Rocco’s Pasta By Jim White Choice is good. Here’s a handy little neighborhood Italian restaurant offering several. As the name suggests, Rocco’s Pasta can fix you up with a variety of "pick a pasta" options: From angel hair to spaghetti (what, no ziti?), lavished with your choice of sauces and served with house salad and garlic bread. Price depends on the sauce, but runs from $6.95—marinara sauce—to $7.95—red or white clams. It’s a bargain. The salad, with house vinaigrette, is a good mix of fresh greens, and the bread is toasty and garlicky, as you would hope. Sandwiches aren’t as impressive, they taste warmed up, but certainly do the trick if that’s what you’re in the mood for. Meatball Parmigiano ($6.95) and veal cutlet Parmigiano ($7.95) were the ones we tried. They’re served with a side of pasta salad. Pasta salad is also available as an entrée. The best of the bunch are tortellini with pesto, and plum tomatoes, basil and spices with ziti (ah ha! There it is!)—both $6.95. Appetizer highlights include Brushcetta Alla Rocco, spilling over with tomatoes, ($5.95) and fried mozzarella with marinara sauce ($4.95). If you like chicken wings, bring the whole office complex. They’re offered in portion size from 10 to 100 pieces. Good soups are offered daily. The white bean soup and the tortellini in chicken broth are the ones to ask for ($3.95). A range of Italian desserts are available, including cannoli ($1.95), tiramisu ($3.95) and various cheesecakes ($3.95). This is a simple place, with friendly service. Mainly people who work right around the I-30 and Collins area frequent it. It’s a good place to consider if you’re in the neighborhood and want something besides burgers, sandwiches or Mexican food. It’s a pretty quick lunch, too, so keep it in mind if you’re pressed for time. You can even save time on another meal, because you can buy their pastas, sauces, and pasta salad in quantity to go. More choices. I like that. Rocco’s Pasta Lincoln Square in Arlington, Collins South of I-30 (817) 265-8897 Send me an Email: jwdineline@aol.com