L' Anti Pasta - La Flèche

Haven't been here in over 5-6 years so decided to check it out as I was craving the pasta with meat sauce. It never disappoints! One thing I wasn't fond of was service. It's like you are being rushed to order. Mind you we got there at around 3pm so it wasn't crazy busy. Their system doesn't make sense. Someone takes your order and then I guess you wait to be called up or something.. Not sure and one of the workers behind the counter said.. Bro.. wait your turn or something along those lines. I don't think Bro is a professional way to speak to your customers. Anyways. The lady at the register was super kind. Made it all better.

This San Jose mainstay is a deli, restaurant, and market in one. You can dine in, as well as grab some Italian meats and goods. The place gets crowded, but the food is worth it! The handmade raviolis are delicious, and they have great specials, including the fettuccine Alfredo we got. The tomato basil cream sauce was ~amazing~. I would come back to grab some to go, definitely visit this gem!

Great place. Haven't had anything bad here but my favorites are the sandwiches(sourdough roll is the perfect bread here) and the steaks with their seasoning are perfect. I don't eat here very often, I usually take the steaks home and grill myself but they can grill them for you too. Large beer selection and all the cool stuff you would expect at a local family ran Italian Deli. Pro Tip: Go for lunch and have a sourdough roll with Ham and Liverwurst, pick up a couple seasoned ribeyes for dinner. That's a good day!

I honestly don't think this place lives up to the hype or even the hassle. The food is good but not mind blowingly great. I don't think it's worth fighting and searching for parking, waiting in line for a long time in a super crowded store while receiving service from not very nice people? Look, I'm all for suffering for amazing food but the food just didn't cut it for me here.

THE PHOTOS OF THE FOOD DO NOT DO THIS PLACE JUSTICE! I was a little weary coming here, based on the photos of the ravioli with the tomato basil cream (TBC). It's not the most appetizing color but oh my goodness...it was so good. The ravioli were cooked to perfection and the TBC tied it all in. It is definitely your mom and pop, hole in the wall deli, and I'm here for that vibe. Everyone who worked there looked like they knew what they were doing and it feels like a family owned joint. A lot of people got the chili and I'm curious to try that next time. I even got a bread roll in my togo order! I can't wait to come back here- it's hard finding quick and delicious, yet authentic, Italian food in San Jose. PS get the blood orange soda.