Dalmoros Fresh Pasta plans Austin debut inside Walmart Supercenter

Dalmoros Fresh Pasta was heading into a Walmart Supercenter at 1030 Norwood Park Boulevard in Austin, putting a Venice-born scratch pasta concept into one of North Austin’s busiest everyday retail settings. Franchise operator David Caruso said the restaurant was targeting an end-of-summer opening, pending permits, a move that would give the brand a foothold where shoppers, commuters and families already pass through in volume.

The format is built around speed without giving up the theater of fresh pasta. Dalmoros says its pasta and sauces are made on-site daily with zero frozen product, a promise that has helped define the brand since it began in Venice in 2012. The company says its wider expansion accelerated after Dr. Stefano Rossi joined founder Gabriele Dal Moro, and its first U.S. location opened in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 2021. Caruso brought the concept from Venice to the United States that same year, turning a regional Italian idea into a franchise network with international reach.

Austin was expected to follow the existing playbook rather than test a new menu. Diners were slated to see four pasta shapes, fusilli, rigatoni, fettuccine and bigoli, paired with nine sauces including Bolognese, Cacio e Pepe, Pesto and Napoletana. With proteins and garnishes layered in, the brand says the setup creates more than 1,000 combinations, giving customers customization without the bottlenecks that can slow a made-to-order line.

The menu also stretches beyond pasta bowls, which is part of the appeal for a Walmart location. Italian sandwiches, salads, garlic breadsticks, meatballs and tiramisu make the concept workable for solo shoppers, families and anyone looking for a full meal without committing to a long trattoria stop. Caruso has framed the pitch as restaurant-quality food at a lower price point and a faster pace than conventional sit-down service.

The Austin opening was also part of a larger Texas push that included San Antonio, with public filings pointing to a combined $200,000 investment in the two openings. Another report said the Austin site was slated for fall construction work. On its locations page, the brand says it operates in Italy, the USA, Canada, the Philippines, India, Spain and more, underscoring that the Austin store was not a novelty act but part of a wider franchise system built to move fresh pasta beyond the neighborhoods that have long claimed it.