Filippi's Pizza Grotto Temecula

Finally tried this place out, very nice folks working there. If you are hungry this place provides a lot of food. I ordered a large pizza to go when they handed me the box it weighed about 12 lbs. I guess this is Chicago style, or Sicilian ? very thick crust, tons of cheese, and loads of toppings. Actually too much of everything. The crust is actually not bad if they thinned it out and didn’t pour a bucket of cheese on it. So I guess a good place if you want to feed a bunch of hungry kids but there are better choices for authentic pizza - Times Square, Bongiornos and Temecula pizza company all make a great pie.

Food was great and the service was very attentive. The only complaint I have is the personal conversation of the cook....even after the server asked him to quiet down. It happened the entire time we were there.....some music would have helped mask it....though again...he didnt seem to care when told.

Thin crust pizza well done with their homemade sausage is SO good!!! Make the turkey sandwich into a salad with their amazing soup! Nice family business and super clean. Lunch specials are a great deal. Many to chose from.

The food was as delicious as I remembered it from the last time when we went to the San Diego Location in Little Italy. I felt like the atmosphere at the other location in San Diego was nicer though.

The service was slow, especially for being a Sunday. They only brought half the food at at first. We had to remind them of the other plate we had ordered.

My wife also asked if the salad that comes with the Alfredo dinner combo is the same size as the large and they told her yes, but it was much smaller than we expected. So we ended up ordering another large Ceasar salad.

They also didn't have the carafe of Sangria like they do in the San Diego Location, which was disappointing since we were all looking forward to it.

We had a party of 7 and I also asked the hostess to let our waitress know that we had a birthday in our group. But they didn't do anything for her birthday.

I felt embarrassed that we suggested this place when my mother in law, the birthday lady, wanted to go to Olive Garden. At least the food was good, which made up for things a little bit.

This place has GREAT food. The atmosphere is pleasant and staff/service is good. The dining area feels a little tight, the table they sat us at had a beam right behind the chair and you had to squeeze in to sit down. Friday and Saturday nights are busy...try going during the week or during the day for their lunch specials.