Southern Italian you say? Sounds good to me, I say! Unfortunately the experience I had at this Johnny Carino's was not up to par with the JC I usually go to in Raleigh. The service here was really slow, and even though I ordered my food to go to pick up at the curbside, when I got there they said the kitchen had been backed up so my food still wasn't ready by the time they said it would be. Instead I ended up waiting an additional 15 minutes outside in my car. On top of that my main entree basically had no seasoning and was in serious need of some hot sauce or salt intervention asap. Needless to say I was very disappointed. My appetizer, the stuffed mushrooms, was a lot better but there was much more 'stuffing' than mushroom so it made for a strange eating experience since the stuffing would fall off the top and I would tast that first and then the mushroom bottom would be eaten separately. The side salad and dressing were good, as was the bread. The chocolate cake I got was way too dense for me and I was only able to eat a few bites before it was chocolate overload. I might try out JC's again in Raleigh (where I have always had a good experience) but I doubt I'll come to this location again - especially since my temporary job in the area is ending soon and I'm rarely in the Charlotte area.