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Lorna's Italian Kitchen

3945 Governor Dr. (Genesee Ave.) Send to Phone
San DiegoCA 92122
858-452-0661
The menu is replete with home-style salads, pastas and chicken entrées.

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Lunch Mon.-Fri., Dinner nightly

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Located in the Vons shopping center of University City, Lorna’s is the type of unpretentious, local eatery for which food lovers yearn. Expect a wait because the eatery is small, but rest assured you will be sated once you get a table. The menu is replete with home-style salads, pastas and chicken entrées. We like the emphasis on vegetable dishes, and the eggplant appetizer is a standout. Pasta choices are many, as are the types of fluffy-crusted pizzas. The same dough is used to create some of the best calzones in San Diego.

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