Check out our thoughts on some of the most interesting pasta dishes around Baton Rouge.
Rebecca Doctor
The Chimes’ Seafood Lasagna
Price: $16.95
Taste: Before The Chimes, I’d never experienced seafood lasagna, and I’m glad it was my introduction. Unlike many lasagnas I’ve consumed, The Chimes’ wasn’t swimming with either cheese or sauce, and the amount of seafood paired with the pasta dish was superb. The actual presentation of the dish wasn’t too earthshattering, but the flavor certainly made up for it.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Reginelli’s Pizzeria’s Tortellini Pomodoro
Price: $8.95
Taste: This was pretty much standard tortellini with a higher quality—the tortellini is baked with marinara poured on top with a sprinkling of parmesan cheese. The simplicity of this dish is what makes it great — because the dish is incorporates no frills in both taste and presentation, the actual pasta is the star of this dish instead of overwhelming spices or cheese.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
The Pelican House Tap Room & Whiskey Bar’s Truffled Mac & Cheese
Price: $7
Taste: This isn’t just your typical mac and cheese — it’s a large portion of creamy goodness served in a steaming casserole-like form. You can practically smell the calories radiating off of this dish, but it’s so delicious that it doesn’t even matter.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Sarah Nickel
Chelsea’s Cafe
Tomato & Basil Shrimp Linguine
$12.95
3 out of 5 stars
It’s hard to go to Chelsea’s and order anything other their tomato basil soup, but the fresh basil, parmesan cheese and tomato chunks made this linguine dish a hit. By no means did it knock my socks off, but it satisfied my expectations. I probably won’t recommend it to anyone, but only because compared to the rest of the Chelsea’s menu, this dish just doesn’t top the other choices.
Sammy’s Grill
Seafood Fettuccine
$14.95
4.5 out of 5 stars
I don’t believe in such a thing as bad fettuccine, so my standards were high for this one. Success, Sammy’s. The sauce was cheesy and absolutely delicious. A crawfish or a shrimp found its way into each bite, and it hit the Sunday lunch spot perfectly. Also, the portion was huge, leaving great leftovers. On top of that, it’s served with Sammy’s wonderful toasted bread. Score.
Louisiana Pizza Kitchen
Classic Lasagna
$11.95
2 out of 5 stars
This lasagna was all right — once I got through the overwhelming layer of cheese on top. It looked and smelled absolutely delicious, but the amount of cheese really killed it for me. If the top half-inch was removed, the dish might have stood a chance. On the plus side, it wasn’t at all greasy and had a fresh shredded parmesan mound in the center. Overall, it just didn’t deliver — that is, unless you’re a fan of cheese.

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Lauren Duhon

Sammy's Grill, seafood fettuccine