the old spaghetti factory

tukwila, wa

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when i was young, i used to think that the elliott street location of this restaurant was really an italian restaurant that had been built in an old spaghetti factory. turns out it's a chain restaurant, originally started in portland in 1969. oh well.

compared to new york city where a prix fixe meal usually costs between $25-35, the "complete meal" at the old spaghetti factory for only $10 is practically free. my favorite entree is the manager's favorite - mushroom sauce (red sauce with mushrooms on top) and the mizithra cheese + brown butter sauce on spaghetti. the mizithra cheese is salty and cheesy goodness. yum. my younger nephew, after trying his mizithra cheese macaroni, proclaimed "i love this place!" me too.