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The Old Spaghetti Factory
Italian Restaurant$$$$
Gaslamp, San Diego
"Rich Meat Sauce and the Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter!"(3 Tips)"Get the Italian Cream Soda, it comes in a keepsake glass!"(2 Tips)
"The best spinach tortellini!!!"(2 Tips)
"... want gluten get the gluten free pasta. It's delicious!"(2 Tips)
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Cindy StoneAugust 22, 2017Everything! The sauces are amazing, very tasty and service is great and the prices are more than fair for all the food you get. A must try!
Megan EllisMarch 29, 2015All meals are 3 course! First soup or salad, then your entrée (Chicken Parmigiana is amazing! 😍) & end it off with a scoop of Spumoni or Vanilla Ice Cream! Delicious Cream Sodas w/ keepsake glass!
DenisJuly 25, 2013"Must try" place!!! It is really good. Service, food, design.. Portions are big and courses always come with soup or salad. Go for soup - it is delicious!
NatalieOctober 1, 2015The pasta is what makes me try this restaurant in every city I can. The price is amazing too.
Isidro LopezDecember 28, 2012Great place, you can choose sides with anything you order and it comes with ice cream for everyone.
Alison LiebrechtOctober 7, 2015Good place for a group. You can bring kids/families. Prices are ok, food is mediocre. It's next to the ballpark and has access to public transport and parking structures
Elisabeth LongshoreJuly 10, 2015Cormac, the Irish waiter 😍🇮🇪. I also really like the atmosphere of this restaurant.
James SmithAugust 14, 2013Amazing food and service as always. Have been coming to The Old Spaghetti Factory since I was a kid.
Get the Manager's Special or Pot Pourri, so you can try different sauces!
Matthew FurstenfeldAugust 30, 2010Yeahhhhh! Stoked to see everybody loves the mizithra & browned butter. However, I like to get the Manager's Favorite with half mushroom sauce and half mizithra & browned butter.
Claudia Janette Renteria MarrufoAugust 3, 2013Fettuccine with alfredo sauce, brocoli and chicken. Was delicious! With pink wine from San Francisco.
Kelsie NielsenNovember 17, 2012The pesto dressing is such a good addition to the tasty salad. The alfredo is divine too!!
Sohrob TahmasebiNovember 1, 2011Very affordable and they have gluten-free pasta on the menu! I only wish they also had gluten-free garlic bread.
Getmanski DennisFebruary 1, 2014Waiter, who goes by the name Ashton, is the best, do ask to be served by him!
Food is always good and at a great price. Very busy during Comic-Con
Annalisa AdamsJuly 23, 2011Try the Spinach Tortellini with half clam half cream sauce. It's been my family traditional order since I was 5.- @SDWIFEYJune 3, 2012Get the Manager's Favorite, choose to mix the Rich Meat Sauce and the Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter!
Jayme PontiousMarch 20, 2011Spaghetti with mizithra cheese & browned butter... DELICIOUS. Plain or mixed with bacon and garlic, you can't go wrong!
Amy KittelJune 7, 2014Very slow. I think they forget about the tables outside. We had to find the host to pay our bill. Good spaghetti/salad/ice cream for the price. But don't be in a rush to get anywhere. (2pm on a Sat)
Niki GagneOctober 31, 2011Mizithra is not amazing or cheesy. It's not bad by any means, but its just buttered noodles with cheese flakes. Nothing more. More noodle than anything, dry & plain tasting.
Sebastian AlberdiSeptember 6, 2011Make sure you get the super waitress. Or just say that you had a super meal, just overuse super. :)
- Liesl DittmannAugust 14, 2011If you have celiac or just don't want gluten get the gluten free pasta. It's delicious!
Managers favorite with mizithra & marinara sauce is so incredibly tasty.
Missie De Leeuw-BonoDecember 13, 2009Spaghetti w/Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter...waaaaay tasty. Warning: teh cheese bread will make you do a double workout the next day!
Andy TuttleMay 11, 2012The waitress tells me in a super happy voice "We have a gluten-free menu as well!" I can't wait for this bullshit health fad to be over.
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- Mon–Thu
- 11:30 AM–9:30 PM
- Fri
- 11:30 AM–10:30 PM
- Sat
- Noon–10:30 PM
- Sun
- Noon–9:30 PM
(619) 233-4323
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Yes
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating
No
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Beer, Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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