Buon appetite! New Gino & Gianni’s Pizzeria by Mamma Mia in La Mesa offers artful and delicious dining experiences
By Heidi Hope December 2, 2025 (La Mesa) – Gino & Gianni’s Pizzeria by Mamma Mia, a new pizza restaurant in La Mesa, evokes Italian ambience from delicious food to images of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel paintings on the ceiling. As a huge pizza enthusiast, I appreciated the variety of pizzas on their menu. I savored […]
Our guide to restaurants in San Diego’s inland region
San Diego’s East County is a wonderful destination for discovering dining adventures. For decades, our region has taken in refugees and immigrants from around the world, bringing culinary delights with international flair to our local restaurant scene. Our inland region has a wide assortment of restaurants and eateries to choose form, including cuisines from around […]
Our guide to restaurants specializing in international cuisine in San Diego’s East County
San Diego is home to many immigrants from around the world. As a result, our inland region alone has restaurants specializing in cuisine from over 40 nations on six continents. You can take a culinary tour around the world—without leaving East County! Below is our directory of internationally-themed restaurants in San Diego’s inland region.. AFGHAN […]
Our guide to East County restaurants: alphabetical listings
San Diego’s inland region (east of I-15) is home to hundreds of restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisines. Below is an alphabetical listing from A to Z. Know of a restaurant we missed? Email editor@eastcountymagazine.org. Also see our guide to East County restaurants offering international cuisine and those specializing American foods, plus our guide […]
EAST COUNTY EATER FINDS HIDDEN GEM AT LEMON GROVE BISTRO
By Jessyka Heredia January 23, 2024 (Lemon Grove) – The age-old question always comes up: what do you want for dinner? Look no further than Lemon Grove Bistro located at 3308 Main Street in what used to be the cherished Sonka’s General Store in 1944 and the Lemon Grove Pastry Shop of years past. […]
MASTIFF KITCHEN; SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST SAUSAGE
By Jessyka Heredia January 24, 2023 (La Mesa) – Mastiff kitchen in La Mesa is serving up homemade sausages that will really knock your socks off, but their menu has so much more to offer, so you might want to share family style. From crispy pan pizza’s and burgers to Brussel sprouts, you won’t […]
JANUARY IS A GREAT MONTH FOR DINING OUT
By Miriam Raftery Photo: Creative Commons image via ND January 9, 2020 (San Diego’s East County) – This month, restaurants across our region are offering specials for San Diego Restaurant Week January 19-26, including at least eight eateries in East County. In addition, Julian restaurants have a month-long celebration of California restaurant month with specials […]
SUCCESS! EAST COUNTY DINING CLUB ‘S PREMIERE PARTY DRAWS A CULINARY CROWD
Next event is Sept. 21 at Tiramisu Trattoria in La Mesa September 1, 2017 (La Mesa) – Thanks to all who turned out to help make the launch of our East County Dining Club a big success! Over 75 people attend our premiere party at Fabrison’s Country French Restaurant in Jamul, where guests […]
SAN DIEGO RESTAURANT WEEK IS JANUARY 13 – 18
January 13, 2013 (San Diego) – San Diego Restaurant Week runs January 13 – 18 and has a strong showing of East County Restaurants. Offerings vary from two-course lunches offered at $10, $15 & $20 to three-course dinners priced at $20, $30 & $40. No tickets or passes are required and you may dine […]
TOWN TURNS OUT TO SAVOR “TASTE OF SANTEE”
December 16, 2010 (Santee) – “We’ve got at least 600 people here,” Santee Chamber of Commerce Warren Savage estimated, smiling broadly while sandwiched between teen beauty queens in the jam-packed lobby of Union Bank in Santee on December 2nd. Besides providing samples of foods from local restaurants plus beers from Manzanita Brewing Company, attendees […]