DiCicco's Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria

I love this place! No joke I grew up eating here in Clovis Ca! I was stoked when I found out they would be opening one here in Escondido. I was not disappointed! Recipes are just as delicious! Brilliant menu! Scarface is my all time favorite dish! Bread always homemade and love their fried zucchini! I have been to this location twice now, and both servers I had were amazing! This is definitely still my favorite Italian food!!! If you haven’t tried it, you are missing out!!

First time here, came with my friend, the patio area is very pleasant in the evening. The bread is definitely not typical Italian - needs to be thicker crust. Also, no olive oil or balsamic was offered. Butter was served room temp nice and soft. Our appetizer was the Caprese salad - the mozzarella seemed too commercial, basically chewy vs. soft and doughy. Tomatoes had little flavor and I could hardly taste the olive oil or balsamic. Thankfully the entree, Spinach Ravioli was a generous portion, fresh made pasta with a delicious filling. Sauce was a little on the salty side yet flavorful. I asked for more Parmesan and was given a jar of powder. At these prices I would expect fresh Parmesan. We were a little surprised on the bill was a 4% surcharge which we were told by the waiter that this is due to the minimum wage increase in San Diego. I wish there was some mention of it at least on the menu somewhere. I think having been to Italy has raised my awareness of what true ‘authentic’ Ita

This is my favorite Italian restaurant! My fiancé and I have been here four times and every time it has been consistently great! We ordered the Chicken Parmesan. Excellent! It came with a side of spaghetti and grilled vegetables. It was delicious. We can eat a lot. It is a very healthy portion so we split it. You also get a side salad or minestrone soup. I chose the salad. They have the absolute best house dressing, a vinaigrette, just the right mix and spice. And we always get the spumoni (excellent, 3 scoops). Also, the head manager and the manager Ashley checked on us to see how we were doing. This is a very well-run, classy restaurant, very clean too, and they really take good care of their customers. A shout out to Nick who waited on us. You did an excellent job! Thank you.