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Dominic's

Restaurant Pizza restaurant Italian restaurant

👍👍 I like to support small business. Some of my friends and I met for dinner at Dominic's last night. It was delicious. I'm a little picky about marinara sauce. Our server, Michelle was super nice and attentive even though she was rather busy being the only one on the floor at 5PM. We went early t... People often mention sauce, bread, Italian, great, good, delicious, time, amazing,


Address

113 E Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025

Website

www.dominicsgourmetrestaurant.com

Contact

(760) 480-1704

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (404 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 4 to 8:30 PM
  • Friday: 1:30 to 9 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 9 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 8 PM
  • Monday: 4 to 8:30 PM

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  • 5/5 Vail L. 1 year ago on Google
    Everytime family comes to visit we go here. Even celebrated my birthday here. The food, the wine, the kind Servers, and the location. It's worth the trip. I'm gluten free and even that pasta is delicious. My husband never orders the same and is never disappointed.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Mike 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent garlic bread. Great linguini cooked perfect al dente. Fresh, tasty marinara sauce. Antipasto Salad is pretty good. Excellent creamy Italian dressing. The fried calamari was great but it was served to me cold. Some of the better Italian you'll have in California.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Luke S. 7 years ago on Google
    Service was great! My favorite part was the complimentary warm garlic bread sticks and sauce! Yum! My spouse said the cheese raviolis were the best ever. I got the lasagna. I thought the sauce was great, but there was too much of it for lasagna. The sausage inside didn't taste the best. But I'm just picky.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Tara Notary S. 10 months ago on Google
    I like to support small business. Some of my friends and I met for dinner at Dominic's last night. It was delicious. I'm a little picky about marinara sauce. Our server, Michelle was super nice and attentive even though she was rather busy being the only one on the floor at 5PM. We went early to beat any possible dinner rush. I really enjoyed my eggplant parmesan, my friends all loved their Chicken Limone, Linguini with clam sauce and chicken marsala. The little basket of bread was just the right amount and balance of crunch, chewy and garlic. Good wine list, too. We had a great time. This was my second visit. I had gone on another busy Friday night, and we really enjoyed antipasto and baked ziti. It was super busy but they managed to squeeze us in all the way in the back hall--drafty and noisy, but they did their best to make us happy.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Debbie T. 1 year ago on Google
    Very accommodating when i had a bad reaction to an ingredient that was not their fault. Pepperoni bread was good. The waiters were attentive and we got a table around 7:30pm on a Friday night. It seemed like the kind of place locals would go to.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andre 1 year ago on Google
    First and for most the staff here are absolutely amazing! They were very kind, friendly and attentive. The food was outstanding. It did take a very long time for my food to come out but that’s ok considering the entire experience. I got the sea food plate and let me tell you perfection. Give this place a shot you won’t be disappointed.

  • 5/5 Denis T. 9 months ago on Google
    Lasagna was tasty for 16 $ came with these strips of bread with mozzarella cheese on top with marinara sauce to dip in in to, real goood !! Nice simple atmosphere with big booths. Its a good place for lunch and beer.

  • 1/5 Bill H. 6 months ago on Google
    Worst run restaurant I have ever patronized. The service was absolutely horrible. Wait staff was slow, forgot to give us utensils, didn’t check on us once the food was delivered, and had to be asked three times to provide the check. I blame the management for not training people better. And, by the way, the pizza was not what we ordered and was terrible. I would go hungry before I would go back to this place.

  • 5/5 Shane S. 6 months ago on Google
    A very small intimate restaurant. It was slow with two or three other couples. I had The chicken marsala. It was amazing. Definitely recommend for a family or a date night. My dish was $24. My friends lasagna was $20. My friend's mom's baked ziti was $22.

  • 1/5 Anthony D. 5 months ago on Google
    First of all, the only thing Italian about this place is the name. I had salmon over linguini...it was beyond dry, tasted like a 3rd grader made it. My wife had the chicken limone...she asked for vegetables instead of linguini. Melinda said no problem without mentioning that there is an extra $4.00 charge for it? Not a problem, but most restaurants that we have been to let you know about that. The chicken was overall dry, the wine sauce was tasty, but some of the vegetables were warm and some were cold? I ordered a side soup with my meal... which she never brought to me. Instead, she brings a large salad out with our entrees that we never ordered. I told her that I didn't order a salad, but the small side of minestrone. Then she brings the check...she never asks us if we'd like dessert, which we did. She tells us then that she didn't bring the soup because it was cold? Doesn't a restaurant know how to heat up food? Is that a joke? She tells us that she deducted $2.00 for not bringing the soup, but the $2.00 wasn't deducted from the bill? We then see that she charged us additional $4.00 for the veggie substitution. Not a problem, but is this another joke? Stay away from this place. It is far from authentic Italian food and mediocre at best! They never refilled my soft drink that I paid for, but did refill my wife's complimentary water. The place is very dated in the decor and the ambience is not very appetizing!

  • 5/5 Whitney M. 6 months ago on Google
    We did Take Out and it was our first time trying their food and let me tell you, it's DELICIOUS! I'm a big fan of raviolis; every italian place I visit, that's my meal, always. I requested Alfredo sauce instead of marinara and meatballs sauce, no regrets; it was so cheesy, so warm, so perfect. The lasagna was really good too. I would definitely recommend this place.

  • 3/5 Olga F. 1 year ago on Google
    We normally enjoy everything. This tome I was a little disappointed with the spaghetti and meatballs. Something didn't taste right. either the sauce or the meatballs taste like they were going bad. Plus, the whole meal was in between cold and warm.

  • 4/5 Alisa S. 11 months ago on Google
    Great food and service! Not blow your socks off italian dinig experience, but very well executed and a good variety of stuff beyond the usuals found on a menu. I'm more of a hole in the wall cozy Italian kinda gal and this is more of a typical nicer end style restaurant, keeping decor down and feels more spacious rather than cozy. Not a bad thing, just different strokes for different folks. 😉

  • 5/5 Rose Insurance Solutions M. 1 year ago on Google
    We had a great time. Ordered delicious Pizza. The bread sticks were delicious, soft and came with pepperoni dip. The full salads were enough for three of us. Service was GREAT. I would suggest a few round tables be added for families. Difficult to chat at rectangle tables. Best Pizza we've had.

  • 5/5 Mustard Seed Christian S. 2 years ago on Google
    This place was amazing. My family of four ( a 6 and 12 year old) LOVED it. The bread was delicious. The chicken Cesar salad is the BEST the dressing is not a traditional Cesar. The pizza was thin, and the sauce was sweet. The cheesecake was creamy. My favorite part of the whole meal was the salad, even though the pizza is great. The wait staff was super quick and attentive.

  • 1/5 Jessica H. 1 year ago on Google
    The place was super loud but not in a fun way. Service was terrible, there were 5 people at the table but the waiter only asked 2 people for drink orders and then left. The food was not good. And we were brought dirty bread plates, they were quickly switched out for clean ones but still gross. We will not be back.

  • 5/5 Cod M. 1 year ago on Google
    My wife and I have been going in for a while and I'm kind of mad at myself for not leaving a review sooner because this place is amazing The food is amazing. Even my own grandmother would eat here God rest her soul. She was an Italian lady who refused to go out to eat because she could make better food in her kitchen.

  • 5/5 Crystal G. 1 year ago on Google
    Michelle was my server tonight and wow she was ON IT! ONE OF THE BEST servers Ive ever had! I've never been to Domenic's and I will come back because of her and the BOMB food! Thank you Michele it was great meeting you!

  • 5/5 Stacey T. 1 year ago on Google
    The large salad with the creamy Italian dressing is perfect to split with a friend. We also shared the Fettuccini Alfredo which was excellent and the breadsticks served at the beginning of the meal are to die for!

  • 2/5 Joe L. 1 year ago on Google
    waitress forgot to tell us about dinner specials. We had the lasagna and canaloni, which were ok. The marinara sauce had a distinct acidic almost vinegar aftertaste. We had the canoli for dessert and the shells tasted like they were well past their discard date. The bottle of chianti was good.

  • 1/5 Mark F. 1 year ago on Google
    Very hot and muggy inside. They said if they turned on the A/C the owner would throw a fit and turn it off. The shrimp were supposed to be jumbo but I could hardly see them. The clams were spoiled, smelled like feces. Employees were very unattentive. First basked of bread per table is free then $5 per refill, (stupid). Won't be going back there! Was sick the next day.

  • 5/5 HENRY B. 1 year ago on Google
    You should try this place out. Awesome Italian food. Atmosphere is relaxing and romantic, great, friendly staff. Derrell was an amazing waiter very attentive even though he was busy. Next time you are in the mood for Italian food give this place a try, you won't be disappointed.

  • 5/5 ricchyvee 1 year ago on Google
    The food was delicious... Very quiet and enjoy our time there...


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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