Barbara R.
Yelp
We are from Texas and camped here for a couple of days, and found Immigrant Son Caffe via Yelp (thank you, Yelp!) while wandering downtown Ventura on Saturday. We were craving Italian, and there are a few on Main Street, but the menu had us wanting to try them. We had probably passed it a couple of times because of all the umbrellas over the tables in front of their sign, so we retraced our steps to them before they closed at 2:00pm. And sooo glad we did! It was a gorgeous day so we sat outside, under one of many umbrellas, to people watch on Main St. And we could have ordered every dish that passed by. We decided on the Rigatoni Pesto and the Chicken Parmesan sandwich. The rigatoni was served in a hand-made bread bowl (see picture). We have never seen a handmade one before, and it was edible and delicious! The generous sandwich had a house-made marinara poured on the side, which you could dip your sandwich in. Also delicious. We tried their handmade cannoli, a plate of 3 different flavor fillings, also delicious. Do you see a pattern here?
But to top it off, the waiter also gave each of us one of Nonna's pizzelles, a delicate and light waffle cookie, to take home. Such a nice, family touch- who does that these days?! We were so full from our meal we didn't eat them until the next day (after looking up what a pizzelle is..). And guess what? They were delicious. If you're in Ventura you gotta try this very Italian family restaurant!