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4.7
Exceptional(8147)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Little Italy
Booked 105 times today
Celebrated our anniversary here and they made it very personal and special. Great food and great service.
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4.6
Exceptional(425)
$$$$
• Italian • Little Italy
Booked 23 times today
Loved it! Food and atmosphere were fantastic! Highly recommend!
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4.6
Exceptional(6303)
$$$$
• Italian • Downtown
Booked 120 times today
Brandon the server, as well as the manager, were fantastic. Ambience and food quality were exceptional.
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4.8
Exceptional(1974)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Mission Hills
Booked 144 times today
Starlite is without a doubt one of my favorite restaurants in San Diego. We’ve been twice this year to celebrate birthdays & both times they exceeded all of our expectations. The food is genuinely good & the service both times has been above & beyond. The servers make genuine recommendations which I personally love. We got several of their sides with our meal & every one was better than the last but the broccoli was an unexpected favorite (per our servers recommendation also). They have the cutest birthday cakes and also both times comped a drink for us as well, which may have just been coincidental but truly shows they go above and beyond. We were sat upstairs tucked in the back by the fountain which was a really cool spot but just a smidge loud with the restaurant noise added as well but overall the experience was a 10/10 and we will definitely be back.
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4.6
Exceptional(2073)
$$$$
• Mexican • North Park
Booked 94 times today
The food was excellent, even better than I expected. Ordered the shrimp tacos (best I've ever had), chicken tacos, ribs and the guacamole. Everything exceeded my expectations. The gothic decor was absolutely stunning. 10/10 would recommend
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4.0
Excellent(307)
$$$$
• Asian • Downtown
Booked 41 times today
AKA was amazing. We were served by Kelsey. The sushi was amazing, the soup and poke. Kelsey was very attentive and sweet. Will definitely return.
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4.3
Awesome(8422)
$$$$
• Japanese • Mission Valley
Booked 125 times today
My husband had his kids visiting from Montana and we had the absolute BEST time! Our server and chef we amazing. Thank you Benihana for an amazing night!!!
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4.8
Exceptional(5530)
$$$$
• Steakhouse • Downtown
Booked 77 times today
Amazing experience! Great food, service, and atmosphere!
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4.7
Exceptional(381)
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• Steakhouse • La Mesa
Booked 50 times today
Went there for a bday celebration. Food was great. Service was great. Definitely one of the best steakhouses in San Diego. Over all experience was amazing. Highly recommend!
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4.3
Awesome(4041)
$$$$
• 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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  • 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$$$$• Italian• Downtown
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    4.6
  • Hyrelle
    San Diego •1 review
    5.0
    Dined 3 days ago
    Went there for a bday celebration. Food was great. Service was great. Definitely one of the best steakhouses in San Diego. Over all experience was amazing. Highly recommend!
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    Piedra Santa SD$$$$• Steakhouse• La Mesa
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    4.7
  • Denise
    Cleveland / Akron / Canton •8 reviews
    5.0
    Dined 6 days ago
    Loved it! Food and atmosphere were fantastic! Highly recommend!
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    Lala$$$$• Italian• Little Italy
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    4.6
  • Hillary
    Minneapolis - St. Paul •2 reviews
    5.0
    Dined on Oct 27, 2026
    Fabulous experience, some of the best, most thoughtful service we’ve gotten. Our server Jake was outstanding, made great suggestions and had a knack for knowing just when to stop by. The dry-aged ribeye was phenomenal, the mushrooms were delicious, the cocktails were on point, and the seasonal macaron was a perfect last bite. The atmosphere is classic without being pretentious, and we appreciated the great music at a volume that allowed us to easily converse without hearing the people around us. We sat in the dining room but took in the gorgeous view from the second floor open air space after dinner. 10/10, would recommend, ask for Jake!
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    Born & Raised$$$$• Steakhouse• Little Italy
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    4.7
  • Trish
    San Diego •1 review
    5.0
    Dined on Oct 25, 2026
    This was an amazing place in both food and experience. The decorations were beautiful. The dim lights were perfect and the service was amazing. If I could, I would go here every week!
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    AKA San Diego$$$$• Asian• Downtown
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