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Venissimo Cheese Restaurant Reviews, San Diego

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Venissimo Cheese

754 West Washington, San Diego, CA 92104
619.491.0708
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Ranked #744 of 2,686 restaurants in San Diego
4.5 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Price range: $15 - $21
Cuisines: Australian
Dining options: Takeout
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San Diego, California
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13 reviews 13 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“It's a specialty cheese shop in Downtown... it's THE specialty cheese shop in Downtown.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2013

We stopped here on the Bite San Diego tour, and this was probably the find of the tour. I've been having trouble with my previous source for Gouda varieties for my Dutch mother, and now I don't have to worry about that anymore. Venissimo has quite a large selection of very good cheeses. Soft to hard, aged various lengths of... More

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Mission Viejo, California
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“Visit this shop at your own risk!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 December 2012

The cheese and other yummies in this shop combined with the attentive and knowledgeable staff will likely start an expensive cheese habit. They should post a cheese-aholics hotline on the door. Soooooo good!

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Grand Rapids, Michigan
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Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
69 helpful votes 69 helpful votes
“good cheese selection, marginal service”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2011

More of a specialty shop than a restaurant. We love all kinds of cheeses, but were treated rudely, when asking about cheeses they did not carry and requested small samples to try ones we were not familiar with. Very limited selection of the Danish, Dutch, Swiss and German cheeses we love. View their selection on their very fancy website. If... More

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“pricey, but they know their Cheese”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2008

pricey, but they know their Cheese

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“Extensive selection of cheeses, better than Whole Foods, TJ”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 July 2008

Extensive selection of cheeses, better than Whole Foods, TJ

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“Great cheese shop in Mission Hills”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 June 2008

Great cheese shop in Mission Hills

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“great cheese...a little...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2008

great cheese...a little pricey

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“wonderful selection; great staff to help you choose the right cheese”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2008

wonderful selection; great staff to help you choose the right cheese

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“Cheese shop. 'Nuff said.”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2008

Cheese shop. 'Nuff said.

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“Seriously habit-forming...”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2008

Seriously habit-forming; excellent selection.

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