Filippis Pizza Grotto Pacific Beach

I read the reviews prior to going in tonight and the reviews almost deterred me from going in. I have nostalgia coming to Filippis as a kid playing on various sports teams. For some reason the sports awards would always take place at Flippis and the team would enjoy a large shared meal. Their pizza sauce always stood out to me. Fast forward to my adult years, there’s so many pizza places, especially in Pacific Beach that I had written off Filippis as a thing of the past. Was I wrong. I was solo parenting tonight and took my two toddles here for dinner. They immediately gave my girls pizza dough to play with. This kept them busy until the food came out. The girls loved their pizza and I ordered their gluten free pizza. Honestly, it was the best gluten free crust and pizza I ever had. Their pizza sauce was just how I remembered it. Their cheese blanked over the toppings. It was delightful. It was filling and it didnt feel gluttonous. The server at the end gave my girls complimentary ice cream with a small side note to me asking for permission. The server was kind and patient with my girls. I’ve lived in PB the past 10 years and this should have been my go-to all along.

They made a very nice gluten free pizza for my celiac wife. Service was also very good and offered dough ball for my 6yo to play with!