Filippi's Pizza Grotto in Little Italy traces back to Cash & Carry Italian Foods, a market Vincent DePhilippis and his wife opened on India Street after settling in San Diego in 1947. By 1950 the market had grown into a restaurant, and it's remained in the DePhilippis family since, eventually expanding into a chain of locations across San Diego County.
The menu holds to Italian-American staples: pizza, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, macaroni, and sandwiches, alongside an antipasto salad. Reviewers frequently single out the lasagna, garlic bread, and cannoli, and portions have a reputation for running large.
The India Street location remains the one most tied to the neighborhood, still known for pulling a line out front — a mix of longtime regulars and first-time visitors willing to wait.
The menu holds to Italian-American staples: pizza, spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, macaroni, and sandwiches, alongside an antipasto salad. Reviewers frequently single out the lasagna, garlic bread, and cannoli, and portions have a reputation for running large.
The India Street location remains the one most tied to the neighborhood, still known for pulling a line out front — a mix of longtime regulars and first-time visitors willing to wait.