Marino’s Italian Restaurant
About
Italian, Pizza
Price Range : $11-30 ($$)
Location
Adress: 4475 Ingraham St, San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: (858) 490-0168
Work Hours
Reviews
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Don Liponi
I have been coming here for more than 25 years. Every dinner has been stupendous. From their spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, to their pizzas it has been the best. It is down home good and especially good on cold winter nights. Every dinner comes with a nice salad and home made soup. Mark is the main man here, but the whole staff and chefs are very friendly and capable. We eat here a few times a month and always look forward to our dinners here. We usually take some home and it microwaves very well except the pizza deserves a real oven for warm ups. The food and the ambiance is old world to a time when people were kinder and meals were a family gathering. A wonderful family owned place!
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John Adams
Great food, service, and atmosphere. We were made to feel welcome from the first moment we set foot in the door. Great variety of Italian dishes including unique toppings for pizza. We had cannelloni, baked zucchini, and tortellini. Soup and salad we're included as an option for a full meal. Portions we're good sized and we left with plenty for later at home. Good assortment of wine and beer as well. The walls were filled with wonderful paintings with many curios on shelves throughout. You won't regret a meal from this hidden gem.
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Alexis Evanoff
Ok, maybe more like 3.5, but hear me out. It's a totally cozy place. The atmosphere is very friendly. I like how the place looks like it hasn't changed since it opened in the '50s. The recipes for the food probably haven't changed much since then either, which is why the pizza tasted pretty good and the eggplant was surprisingly well done and the marinara sauce just had something about it that was lovely. However, the quality of food in general has taken a turn for worse since the '50s so whatever base ingredients that they are using has probably changed a lot over the years and despite the good flavor, my stomach could not handle the ingredients after we left. It's kind of a shame, because when you eat it you can tell that they are probably using original recipes that would be absolutely stellar if the basic ingredients were of a little higher quality. Despite this, though, I would recommend experiencing this place at least once and getting maybe a pizza with some beer to help you digest it. UPDATE: went back with some friends for just pizza and beer. That I can definitely recommend. Again, not exactly high quality ingredients but not McDonald’s either. I raised it to 4 stars because the ambiance and the service was good. The food was tasty, just not exactly non-gmo or healthy
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Elle_from_ca Wa-li
Love this place! Delicious menu options! Easy to share portions. Place needs a bit of an update, but it's worth the stop.
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John Montgomery
1950's inside and has a nice Italian feel with red booths & walls covered in nice paintings & pictures. Spaghetti & garlic bread we're great! Nostalgic old traditional feel & fair prices. Some parking in the back too.