History
Welcome to Nicolosi's. Our Grandfather, Salvatore Nicolosi, opened his own restaurant in 1952 in the Mission Hills District at Goldfinch and Washington. The restaurant was an instant success because of our authentic Italian food, home-style coziness, and our great employees. And being that he brought along many of our family recipes from Nicolosi, Sicily, it only seemed natural that we became a San Diego monument for true Italian Cuisine. In 1954 our Grandfather moved Nicolosi's to 40th and El Cajon Boulevard where it served San Diegans for the next 36 years. In the 1960s my Uncle and Aunt, Sam and Linda Nicolosi, took over the family restaurant. In 1991 they moved Nicolosi's to Adobe Falls Road and Waring Road as the Interstate 15 construction project developed our former area. Ron Burner, Sam and Linda's nephew took over the family business, moved it to its current location at 7005 Navajo Road just past Jackson Drive and continue the family tradition.
Specialties
Nicolosi's has been serving San Diego with our Italian family recipes handed down from generation to generation for over 65 years. We use fresh ingredients daily to prepare our famous lasagna and our customer favorite Sicilian Mac and Cheese. We make our ravioli from hand each day and our hand tossed pizzas are still the best you have ever had, guaranteed. Our very own special craft beer, Nicolosi's Blonde Ale is popular as is our nice variety of local craft beers. Come and enjoy our outside dinning with awesome views of Cowles Mountain, the sunsets are incredible. Nicolosi's is located in San Carlos on Navajo road 1 block east of Jackson drive. We offer non-profit fundraising events as well as full service catering of all our great family recipes. Come in and visit us and enjoy time with friends. We have free Wi-Fi so you can catch up on emails. Check out our Facebook page or website for more information.