In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, Civico 1845 in Little Italy has teamed up with some of San Diego’s most eminent chefs for creating a special menu of dishes that jive to the restaurant’s recognized use of high-quality ingredients.

It was earlier this year that Civico received the prestigious “Q” certification from Ospitalita Italiana, an organization that assesses quality and authenticity in Italian restaurants worldwide.

“We are the only restaurant in San Diego to receive the Q award,” said executive chef Pietro Gallo, who owns the business with his brother, Dario. Both were born and raised in Italy’s southern region of Calabria.

Gallo added that reps from the certification program spent three days intensively examining Civico’s bill of fare before bestowing the honor, which

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