Sorianos Pizzeria — Restaurant in San Diego

I have eaten here twice in the past week. The first time I had the 10" Pesto Paradise pizza, and the second time, I had the 10" Five Cheese pizza. Let me start off with, I have eaten pizza in 10 different Countries and lived 10 years of my adult life in Connecticut (famous for New Haven style pizza and close enough to get the New York slice) if you don't know what I'm rambling on about Google search Dave Portnoy one slice. I am so glad that I gave Sorianos pizza a chance! The pizza crust is hearty and has a good "flop". It's strong enough to hold the toppings and not too thin that it's crunchy. The sauce is great and not overpowering. The toppings are good quality and the perfect ratio of toppings per bite. Some places have too many toppings, others too little, and Sorianos is just right. The cheese has great flavor and texture and lends to a nice cheese pull that gets you excited while grabbing a slice! The pizza is priced very well, and I would highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a quality pizza...

We came here after seeing all the high reviews, but after our visit, I have to wonder if those were written by friends or family of the owner. I’m not a foodie or a pizza connoisseur, but I’ve had enough pizza in my life to know what’s good and this wasn’t it.

We ordered the mozzarella sticks, they came out cold, watery and frozen in the middle. That was our first red flag of this place cutting corners to either save cost or time. It makes no sense as the restaurant was completely empty; you can’t tell me you don’t have time to make fresh mozzarella sticks? The pizza took about 40 minutes, (also wondering if the dough was frozen too) had absolutely no flavor, nothing special about the crust or sauce.

The owner did come out and apologize for the mozzarella sticks, and gave us a dessert to make up for it, which was a nice gesture. But when we got home and opened it, we realized that was frozen too.

Overall, the whole experience was pretty lackluster. Don’t be fooled by the...

Ordered the pesto with shrimp on the lunch menu, it comes with a salad and a dessert. Ceasar salad came out in a small high side bowl. It was delicious and a perfect portion for a side salad. My only complaint was the bowl itself was too small for the amount given. It would tip over when i would try to stab my fork into a piece of it. Or it would spill out of the bowl itself and onto the table. Then the pasta came out. Smelled and looked delicious! It was plated on a small iron skillet fresh out of the oven still sizzling. I gave it a few minutes to stop sizzling and cool off before trying to take a bite, but it waa still burning hot. I waited 15 min and it was still too hot to eat without blowing out air from my teeth while chewing. I asked for a separate plate so it can cool faster and i can enjoy my lunch. Amazing fresh flavor though and I would come back again to try...