I'm a native here in San Diego, I've been eating at Nicolosi's since the late 70's. Thru location moves the quality of the food has remained the same, top notch. The pizza I chose was sausage and anchovies (real Italian restaurants carry anchovies) and it is fabulous the perfect crust, the right amount of cheese and sauce. One of San Diego's best pizzas. The gnocchi was great in it's butter reduction, just amazing. The Chicken Penne Pesto was perfection. I highly recommend Nicolosi's. I'm leaving California soon and will be sure to dine here a few more times before that. Thank you.
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Kim K
Local Expert • 107 contributions
12/5/23
• DoorDash order
The Manicotti was good but they packaged it together in 1 box with the sauteed veggies which completely messed up the flavor. The other problem was that there was no sauce on the Manicotti. Most restaurants pour a little sauce over the top. I used to go to Nicolosi's all the time when I was younger and it was much better. It was also a very small portion for the price.
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Alicia L
3 contributions
12/28/23
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We have enjoyed eating here many times prior to their move to Santee. We were expecting the same quality, portions and delicious food as normal, we were very disappointed. The pizza crust was horrible, burnt and so thin the cheese was the dominant ingredient. Unable to reheat leftovers in the toaster or regular oven, we had to use the microwave and it was just a chewy mess. We tossed the majority of it. The Lobster Mac, our favorite item, got significantly smaller and more expensive. It still tasted great but not as good of a value and since the pizza was a bust we had to try to split the small portion amongst us, unsuccessfully. All in all, we are truly disappointed. I don't know if I will be able to convince the family to come back. So sad.
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Ed E
2 contributions
today
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My family love the Antipasto Salad Large. The last time we ordered it it was not the antipasto salad of old. This new portion was smaller! We always get the large! The bread that came with it was old and stale. I ordered extra salad dressing because it's my favorite dressing. It pains me to say that my family and I will not order anything from this restaurant.
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Victoria M
1 contributions
2/8/24
• DoorDash review
The Lava cake is teeny tiny! So I'm guessing all the desserts are just as tiny. Pictures are very deceiving. I've had both the ravioli reg. And baked. I like the baked better. I get the cheese no meat I say that to say they don't put enough cheese in the ravioli, so it's mostly pasta. Prices are way to high. I will go back to my regular Italian place where they have good food good portions for less.

