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4.7
Exceptional(8147)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Little Italy
Booked 105 times today
Celebrated our anniversary here and they made it very personal and special. Great food and great service.
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4.3
Awesome(8422)
$$$$
• Japanese • Mission Valley
Booked 125 times today
My husband had his kids visiting from Montana and we had the absolute BEST time! Our server and chef we amazing. Thank you Benihana for an amazing night!!!
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4.6
Exceptional(2073)
$$$$
• Mexican • North Park
Booked 94 times today
We love coming here! It was an excellent experience and the service superb. Food is top notch.
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4.6
Exceptional(6303)
$$$$
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 120 times today
Brandon the server, as well as the manager, were fantastic. Ambience and food quality were exceptional.
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3.8
Excellent(412)
$$$$
• Mexican • Old Town
Booked 25 times today
The salsas alone are worth the trip. Tortillas handmade on the premises are delicious. The recently expanded menu means everyone finds what they want. Taco Tuesday is a fantastic bargain. Fish tacos are sublime and made with high quality fish. My mate loves the steak and also fried chicken tacos. Shrimp Diablo was yummy. Love this place.
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4.6
Exceptional(425)
$$$$
• Italian • Little Italy
Booked 23 times today
Loved it! Food and atmosphere were fantastic! Highly recommend!
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4.8
Exceptional(1974)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Mission Hills
Booked 146 times today
Starlite is without a doubt one of my favorite restaurants in San Diego. We’ve been twice this year to celebrate birthdays & both times they exceeded all of our expectations. The food is genuinely good & the service both times has been above & beyond. The servers make genuine recommendations which I personally love. We got several of their sides with our meal & every one was better than the last but the broccoli was an unexpected favorite (per our servers recommendation also). They have the cutest birthday cakes and also both times comped a drink for us as well, which may have just been coincidental but truly shows they go above and beyond. We were sat upstairs tucked in the back by the fountain which was a really cool spot but just a smidge loud with the restaurant noise added as well but overall the experience was a 10/10 and we will definitely be back.
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4.7
Exceptional(3115)
$$$$
• Middle Eastern • North Park
Booked 138 times today
Everything about it was amazing, food, service, etc!
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4.3
Awesome(4041)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Downtown
Booked 58 times today
Hey, what’s an awesome great service. Erika was great very nice. Very helpful. Overall everything was just amazing.
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4.0
Excellent(307)
$$$$
• Asian • Downtown
Booked 41 times today
AKA was amazing. We were served by Kelsey. The sushi was amazing, the soup and poke. Kelsey was very attentive and sweet. Will definitely return.

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  • Geoff
    Philadelphia County •5 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 1 day ago
    Brandon the server, as well as the manager, were fantastic. Ambience and food quality were exceptional.
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    Seneca$$$$• Italian• Downtown
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    4.6
  • Denise
    Cleveland / Akron / Canton •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Loved it! Food and atmosphere were fantastic! Highly recommend!
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    Lala$$$$• Italian• Little Italy
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    4.6
  • DamianaGold
    San Diego •5 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Oct 30, 2026
    Chef Paul is amazing & always attentive & such a wonderful chef. Food was delicious as always ❤️ Isabel was our server & she was on top of our drinks and excellent service . Thank you. We are planning our next trip soon.
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    Benihana - San Diego, CA$$$$• Japanese• Mission Valley
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    4.3
  • Hillary
    Minneapolis - St. Paul •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Oct 27, 2026
    Fabulous experience, some of the best, most thoughtful service we’ve gotten. Our server Jake was outstanding, made great suggestions and had a knack for knowing just when to stop by. The dry-aged ribeye was phenomenal, the mushrooms were delicious, the cocktails were on point, and the seasonal macaron was a perfect last bite. The atmosphere is classic without being pretentious, and we appreciated the great music at a volume that allowed us to easily converse without hearing the people around us. We sat in the dining room but took in the gorgeous view from the second floor open air space after dinner. 10/10, would recommend, ask for Jake!
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    Born & Raised$$$$• Steakhouse• Little Italy
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    4.7
  • Mary b
    Los Angeles •19 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Oct 21, 2026
    The salsas alone are worth the trip. Tortillas handmade on the premises are delicious. The recently expanded menu means everyone finds what they want. Taco Tuesday is a fantastic bargain. Fish tacos are sublime and made with high quality fish. My mate loves the steak and also fried chicken tacos. Shrimp Diablo was yummy. Love this place.
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    El Sueño$$$$• Mexican• Old Town
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    3.8
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