Nonna + Zucchero

From the start the hostess was very welcoming and accommodating. We sat outside and had a lovely spot next to the Little Italy arch. The food was absolutely delicious. I ordered the chicken parm and it was everything and more! I was very impressed with how tasty it was. Great people watching spot. ◡̈ I will be returning when I come back to San Diego

WOW! Amazing authentic freshItalian food. I ordered the traditional spaghetti with meat sauce and added meatballs. My wife ordered a chicken dish that came with a cream sauce that had mushrooms and melted Parmesan cheese with fresh carrots and broccoli. The employees all speak Italian, pretty neat experience. The line was never ending for their dessert bar. Beautiful establishment and very very busy. However once you get their attention you quickly become part of their family.

As soon as you enter Little Italy, come to Nonna’s for a nice break and delicious food! We were looking for a restaurant as we were walking around and the staff invited us in (the smell of the food also attracted us lol) The food was so good and the service was beyond amazing! We left satisfied with Nonna’s food 😊

Stopped in for dinner on a Sunday evening while visiting San Diego. Our first visit. Atmosphere was excellent. Food was excellent. Service was excellent, however felt somewhat rushed like they were attempting to turn over tables quickly. In the heart of Little Italy. We will be back! It was that good!!

I enjoyed my food and time at this place. My only complaint would be that it was too dark for my liking as you can see in my pics. I would had enjoyed my food more if there was a little bit more light. Other than that it was great.

I'm very sad to leave this review, but I have to be honest. I'm very disappointed in the pizza I had yesterday. The darker pictures show the great pizza I had a couple of years ago here. Since then this restaurant was one of my favorites when visiting San Diego. The brighter pictures are from my latest visit there. The pizza used to be authentic Italian, Neapolitan style, now it's terrible. The dough seems like it was bought in bulk and frozen kind of like the cheap frozen pizzas from a grocery store. The mozzarella was excessive like an American pizza. The pizza was extremely salty and greasy. The olives seem to come from a cheap can. The sausage was ok. I also ordered arancini and they were ok, hence 2 stars instead of 1. Nothing against service or the look or cleanliness of the restaurant, everyone was really nice, but that pizza was such a huge disappointment. I also noticed in the menu they use cream in their carbonara, that's a big red flag. I am not sure if they always did and never noticed or if they changed.

The food is good and fresh. Would love a little bigger portion size. The salad was nice and refreshing and the martini and dessert were delicious.

On vacation in SD. Food was so delicious! You just want to keep eating! Service is also good considering how busy it was.