Pasta Flyer is a new fast-food restaurant that's aiming to be the McDonald's of pasta.

Meals range from $7 to $10, and sides and snacks are also available.

While not bad by any means, the food doesn't live up to expectations.

The McDonald's of macaroni, the Burger King of bucatini, the Chipotle of casarecce — call it what you will, Pasta Flyer has landed.

Mark Ladner's pasta-focused fast-food restaurant is a far cry from famed New York City restaurant Del Posto, where he was formerly executive chef.

The concept is a familiar tune: successful chef wants to bring the fast-food format to something other than burgers and fries. The ultimate aim is to create a chain that lures fast-food customers with higher-quality ingredients but the same speed. But fast-food pasta? That's a tall order.

We visited Pasta Flyer to see if it has what it takes to break into the competitive fast-food market.