In the greater San Diego area, you could visit three different Italian restaurants every week for a year and still not try them all. More like five a week if you include pizza counters. And that wouldn’t include all the contemporary restaurants and steakhouses that feature pasta menus. It’s enough to make you wonder how we ever have time for Taco Tuesday.

Anyway, that’s my excuse for being late to the party with regard to Parma Cucina Italiana. The charming little Hillcrest restaurant has been busy winning over loyal customers for the better part of a decade, and I’m certain all of them have been recommending it to friends the entire time.