Squitty Di Cintoli Battista Maria — Restaurant in Pozzallo

What's Scaccia? It's a type of street food you'll only find near Modica and Ragusa. Scaccia is special to me and something my family has been making for years. You can only find this type of food in this region. As a child, I would tell everyone about this delicious dish and they had no idea what I was talking about. It wasn't until I got older that I realized it was a very regional dish. When my Nonna would make these for me on the farm and I always loved them. It was definitely a special treat and not something you'd find in America or mainland Italy. The only way to try and describe this dish would be to call it a type of baked calzone but it's definitely different.

Our friend Frank who is originally from Pozzallo but lives in Brooklyn introduced us to this place called Squitty. There was a party for our arrival to visit the family in Sicily and Frank ordered scaccia from here for our party.

Scaccia come with different fillings. I truly feel like it is a type of farm food. It feels like you can basically throw any leftover into dough and bake it. The best part about the scaccia is that it is very easy to eat as a street food. You'll find many local places selling these near the towns near Ragusa and Modica.

We had three different kinds of scaccia at our party. There was the onion, red tomato sauce and grated parmesan cheese, as well as the ricotta and sausage. I loved the ricotta and sausage. The white onion with the red sauce always has a nice sweetness to it. The third scaccia was unique. It was made with potato and squid. This is very special and according to Frank you can only find the squid and potato in Pozzallo. This makes sense to me because Pozzallo is located on the water, while Modica and Ragusa are land locked. In fact, four years ago Frank brought this special scaccia over from another restaurant and everyone was let down because the ratio of squid to potatoes favored the spud side heavily. We went fishing with each bite and kept getting potatoes. This year he ordered these from Squitty and they did not let the party down. This was only my second time eating this unique scaccia and I will say the second time was better. I was so happy to find a lot of squid inside. The ratio of squid to potatoes was perfect. I would definitely try these again.

Street food is always a delicious choice in Sicily. If you find yourself in Pozzallo, Sicily, then I recommend you stop in at Squitty for a bite. I don't think they will have the squid and potato to go but I could be wrong. I believe you have to special order that but they do have the other traditional scaccia to grab and go. Get crazy and try an arancini (rice ball) too. These make a fantastic snack and are also great to...

We got there one evening waiting with other customers outside. The sign said it opens at 6:30pm and we waited 30 minutes. People outside got very upset so when they finally opened the door they got very rude at the person that was mad that said if you have a time to open why keep us waiting without anyone telling us something as to why the delay?. The server was rude and they are unorganized in getting food out and ready before letting people in to...

The food here is delicious. You need to take your number and wait your turn! That needs to tell you a lot! I ordered something and don't speak Italian, but I can connect something. He said the price in Italian, I have 2x10 euros in hand and am ready to pay. The person working here took only 10 euros, gave me a change back and commented, we are here in Italy, not in Germany! 🤣 we all laff. I was, hey, I'm living there, how did you...