Carmine's
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Phone: (626) 799-2266
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- State Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 11am-Close, Sat-Sun 12pm-Close
Editorial Review for Carmine's – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
The warm dining room bustles with families sharing pizzas and pasta every night. Wood furniture, empty Chianti bottles and closely packed tables add to the homey atmosphere. Iceberg salads accompanying each meal can substitute for starters like calamari. Seafood consists of shrimp scampi in lemon juice, while house specialties include rigatoni smothered in a cheese-tomato-meat sauce. Desserts are flown in from Italy.
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User Reviews for Carmine's
12/10/2007 Posted by queenb90201
My husband and I were just there this past Saturday... and we will definitely be coming back for more. The portions are enormous. I had the Gumbi and it was FANTASTIC (definitely big enough to share)! I wasn't too excited about their garlic bread (you have to order this as a side dish)... but the freshly baked bread they bring out w/your drinks and salads is very tasty & fresh.
Pros: Great food & service, good prices
Cons: The place is a bit small.. be prepared to wait a bit if you don't have a reservation
02/06/2007 Posted by justmeglo
What a great place! I had been to the cocktail side to listen to the sounds of Souled out. Which was great! But one Saturday I decided to take my family there for dinner. Carmine himself greeted us and after about a 20 minute wait for a table we were seated. From the get go we had great service. Our waiter recommended a plate called "Gumbi" my boys got a kick out of that. But when our meal came the plate was HUGE! With our 2 meals and the large pizza we ordered the 5 of us had more than enough. We even took home half of one of the dishes and half the pizza. Our drinks were never empty. Carmine even stopped at the table to ask us how we were doing. What a great host! My family was very pleased and when the bill came I was especially pleased. What a deal! It's exactly what an Italian restaurant should be like. I will NEVER go anywhere else for Italian.
Pros: Everything!
Cons: None what so ever!
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