Mamma Mia

My Wife and I visited this restaurant for dinner. I love Italian food. I would say the food was salty and very oily.

The first “dinner and language class” event at the Mamma Mia restaurant has been a total blast. Our gests have learned some Italian language while enjoying wine, food and each other’s company. We have received such good feedback that we want to propose a second night on October 5th for those people who could not attend the first Come to Mamma Mia for a night of real fun! Cinzia (the owner and chef Of Mamma Mia) for more information visit mamma mia web site at www.cinziascookingclass.com or call the restaurant at 858-2722702

Hello everybody- This is Cinzia, Mamma Mia's owner and chef I just want to invite you to a special night at my restaurant Alessandra, a university Italian professor will teach you the Italian language while I will cook some of Mamma Mia's homemade best sellers This is the flier, and for more info you can call the restaurant or visit my web site Ci vediamo! Cinzia MAMMA MIA!! Dinner & Language Lesson Sunday September 21st @ 6:00 pm Immerse yourself in a night of traditional Italian life. Come enjoy a traditional seven course meal and receive an hour long lesson in Italian conversation. Dinner will be prepared by executive chef Cinzia. Italian instruction will be provided by Alessandra, university instructor. MENU BRUSCHETTA DELLA CASA Homemade toasted bread topped w/ tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and oregano PANZEROTTI Our best seller: deep fried pizza dough filled w/ tomatoes, mozzarella, and prosciutto INSALATA MISTA Mixed greens with tomatoes and homemade Italian dressing RAVIOLI INNAMORATI Jumbo ricotta ravioli in a creamy wallnut gorgonzola sauce GNOCCHI CIAO BELLA Best in California: homemade potato gnocchi in an Aurora sauce CANNELLONI ALLA CONTADINA Homemade cannelloni w/ sausage in a marinara and besciamella sauce TIRAMISU A homemade favorite BEVANDE A glass of White and a glass of Red, soft drinks and water Price 40$ per person, tips and taxes included Mamma Mia Italian Restaurant 1932 Balboa Ave., San Diego, CA 92109 Reservations required: 858-272-2702 / mammamiasandiego@yahoo... For more info visit www.cinziascookingclas

Upon my fourth visit, it dawned on me that owner Francesco is starting to believe his own press and acting accordingly. Francesco, if you're reading this, please cut out the oh-so phony crapadoodle, lower your voice, sit down and meditate. There's no reason to pitch a cantate at your staff in your Danny Bonaduce stacatto rasp. Pfffffft. Let your wife do her cooking in peace. It's your saving grace. How she can turn out her delicacies with your screeching is beyond me. She's a saint.

The host is completely amped out and yelling constantly. We could not talk to each other. Its obnoxious. I am Sicilian and no one in my family behaves like this. The owner seems to have no respect for the customers and that they may want to listen to each other - not him. He was so loud that I could not hear what the waitress was saying and she could not hear what we were saying. Not surprising, we got our appetizer and soup/salad, but the main course never showed up. She did write it down on the check, but the person cooking didn't see it, so we never got to eat our entree. By that time we just wanted to get away from the owner yelling in semi lewd Italian, that we told her that we just wanted to go. I am not a chef, but anyone in my family at anytime, could produce more tasty food that we had. It was very ordinary. I have had superior Italian food in even the modest Marino's a few blocks away. This gentle Sicilian family produces honest and delicious food in a relatively quiet, family atmosphere. If you want more upscale fare, Bella is just a few steps away. They are both good. As for Moma Mia - as one patron tried to shout over the owner - why are you yelling so much! I cannot believe anyone would return there.

Whenever I'm in San Diego, this is the first place I head to for a great dinner and even better service by Francesco & Cinzia & and rest of the staff. Dine like you're in Italy, but bring your own wine.

Sorry to say, but we had a negative experience and won't go back. One of our party never got their food, waitress apologized but manager never even came over & said anything. And they should have at least taken that meal off the bill, but no. Nothing done but an apology from waitress. After almost one year, no liquor license so wine with dinner is out. (We were there in May for a party on patio & had good service, food, allowed to bring our own wine). This time it was overpriced, food not hot, not much flavor. Sorry...we thought we had a good thing here...but we won't go back.

I took my girlfriend to Mamma Mia and she loved it just as much as I did. They have hearty pasta as well as nutritious salads. Not too over priced either.