Restaurant Review: Uovo - Santa Monica, CA
Restaurant: Uovo
Address: 1320 2nd Street Ste. A, Santa Monica CA 90401
Menu: https://uovo.la/menu/
Price: $$
Reservations: They DO NOT take reservations. Guests will be seated on a first come, first-served basis.
Delivery: Order on Postmates if you don’t have time!
Uovo is a unique classic Italian pasta bar from the co-owners of Sugarfish. I was expecting to order at a counter and take a number but they had a better system, let me explain below! We ordered 3 pasta dishes that we loved and left satisfied.
Uovo, a new food centric restaurant serving traditional pasta dishes made with fresh pasta from our kitchen in Bologna, Italy
Uovo Santa Monica Entrance on 2nd Street
Arrival and Atmosphere
Located on 2nd street, we parked in one of the Santa Monica parking structures that had free parking for up to 90 minutes. We put our name in and they said it would be about 10-15 mins. We waited out front for about 10 mins and they called in to sit at the counter.
Inside as we were walking to our seats, we noticed there weren’t many too tables and a lot of barstools. There were probably 10 tables and a bar that surrounded the kitchen. Let’s just say I won’t be planning my next birthday here. We sat at the counter with a view of the kitchen and the bar even had hooks underneath - big points in my book. Our waitress came right away to explain some great items on the menu, they even had a few specials! We told her we were hungry and she recommended we order 3 dishes. After a quick discussion, we came to a decision, put our order in, and watched them make our dish in front of our eyes!
Cell reception was really bad in there, but that was ok, Josh and I were enjoying each others company.
Amazing PASTA!
The menu was pasta and sides. No appetizers, no bread, no dessert. We ordered 3 dishes between the 2 of us! The pasta is specially flown in from Italy everyday! The chef would come up to the counter as our pasta was ready and pour it from the pan into our bowl! We had to try the special truffle dish that night, Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe (Pecorino and black pepper – a salt forward dish), and the Tagliatelle al Ragú (bolognese). We liked all 3 but our favorite ended up being the bolognese dish, much like a meat sauce spaghetti! The noodles were soft, well cooked, and fresh. The Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe was cooked well, with cheese and pepper on top.
Tagliatelle al Ragú (bolognese)
Tagliatelle al Ragú (bolognese) Mixed!
Special Truffle Pasta Dish
Tonnarelli Cacio e Pepe (Pecorino and black pepper – a salt forward dish)
To drink, we had the house Chianti Superiore which was a nice blend, went well with the pasta dishes.
We were in and out in about 30 mins (if that). I'd definitely go back!