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Vincent DePhilippis Born in New York NY, raised in Naples Italy returned to New York City at the age of 18. Vincent DePhilippis and Madeleine Manfredi from Nimes France met in New York NY (Mamma and Papa) married in 1925, then settled in Westchester Pennsylvania. Then moved to San Diego in 1947 where they opened an Italian market named Cash & Carry Italian foods on India Street in San Diego. 1950 was the beginning of what has become a very successful line of family restaurants that are today know as Filippi’s Pizza Grottos that are owned and operated by original family members of the founders. The DePhilippis family would like to welcome you and your family to visit our restaurants to enjoy our traditional old Italian family recipes.
Chain outpost offering pizza & red-sauce Italian staples in generous portions.
Hours
| Thursday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Saturday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Sunday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Monday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Tuesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–9 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1747 India St, San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 232-5094
Website: https://realcheesepizza.com/little-italy/
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Eleana May
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.
… moreThey 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.
Gia Capellini
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 expected when they said it was the best in town. Kind of Sbarro from the mall but thicker. It was very very dough. The bottom of the pizza was barely cooked. There was a lot of cheese. Pepperoni was under cheese so it stayed quite soggy. The lasagna was all right. It was overloaded with sauce so it lost that crispy baked goodness I like in a lasagna. The meatball, although big as a fist lacked flavor. It was okay. Kind of just a big ball of boring meat. The sauce was okay. Just far too much. Got a cannoli to go. Of course I ate it as soon as we got back to hotel. It was crunchy and filled all the way through. The cannoli cream was missing something. I tried really hard to figure out what it was, but the best I could come up with was the cream was too light and airy. I would say, check the place out if you like basic food. Pricy, but what’s not any more?
… moreMichael
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.
… moreRobert and Jan Rogers
The traditional Italian experience in San Diego. Filipp’s has maintained the classic feel entering through the market with a full compliment of pastas, cheeses, and wines. The aroma of the cheeses will enhance your appetite.
The food is always consistently good. Our favorites are the pizzas, ravioli, and linguine with clam sauce. Its a restaurant that is definitely family friendly.
… moreThe food is always consistently good. Our favorites are the pizzas, ravioli, and linguine with clam sauce. Its a restaurant that is definitely family friendly.
Danny Real
All Filippi’s I’ve been are good but the Little Italy location always taste better to me. From the pizza to lasagna to raviolis all delicious. Recommend my go to place for pizza.
… moreadam domain
It’s your usual mom and pop Italian restaurant. Reasonable prices with giant portions. The food while not fancy is down to earth. I could barely finish my sausage and meatball pasta, only issue is the sausage was hard and cold in the center, probably premade and was sitting in the kitchen for a while. Overall good spot if you want down to earth Italian food.
… moreTaha
I’m honestly surprised by the high rating because our experience was extremely disappointing. The food lacked even the most basic flavor. The pizza was doughy with vegetables that tasted flat. It didn’t feel thoughtfully prepared and not like an authentic Italian Pizza. Even the appetizer bread had no flavor.
My wife’s clam pasta was equally underwhelming: bland and unpleasant. After a few bites, neither of us wanted to continue. We left most of the meal untouched and ended up going somewhere else to eat.
I wish our experience had matched the hype, but unfortunately, it didn’t.
… moreMy wife’s clam pasta was equally underwhelming: bland and unpleasant. After a few bites, neither of us wanted to continue. We left most of the meal untouched and ended up going somewhere else to eat.
I wish our experience had matched the hype, but unfortunately, it didn’t.
Jennifer Dunlap
Been going here for years! Small, perfect mom and pop place. So much history. Hidden gem in the Little Italy area in San Diego. Meal size are large, you can split them. I got the kids lasagna this time.
… moreKirk Degler
There was lots of cheese and pepperoni but this pie just wasn’t for me. I didn’t like the crust at all. I’d give this a 5/10. It’s not inedible, but I would go elsewhere for pizza. I’m sure some of the other food they have is great but the pizza is a pass for me.
… moreSaadia Ben
If I could give this restaurant 0 stars, I gladly would. The food quality was terrible. The pizza had an overly thick crust and was completely flavorless. The clam spaghetti was supposed to have a subtle garlic flavor, but instead it was just dry pasta with raw pressed garlic on top. Evidence in picture. Very mediocre!!
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