Pietro`s Cucina Italiana & Pizza in La Mesa

Allways great food awesome customer service definitely will be back and the owner and every one there are super friendly

I am saddened, and also simultaneously glad that this place is tucked away somewhat - It's really good and would easily get overcrowded otherwise. The owner himself is involved with customer satisfaction, and the business' food and atmosphere reflects this effort. Love restaurants that hold to their theming without overdoing it. Solid pricing, delicious food, will definitely be coming back.

Great gluten free pasta and pizza and also great variety of sauces to go with them and loved the steam vegetables also of course justrite iced tea... brother Riley was my waiter... outstanding customer service... mr. Pietro's has a wonderful team... very pleasant friendly relaxing experience

I loves me some Pietro's. They have great pizza and delicious pasta dishes

Our family has been going here for over 20 years. It’s my favorite pizza in SD!!! The food is great and they always make you feel welcome.

Good food and friendly staff

I'm a San Diego east county native. Pietro's is my family's go-to for Italian food. Everything we have had is delicious (the white pesto pasta is our favorite) and the service is excellent. They treat you like family and seem genuinely happy to have you as a guest, any time. Highly recommend! You won't regret it!

Excellent food and excellent service

Outstanding old world pizza. Friendly staff. Definitely a winner.

Sitting in the parking lot as i make this review perfect pizza forget about papa johns, pizza hut, dominos ect. If you want real pizza tonight stop by Pietro's Cucina best pizza i have ever tried thank you guys so much

Service was fast. Food is delicious. Small portions though for the price

Great food, great service, great place to enjoy a meal.

Great place, delicious food. Good place for family and friends. Even though our favorite server Ryan wasn't working that night, the owner Peter still came over made us feel at home. Would highly recommend

Pietro greeted us, recommend dishes and served us himself. It was such a fantastic experience and I'm so happy we got to go. It is trully a hidden gem of La Mesa. It was a fresh and personal experience. Thank you Pietro!!!

The best Italian food I've ever had

It's in the corner of a strip mall where you could be right in front of it and not notice it was there. But the interior is lovely with a mix of tables and booths, tasteful paintings of Italian cities, and a calm atmosphere. They can easily handle large parties. Food is great. A wide choice of pasta dishes as well as traditional chicken and veal entrees. Many varieties of pizza - they all looked delicious.

Very nice local restaurant with friendly service, great tasting food options and incredible desserts. Warm and cozy atmosphere.

Great food and service. Would go back.

Consistently good pizzas.

Great food and service

The only reason we decided to try this place was due to the outstanding reviews. We ordered 2 pizzas to go and it cost $40. The owner made it out to be like it was an authentic, classy, Italian fine dining restaurant. It literally tasted like cardboard with plastic cheese. We were so disappointed; DiGiorno’s pizza would have been A LOT better!

Some great food, definitely one of my favorites!

I always enjoy Pietro’s. My parents have been going there for decades. The food is good, traditional neighborhood Italian fare, and the ambiance is comfortable.

This place is so authentic that the cab driver we had in Italy literally brought up Pietro when he heard we lived in La Mesa. That's right, our cab driver IN ITALY knew Pietro. We have been coming here for years for their delicious pizza. We are pizza snobs and have been ALL around east county, and Pietro's is BY FAR the best pizza place in town. The service is also amazing, and Pietro and his staff are all very friendly. I have no clue where the reviewer above actually went where their "pizza tasted like cardboard" but it can't have been here.

Yummy. Boyfriend and I happened to be in the area and I was craving some food. We got pizza and some gnocchi appetizer.

I am shocked at the reviews, this place is worse than little caesar's! Food is seriously average, service not that good, and for the price you'd think, wow! This must be amazing food! But no, just average. I will never go back nor recommend

This is our favorite place for italian food and the best pizza in town. Great service, and a friendly down home atmosphere...in fact, we rather eat here than anywhere else. It's our home away from home!

Best family Italian Restaurant we know of. Pietro has been a staple in the La Mesa area since the '70's. He himself is there virtually every day and never forgets a face. Took my Father-in-law there today and he recognized him immediately after over 12 years. The Pizza and Pasta are second to no one! Enjoy!

This one of the first places I ate at when we moved out from New York, in 1979. Real Italian food, best pizza in town and, high quality service!

Always great food and customer service. Covid practices and standards in place!

Great Pizza! Family owned. Very Friendly and very reasonable prices! I’ll be coming back here Soon!

Cozy place and great food

Pietro's is the best of the best. The owner is on hand most nights to greet you at your table, and the food is excellent. The price is very fair for what you are getting, and the service is always spot on. This is not a fancy place, but it's not a pizza shack either... very comfortable surroundings and usually a nice quiet atmosphere. My wife and I visit a couple times a month. Check this place out for sure, and tell them Lance sent you!

A little more cheese 🙏 other than that the food was delish as well as the service. We definitely will be back with the family.

Fabulous food, great atmosphere, amazing staff, the whole package! My family and I have been going here for more than 15 years and we've always loved it. Such a nice family-owned small business. Would recommend to anyone! Pierto is the best!

Great place to visit for Italian comfort home cooked food! Prices very reasonable, food is amazing, service staff all very genuine and sincere. Must visit! Their white clam linguine* and portobello ravioli was amazing! The bread that came with the food was even more amazing. I could eat that all day! So fresh and crispy on the outside, fragrant and soft on the inside. 👍🏻

Fantastic homemade Italian food. Great atmosphere.

Amazing place. Amazing food. Amazing staff. Couldn't be happier with the entire experience.

Where do I begin? This ristorante reminds me of the old school NY/NJ places I ate at when I was a teen back in the 90’s! People, if you’re looking for high quality authentic Italian food...go see Pietro. His staff is wonderful....totally on top of everything. Sebina, one of his servers, is the creme de la creme! She worked for another fabulous Italian ristorante in North Park and understands the concept of making the customer feel like a VIP. THE FOOD....OMG. I’ve never been to Italy, although it’s on my bucket list, but if the food tastes anything like it does here....I’d never return to the US. This restaurant is what YOU make of it. If you can’t see past the “it must be a franchise to be good” idea head over to Rubios across the street.

We've never had a bad meal here! Everything is fresh. Salads are cold, entrees hot. Servers are super friendly. LOVE this place...and you will too!

A little pricey but worth it. Best pizza in town!!

Always great food! The service is very good too.

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!

La Mesa's best secret! Finally an authentic Italian restaurant! Food was excellent and reasonably priced, service 5 star! Warm and friendly. This is now our family's go to place for great Italian food! Thank you Pietro for a great family dining experience!

Awesome Food and DrinksGreat, Friendly ServiceNice AmbianceHighly Recommended!

Marvelous dinning experience. DressCasual. Atmosphere very nice, food is terrific. Pizza is outstanding and that's coming from a New Yorker.

Very nice friendly service. Food was delicious. 2 kinds of table bread, which was great because that's all my son eats. The seafood linguine was full of baby scallops, a few shrimp and tons of chopped clams. Very good. All empty plates when we were done. Very authentic italian food.

Quite possibly the best Italian food I have had.

I have never been to this place before. We had a dinner salad ,large pinapple and bacon pizza and bruscetta.. All very good with great service. Will be back again.

Food was GREAT, decent prices, good ambiance and service was exceptional. I will return