Stancato's Italian Restaurant Carbonara Price

Stancato's Italian Restaurant creates its Carbonara by first rendering smoky speck (a type of cured ham) in a pan to release its flavor. The kitchen then tosses freshly cooked spaghetti with a rich, creamy sauce made by emulsifying egg yolk and sharp Pecorino Romano cheese with the hot pasta. This technique creates a velvety coating without scrambling the egg. Sweet peas and a generous amount of black pepper are mixed in to complete the dish. A wide array of add-ons, from grilled chicken to seared scallops, is available for an additional charge. The price for this entree is between $29.99 and $31.99.

This Carbonara can be compared to the version at Flour Restaurant in Moreland Hills. Flour adheres to a more classic Roman recipe, using guanciale (cured pork jowl) and omitting peas, which results in a more intensely pork-forward flavor. Stancato's version, with its smoky speck and the addition of peas, offers a profile popular in Italian-American cuisine. Stancato's Italian Restaurant Carbonara reviews often praise the creamy, rich texture of the sauce and the pleasant smoky flavor of the speck. Diners also enjoy the pop of sweetness from the peas, which balances the dish. It comes with a choice of side salad, such as the Harvest with Balsamic or the Antipasti salad.

Spaghetti alla Carbonara is a classic dish from Rome with debated origins, though it rose to international fame in the mid-20th century. This beloved pasta is a feature at Stancato's, a restaurant now run by Perry Stancato Jr., a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America. Following in his father's footsteps, Perry Jr. oversees all operations, including the expansion into Signature Sauces, a facility that bottles the restaurant's famous sauces and dressings for retail. This allows guests to enjoy the Stancato's experience both in the dining room and at home.