Who knew a bowling alley would be the place to find your new favorite comfort food? Usually, you’re thinking about wings or a quick slice, but Rab’s Country Lanes on Staten Island is throwing a total strike with their new pasta bread bowls. They are taking fresh, cheesy bread and stuffing it with insane pasta combinations that are as delicious as they are photogenic.
The process is a thing of beauty. They start with fresh dough, packed with cheddar cheese, and bake it into a perfect bowl shape. It comes out of the oven golden brown and crusty, just waiting to be filled.
First, let’s talk about the Gnocchi Vodka Bread Bowl. They get bacon and onions sizzling in a pan with oil before adding a massive ladle of vodka sauce. Look at those flames! They toss in a handful of shaved parmesan and fluffy gnocchi, letting everything simmer until it’s perfectly coated. They pour that molten pasta into the bread bowl and finish it with more parmesan, a huge dollop of burrata, and fresh parsley. It is rich, creamy, and absolutely elite.
But if you’re craving something a bit heartier, you have to try the Chili Mac and Cheese version. This one uses a garlic bread bowl as the base. They take shell pasta and mix it with their house-made chili, which is loaded with beans and meat. They pile on a mountain of shredded cheddar cheese and pop the whole thing under the broiler.
It comes out bubbling and melted, looking like something straight out of a food lover’s dream. They finish it off with a swirl of sour cream, red onions, and parsley for that extra kick of flavor. The cheese pull on this one is just unreal.
The result? A total game-changer.
Whether you’re there to bowl a 300 or just there for the snacks, these bread bowls are a must-try. It’s the ultimate comfort food mashup that you didn’t know you needed. Staten Island is definitely stepping up its food game with this one.
Which bread bowl are you diving into first?