Basil Pasta Bar Co - Vancouver

We had some credits to use for dinner the other night so we decided on pasta. There wasn't a lot of options so we chose Basil Pasta Bar in Kits. It was the second time we used Skip The Dishes and it's very similar to Door Dash. You can save $7 on your first order with this link. Basil Pasta Bar is perhaps one of the best kept secrets in Vancouver. Build your own pasta with no limits on ingredients except for the pasta, sauce, and cheeses. My creation was packed with veggies and meat and it was incredible. The meat balls are a must get. Lillian ordered a more simple spaghetti and she was also impressed but the quality of the meal. Our bill was $27 but came out to $20 with our credits.

This is a casual restaurant with currently two locations in Vancouver offering pasta dishes at very affordable price. I visited their Kits location on Yew (their other location is in Downtown on Davie). In adition to their 'House Special Pastas ', they have a Build Your Own option where you get to pick your own combinations of sauces, meat etc. I went with the latter option, and got a Fussili and Gnocchi. Although I did find their sauces to be a bit bland an underwhelming, I still quite enjoyed the pastas, and am very impressed by the very generous amount of meat and cheese they provide. They did appear to have overcharged me: on my receipt I noticed that there was an additional $1.50 charge for extra meat/cheese/vegetable, even though I didn 't add that any of my dishes, and I did notice the cashier struggling while punching in my order into their computer. Even with the surcharge however, the total came to $25, which was still a very good deal for two plates of pasta. While I personally didn 't find the portions to be as enormous as some others claim, it was still very good, and a single plate is enough to satisfy me. All in all, I was very impressed by Basil Pasta Bar, and I strongly recommend it to anyone looking for a tasty and affordable meal.<br/ <br/ Create Your Own Pasta (Fussili, $11.40):<br/ 3.5/5<br/ I had the pasta with alfredo sauce, chorizo, broccoli, and parmesan. The pasta was cooked to my liking, being tender without being mushy. There was a very generous amount of shave parmesan and chorizo present. I was a bit disappointed with the alfredo sauce however, as I found it to be a bit on the thinner side and under-seasoned, making the entire dish a bit bland.<br/ <br/ Create Your Own Pasta (Gnocchi, $10.94):<br/ 4/5<br/ I had gnocchi with pesto cream sauce, chicken, zucchini, and goat cheese. This was the first time that I 've had gnocchi, so I 'm not really sure what it 's supposed to taste like. I can say, however, that I quite enjoyed the dumplings here. They were soft, slightly chewy, and had a good savoury flavour on their own. The pesto cream sauce was considerably thicker here, forming a nice coating on the pasta, and had a nice fragrance of basil. Although it was also somewhat bland, since the gnocchi was already seasoned, that did not bother me too much here. Again, there was a good amount of goat cheese, which was creamy and tangy, providing a nice flavour to the dish. There was also a fairly good amount of chicken.

Simple and tasty pasta with the ability to create your own dishes. Good combo deals and a real cheap eats spot whether you eat in or takeaway.

Amazing portion sizes, lovely prices, and incredibly flavourful/well-made food. Will definitely return. I might recommend take out rather than eating in, as the seating is kind of cramped, but the delicious food makes up for that!

I've been hooked on Basil Pasta Bar since day 1, and that was 3+ years ago! The services offered here are simply top notch! The staff is super friendly. The portions are huge and the price is juuuuuuuuust right! I look forward to many more years w/ Basil!