From Roger’s notebook

Italian

Food history

Latest recorded visit2009-11-05
“Great food, but slow service....prices are reasonable....great wine selection”
Roger, Google Maps review (2009-11-05)

Italian

Zia's Bistro

Little Italy, San DiegoClosed

Roger rated this Little Italy bistro 3 stars, praising the food, reasonable prices, and wine selection, though he flagged slow service.

Closed

Zia's Bistro closed and its Little Italy space at 1845 India St became Civico 1845 by spring 2015. This page keeps Roger's dated review as a record, not as a place to visit.

SanDiegoVille — Civico 1845 opens in the former Zia's Bistro space on India Street (2015-04-13) ↗

The call

This page is kept as part of the dated record. The order notes below describe the place as Roger recommended it, not as it operates today.

What to order

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    • Food history

    Source-backed notes

    Visit history

    2009-11-05day precision · source explicit
    ★★★☆☆
    “Great food, but slow service....prices are reasonable....great wine selection”

    Roger praised the food, prices, and wine selection at this Little Italy bistro but flagged slow service. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)

    Source 1 ↗

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    Coffee

    A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.

    From the order notes
    Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
    Go for
    Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
    Latest recordRecommended 2022
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    RecommendedPrice varies
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    The Kebab Shop

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    The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.

    From the order notes
    Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
    Go for
    A quick doner in Little Italy
    Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
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    Worth tryingPrice varies
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    Nolita Hall

    PizzaCocktails

    A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.

    From the order notes
    Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
    Go for
    Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
    Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.