Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen College

6011 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego
(619) 393-8359

Recent Reviews

Sandy Vazquez

*Update, the College location is now closed..Food is tasty and fresh, service is always pleasant. We eat here about 3 times a month specially with the happy hour specials. Our favorite is the quinoa salad, add salmon, and the pesto sandwich. Enjoy.

CeeJay Pilot

Quick date night well worth it.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana Fettuccine Pomodoro, Garlic Knots, Pesto Garlic Knots, Sauce

Holly Elizabeth Girouard

Excellent food with delicious gluten free options. The chef was really nice too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Alison “Aweesan” Liebrecht

I joined coworkers for lunch before a meeting and really enjoyed this restaurant! The feel is clean, open, airy; the staff are friendly and knowledgeable- helping with questions on menu/food restrictions; and the food smells and looks amazing as it tastes! I had the spinach salad with grilled salmon. I’m estimating about 5-6 oz. Of beautifully cooked salmon. The portions are wonderful. I ordered 10 garlic knots for our table but otherwise my order would have been closer to $20. My colleagues pizza, wings, a chicken Caesar, and I know someone had pasta- maybe lasagna? But I was too enthralled in my meal to look too closely. Everyone was happy and complimenting staff on how delicious it was. I highly recommend and look forward to my next visit!Dietary restrictions: My coworker is vegan and was able to enjoy lunch. She had the lentil soup to start and said it was delicious! The staff are very helpful with any restrictions.Wheelchair accessibility: They have an open floor plan with both indoor seating and outdoor patio, where chairs and tables can be moved to accommodate wheelchairs/rolling walkers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Garlic Knots, Sauce, Salad

jorge corbaton

This is one of my favorite local spots! I absolutely love their pizza, especially the hawaiian.The garlic knots are fire, too!I'm not too impressed with their wines, though. I do wish they had more options. I had their Malbec with my pizza, and the wine was rather disappointing. It seems as if their wine menu is revolving because they have different stuff every time I go. ??Nonetheless, their pizza!Parking: Hit and miss for parking. Spots are rather smaller than normal size.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pesto Garlic Knots, Mozzarella Sticks, Keto Pizza

Tom Green

Incredible food and exceptional service. This was our second visit, and we've consistently been welcomed by the team. The restaurant offers both indoor and outdoor seating, and we appreciate the variety. On this occasion, we were celebrating my brother's birthday, and we were impressed with the cashier's service. They helped us place our order and even turned on the outdoor space heaters to ensure we could enjoy our family dinner comfortably outside. A solid 10/10 recommendation for friends and family to experience a delightful dinner here!

Food: 5

Service: 4

Dime Piece

The food is fantastic, and the service is great. This is our second visit, and we always receive a warm welcome from the team. We appreciate the indoor and outdoor dining options. We celebrated my brother's birthday, and the cashier was very helpful in taking our order. They even turned on the outdoor space heaters, allowing us to enjoy our family dinner outside. I highly recommend this place to friends and family for a delightful dining experience!

Food: 5

Service: 4

Troy White

Got the lunch special and added garlic knots. Didn't care for the Margarita Pizza. The sauce taste like hunts tomato sauce out the can. Left a strange taste in my mouth. The garlic knots were fine, the cesar salad was flavorless. Also, over priced $48.52 for two lunch specials and a side of knots. Wouldn't go

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 4

Serafina Mafnas

Pesto is by far one of my favorite Italian restaurants. I love the atmosphere and the "greenhouse vibes" it gives with all of their cute plants. As for the food, the PestoFredo is my go to meal. It's so delicious and flavorful, and the garlic knots go really well it it ! I love everything about Pesto and their employee Mayella at the College grove location always takes care of me when I'm there or even when I order take out. She goes above and beyond to make sure us customers enjoy our food as well as her service. If you have not been to Pesto yet, make sure to visit one of their locations ! You don't want to miss out.Kid-friendliness: I love that Pesto offers free food for kids 12 and under! And they get the choice to make their own pizzas, how fun is that !

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Chicken Parmigiana Fettuccine Pomodoro, Garlic Knots, Tiramisu, Pesto Pasta, Pesto Garlic Knots, Pesto Sauce, Caesar Salad, Pesto Chicken, Lasagna, Carne Pizza, Chicken Parm, Pestofredo, Salad, Chicken Wings

Veronica S.

First timers here so we appreciated the yelp reviews. The Pesto Knots did not disappoint. A definite must order item. You could tell they were fresh. We had the lasagna and it was ultra light and fresh. Not heavy at all! Pasta was light and the sauce tasted fresh-So delicious. Also had the house special (should be a regular) Spaghetti Piccatta with chicken. Delicious! The right amount of capers, mushrooms and cream sauce. Portions are large so it would be fun to do family style to taste other dishes. Parking is a bit tough as it was busy but there is a larger parking lot attached. Definitely would love to come back.

Liz Z.

The food here is AMAZING! The place is absolutely lovely and feels cozy. My favorite was the Pestofredo and garlic knots with pesto on top! Great place to dine in with family and friends. Met the manager Pepe and he was a wonderful host!! Thanks Pesto for wonderful experience!

Ed P.

Just terrible, the passion died! The meatball was tough and burn the garlic knots were stale and burnt. A huge disappointment! I had to take silver off another reserved table. No one ever came in while we were their to be seated. We sat at a communal table with strangers. I won't be back a huge disappointment and my 89 year old neighbor were looking forward to a very nice dinner. Lousy service, no one cares here. Absence if management obviously!! If anything fire this lazy staff! If you need a shopper pm me! 40 years in hospitality services

hansub

I was really surprised. 5 stars for the lunch special. For 15 dollars, we were served so many things in courses. We got garlic knots, caesar salad, lentil soup, pasta, and pizza. Everything was pretty decent quality too.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

eduardo carroll

Excellent casual fresh spot, Chef Humberto goes out of his way to feel everyone welcome and plates are delicious but simple. Highly recommended ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Peter Atheny

The ambiance and decor are amazing.Staff are fast and efficient. Very knowledgeable about their products.Now to the best part: The Food is amazing!!We had chop salad with salmon, garlic knots, and cauliflower crust, carne pizza. Way more food than we could possibly eat, but I'm sure the leftovers will be great!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen College

6011 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115
(619) 393-8359