Drove by the place several times since they opened and finally had a reason to go... Easter with the family. (The Pope is Italian, right?) Anyhow, we walked in and were greeted rather promptly. Wish there was just a little more lighting at the big tables in front for our party of 8. The open atmosphere helps a bit. The waitress did a great job but I must say that it wasn't busy. Does seem they recently hired additional staff.
I had high hopes on the garlic knots that I had heard about. They were a bit smaller than a golf ball and marinara didn't stick to it well (and we weren't going to double dip) and hard on the exterior. Not overly impressed with the mozzarella sticks but each shared one issue that I had...the marinara. It came across under seasoned to me but a few people were OK with it.
Carmine's redeemed itself with their terrific chopped salads. The chicken alfredo was spot on and not overwhelmed by grease (or overzealous use of the olive oil.) The lasagna was a good portion but suffered a little from the very thin marinara mentioned before which created a pink pool around the plate. Yet, that same sauce worked well on a chicken parmesan sandwich. The pizza was a winner as well with a good crust, good topping to cheese to sauce ratio. The full chicken parmesan was more than one of our party could finish.
I wish the rating system would allow us to give them 3.5 stars but it isn't entirely at a 4 quite yet. I know that they will get there as they have a good foundation. Why do I believe that? Because, I can see myself heading back in a few months but probably for that alfredo.