"Pastaria serves fresh, handmade pastas and Neapolitan-style pizzas. The restaurant has long been a popular spot for both families and the busy Clayton lunch crowd. Their pastas are altogether superior, house-made, squeezed out where you can watch the process. There are only three main non-pasta dishes: a roasted chicken, braised beef and carrots with lemon and parsley, and salmon. They make their own gelato, from simple (chocolate from Springfield, MO's Askinosie's chocolate) to elaborate (Meyer lemon curd); our pal's vanilla and chocolate was first-rate."