Filippi's Pizza Grotto Norco

My Uncle took me here for lunch. He loves the prime rib& pasta. I had the white pizza. Great service from a very pretty & personable woman ( black hair, loves dancing) Cool old school vibe restaurant.

This place is just ok. The pizza was very tasty. Our table ordered a chicken and spinach pizza. They were out of spinach. There is literally a grocery store about 2 blocks away down 6th Street so it blows my mind how a restaurant can be out of anything unless it is some specialty item. Tons of cheese and great flavor on the pizza. We substituted ham for the unavailable spinach. We also had a shrimp pasta dish, the veal parmigiana, and a prime rib plate. The proteins were all done well and tasty. The prime rib was tender, juicy, and medium rare just as ordered. Then came the side dish pasta and red meat sauce and the pasta with the veal. That's where this place falls flat on it's face. The sauce is horrific. Had a weird after taste and almost the flavor of raisins or prunes. No flavor of garlic or basil and not good at all. That's like going to a Mexican restaurant and they have bad salsa. They also did not drain the pasta well so the bottom of the dish was just swimming

The food & service is always great. Been going here for years. Our last visit was on Father's day. Karissa our server was pleasant and attentive. The restaurant is under staffed, but well worth the wait!