San Diego’s popular Filippi’s going strong with authentic Italian cuisine

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In 2021, Filippi’s Pizza Grotto swept The San Diego Uniontribune’s San Diego’s Best readers poll as Best Italian Restaurant, Best Pizza (north and south of State Route 56), Best Family Restaurant and Best Business Lunch. The legacy of Filippi’s rolls on, and they continue to grow.

The first Filippi’s was opened in 1950 by the Dephillippis family at the company’s current Italian cash-and-carry store in Little Italy. The restaurant chain has become known for its pizza, pasta, salads and sandwiches. Customers rave about the homemade sauces, as well as large portions and affordable prices.

The appetizer list includes fried mozzarella or zucchini, calamari rings and chicken wings in some locations. Popular pizza offering are their Fit for a King, topped with cheese, sausage, mushroom, pepperoni, black olives, bell peppers and onions; the Hawaiian-style; the Special All-white Pizza, made with mozzarella and provolone cheese, garlic, and oil; and The Works.

Filippi’s authentic Italian favorites include lasagna, spaghetti with meat or marina sauce, fettuccine Alfredo, linguine in red or white clam sauce, eggplant Parmigiana, veal scaloppini, and veal, and chicken Parmigiana. Dinner entrees typically include soup, salad and garlic bread.

For a location near you, visit realcheesepizza.com.

FILIPPI’S ITALIAN RESTAURANTS Fresh food, big portions and affordable prices are a staple at Filippi’s restaurants throughout the San Diego region.

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