Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen

Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen Healthy, Italian Craft Kitchen! Located in Mission Valley. We use the highest quality ingredients in all of our dishes and never cut corners to sacrifice value.
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Our Italian Restaurant in San Diego, CA is your go-to destination for the freshest and finest Italian Cuisine in the area! We offer online ordering for the days that you're on the go. If you have a special event, check out our catering options. We proudly offer allergy and health conscious food for you and your guests. What are you waiting for? Stop in today for some delicious farm fresh pizza, or place your order online!

06/05/2026

🤣 Customer: “Can I speak to the manager?”

Me: “Carlos, they want to talk to you.”

Carlos: “Yeah… but YOU’RE the owner.” 💀🍕

At that point, I just walked away. 😂❤️🍕

06/04/2026

It’s SHOW TIME 🔥🔥🔥

06/03/2026

That look when the customer leaves… and the staff meeting starts immediately. 👀🤣

06/01/2026

🔥☀️ IT’S OFFICIAL… SUMMER IS SERVED! ☀️🔥

🍕🌿 New Summer Specials have arrived at Pesto! Fresh flavors, handmade favorites, and limited-time dishes you don’t want to miss! 😍🍝

Who’s coming first? 👇❤️

05/30/2026

🇮🇹 Authentic Italian Potato Gnocchi 🇮🇹

Loaded with 🍄 mushrooms, 🥓 bacon, 🌿 fresh arugula, and our famous Pestofredo Sauce 🤤✨

🥖 Served with warm garlic bread!

One bite and you’ll know why guests keep coming back for more! ❤️🔥

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05/26/2026

🔥🥡 YOUR LUNCH JUST GOT AN UPGRADE 🤩🍕
Fresh. Fast. Made with love. ❤️
The best part of your workday is waiting in that takeout bag at Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen 🇮🇹✨

05/23/2026

☀️🍕🇮🇹 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND vibes are officially ON at Pesto!!! 🍷🔥
Fresh pasta 🍝 crispy pizza 🍕 good wine 🍷 and beautiful San Diego weather ☀️🌴
Who’s pulling up this weekend?! 👀❤️

05/22/2026

POV: Carlos reading ‘extra well done’ 👨‍🍳🎤🥩
I’m gonna make it anywayyyy… 😂

05/21/2026

Our lunch special daily with half Panini and a salad or soup and a drink for only 18.95$ 🔥

05/16/2026

🔥 POV: They ask what you do for fun… and suddenly you’re three slices deep into a hot honey pizza 😭🍕🍯

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05/14/2026

POV:
Y’all fought during the rush…
then acted like nothing happened 4 minutes later 🤝😭

“It was just the tickets.” 💀🍝

Tag your work bestie 😂👇

05/11/2026

Steak Salad, Shrimp Scampi, 🍤 Hot honey 🍯 Pizza 🍕 on special Now ‼️

05/08/2026

❤️ Mama is the heart of the family… the love, the comfort, the reason we all come together around the table. ❤️

This Mother’s Day Weekend, we’re celebrating all the amazing mamas with a complimentary dessert of her choice 🍰 or fresh homemade sangria 🍷 at Pesto Italian Craft Kitchen.

Thank you for every sacrifice, every hug, every meal, and every memory you create. 💐

From our family to yours… Happy Mother’s Day ❤️

🍋🦐 SHRIMP SCAMPI perfection 🇮🇹✨Garlic, fresh lemon, olive oil, juicy shrimp & handmade pasta cooked to order 🤍🍝Light, bu...
05/07/2026

🍋🦐 SHRIMP SCAMPI perfection 🇮🇹✨Garlic, fresh lemon, olive oil, juicy shrimp & handmade pasta cooked to order 🤍🍝Light, buttery, fresh and absolutely mouthwatering 😍🔥

05/06/2026

Giving back to the community day❤️🙏🏼

Every Wednesday is kids eat for free and parents, relaxing and enjoying their Italian… Free Face Painting and Balloon twisting for kids for fun. 🤩 see you soon. 😍

05/05/2026

😳 YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT SHE ASKED

“Does your gluten-free have gluten in it?”
Carlos froze… I had to help him out 😂
“No ma’am… no gluten. That’s the point.”

Wait for Carlos at the end 😆👇

05/03/2026

❤️🍕 Since 1973… this has been more than pizza to us.

It’s FAMILY. It’s TRADITION. It’s PRIDE. 🇮🇹

What started with our Sicilian roots decades ago is now being handcrafted fresh every single day right here in San Diego. Every dough we stretch, every pizza we fire… it’s made with love, patience, and respect for the old recipes that built us. 🔥

Crispy. Fresh. Made by hand. Always.

This isn’t just food… this is our culinary art. This is our family story. 🙏❤️

05/01/2026

Throw it out” he said… 🤦‍♂️
Meanwhile THAT ONE EMPLOYEE: 😈🍕
Nothing ever makes it to the trash here 😂🔥

04/29/2026

🔥🧀 CHEESE PULL GOALS 🧀🔥
Cut it… lift it… watch that MELT 😮‍🔥🤤
Our calzone is PACKED, cheesy, and made fresh every single time 💯🍕
This right here… is why people keep coming back 👀👇

04/28/2026

🔥🥩 JUICY. TENDER. UNREAL. 🥩🔥

Our Italian Herb Prime Steak is marinated for 48 HOURS and grilled fresh EVERY SINGLE DAY 🤯💯

This is the steak everyone’s talking about right now…
🔥 stacked in our FAMOUS PRIME STEAK PANINI
🥗 or served on our TOSCANA STEAK SALAD

One bite and you’ll get it… this is a MUST TRY 👀✨

📍Made fresh. In-house. Every day.
📍Come experience the hype.

04/27/2026

🎉🎉 GIVEAWAY WINNERS ANNOUNCED!!! 🎉🎉

First off… THANK YOU to everyone who played, guessed, and showed love 🙏❤️ you guys made this so much fun!!

🔥 We had some VERY close answers… so we’re doing something special 🔥

🥇 1st PLACE (TIE) – BOTH WIN $100 GIFT CARD 💰💰
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🥉 3rd PLACE – WINS $50 GIFT CARD 💵
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Congratulations to our winners!!! 🎊🎊
Please come by and pick up your gift cards—we can’t wait to see you!!! 🍝❤️

🚨 LOOK FOR MORE GIVEAWAYS COMING SOON 🚨


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04/25/2026

🔥 $100 GIVEAWAY 🔥

Think you know Italians ? 👀🍕

✔️ Like this post
✔️ Tag a friend
✔️ Guess all 4

💰 ALL 4 correct = $100 GIFT CARD
🎁 2 correct = $25 BONUS

👇 Drop your answers below
Winner announced THIS WEEKEND

Let’s see who’s a real one 😏🔥

04/23/2026

🚧 Too crowded to pass… so we danced 💃🕺
Only at Pesto 😂🔥



04/22/2026

🧒 WEDNESDAY = FAMILY FUN NIGHT 🎈🍕
Kids eat FREE + FREE drink, FREE face painting 🎨 & balloon twisting 🎈 while you relax and enjoy your night 🍷✨
Let the kids have a blast… you’ve earned the break 🙌❤️

Address

1652 Camino Del Rio N
San Diego, CA
92108

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 9pm
Saturday 11am - 9pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+16196799030

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