MTV Reality TV Star Visits Popular Greenwich Restaurant

GREENWICH, CT — Pasta Bowls of Greenwich, the popular family-owned Italian restaurant located in the heart of Greenwich's Chickahominy neighborhood, had another celebrity visitor this week.

Jenni "JWoww" Farley of MTV's "Jersey Shore" stopped by Tuesday with her son, Greyson, to surprise restaurant owner Robyn Bordes for her birthday.

Bordes, who also operates a PR firm, told Patch Farley is a longtime client of hers. Farley was in the area for a preview event with Hey Stamford! for the upcoming Holiday Wish Express at Stamford Town Center.

Pasta Bowls is located at 160 Hamilton Ave. and allows customers to make their own fresh pasta bowls with numerous combinations.

Other menu items included salads, sandwiches, soups, wraps and burgers, classic Italian entrees, trendy viral dishes and desserts.

Farley and her son enjoyed chicken cutlet bowls filled with pasta, as well as the eatery's viral sourdough bread bowl, also filled with pasta.

"Everything we ate was insane. The only thing I'd do differently next time is not surprise Robyn so we could all eat together," Farley said.

Farley gained fame as a cast member of MTV's hit reality show "Jersey Shore," which premiered in 2009 and ran to 2012. She was featured in the reboot series from 2019 until its conclusion this past September.

Farley isn't the only cast member of "Jersey Shore" to visit Pasta Bowls.

Vinny Guadagnino, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino stopped by in 2024 after Guadagnino's comedy appearance in Stamford. Filming was ongoing for "Jersey Shore: Family Vacation" at the time.

Stars from Bravo's "Real Housewives" series have also stopped by the restaurant, as well as Bordes' other business, Love You A Latte, a coffee shop located next to Pasta Bowls.