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| - We are locals here (part of the year here, part elsewhere). We eat out every single day. We recognize that the restaurant business is a difficult and tricky business to achieve success in. We eat in divey out of the way places and in high end restaurants (Capital Grille, Delmonico's). It is with this in mind we write reviews.
Short recap: Good value, tasty food, small casual setting with excellent service. We are very happy we found this place.
Carmine's is a privately owned two location Italian restaurant. It's small, very casual and comfortable. We dropped in for the first time as they were advertising Slice of Pizza for $1. They have a full menu - appetizers, salads, pizza, grinders, pastas, beer, wine and desserts.
The service was great. Rachelle was the waitress and she was on the ball, friendly, engaging and informative. We got two slices of cheese and a small salad. The pizza is thin crispy crust and was delicious. I added a little parmesan and oregano but I always do. Good value for $1. The salad was a good size, fresh and crispy.
So we went back the next day to try more of the menu - Ordered 2 cheese slices, garlic knots, spaghetti and meatballs and another olive oil pasta. Huge portions which is good because, hey, it's pasta. Good red sauce. 3 nice sized meat balls. Nicole our waitress this day was equally attentive and Rachelle watched over us as well, bringing a bowl of extra sauce on her own.
Everybody is a food critic and especially those who are "from NJ or NY - and "what - you call this Italian" blah blah blah. Don't believe them. This place was good. Good food, good setting. good value, good service. We recommend this place as a terrific little casual neighborhood Italian eatery.
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