Is San Diego's Little Italy the Real Deal?

[@JAyy781]

Love these Get in the car episodes. About time a new one was released! 🙌

[@Kaadin]

I’ve waited so long for a new one to be released!! Sal is amazing

[@Umbreon-qn5cp]

You should do a video covering the remnants of los Angeles's little italy

[@RyanZe89]

This guy Sal does a great job, he knows what he’s talking about and he’s a natural in front of the camera

[@JohnnyYounitas]

Sals a gavone. I can smell the aqua di gio through my phone

[@sanchez1699]

Awesome video!!

[@rosannaverdugo4920]

Amazing episode love the church and restaurants over there

[@artnardone]

Half Italian restaurant , half Home Depot on the wall. WTF

[@danc8363]

Interesting fact not mentioned is that the area was the old tuna fishing village. It was populated by people from Porticello Sicily and Azore islands Portugal. All the big name tuna canneries use to be there.

[@FORZANAPOL__10]

Calabrese From Laguna Niguel Love me some San Diego little Italy 🇮🇹

[@ryantrenhaile8189]

Lived here 20 years...! And yes.. Its the real deal..

[@salromano782]

Salvatore and MoMo doesn’t get better than that.

[@salromano782]

I’m hoping there’s a new reality show coming up

[@chrisventura1881]

We are known for darkened souls lol 🇮🇹🙌🏽🇺🇸 the priest was funny.

[@salromano782]

The Voice!

[@louisciampoli6947]

Growing up and raised here have to say…..not much italian anymore, mostly hispanic but san Diego little italy has a really good vibe 🇮🇹 san diego is beautiful

[@ronstallworth9421]

That’s California for ya.

[@wilsonfisk4741]

Why even call it little italy anymore italians of ethnic culture don't belong in California to begin with tge ones who happen just have italian surnames diff story

[@Gmoneyheinz997]

🔥🔥🔥

[@italianamericaneducational8209]

I was there a week ago. Marco Li Mandri, CEO of New City America, and his staff have done an amazing job. That said, how sad that the gentlemen in this episode mention Gianni Russo, a two-bit mob movie actor ("The Godfather"), rather than A.P. Giannini (founder of Bank of America) and Sgt. John Basilone (Medal of Honor and Navy Seal winner, WWII). There are huge piazzas and statues of them in San Diego's Little Italy. Did Mr. Valentinetti not notice them, either? This is all-too-typical of how we, as Italian Americans, have internalized negative Hollywood stereotypes instead of honoring our true historical heroes. And yes, as per the comment below, it is also revealing that the non-Italian priest speaks better Italian than the other "proud" Italian Americans. Again: Instead of focusing on food, why not focus on putting beautiful Italian words into our mouths, as well? Andiamo!

[@odonovan]

@italianamericaneducational8209 wrote: "Medal of Honor and Navy Seal winner, WWII." HUH??? The US Navy SEALs were formed in 1962, LONG after he died. And, membership is not something you "win." Did you perhaps mean he was awarded the "Navy CROSS?" Also, it was not "Sgt. Basilone." He was an E-7 "Gunnery Sergeant" (GySgt,) not an E-5 "Sergeant" (Sgt).

[@italianamericaneducational8209]

I stand corrected. The first was a typo, the second a common error. Thx.@@odonovan

[@vinnolano]

Little Italy San Diego where you can find Italian immigrants working in cafes and restaurants and speak Italian to the Italian patrons Love San Diego little Italy. Forget New York little Italy. There is nothing left. Italian students or immigrants come to San Diego and never leave. Job opportunities are better here than Italy. Italians in the northeast have no clue...they going to the Venetian in Vegas..😂

[@rajmdrasel3540]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@CinCee-]

Lil Mo is looks like the Italian Jackie Gleeson

[@TheLizardOne]

Sfogliadel, canol how youu dooing So italian 😂😂😂😂😂

[@manuelrodriguez4743]

Hey Sal; how you doing?

[@bluesman1947]

I respect what you guys are doing.But I don't understand why no efforts are made to learn the Italian language.

[@Jay_nicola]

Sorry west coast isn’t for Italians

[@ImFromSanDiegoCA]

It should be. LA and San Diego actually got a Mediterranean climate, unlike NY

[@wilsonfisk4741]

​@@ImFromSanDiegoCAno its the pacific warm climate mediteranean channels to the Atlantic we don't belong there period that sir is mexican territory history and cultural wise

[@capo2736]

San Francisco little Italy is better. Then San Jose and then SD

[@TheLizardOne]

That priest is not even italian amd speak more italian that these people claiming to be italian what a shame

[@haroldbailey9011]

You comment like a woman. Have some respect for their hard work and stop acting like a fanook

[@youngjimmyt]

no disrespect but that SD Italian food looks less than mid...

[@ciccio8218]

The bootlegger in Vegas isn’t that good…

[@TheLizardOne]

Sal you should travel more in south italy and eat real italian food

[@gigilagous8020]

California used to be really European Not anymore