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At Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway, we're passionate about serving up delicious Italian favorites and generous portions of our signature pizza. As a family-owned restaurant, we're dedicated to creating a warm and inviting atmosphere where friends and families can gather. Our custome...

Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway

Italian, pizza · Poway

4.4 · 1,185 reviews Google
realcheesepizza.com
Yelp 3.0 (445) TripAdvisor 4.4 (48) Uber Eats 4.6 (900)

About Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway

At Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway, we're passionate about serving up delicious Italian favorites and generous portions of our signature pizza. As a family-owned restaurant, we're dedicated to creating a warm and inviting atmosphere where friends and families can gather. Our customers rave about our cl...

At Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway, we're passionate about serving up delicious Italian favorites and generous portions of our signature pizza. As a family-owned restaurant, we're dedicated to creating a warm and inviting atmosphere where friends and families can gather. Our customers rave about our classic red-sauce Italian staples, generous toppings, and attentive service - especially our famous meatball subs! We're thrilled that our loyal patrons have made us their go-to spot for authentic flavors in Poway. Come taste the difference for yourself, right here at 13000 Oak Knoll Dr.

What Customers Say About Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway

Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway is a popular, family-friendly Italian restaurant known for its large portions, generous cheese, and old-school ambiance. The pizza, especially the "Fit for a King", and lasagna are highly praised. Some find the cheese excessive or the meatballs overly seasoned.

Popular Dishes

pizza (10) Fit for a King (3) Antipasto salad Lasagna (4) garlic cheese bread baked shells parmesan

Best For

Families Groups Locals Casual Celebrations

Tip: The antipasto salad is large enough to share between three people. Be prepared for generous portions and lots of cheese.

Features

🅿️ Parking 🚗 Delivery Accessible 🍽️ Lunch 🌙 Dinner 🥗 Vegetarian 🌱 Vegan Coffee
🎯 Casual 🛋️ Cozy 🤫 Quiet 👨‍👩‍👧 Family 👥 Groups

Frequently asked questions about Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway

Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway is located at 13000 Oak Knoll Dr, Poway, CA 92064, Poway.
Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway offers italian;pizza cuisine.
Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway has regular opening hours. Check their profile for updated schedules.
Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway offers the following services: dine-in, takeaway, delivery.
The most recommended dishes at Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway based on customer reviews are: pizza, Fit for a King, Antipasto salad, Lasagna, garlic cheese bread.
Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway is ideal for families, groups, locals, casual dining, celebrations.
Filippi's Pizza Grotto Poway is a popular, family-friendly Italian restaurant known for its large portions, generous cheese, and old-school ambiance. The pizza, especially the "Fit for a King", and lasagna are highly praised. Some find the cheese excessive or the meatballs overly seasoned.
The antipasto salad is large enough to share between three people. Be prepared for generous portions and lots of cheese.
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Reviews (23)
Freddie Neal
Freddie Neal

Excellent pizza with piles of toppings and tons of cheese. Savory crust with just enough crispiness to hold the toppings in place and light enough to not fill you up too quickly. Love the cheese on top of toppings effect!

Teresa
Teresa

Service was great. Atmosphere is cozy. A few things about the food - the dinner bread would be better if it was a crisp buttered sourdough. The house Italian dressing might be yummier with not so many spices drenching the salad. The pizza is superb - perfection combo of crust and topping. Lasagne is a huge portion and makes delicious leftovers - mine was served cheesy and saucy, just the way I like.

Nate Alan
Nate Alan

Was driving by after work, and was craving pasta.. I got baked shells parmesan.. It was loaded with mozzarella cheese which is my favorite. It was a huge portion It also came with a side salad. The staff was very friendly in the food was very good however it was too much for me to eat. It was delicious though !

Chester Luis Clark
Chester Luis Clark

Service was very attentive, we had a big party and the waiters didn't skip a beat. Pizza was incredible, you can customize it if you want, had high chairs for the little ones, and the garlic cheese bread was delicious. Plenty of parking, beer. And dessert. Still had the old Italian ambiance. Great time, highly recommended to try it out.

Erin Harris
Erin Harris

Stopped here for lunch with my family (9 people). They accommodated our large group and we could split the bills ( max 3 ways). The portions were huge! Ordered the family spaghetti and a meatball. Was enough for at least 3 people- spaghetti, bread, soup, salad. Split with my daughter and we had left overs. Medium pizza will be enough for at least 3 people. This place was recommended by my cousin and I'm so glad we went!

Kristian Rodriguez
Kristian Rodriguez

Been coming to this restaurant since I was a teen in high school (2010-2014). It's been our family's go-to spot for pizza for a LONG time. We would always order a Large Fit for a King with extra thick crust, and an Antipasto salad. They have never disappointed and we come here for graduations, extended family get togethers and just when we craved their pizza. The slices are huge and two slices and some salad are way more than enough to make me full! The last time I ate here back around news year 2017, before leaving home, an older couple overheard us praying for our food and overheard that I was leaving to join the military. They ended up paying for our food and we told the waitress and cashier if you ever see them again, to thank them! We never saw them again to this day! Fast forward almost 8 years later, and came back here this past weekend with my parents and wife, after being gone overseas for a couple years, ordered a Large half and half vegetarian and fit for a king pizza with an antipasto salad. The food was exactly how i remembered from being a kid. Will continue to come to this spot in Poway, and always tell friends and family about this place if they ask for recommendations. My parents frequent this place every other month too. Funny story, but my aunt lives in another state, used to live in Pensasquitos, and everytime she comes to visit san diego, she buys a pizza from here, freezes it and puts it in her checked baggage, so when she lands, a piece of home is there ready to warm up. Nostalgic.

Joe Hughes
Joe Hughes

A very comfortable place to eat with very friendly service. The antipasta salad was great. Get the small one because it will be good for three people. I must say the pizza is different. Toppings on the bottom with a lot of cheese. This was our first time here so if I knew they made the pizza with so much cheese, I would have asked for less. The pink lemonade was very good. Plenty of parking is available.

Joe F.
Joe F.

I really enjoyed this place. Great portion size, pizza was just how I like it, extra cheesy, nice thin crust. I enjoyed the lasagna and the bread too. The restaurant reminded me of a real mom and pop place. Great service. I will definitely consider coming back next time I'm in town, had a very extensive menu, intrigued to try a sub or another pizza selection. Thanks for the food!

Tammy Glentz
Tammy Glentz

If you’re looking for amazing Italian food look no farther! The service and atmosphere is outstanding! Casual dress which was right up our alley! The food was AMAZING and portions are enough to share. Fresh rolls, Antipasto salad, Lasagna with homemade noodles that you can actually taste because the aren’t paper thin, Spaghetti, Cheesy garlic bread, Pizza and just look at the size of that Meatball!! Oh, and they don’t skimp on the cheese!!! They have many locations and I highly recommend you try it. Enjoy!! 😋

St Francis
St Francis

Filippi's is a real old time Pizza Grotto if there ever was one. Not just great pizza, but there's lots of reasonably priced options for families too. Although we regularly take out, love to dine there with all of my family.

Bizzle Jams
Bizzle Jams

This Mom and Pop pizza place is awesome. Pure good vibes as soon as I walked in with the peppy hostess and even the customers outside on their way home were smiling at me. Filippi's has a very neat, clean and well decorated style. The pizza tastes homemade with quality ingredients by someone who knows what they're doing, verses a chain company. I'm definitely coming back here to try more items on the menu, especially their desserts.

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Alicia Sanchez

Pizza is always delicious. We order the large white pizza and add sausage, olive and onion and it was over $60 for that one pizza. No thanks. The waitress was an older white lady and couldn't understand our order. She got really upset and frustrated and then I got frustrated. We should have just left then , but my mother in law was hungry.

Yeahoo Whoyah
Yeahoo Whoyah

Huge proportions. My 1/2 Lasagna + Meat Ball arrived quickly but could have been a bit hotter so minus 1 ⭐️. My server Angel was helpful, attentive, and efficient.

M J
M J

Pizza is heaven! They put the cheese on last. I've been missing a good Italian place. That being said wasn't to big of a fan of the meatball subs, there's to much seasoning in the meatball. Tasted like a sausage instead of a meat ball. Definitely coming back for more pizza!

Kimura W
Kimura W

This was my first visit to this location. I've been to the downtown location twice and another location in Chula Vista. The atmosphere was chill, but soon turned busy as soon as we were seated. We ordered the Fit for a King Large which was more than adequate for 3 people with leftovers. The bottom of the crust was a little hard but the top was loaded with lip smacking cheese, veggies, and meat. For easy cutting its best to let the pizza sit for a bit, don't worry it will still be hot and gooey. Staff were BUSY, but sweet, and accommodating. Lunch specials looked good, but we were in for the dinner crowd, there was plenty of parking but the parties coming in were in groups of 4 and more. Plenty of space to accommodate the dinner rush.

Mr. Adam
Mr. Adam

If you’re in the mood for a hefty Italian meal then this is the place. Food is consistent with other locations. Generous servings , tasty and full of cheese so make sure you can handle it. The service was great, ample parking out back but can get full on busy evenings.

Shahbaz Salehi
Shahbaz Salehi

We went there recently for the first time. Ordered 3 medium special pizza, Fit for a king, the works, and vegetarian special. It was okay pizza. I have had better pizza. Lots of cheese. You can’t tell which pizza is which because of heavy cheese. The service and atmosphere were good. I would probably not go back.

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Gregg

I’ve not eaten at a Filippi’s in quite a while and never before at this Poway location. Despite the very competent and friendly service by Angel, the food bordered on inedible. I had the chicken parmesan dinner. Chicken was rubbery and had almost no flavor. The sauce was bland. The accompanying spaghetti was overcooked to the point of mush. Same with the included minestrone soup. Garlic bread was flavorless. I strongly recommend staying away from this place.

Desert Cruizer
Desert Cruizer

So sad to give one of our favorite Italian restaurants three stars. Let's start with the cons and I'll end with the pros about our recent dining visit. First off our favorite items is Chicken Alfredo. Four of us asked to order that but they said that they were all out. No problem we could live with that. We order a pizza and spaghetti dishes. Simple Right? Well unfortunately we found out after waiting about an hour and a half that they totally forgot about our order🙁 We had to ask and they said that the order slip somehow got lost in the shuffle. Our whole order was disregarded. They offered to not charge us for the pizza but we still paid $50.00 for the rest of the food. If I was the manager, I would of waved our whole bill. But oh Well! The pros are that later on that evening when they finally made our food, it was pretty good. Will we visit again? Most likely yes but we are sill kinda hurt.

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J T

I had a really disappointing experience at this restaurant, and unfortunately, the biggest issue was the staff’s attitude. From the moment we walked in, the atmosphere felt unwelcoming. We notified the front desk that we would be a bigger party but we weren’t sure exact amount since they were all rolling in. He seemed very irritated and stated that they were very busy and didn’t know if they would be able to accommodate. We notified him that we didn’t mind waiting. We weren’t in any rush. We ended up being about 14. When we were sat, there wasn’t a SINGLE table in the entire section that was even occupied. So I don’t know if he was trying to deter us or what. But they WERE NOT BUSY! Then we asked for separate checks which would only been 4 and our served stated because we were “walk -in” and not a reservation, she wouldn’t be able to do separate checks. This made zero sense! We have been here before when we have tournaments locally. We’ve had separate checks in a walk in experience before. So if this was HER preference that’s one thing. But the inconsistency is frustrating. No matter how good the food might have been, the rude and unprofessional behavior completely ruined the experience. Customer service matters, and sadly, this place fell far below even basic expectations. We won’t be returning. And this definitely won’t be our first option when we have tournaments locally.

Steve Katz
Steve Katz

Horrible. Ordered 2 pizzas and three lasagna dinners. Went to the car and checked the order and there was only 1 lasagna and two containers with just one meatball in each container. Manager told me that I was a liar and if he gave free food to everyone he would get in trouble. I said I wasn't lying and you're not giving me free food as I spent $132.00. He just said " I don't know that" Never going back to the Poway location.

Yoshi Weiss
Yoshi Weiss

I grew up in this town and have been coming to this particular Filippi’s for nearly a decade, and the quality has been getting steadily worse since I was young. Today was the final straw. I ordered a pizza to go, (generally I prefer to dine in) on a relaxed, not busy, Wednesday night. I called on the phone and the girl was EXCEPTIONALLY rude. I noticed right away her terrible attitude. She talked like an aggressively bored teenager that hated her job. After telling her my order and giving her my info, she told me it would be ready in 30 minutes and hung up. When I arrived only about 15 minutes later, I wasn’t greeted or helped at the counter for a few minutes, despite the restaurant being quite empty. Eventually she came over to the counter and asked what I wanted, I told her my name and I was picking up a pizza. She said nothing, just walked away. I was shocked to see she was clearly not a teenager, but an adult with the same awful attitude. A few moments later she brought out my pizza, and told me the price. $32 for a large pizza blew me away a little bit, but I suppose it is a family restaurant… I opened the box to find this monstrosity below. What in gods name happened here? Highly disappointed in this restaurant. Terrible service, and what a ridiculous end result. The pizza tasted…. Fine. It was fine. So mid it hurt. If you’re in poway and want pizza, go to Rosarias instead.

sahana sadagopan
sahana sadagopan

Just stopped by randomly without checking the Google photos for this place. Even though the ambiance is good if you want to die of heart attack on a pizza this is the place. Here cheese isn’t on top of pizza , little pizza is under the cheese . Ohh topping you can forget about it that needs to be excavated from under the cheese graveyard. The ambience of the place is though really great perfect for a nice family/friends gathering , shame that you get cheese monster in the name of pizza

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🍽️ Lunch
🍾 Dinner
Coffee
🍰 Desserts
🥗 Vegetarian Options
🌱 Vegan Options
🥡 Takeout
🚚 Delivery
🍴 Dine-in
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🚚 Delivery
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🕐 Hours Today
11AM-9PM
Rating
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💬 Reviews
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⏱️ Typical Visit
People typically spend 20 min to 1.5 hr here
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+1 858-748-1800
🌐 Website
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