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The Old Spaghetti Factory

Italian Restaurant$$$$

Gaslamp, San Diego

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Ranked #10 for desserts in Gaslamp
"Rich Meat Sauce and the Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter!"(3 Tips)
"Get the Italian Cream Soda, it comes in a keepsake glass!"(2 Tips)
"The best spinach tortellini!!!"(2 Tips)
"... want gluten get the gluten free pasta. It's delicious!"(2 Tips)

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good for dates
good for groups
ice cream
dinner
great value
casual
spinach
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lunch
sausage
soup
bar
brown butter
cream soda
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marinara sauce
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Cindy StoneAugust 22, 2017
Everything! The sauces are amazing, very tasty and service is great and the prices are more than fair for all the food you get. A must try!
Megan EllisMarch 29, 2015
All meals are 3 course! First soup or salad, then your entrée (Chicken Parmigiana is amazing! 😍) & end it off with a scoop of Spumoni or Vanilla Ice Cream! Delicious Cream Sodas w/ keepsake glass!
DenisJuly 25, 2013
"Must try" place!!! It is really good. Service, food, design.. Portions are big and courses always come with soup or salad. Go for soup - it is delicious!
NatalieOctober 1, 2015
The pasta is what makes me try this restaurant in every city I can. The price is amazing too.
Isidro LopezDecember 28, 2012
Great place, you can choose sides with anything you order and it comes with ice cream for everyone.
Alison LiebrechtOctober 7, 2015
Good place for a group. You can bring kids/families. Prices are ok, food is mediocre. It's next to the ballpark and has access to public transport and parking structures
Amy BoslerNovember 27, 2021
Been here 5+ times
Get the Manager's Special or Pot Pourri, so you can try different sauces!
James SmithAugust 14, 2013
Amazing food and service as always. Have been coming to The Old Spaghetti Factory since I was a kid.
Claudia Janette Renteria MarrufoAugust 3, 2013
Fettuccine with alfredo sauce, brocoli and chicken. Was delicious! With pink wine from San Francisco.
Matthew FurstenfeldAugust 30, 2010
Yeahhhhh! Stoked to see everybody loves the mizithra & browned butter. However, I like to get the Manager's Favorite with half mushroom sauce and half mizithra & browned butter.
Amy KittelJune 7, 2014
Very slow. I think they forget about the tables outside. We had to find the host to pay our bill. Good spaghetti/salad/ice cream for the price. But don't be in a rush to get anywhere. (2pm on a Sat)
Getmanski DennisFebruary 1, 2014
Waiter, who goes by the name Ashton, is the best, do ask to be served by him!
Elisabeth LongshoreJuly 10, 2015
Cormac, the Irish waiter 😍🇮🇪. I also really like the atmosphere of this restaurant.
Sohrob TahmasebiNovember 1, 2011
Very affordable and they have gluten-free pasta on the menu! I only wish they also had gluten-free garlic bread.
Kelsie NielsenNovember 17, 2012
The pesto dressing is such a good addition to the tasty salad. The alfredo is divine too!!
Todd KJuly 22, 2013
Been here 10+ times
Food is always good and at a great price. Very busy during Comic-Con
Annalisa AdamsJuly 23, 2011
Try the Spinach Tortellini with half clam half cream sauce. It's been my family traditional order since I was 5.
Jayme PontiousMarch 20, 2011
Spaghetti with mizithra cheese & browned butter... DELICIOUS. Plain or mixed with bacon and garlic, you can't go wrong!
@SDWIFEYJune 3, 2012
Get the Manager's Favorite, choose to mix the Rich Meat Sauce and the Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter!
Hard RockerSeptember 17, 2017
Friendly staff. Good food. Upstairs seating available.
Niki GagneOctober 31, 2011
Mizithra is not amazing or cheesy. It's not bad by any means, but its just buttered noodles with cheese flakes. Nothing more. More noodle than anything, dry & plain tasting.
Sebastian AlberdiSeptember 6, 2011
Make sure you get the super waitress. Or just say that you had a super meal, just overuse super. :)
Liesl DittmannAugust 14, 2011
If you have celiac or just don't want gluten get the gluten free pasta. It's delicious!
Tony CotaJune 18, 2013
Superior pasta sauce & service. Try the Magic Hat #9 beer!
StellaJanuary 6, 2015
Spaghetti with meatballs and lasagna are my favorites.
BarryChonJune 27, 2023
Garlic Mizithra washed down by Strawberry Pomegranate Drop please #firsttimer
Simon OakesNovember 28, 2021
Meat lovers, service, and atmosphere
Conrad & Jenn R.February 25, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter spaghetti
Denise DouthitJanuary 6, 2013
I highly recommend the garlic cheese bread appetizer,, delish
Victor ORearJuly 25, 2011
You can order the appitizer from the bar menu, try Lobster Mac & Cheese
Brooke BonwellApril 16, 2017
Really good meat sauce with sausage!!
Missie De Leeuw-BonoDecember 13, 2009
Spaghetti w/Mizithra Cheese & Browned Butter...waaaaay tasty. Warning: teh cheese bread will make you do a double workout the next day!
Hard RockerSeptember 18, 2017
Great place to have pasta.
Kaitlin EliasMarch 13, 2013
Try the Mitithra! Such a unique dish.
@SDWIFEYJune 3, 2012
Get the Italian Cream Soda, it comes in a keepsake glass! :)
Michael PickettAugust 22, 2013
Very good food! Priced very well! :)
Party PoisonJune 24, 2014
The service was a bit slow but the food was great
Justin WaynsJanuary 17, 2015
The food was excellent and very inexpensive.
Dirty BirdAugust 9, 2014
Authentic food that was REALLY good
Richard RodriguezJanuary 6, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Love the sour dough bread! Keep it coming!!
Lindsey EdwardsSeptember 14, 2011
Love ice ring around the bar!! Very inventive!!
مشعلSeptember 9, 2013
What amazing restaurant !!
Brenda S.November 17, 2012
Been here 5+ times
Managers favorite with mizithra & marinara sauce is so incredibly tasty.
Terri HodgesAugust 26, 2014
Plenty of food and relatively cheap
Sav PJuly 21, 2016
Cheesy bread!
Kellie SheltonJuly 23, 2013
Good food best prices!!
Ce MeDecember 20, 2017
Chicken parm. Hands down.
Vee SmallJanuary 28, 2013
Not bad I didn't care for the baked lasagna but loved the atmosphere.
JILL ANDREA CASHUK-FRAITAG-PALHEGYI♡♡♡January 4, 2015
Been here 10+ times
Everything
Jay JohnsonJuly 24, 2012
issie B is right. blackberry cream soda is cool as well

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