This place is adorable! Love shopping their wine selection and both their espresso and gelato are delicious!
Hash S.
Another reviewer had it right: "Modeled after an Italian market."But an Italian market this ain't. You know, I'm not asking for business owners to pull the Cappomaggis' store from Moonstruck off the screen or create a facsimile of a generations-old store from an Italian-American neighborhood elsewhere in North America. But if you're going to call yourself an "Italian market," please be that.Montelupo's and Providore in Portland are fine examples of how you can accomplish this end without much fuss or undue effort: Stock staples that people making Italian or Italian-American dishes use (crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, spices, soups, broth, wine, olive oil, sauce, dry pasta. etc. You don't even have to keep perishables around: Shelf-stable items with which to make common dishes. Keep them in high supply, have other items like your gelato or coffee to keep customers coming in... boom, done.This... this is more like an Italian-themed gift shop. Get a bialetti, but no coffee. A pasta press, but no ingredients. Wine... but spiral stairs to carry it up and down? Considering you're stocking the place as if it could be renamed Picnics Plus at any moment, skip the wine and $50 pasta club (and va fangool to that... do you medigans have even the slightest notion why Italian-American families use dried pasta or make pots of their own sauce on weekends? The answer doesn't amount to $48 a month). Just set up your wine and cheese baskets and maybe some of your dried, boxed torrone.I get it: Actual Italian Americans aren't your target market here. You're hoping that some ethnically nondescript folks with expendable income will drive by on their way to one of the Forest Grove wineries, see the store, turn down Think Out Loud on OPB for 10 seconds and pop in for, what, a $10 bag of crackers, $15 jar of fig jam and maybe a ravioli cutter? In Forest Grove, that definitely beats an empty storefront, but for those of use who grew up around the corner from actual Italian markets and have to be routinely disappointed by retail caricatures like this that may as well sell "Eat, Pray, Love" signs from their Under the Tualatin Sun collection, it amounts to mockery.
Maren Olson
You can try the flavors. Superb. Lady was chill
Angela J.
$4.75 for a 1/2 cup ice cream or less. Only one flavor to choose from and it had small ice chunks. Not impressed, I love local but it's too expensive for what you get without a selection. Disappointed for sure.
Apollo C.
Yep great gelato, great coffee, 5 star review for me, pasta tastes good, I personally like the mushrooms infused with oil the grilled ones. 10/10 good job mom!
AJ
Great little Italian shop! You can stop in for a delicious gelato, espresso, or specialty coffee. They carry all kinds of authentic hard-to-find Italian baking and cooking goods, food items, and pastas- Buono!
Mari Toyota
I love ❤️ their gelato. My favorite flavor is spumoni. I want to come back to get pasta next time. Good customer service as well.
M.J. Hall
Love their gelato ? great treat for the whole family.
Stephanie S.
Cute little store that's modeled after an Italian marketplace. They have many things they offer from a monthly pasta club, to sauces and a huge variety of pasta. There are spices, coffee, tea and different kitchen tools used to make different pastas. Tons of great gifts and quick grab items to enjoy a wonderful picnic. Definitely will visit here again to grab some more goodies. My husband pointed out that I definitely need the pasta measuring tool because I do not know how to make spaghetti for two! (Coming soon a coffee bar)
Best Coffee in Forest Grove. Seriously.
This place is adorable! Love shopping their wine selection and both their espresso and gelato are delicious!
Another reviewer had it right: "Modeled after an Italian market."But an Italian market this ain't. You know, I'm not asking for business owners to pull the Cappomaggis' store from Moonstruck off the screen or create a facsimile of a generations-old store from an Italian-American neighborhood elsewhere in North America. But if you're going to call yourself an "Italian market," please be that.Montelupo's and Providore in Portland are fine examples of how you can accomplish this end without much fuss or undue effort: Stock staples that people making Italian or Italian-American dishes use (crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, spices, soups, broth, wine, olive oil, sauce, dry pasta. etc. You don't even have to keep perishables around: Shelf-stable items with which to make common dishes. Keep them in high supply, have other items like your gelato or coffee to keep customers coming in... boom, done.This... this is more like an Italian-themed gift shop. Get a bialetti, but no coffee. A pasta press, but no ingredients. Wine... but spiral stairs to carry it up and down? Considering you're stocking the place as if it could be renamed Picnics Plus at any moment, skip the wine and $50 pasta club (and va fangool to that... do you medigans have even the slightest notion why Italian-American families use dried pasta or make pots of their own sauce on weekends? The answer doesn't amount to $48 a month). Just set up your wine and cheese baskets and maybe some of your dried, boxed torrone.I get it: Actual Italian Americans aren't your target market here. You're hoping that some ethnically nondescript folks with expendable income will drive by on their way to one of the Forest Grove wineries, see the store, turn down Think Out Loud on OPB for 10 seconds and pop in for, what, a $10 bag of crackers, $15 jar of fig jam and maybe a ravioli cutter? In Forest Grove, that definitely beats an empty storefront, but for those of use who grew up around the corner from actual Italian markets and have to be routinely disappointed by retail caricatures like this that may as well sell "Eat, Pray, Love" signs from their Under the Tualatin Sun collection, it amounts to mockery.
You can try the flavors. Superb. Lady was chill
$4.75 for a 1/2 cup ice cream or less. Only one flavor to choose from and it had small ice chunks. Not impressed, I love local but it's too expensive for what you get without a selection. Disappointed for sure.
Yep great gelato, great coffee, 5 star review for me, pasta tastes good, I personally like the mushrooms infused with oil the grilled ones. 10/10 good job mom!
Great little Italian shop! You can stop in for a delicious gelato, espresso, or specialty coffee. They carry all kinds of authentic hard-to-find Italian baking and cooking goods, food items, and pastas- Buono!
I love ❤️ their gelato. My favorite flavor is spumoni. I want to come back to get pasta next time. Good customer service as well.
Love their gelato ? great treat for the whole family.
Cute little store that's modeled after an Italian marketplace. They have many things they offer from a monthly pasta club, to sauces and a huge variety of pasta. There are spices, coffee, tea and different kitchen tools used to make different pastas. Tons of great gifts and quick grab items to enjoy a wonderful picnic. Definitely will visit here again to grab some more goodies. My husband pointed out that I definitely need the pasta measuring tool because I do not know how to make spaghetti for two! (Coming soon a coffee bar)
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Adorable store at the corner of Main and Pacific. Pasta, wine, and gelato! Looking forward to a cup of gelato while strolling the farmers market.
Great pasta selection.
Cute little store, but we went for the Gelato. It was amazing. Great flavors and a little waffle cone on every scoop. Super friendly staff.
Wonderful market full of a great selection of Italian pastas (try the Lanternes). They also offer great cookies gadgets...ravioli molds and such
Lovely Gelato and sorbetto and lots of very well curated items. We really like this store!