dressing.

$8.95

Big Salad
romaine, spinach, cucumber, red onion, carrots, turkey, ham, bacon, white cheddar, sunflower sprouts, sweet onion dressing.

Pasta
*all Daily Pasta Specials Served With Grilled Bread.

Daily Stellina Pasta Specials*
to include one of each of the following:

Signature Sandwiches
All Sandwiches Served With Your Choice Of Chips Or House-made Vegetable Salad Of The Day.

$8.95

South Side Smoke
pulled pork, carmelized onion, smoked gouda cheese on a sea salt ciabatta.

$9.95

Braised Beast
slow braised beef shank, horseradish cream, wild arugula, pickled onion on a toasted baugette.

$8.95

Grilled Chicken Wrap
grilled chicken, black beans, cilantro rice, romaine lettuce, white cheddar, sambal aioli, flour tortilla.

$8.50

Veg Out
grilled eggplant, red pepper, red onion, zucchini, fresh spinach, herb goat cheese on multigrain bread, served grilled.

$8.50

Hog Wild
shaved ham, bacon, granny smith apple, white cheddar, sweet hot mustard on peasant bread, served grilled.

$8.25

Talkin’ Turkey
roasted turkey breast, avocado, sunflower sprouts, fontina cheese, roasted garlic mayo on french baguette.

$8.95

Il Capo
garlic roast beef, spicy coppa, prosciutto, fontina cheese, olive tapenade on peasant bread, served grilled.

$7.95

Surf’s Up
albacore tuna, cucumber, romaine, red onion on peasant bread.

$4.50

Harper Meal
pb&j, grilled cheese, or pasta with red sauce, served with a juice box.

Sweets
Cheesecakes, Tarts, Cakes, And Other Sweets Change Daily.

$2.00

$3.50

Cupcake

$4.00

Carrot Cake

$5.00

Tarts

$5.00

Tiramisu

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3342 Watson Road St. Louis, MO 63139

314-256-1600

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2009 | Best Salad

2008 | Best Takeout Counter (Gourmet Division)

2007 | Best Sandwiches

By Emily Wasserman | Thu, March 15, 2012

By Emily Wasserman | Wed, March 14, 2012

By Emily Wasserman | Tue, March 13, 2012

By Alicia Lohmar | Thu, June 17, 2010

By Ian Froeb | Wed, June 2, 2010

rftbestof | St Lous, MO | 149 Reviews