Inpasta - Lemon Grove

Apparently this restaurant is under new management? Ownership? as of mid December. I was really excited to try the menu featured on open table. The restaurant is very cute inside. We were seated right away, as we were the only ones in the restaurant. It was a weird time of day, 3:30. Then we received the menu and it looks like a cheap pizzeria menu and didn't match the vibe of the restaurant. Not the same menu at all. I was panicked, I felt catfished. This menu was very basic looking, but the food came out wasn't. It was absolutely delicious. We had the artichoke appetizer (delicious) and the garlic knots (only disappointment of the meal). The pastas that came out were light on the proteins but my God, were they delicious. Everything is made from scratch and it tastes like it. Our server was very professional and gave us the perfect amount of attention. 2 appetizers, 4 entrees, a kid's pizza, and two desserts was $180. Seemed reasonable in today's times. We will be back!

We went for happy hour. The cocktail was a spicy Italian margarita, which was very weak. The pizza was yummy. The calamari wasn't very flavorful, and the charcuterie had delicious cheese. Excellent prices, attentive server. Would go again.

We had an amazing dinner, I can say that the food is delicious and authentic Italian, I have been to Italy many times and the food here was even better than some places I have visited in Italy, great service and also very welcoming, I will be back soon.

As a reward, my daughter got to choose any restaurant for dinner and she wanted Italian. I randomly chose this restaurant on Maps based off price, traffic, and reviews. It did NOT disappoint. We absolutely loved everything the food, the ambience, the staff, and the gelato. We stuffed our bellies with 3 different homemade pastas and shared 4 different flavors of gelato (all amazing). Thank you to Francesco, the chefs, and the rest of the staff for creating such great memories for us, definitely adding this place to our “favorite places to eat” rotation.

Over-rated. Both Food and Services are subpar. The Tiramisu was good. Appetizer clams Mussels were not fresh, sauce was too salty. Tuna and Ribeye were not worth the price. We did not try their pasta or pizza dishes which they may be famous for.