Pesto's Italian Restaurant

3879 Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance
(310) 375-0241

Recent Reviews

Scott Robertson

Good neighborhood Italian food that delivers too. Have dined in and had it delivered. I like the dine in better … delivery just never seems as good to meParking: In a strip mall. Always plenty of parking for dinner. Don’t know about during the day

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Spaghetti Carbonara

Mary LaVaque

Small place in a strip mall, but the food was excellent!! No more expensive than any comparable restaurant. Would highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nicole Stednitz

Super cute spot with friendly staff! I tried the beet avocado arugula salad with grilled chicken, and it was delicious and filling! I ate most of it before I snapped a pic. I'll definitely be back

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Theres Johansson

Lovely experience! Ordered the spaghetti Pomodoro and found myself thinking about eating in Italy. ??Authentic, homemade and delicious! So happy I found this pearl. I will come back for more ❤️Thank you for making my stomach dance ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

K Walton

The food is fantastic, but you must go in to order and get your food if you want take-out. I am about 50/50 with getting someone to answer the phone when I try to call in an order. I called 4 times in an hour today and no one answered. I finally bought a pizza elsewhere. It won’t be as good as Pesto’s but at least we can have pizza for lunch.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 4

evelyn Engel

Ordered soup again and same thing happen. Last time all carrots this time all squash . Maybe a few pieces of spinach thrown on top. I give up. No soup just thrown together with a little broth.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Karen N

Really wanted to like this place, but our pizza was very disappointing. The pizza was adequate for 1 1/2 light eaters. Ordered for pickup the largest pizza they have, pepperoni with fresh basil. Wanted red onions also, but they didn’t have any. The sauce was like plain tomato sauce, very bland. The crust lacked substance, pepperoni was bland , could hardly find the basil. Sorry, but can’t recommend the pizza.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 4

Burner Wallet

One lady seating people, bussing tables and taking orders for a full restaurant. We waited forever and finally left. The owner needs to hire more help and not be so cheap.

Hugo C.

Was looking for some pasta that was open late saw this place from the outside doesn't look inviting but the food there is delicious have gone multiple times hasn't failed once yet

Chris Nguyen

Just the best italian restaurant around! Incredibly kind and friendly. The best tiramisu that I've ever had in my life! The creamy chicken soup is a MUST for all the soup lovers out there.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tiramisu

Charrise L.

Searching for a place to cater an event and was told about this place. Small restaurant in a strip mall next door to massage parlor. We ordered two meals and I also asked to taste the pasta marinara as an option to cater. We were served bread and an olive oil & herb dip. I ordered Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken and my friend ordered the Capellini Special. They were both good. Hers was excellent. The Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken was somewhat boring. It needed either spinach or basil or something to add color contrast. The pic shows it all. There was a lot of chicken, which was impressive. Fresh parmesan cheese would have been nice as well. We requested separate checks and had to remind the server and our orders were mixed up. Gulp!! We also got some wrong information on catering, which was unfortunate. I would definitely will return but will not be using them for my event. Ok, bye

Matthew B.

Single handedly the WORST Italian dishes I've ever had. How on earth does this place have 4 stars??? The reviews are either fake or paid for because there is NO WAY such bland, flavorless food is considered +80% good! Every single dish our group ordered was horrible! Spaghetti, meatballs, mozzarella sticks, and more -- just one bite and we could not take another -- it's that bad! We should've known by walking into the restaurant and it's near completely empty, just one person dining in. And the food is my no means reasonably priced either. For this kind of quality, you'd expect to pay a fraction of what they're charging. Never again!!!

Dana E

Love this place. Small and intimate. First time trying there was no power. We ate in the dark and loved it! Have been back numerous times after that.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Debra R.

What a great find. Delicious food and great service. Started off with complimentary fresh bread rolls with delicious olive oil dipping sauce. For appetizer Zucchini sticks....best I have had to date fresh hot made to order with marinara sauce. I had Spinach Salad very well made feta almond's cranberry with perfect balsamic dressing. I had the small filled me right up. My sister had penne vodka with shrimp. Again freshly made smelled wonderful too. Hardly wait to go back and try the homemade dough pizza. It's one of those wonderful hole in the wall places you almost don't want it to get to well known.

Edgar Sabado

Outstanding food and great service is what my family and I got from a nice little restaurant... I'll look forward to enjoy more their great cuisine in the future...

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