Filippi's Pizza Grotto Little Italy

Visited Filippi's Pizza today for our dinner. Upon entering the establishment, you would think it was a grocery store. You would be mistaken. I must say they have a large assortment of Olive Virgin Oil. As you progress into the place, you will run into the Hostess who will show you your table. Our waiter was Derrick, he did an excellent job in providing quality service. This place filled up fast after we arrived. The food was on point. We had the chicken parmesan with spaghetti, salad, and bread. Salad lettuce was super fresh and crispy. Bread had just the right amount of butter and some basil. The chicken and spaghetti was very flavorable. We also had their Tiramasu for dessert. It was ok, but we have had better. Missing a shot of espresso coffee. I intend to come back.

Pizza was not good. Pizza crust was thick, doughy and tasted cheap. Equal to frozen thick crust pizza. I’m not sure how cheese and pepperoni can just slip off the pizza dough as a whole but it did. The margarita was bland and equally disappointing. Our uber recommended this and no clue why. Save your appetite and go elsewhere.

My sister and I roamed around Little Italy to enjoy a delicious and relaxing dinner. We tried The Works pizza with anchovies, shrimp filippi, and tiramisu for dessert. The place felt so authentically Italian, it almost made me feel like I was back in Italy, even though we were just in Little Italy, San Diego. Hehe. They also have a small market where you can buy items like olive and avocado oil, which of course I couldn’t resist getting. The restaurant is spacious and filled with so much to see. The lighting is dim to make it feel more intimate (though the internet connection was pretty bad, lol). But overall, the place and the staff were wonderful, and the food, especially the massive pizza, was absolutely delicious.

The food was good. It definitely wasn't great. I was hoping for more. We went Saturday night so there was definitely a wait. About 50 ish minutes. Service was. Eh. They seated another party at the exact same time as us (table right next to us) and that party got their waters and ordered an app before anyone even came over to us. I guess there was confusion about whose table it was. Garlic cheese bread was pretty good. One tables came with sauce, ours didn't. Ordered lasagna with a meatball and spaghetti with meatball and a half pepperoni pizza. The waitress who decided that we would be her table, was pleasant but it was busy so seemed very flustered and not as attentive as one would hope. Once we got our orders in the food came out pretty fast. The pizza was not what I had hoped or exp

We were visiting the area and we love good Italian food. We happen to find this place by chance and were exceedingly surprised and thrilled by their cheese ravioli. So we decided it was worth a sit down meal. My wife and I were absolutely blown away by everything. From their service, to their delicious food and their more than reasonable prices and generous serving sizes. Absolutely delicious and anytime we are back in SD. We will be coming back to this amazing hole in the wall restaurant.