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A Southside institution as rich as mama's "muskacholi" sauce is opening a new location...in Glendale (in the former Caito's space at 10012 Manchester, to be precise). Look for activity at that address after the first of the year and an opening in March.
P'Sghetti's formula is so simple and so basic, I'm surprised no one has ever picked up on the concept and run with it. For the uninitiated: cheap buckets of pasta; addictive, made-in-house, sweet bread; decent--and cheap--salads and sandwiches; and the kicker--feed a family of 4-6 for $23.
Let's review the simplicity...first, homemade meat sauce is ladled into a half-gallon bucket, followed by steaming spaghetti or mostaccioli noodles, a little more sauce on top, followed by the lid. When you get home, pop the lid, invert the bucket, and voila, hot pasta that hasn't absorbed every available ounce of sauce...the integrity of the noodle is still intact. Mmm. Dig in, kids.
The original location at 5540 S. Lindbergh is geared to quick-service and pick-up, and the new location will be larger (90 seats) but similar. So what will become of Caito's bar...a pasta bar, perhaps? Not likely, says P'sghetti's owner Michael Brannan, adding that "to maintain a family-style atmosphere, the plans are to remove it." Agreed. Asking for a Manhattan with your "p'sghetti" just seems all wrong. -- George Mahe
