I DoorDashed and came across this place, and I told my husband we had to try it--they did not disappoint! It's a beautiful little Italian restaurant with its own story, tucked away in a corner of Temecula. The ambience was chill and the hospitality was awesome. A waiter recommended the Margherita Pizza, and she came through. We wanted something different, and it was so yummy! Same with the Ravioli, plus the complimentary bread and butter. It felt really nice to visit Filippi's. Definitely recommend and we'll be coming back soon! read more

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Dined in for two and ordered a medium pepperoni, unfortunately for our tastes, the Pizza had way too much cheese. We thought they brought out the wrong pizza order, because it looked mostly like a quadruple cheese topped pizza, yet on closer inspection, the pepperoni was hidden underneath. The first bite was met with a crunch, then trying to manage chewing all that, bubblegum-like texture, cheese without choking, ending with an over-all barf taste which was probably from the (most likely) expired Parmesan Shaker I used from the table. Our server (An older lady) I assumed, was probably having a bad day because she approached us as if we were an inconvenience, she was inattentive and rushing us out. We ordered drinks (Sierra Mist, Stella Artois and two waters) she forgot our water and never asked if we needed a refill on our drinks. I get It though, working in food service stinks sometimes, so I don't fault her for that, but please don't take it out on the customers. I kind of regret tipping. Some positives: The atmosphere was quaint, the marinara on the pizza was decent and the crust had a nice crunch. Although, a decent marinara and a crunchy crust won't make your experience any better here. If you really love chewing on gobs of cheese and enjoy mediocre service, this is the place for you, if not, I'd say go to Stadium Pizza right across the street from this establishment, they always got the goods. P.s. Please use less cheese and put the pepperoni on top so they can get crispy. Also we barely finished one slice and threw the rest away with the to go box (that we didn't ask for) moments after leaving. read more

We (3-5) got really sick eating there with food poisoning, different friends went after us and got sick too. The Health Department did an inspection (3/2026) and gave them a "C" Rating. I never seen a C rating before read more

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Just love coming in here when the staff (cashier) knows your name!! She's just a delight to see!! Makes the order go smoothly!! Must ask her, her name!! I ordered Meatball sandwich and it is so big ! Love it that plenty of cheese on top!! Yummy to my tummy !! The place is always clean and neat as you walk inside. Try them out if you haven't yet!! read more

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Amazing experience tonight! Great service by Kim! My Dad loved his roast beef sandwich! We had a small pizza and small antipasta salad. Za was great and the dressing on the salad delish! Will be back! P.S. loved the old time Italian restaurant vibe :) read more

Everything was so good. It's such a fantastic experience. Good home-cooked style food soup serve fresh and hot pizza hot everything hot so so good. We just keep coming back. The service is friendly and the style of the decoration is so warm and Italian and inviting. read more

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Always great since my first trip in 1995 ordered 16 pep mushroom yummy moved away but every time I'm in Temecula or San Diego I pop in read more

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Grabbed some lunch with the wifey after our wine pick up. We were seated right away. Great vibes & good food. One of our favorites.... read more

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Filippi's is a great Family owned pizza place. They have been around since 1950 and every location that they have is owned by various relatives of the same family. It is a Family atmosphere when you visit, they treat you like you're coming for Sunday dinner. Very nice , great attentive service. I always like to support Family owned businesses, but when the food is amazing it is that much better. Now to the food, they have lunch specials as well as a regular menu. I got the 10" mushroom pizza lunch special, small garden salad and a Pepsi. Their website is realcheesepizza.com, I believe that it holds true, the cheese is so gooey, stretchy and full of flavor. I love their crust as well, all around an excellent pie. The salad comes with some fresh baked bread as well as a generous portion of dressing, blue cheese is my fav and it is delicious, but do yourself a favor, get it on the side, otherwise you may find it a bit too much dressing. But either way, a great salad and dressing combo. Drinks are bottomless. They were rated as the #1 pizza in America in 2013 and featured on Good Morning America, I would agree, they make some great pizza here. I had more than half my pizza left and half my bread and left completely full and happy. Looking forward to tomorrow's leftovers! Go support them at this location or any of their locations. Pizza, Pasta, salads, drinks, wine, beer, etc. with a Family vibe. Great spot. Enjoy! read more

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We've been coming to this location for 20+ years and it's the best Pizza, Pasta and Italian Food I've had in So. Cal. They have a few locations but they are not all quite the same. My biggest reason for loving Filippi's so much is the fresh made natural pizza and marinara sauce does not give me heartburn or indigestion. Most all others do. You can taste the difference from fresh sauce compared to canned. read more

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Came again last night for some to go food!! Got the spaghetti and a giant meatball along with an antipasto salad!! definitely enough food for the three of us. The food was amazing along with the service. Never disappointed when I come here.. read more

So disappointed. We attempted to have dinner at this local restaurant last night. The hostess said they close in an hour that we would need to rush through dinner. We decided not to stay and as we left she chuckled. I guess they don't need our business. read more

I must come here at least weekly with my mom or my husband. I love this place! The salad here is so fresh, the pizza here oh my goodness! The Works is my fav, but let me tell yall.... I love to order it as a CALZONE! Yes they sure will hook up a calzone Works pizza and make sure to ask for it well done so it's not soggy. It is so yummy and crispy and heavenly! You will just be on cloud 9! Walking on heaven! I promise you!! Oh and I always order a Diet Pepsi since I'm watching girlish figure. :-) The service is excellent and somehow I always get my favorite window table. I've been to several of the Filippi's locations. The Temecula location is our favorite. Norco is a close second. Little Italy in San Diego is a 3rd, Kearny Mesa in San Diego 4th, Chula Vista 5th and probably last place Mira Mesa. Not all Filippi's are equal, their menus and ways of preparation seem slightly different. But as long as good ole Temecula has my favs I'm GUCCI!! Thank you Temecula Filippi's for being my go to comfort Italian food spot! read more

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I ordered pizzas from here all the time and every time I'm trying to add a side of ranch. I always have an issue through the DoorDash app. I always call directly to the restaurant and someone that's nice and helpful Always answers, today when someone answered my call they were extremely rude with zero customer service skills. And walked me through how to add a side over the phone. I explain it's not that I don't know how to use DoorDash. It's that the DoorDash app itself wasn't allowing me to add that side of ranch. Whether it was a small side or a large side, I wasn't trying to get anything for free. I was more than willing to pay for it over the phone with my debit card or credit card. It was just the tone of voice and how condescending she was talking to me The reviews are not looking that great already and the issue is definitely not the food. I'll stick to the Filippis in San Diego much better service read more

C'mon now. How hard is it to dress a fucking sandwich and leave the tomatoes off?!!! We got it door dashed, and none of the special instructions were followed. They were super hard instructions though, no tomatoes, add mayonnaise. read more

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Second time here. I liked the foods last time but not quite this time. We ordered the Works pizza (dough tasted like baking soda?), lunch spaghetti (comes with bread and salad) and a kids marinara spaghetti. I have tried better pasta dishes but the bread that with the spaghetti meal was to-die for. Place is spacious, kid-friendly and seems pretty busy even after lunch on a Friday. Our server was great though. I'll probably give it another shot! read more

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My family & I used to come here back in the 2000s almost every other weekend before we moved to TX. I came back recently with my bf and it was the same as before We shared a medium pepperoni pizza, 2 salads (we could've shared one) and our own drinks. Pizza was so good and filling, service was great! Can't wait to be back in Temecula next summer & eat here again read more

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Ordered a large special. Was tasty and like I remember there pizza always being. Great amount of cheese crispy crust perfect to dip. Only thing was amount of veggies overshadowed the meats. Not a deal breaker at all still great pizza and will return Very helpful and friendly staff in front welcoming and attentive read more

The hours are not accurate on their website or on Yelp. We walked in a half hour before their closing time and we were greeted with a very condescending and undermining tone. Very unfortunate considering that I had many years of positive and celebratory experiences at other locations. I felt disregarded and disrespected, and I was anticipating a welcoming and positive experience. Will not be visiting this location again, unfortunately. Hopefully this feedback helps with future customer service experiences. read more

This place is just wonderful. And so underpriced IMO. That dinner for two for $33 will still leave you with tasty leftovers. And get a giant meatball to go - it's 2-3 meals on its own! read more

Really wish we read the reviews first. The two stars are for the staff ONLY, because the food was terrible. Got the Pizza and an eggplant parm sandwich. The pizza was doughy with Costco-level cheese(at best) and it left a real unsettling aftertaste, while the eggplant parm was just devoid of any flavor whatsoever. Wish this wasn't the case because I had a good interaction with the staff on a takeout order but the food was just so bad. read more

Live this place. Homey, nice atmosphere, food is incredible. I am a vegetarian and loved the pizza. Highly recommend this . Emily is the best! read more

The fettuccine taste like milk noodles and the shrimp flippi had no flavor just oil noodles read more

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Recently went here for dinner on a Sunday evening. We had the "Feast For Two" for $32.95 and shared it between three people. Even though the sign on the window indicates that this special is only available Monday through Thursday, we were told it is now also available on Sundays. We had plenty of leftovers, so I'm sure it could easily even feed four people. I thought the food was delicious and the service was very attentive. For this price you absolutely cannot beat it! read more

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I don't understand the negative reviews: We had the best pizza made pepperoni, mushroom with cherry tomatoes and marinara sauce. The crust was fluffy and hard crisp on the bottom. The only negative complaint is using iceberg lettuce in their salad--real greens that include spinach would be better. Otherwise, the salad was good too!! read more

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Ordered take out pizza and antipasto salad and when we got home, we were so disappointed with the $17 salad. It was unappealing to say the least. The veggies were not fresh so my family just picked off the deli meat on top. First thing in the morning, I called to explain the situation and the girl told me to bring in my payment card for a refund. Later that day, I went in and unfortunately encountered the most rude, unprofessional person named Martha. She treated me like a criminal and said "who did you talk to?" I didn't get her name I told her. She said did they write your name down? I said "I don't know." She then asked me if I have the invoice. Invoice I said and she further explained the yellow slip. I imagine she meant the greasy, yellow piece of receipt they stick inside the pizza box. I told her no as those always get thrown away. Finally, she said I'll do it this time but next time, you will need to have something more. She further told me that I should let her staff know what to do next time because they should have written my name down. Me? I said that sounds like a you problem not a me problem. I told her she didn't need to be so rude and nasty about it, especially if she's a manager. She further explained that she's not a manager and that her sister owned the restaurant for 30 years. I said you do work here right and get a paycheck? She said, "no I do not get paid." Well, I hope the owner, your sister will be happy knowing she just lost a long time customer because of her wicked sister who should not be interacting with any of the patrons. I can only imagine how she treats the employees. Martha eventually gave me a cash refund but not in a pleasant way and ZERO apology or effort to try and make things right. I left so upset and could not believe that just happened. read more

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It's the closest "sketti" sauce to my mom's. I can't even manage to eat the half portion of spaghetti with meat sauce so be mindful of the portion size..... You may be able to either share, or have it for your dinner. LOVE the attentive wait staff as they're always checking on you and interacting just enough to make you feel as if you're at a friend's house for dinner. One of my faves for sketti! Great for families, baseball teams, girls night out...... Just waking in the place your mouth starts watering so get ready to sit and MANGA!!!! read more

We ordered to go. Super easy to place our order. We ordered a 3 item pizza. Pepperoni, sausage and basil. It was so good. Exactly what I was craving. The dough, the sauce, omg the whole darn pizza was delicious. We will definitely have it again on our next trip to Temecula. read more

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This was easily among the worst lasagna I've ever had. It was VERY poorly made. You can also tell it was quickly made as it did not bond together. A lot of sauce, was added to the top so it was not cooked with sauce on it. Hence the noodles had not absorbed any flavor. The was a thick layer of ricotta cheese, but very little other cheese. The meat sauce was not very meaty. Honestly, you really could not see or taste any meat, so I really don't know that it had any. The lasagna tasted like tomato sauce, bland noodles and ricotta cheese. If you like lasagna, don't come here, as you will be greatly disappointed. I'll leave it at that. The lasagna is one star, but I gave the restaurant two because of the nice hostess/cashier. read more

Food is amazing. Best pizza and salad with green olives bread served at the table is so delicious. The service is friendly and prompt The ambiance is a traditional pizza restaurant decor. read more

I hosted a baby shower this weekend. Filippi's on Jefferson did a wonderful job in making the lasagna and mostaccioli Alfredo with chicken was amazing. A lot of bread was given way too much but I'm not complaining. Very generous with what they do. Thank you for helping me make the event wonderful read more

Perfect Sunday date night! We got the 2 for meal and it came with so much food! Two pasta/lasagna plates, 2 salads, Italian bread & a 10inch pizza! So much food that we had to box it up and take half home! Amazing for the price and very quiet on this Sunday night! Going to start coming back more often, loved it! read more

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First of all, who puts an unpitted olive in a salad?? I bit down on the olive and bam hurt my tooth. Not Cool. We expected the pizza to be way better for the price that we paid. A Medium cheese pizza for $19 and a large pepperoni for around 27. Then we paid about $4 dollars a soda and didn't even get offered refills. This pizza was way too bland and the cheese slid off and there wasn't enough sauce for us. It's chunky but thin. Waitress was meh. Not bad not great. Seems outdated for the prices. So I will continue looking for the best pizza place. read more

Great service, delicious food, HUGE PORTIONS! We arrived during the Early Bird Special and this giant piece of lasagna that will feed me for 4 days was only $17! We will definitely be back for more. read more

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This place never disappoints!! My Family and I enjoy their food weather it's dine in or take out. We love their pizza!!! Service is always excellent as well.. you get plenty of food for the $$$ read more

So this place is super dated, but there is one thing they do right and that is their pizza. We ordered a meat pizza and it was packed with so much meat. The medium pizza was way more than two of us could handle, in fact we each were full after having just one piece each and splitting a Cesar salad. It's been years since I ate food other than pizza here, but I remember the family meal being pretty bland, so stick with the pizza, you won't be disappointed. read more

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We had a Large Pepperoni pizza with a Side of Meat Sauce, and an Antipasto Salad. Let me say that we were so happy to see that they brought back their Original House Dressing with the Red Italian vinaigrette. Thank you Filippi's for such a Great New Year's Day Dinner!! read more

Took my family in December and the food and service was amazing. There were 14 of us no reservations and were seated quickly. Highly recommend! read more

Second time now that we've had awful service by this waitress(KMT). Water never refilled, forgot our bread and then blamed it on the cooking staff. Apparently we weren't the only table getting rotten service. I could hear her walking around making excuses and apologizing for forgetting various orders all the while as I watched her take breaks and chat to staff in the back. Come on Filippis! You can do better for your customers! read more

We love this place. Every time we are in the area or driving through we make a point to stop in and have a meal. Haven't had a bad thing yet. All of their food is amazing from pizza to their pasta and their sandwiches. We can't forget their service is always great. Sometimes there is a wait time but it's always worth the wait and drive. Thank you for making this one of our favorite places to go when we are in the area. read more