A new restaurant is serving Italian classics with modern flare – and at affordable prices – in downtown Robbinsdale.
Risata Cucina opens Monday, joining Birdtown’s stretch of bars and restaurants along West Broadway Avenue, including Travail Kitchen and Amusements, Marna’s Eatery and Lounge, and Wicked Wort Brewing Co.
Industry veterans Brendan Denne and Bryan Gooding claimed the century-old building last occupied by Nonna Rosa’s for their first restaurant after many years of helping others launch concepts in the Twin Cities, including the trio behind Travail and Daniel del Prado.
Risata’s menu features a diverse array of pasta dishes, all handmade with Italian flour, with prices around $20. Options include fusilli with beef cheek ragù, carrot agnolotti in a brown butter sauce, and fettuccine scampi with smoked bay scallop…