Meet the Chef

Chef and Owner Joe Busalacchi

At Busalacchi's, our extensive Sicilian menu incorporates traditional flavors backed by ardent hospitality. Exquisite, authentic Italian specialties are offered at each of our restaurants, including Trattoria Fantastica and Cafe Zucchero, where seafood, grilled specialties, wood-fired pizzas, pastas, pastries, and gelatos capture that special Busalacchi touch. Lunch, dinner, patio dining, banquets.

For the past 20 years, Busalacchi's has continued to uphold its standard of excellence. Among the numerous awards Busalacchi's was voted the number one Italian restaurant in 1998 by San Diego Union Tribune readers.