Carmine's Parkside Pizza

Used to love this place! But I will never come here again. I got my favorite meal today, white pizza but it was super thin and dried out. To give you an idea of how thin, the crust was paper thin and the cheese was just a little bit thicker. I used to get one slice of pizza which overfilled an entire paper plate. Now, two pieces of pizza barely filled up one plate. I understand most restaurants are getting cheaper due to the pandemic but this is unacceptable.

Unimpressed, and will not not be ordering again. As you can see, I ordered a half double pepperoni pizza. What I noticed as I picked it up was how light it was. I had to open and double check to make sure it was large as I was heading out of the building. After spending 16.93, I was thinking I ended up with a medium or small pizza since it felt so light in the box. Neither my daughter nor I liked the crust, nor the taste of the salty pizza. I can get cheaper, better pizza elsewhere... I feel compelled to post a follow up to this. I have eaten several times since this origional posting at Carmines. Though my food consisted of cold Italian subs. The subs were good, as was the service. My review of the pizza will stand since Carmine's is a "Pizza" shop, I've readjusted from 1 to three stars. If Google would let me adjust to 3.5 stars I would, however, three it is.

My grandfather and I went to Carmines tonight for the first time, and had the best experience. The sweetest woman greeted us so warmly and immediately thanked him for his service as a veteran. She then brought him a piece of delicious cheese bread for him to snack on while we waited for our pizza (she’d overheard him make a comment about being starving!) and chatted with him about his time in the military. He doesn’t get out of his nursing home much and these small gestures and interactions make such a difference! He really enjoyed himself and asked if that could be our new regular pizza spot. Everyone working was so nice (and it was a BUSY Saturday night!), the pizza was delicious, and I can’t say enough how much I appreciated the kindness. We’ll be back!