Longtime mom-&-pop eatery serving classic Italian cuisine in a cozy, old-world space. Based on 325 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No delivery
Address:
8378 Parkway Dr, La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 462-1162
Website: https://www.pietrospizzacucinaitaliana.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 4–8:30 PM |
| Saturday | 4–8:30 PM |
| Sunday | 4–8 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 4–8 PM |
| Thursday | 4–8 PM |
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Reviews
Serena Lee
Good food. I ordered the portobello mushroom ravioli which was delicious, and my partner ordered a lasagna, which he was happy with. Both of our orders came with a salad, which both had a bit too much dressing (and we ordered different dressings), so it was hard to finish at the end because the dressing dropped to the bottom of the plate and coated the remaining salad too much. Not a huge deal, just a little thing I noted. I try not to waste any food but I had to leave a few bites.
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Sam Button
We came here on a Saturday around dinner time and were seated immediately! The service with our waiter Vinny was excellent, very attentive and helpful the whole night. The food and drinks were delicious! The baked ravioli with meat is very savory and came out nice and hot, the sangria was the perfect amount of sweet. Definitely will be coming back here!
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Karen Hiatt
The food was fine. Our server Vinny was very good. My companion kept saying the house salad would be much more attractive with a few simple inexpensive additions such as croutons, sliced tomato, shredded carrot, and the like.
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Ruta P.
Love this place! We ordered take out quite few times in the past-, I wish they would deliver though. Came to dine in for the first time; no occasion just for Friday night dinner. Did not disappoint. Great service, place looked alive, not too loud. The food was great too-portobello mushroom ravioli from Specials tasted amazing. The staff super friendly and felt very welcoming. Highly recommended and will definitely come back again.
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Kim Andrews
We absolutely adore this restaurant. The food is authentic, the atmosphere is warm and welcoming and the service is extra special because of Pietro himself and his son Luciano. However, whomever serves us has measured up to Pietro’s high standards of homestyle Italian cuisine. The Pietro’s sauce on most any dish be it ravioli or gnocci is my favorite. The salad, garlic bread or rolls are always freshly made.
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Joe B
My first and most likely last time trying this place, the owner’s son has a cocky attitude, the cheese pizza was not good and expensive too. Two carry-out pizzas cost a whopping $49.00. I honestly would have enjoyed a Costco pizza for pickup more so and would have been only $20.00 for two pizzas, not $49.00. The attached photo is one of the pizzas I purchased (cheese pizza) after we ate a few slices, as you can see it’s not great looking, and the crust was a bit odd looking as well. I did cancel a Rigatoni order I placed but I did also say that I would still purchase it if need be, however, this has nothing to do with the fact that the pizza was less than good and that they’re pricey as well.
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Postal Annex #16016
This is our favorite home made Italian food. Been going there for years, the owner Pietro (Pete) has the greatest jokes. The son, Luciano-has the best personality and knows his stuff. The service is great, the food is amazing, I have tried almost every meal they make. Very delicious and seasoned so good, love the Bruschetta with extra oil/garlic.
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Peggie Tipple-Young
Capresa and Lingunie in Aglio e Oilo, yummy yummy! 5/13/23 Ravioli with Pietro Sauce, so yummy!
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Lola Castro
Just moved into the area and stumbled upon this place. It’s a very hole in the wall in a strip shopping center but delicious food. We tried gnocchi with with the special Pietro sauce and it was freaking amazing. We also had lasagna and pizza. Everything was delicious. We met the owner Pietro and his son Luciano was our server. Super sweet people and they have been there 42 years! We Def found our new favorite Italian place!
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Thom Hiatt
We visited at 7 p.m. on a Sunday evening. They were welcoming and took us directly to our reserved table. The service was wonderful, and they did a great job removing dirty dishes during the meal. The food tasted great, and the American music playlist was fantastic through the overhead speakers (Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett, Fleetwood Mac). Our server did a wonderful job and she was accurate and never annoying, and always filling water glasses. We got four adult dishes and one child dish, and no deserts and no drinks, and after a 22% tip it was $110 total.
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