Carino's Italian

I stopped in for lunch today. Ordered the Mozz sticks for an appetizer, the spicy chicken pasta and the Lasagna. The mozz sticks were excellent as was the chicken pasta. What kept me from giving this place 4 stars was the crazy amount of pepper they put in the lasagna. My girlfriend took a bite and said she could smell the pepper before she even took the bite. It was good, just way too much cracked pepper. Any more and it would have been inedible. But, I'll be back for the Lobster ravioli and some cheesecake.

Tried their brand new Sunday Brunch for $16.99. First of all, I didn't feel like there were enough options to warrant this price. There are breakfast options on one small table, pasta on another. A small salad bar & small dessert table. We got there with about an hour left, 12:30pm. There was no Lasagna or Meatless Cheese Tortellini when we went up for our second trip with anywhere from 15-30 minutes left? They refused to refill it. It was like that with most everything. They offered several fruit options on the dessert table & there wasn't a scrap left in most. I understand we were there late, but we should still be given most if not all options until the very end, especially at that price! They don't have to refill items fully, not as if the buffet were in full swing. They even ran out of plates without replacing them! Our server was nice & all, but she kept asking if we were ready for the check. On her third request my boyfriend flat out told her that we were not. She brought it anyway!! To be honest, I didn't care for most of the pasta options. The flavors just didn't appeal to me. The breakfast was disappointing in that the bacon wasn't crisp, the eggs & separate potato options simply had cheese added on top, very bland & not very imaginative for such a place. French toast sticks & syrup were good. Although it seemed thrown together, I attribute that to its newness & I'm sure that part at least will improve! It is always nice to have more dining & buffet options & I'm glad I tried it, but I don't think I'll return.

All I have to say is that the food was delicious and the service was awesome. I can remember the name of the waitress but she was an African American lady with the greatest attitude and the greatest smile. The food was great but our waitress was the icing on the cake. I don't remember your name but thank you for making our experience so memorable..

We were a party of 8 for an anniversary dinner. Our waitress was very friendly and everyone really enjoyed their food. We got some fancy Italian sodas, which my youngest niece and I really loved. I was really surprised at the size of the entree salads - they were huge, and beautifully presented. My pasta was very good, as well.