{"id":206820,"date":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206820\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:12:08","slug":"mister-pasta-puts-fresh-spin-on-fast-casual-italian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/206820\/","title":{"rendered":"Mister Pasta puts fresh spin on fast-casual Italian"},"content":{"rendered":"

By LOIS KINDLE
lekindle@aol.com<\/p>\n

Mister Pasta, a newly opened, fast casual Italian restaurant at 11681 Boyette Road, Riverview, specializes in fresh, house made pasta and build your own bowls. It offers six types of pasta, six sauces and a choice of 10 different proteins cooked to order in only a few minutes.<\/p>\n

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Mister Pasta owner Harvey Tripp, a fifth generation Italian, is showing his grandson, Owen, how to make fresh pasta during spring break. Tripp\u2019s 40 years as an entrepreneur includes the ownership of restaurants, night clubs, seafood stores and delis.<\/p>\n

In an age where restaurant prices are skyrocketing, this place aims to deliver fresh, quality sit-down Italian meals, with bowls starting at $9.99. All come with garlic knots.<\/p>\n

Beyond the bowls, the Mister Pasta menu offers a variety of signature dishes \u2014 chicken, veal or eggplant parmigiana; baked ziti; cheese, beef or lobster ravioli; and seafood-stuffed cannelloni.<\/p>\n

It also features nine hero sandwiches, four salads \u2014 including its Famous 2702 Salad, a customer favorite \u2014 four Italian flatbreads, Junior\u2019s New York cheesecake and cannoli, plus homemade cakes and Tiramisu \u2014 all served in a delightful, Old World inspired setting that includes custom-made tables.
The heart of Mister Pasta is its Create-Your-Own Pasta Bowl experience, giving guests the freedom to design a dish exactly the way they want it. They choose their favorite, fresh house-made pasta and sauce, prepared from scratch, using authentic Italian recipes and premium ingredients. Then, if desired, they can add all kinds of fresh veggies and proteins.
Unlike traditional restaurants where dishes are prepared out of sight in the kitchen, Mister Pasta invites guests to watch their meal being built in front of them.<\/p>\n

Pasta dough is made fresh daily and cut to order in a special machine with different dies for different shapes. Because it\u2019s<\/p>\n

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ScreensAt Mister Pasta, pasta dough is made fresh from scratch daily and cut to order in a special machine with different dies for different shapes. And because it\u2019s fresh, the pasta cooks in just two to three minutes, compared to the 10 to 12 minutes required for boxed pasta.hot<\/p>\n

fresh, the pasta cooks in just two to three minutes, compared to the 10 to 12 minutes required for boxed pasta.
Mister Pasta offers online ordering \u2014 customers can order and pay online and then pick up their food \u2014 and catering services for any size group. It also offers delivery within a six-mile radius through www.misterpastacom., Door Dash, Grubhub and Uber Eats.
The restaurant is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. To place an online order or for more information, call 813-252-4628. For delivery or pickup, visit www.misterpasta.com\/.
About the owner
Mister Pasta LLC is owned and operated by Wimauma resident Harvey Tripp, a 40-year restaurateur\/entrepreneur from Long Island. His career includes owning restaurants, night clubs, seafood stores and delis.
On the side he raced late-model, open-wheel, modified cars for 11 years.
A 5th-generation Italian, Tripp learned to cook with his mother. At Mister Pasta, he cooks alongside his employees.<\/p>\n

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ScreeThe heart of Mister Pasta is its Create-Your-Own Pasta Bowl experience, giving guests the freedom to design a dish exactly the way they want it. Bowls start at $9.99 and all come with a garlic knot.nshot<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are a lot of fast-casual restaurants but none like ours,\u201d he said. \u201cWe discovered this concept while we were vacationing in Europe two years ago. As we were walking down one of Barcelona\u2019s main streets, we saw a long line of people waiting outside this tiny, walk-in place and decided to check it out. It was basically a shop selling fresh, house-made pasta.
The family was intrigued and, after traveling through the rest of Europe, returned to Barcelona before heading home.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe spoke with the owners, loved the concept, kept talking it over, then finally decided to pull the trigger,\u201d Tripp said.
Mister Pasta LLC was formed May 14, 2025. The restaurant opened for business Feb. 2.<\/p>\n

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Mister Pasta is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. To place an online order or for more information, call 813-252-4628. For delivery or pickup, visit www.misterpasta.com\/.<\/p>\n

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MISTER PASTA PHOTOS
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