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Create Your Own Pasta Dish at this Hallandale Hidden Gem

Picky eaters, rejoice!

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Matt Meltzer
Apr 23, 2026
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Like it or not, we live in an era where it’s completely normal to go into a restaurant, order a bacon cheeseburger, then ask that it contain absolutely no bacon, cheese, or meat. On a gluten-free bun. Is this the world our caveman ancestors envisioned when they first began serving grilled mammoth on checkered tablecloths? Probably not, since surprisingly few cavemen had gluten intolerances.

I say this because we found a romantic little Italian restaurant in Hallandale that says, “You know what? Instead of telling us all the things you don’t want, just build the damn entrée yourself.” It’s called Pastino’s Pasta & Vinos, a picky eater’s paradise where instead of chef’s ego, the menu is a collection of options from which you can craft your own pasta dish. And if you’re the sort of person whose dinner order has more instructions than Ikea furniture, it’s going to be your new favorite spot.

So how’s this work? I just go in and they’ll make whatever I ask?

Nah, bro, this…

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