Mona's Italian Restaurant
Mona's Italian Restaurant
Tortellini Marinara
Our favorite take home, 7S. Mushroom and Sausage Pizza
Portrait by Leonardo Da Vinci.
Interior décor
Mona Lisa (a copy)
Sign
Menu
Menu
Interior
Door
Thursday dinner
Inside
Outside
Garlic Cheese Bread
Inside when you walk in
Garlic Bread
Vino
Getting crowded
interior, pizza
Dining room
More bread
Mediocre food Philly Style Cheese Steak Sandwich
Italian Vegetable(Minestrone) Soup
Italian Vegetable(Minestrone) Soup
Jojo P.
Jun 25, 2024
Both pizza and Spaghetti were yummy! We visited from the Bay Area. We took our left over pizza thru the airport and plane and we had about 10+ comments and compliments about the place. Must be really popular and yummy and that has been proven!! We will visit back when we visit San Diego again. Server was also friendly! She was very attentive!
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Jelani W.
Jun 30, 2024
They gave me fraudulent money back as change today it was a bald man and an older Latin woman with black hair ordered a Philly cheese with the blue strip hundreds and got a crumpled up piece of paper in return claiming they had no change. They took my bill once I complained as well and got on the phone.
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Michelle G.
Aug 4, 2023
My in laws were raving about this place, so when there was not a choice made of where to go we decided to give them a try for take out (their experience was dine in). There were four dishes ordered in total: Fettuccine Alfredo, Veal Marsala, Chicken Ester, Eggplant Parmigiana. For each plate, it was at least $20. Unfortunately, the quality was just not there consistently & each dish had one issue or another. Starting with the eggplant, this item arrived ice cold. We aren't far from this location so I could understand losing SOME heat but not all. Chicken Ester did not have nearly enough chicken for the amount charged. First bite tasted like straight wine as if it was not cooked down (the person eating this had to swap dinner with someone else because they're sober, & this was not expected). Veal Marsala had a very rich taste & the mushrooms were delicious. Fettuccine Alfredo was flavorful & there was a generous amount. Unfortunately, I had a severe upset stomach 10-15 minutes after finishing maybe a quarter of my dish that lasted through the next day. I was the only one to have severe stomach issues so my assumption was it was the fettuccine Alfredo. Ending on a positive note, the Italian soup (minestrone) was packed with flavor & the one dish we all enjoyed. Location is a little difficult to locate, but in a busy parking lot.
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Hanafi M.
Jul 10, 2023
Not happy with the straight-shit garlic bread, total trash. The veal was pure perfection. They also need to work on their Fettuccine Alfredo, damn near the worst I ever had. The service was great, parking was not so great. $29.00 for the Veal with a salad and pasta, not bad, very fair pricing and portions. Just get the veal to go and make your own pasta at home.
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Charles C.
Jan 30, 2023
Mona's Restaurant is located in the curious neighborhood of Allied Gardens, which makes it a fun drive to reach the restaurant in an unexpected location. Parking is not an issue. I like to sit in the semi-circular booths on the left as you enter. My usual go-to selctions are the Chicken Parmigiana or the Tortellini, which you can have with Marinara upon request. The dinners include a hearty Minetrone and garlic bread. Service by Scarlett is refined, gracious, welcoming and efficient, and her wonderful manner is the reason I return to this secret spot as often as I do!
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angelita m.
Nov 19, 2023
This place is amazing! Not only was the customer service on point but the food was awesome. I really like the ambiance. The decor mimics a cute Italian outdoor sitting area. I had the fettuccine Alfredo and got to stuffed on that as well as salad and bread. Oh also, I ordered a glass of wine and definitely got what I paid for and more. I think it's safe to say that I will be coming back here regularly.
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Myphuong L.
May 18, 2021
Very upsetting that we called asking if they have outdoor dining because we have a dog. The guy who answered said yes to outdoor and dog. We got there and didn't see any tents for outdoor dining. My boyfriend went inside to ask and the guy didn't understand us. So my boyfriend said "wow wow", instead of "woof" or "roof"...lol. But the guy understood and said "oh no".At this point, I'm quite upset. I'm outside while my bf places the order for take out.Everything on the menu is average $22. For a lower price point, order from a la carte section. You can order full or half size.Our order was going to take 30mins.-Works pizza w meat sauce ($22.95) - medium - Italian sausage, pepperoni, mushroom, onions. Not a fan of this as it was greasy and when you pull a slice off, the entire top layer separates and you end up with the bottom crust in your hand. The crust is hand tossed and you can watch the chef.-Spaghetti a la Mona Lisa ($14.59) - so very good! The sauce is not a typical tomato sauce but kind of sweet and there's peas! Definitely a Mona's secret sauce of some sort. Tastes fantastic with the garlic bread.-Wings - I didn't eat this but bf said it was "ok".-Stuffed shells ($14.59) - mozzarella, ricotta, Romano cheese, spinach. Came with three large stuffed shells. My bf and I are not a fan of cheese, so not sure why he ordered this but he thought it would be filled with meat. The window says dine-in available but it seriously looked dark and eerie in the dining area because the lights weren't turned on yet. There's only one person working who's also the chef. Poor guy was working on phone orders and ours. Plus he doesn't understand English well. More people came in after to place orders.The chef felt bad that we waited more than 30 minutes for our order so he gave us a salad and upgraded our pizza from medium to large without charging.The salad was generic with meat and cheese. The garlic bread was amazing. Paired well with the spaghetti.Based on price, service, quality, taste, and ambiance, I would rate a 3.
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Kristin M.
Mar 4, 2022
At what point are we supposed to be "patient"when we pay a lot of money for a dish that clearly wasn't the dish we ordered in the middle of a busy workday? The garlic bread wasn't even garlic tasting and it was soaked in a red sauce! I expect the dishes to be what I ordered. I was on the phone with the person for a good few minutes and no resolve was offered other than me coming to get it. Perhaps make the dish right the first time and there won't be a need to worry about how to get a new order to a customer? They also have their friends and family harass you for bad reviews. Even mentioning my child! A child! That's the type of people that they are I guess. This place is trashTried this place for the first time via door dash. Ordered spaghetti with ham, peas, and cream sauce. What I received was spaghetti with mushrooms, peas, and cream sauce and NO ham. The dish itself was really bland and probably would have been good with the ham balancing out the blandness. I paid 19.00 for this dish that equals probably 5.00. When I called them, they offered to make it for me but I had to go get it. I'm in the middle of a workday, which is why I door dashed! Perhaps next time make what I ordered or give me a refund!The garlic bread was on a sesame roll and soaked in red sauce without any garlic flavor. I'm not sure what that was about.. I've never had garlic bread like that.
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Jeffrey L.
Mar 1, 2024
The server was nice, but two of the three dishes were extremely salty making them not edible. The booth seats were so worn out that you had to sit off to the side to get a comfortable position. Unfortunately, the best thing I can say is that at least the draft beer was good.
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M W.
Oct 16, 2023
2:30 on a Thursday, the place was empty. I grabbed a menu to order the same sandwich I've bought here for twenty years. The waitress (owner's daughter) ran over to substitute the new paper price list....now charging $17 for the sandwich. Another price increase! which she denied saying they haven't raised prices in two years! A bold lie. The sandwich was $15 on the menu and $13 online. I told her I wasn't going to eat there after all. She said...."That's because you're cheap, you stupid B tch!"I was horrified. The cook (owner) came out of the kitchen because she told me to get out of her restaurant yelling "Stupid B tch" at me over and over. This is the respect and appreciation for a 20 year repeat customer from an entitled, rude, spoilt brat. I asked the cook to make her stop cursing at me but he acted stupid and did nothing. I told her she was the stupid B to treat a customer like that. Common courtesy doesn't exist in our degenerate culture if service providers act like animals towards their customers. Subsequent to my post, the owner has claimed I entered in a rage cursing at his innocent, potty mouth daughter. Yes, on camera. Nice they lie as well as fail to apologize. This young lady? verbally attacked and insulted me when I decided to leave without ordering.
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