La Pizza & La Pasta (Eataly Silicon Valley)

What to order.

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   Tiramisù Della Nonna

   $19.90 · See all tiramisus in San Jose

   Named again and again over four years, and big enough to share. The recurring complaints are the price, too much cream, and a portion served fridge-cold.

   8.3 High confidence
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   Margherita Verace TSG

   $22.00 · See all margherita pizzas in San Jose

   Certified Verace Neapolitan: San Marzano sauce, torn mozzarella and a puffed, spotted rim. Terrific when it lands, but the char and the basil can be stingy.

   7.5 High confidence
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   Tagliatelle alla Bolognese

   $29.00 · See all bologneses in San Jose

   House-made tagliatelle with a pork and beef ragu and grana padano, cooked properly firm. It is expensive, uneven, and one diner bit into hard plastic.

   6.3 High confidence
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   Fettuccine “Alfredo” Burro e Parmigiano Reggiano DOP

   $32.00 · See all fettuccine alfredos in San Jose

   The Roman build: fettuccine bound in butter and Parmigiano Reggiano, no cream, no garlic. Diners split hard between calling it a revelation and calling it bland and small.

   6.2 Medium confidence
5. 5

   Lasagna Emiliana

   $27.00 · See all lasagnas in San Jose

   Ragu, bechamel and Grana Padano, well done and delicious when it arrives hot. Temperature is the recurring failure, and a mushroom-led version drew the worst notices in the set.

   5.5 Limited data
6. 6

   Bucatini Cacio e Pepe

   $27.00 · See all cacio e pepes in San Jose

   The most orthodox build in the South Bay — bucatini, Pecorino Romano, cracked pepper — and the one diners are hardest on. Bland, past al dente and small for the price are the repeated verdicts.

   4.4 Medium confidence
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   Carbonara Classica

   $29.00 · See all carbonaras in San Jose

   The most traditional build around: guanciale, egg and pecorino, no cream. Also the most criticised, with repeated reports of undercooked rigatoni and dry, sparse sauce.

   4.0 High confidence