I hate to rate this place 1 star, I never would have had the old owners still run it. The new owner is rude to his potential customers, disrespects the locals who have tried to support his business, and his Facebook rants on his business page are just completely unprofessional. Not to mention that he deletes polite posts asking questions about his business strategy that he brags so much about.As far as food and service, we were quoted 1 hour for delivery of a pizza and wings but waited 2 hours and they tried double charging us. He has also posted food specials at night and by the morning they have been deleted with no offer to honor the discount for the hundreds of people who saw the post already.
Sherry Fazio
Not anything like it used to be. Worst meal i have had. the stuffed shells had freezer burn and maybe a tablespoon of sauce, I asked for more sauce and never got it. Everything came out of the kitchen cold to luke warm but it took so long to get that i just took it home. Not once did the waitress ask if we needed anything or how everything was. The kitchen would just ding the bell when an order was up and with one busy waitress you would think they could at least take a dish to the table. To the 3 couples that left you were better off. Also way over priced.
Joshua Campbell
Very nice crew who served us. We ordered a meat topping pizza. Very happy with the taste and texture. Each of the staff thanked us for coming in on a snowy night. I will remember my experience there
Chris Smith
Very nice place and the staff was great.The pizza, along with the cheese sticks and pizza fingers, were all very good.
Jason McGahen (StormShadow814)
I just hope you never encounter the owner and his veiled threats of violence if you leave an honest review on fb. Olive Garden is more authentic and puts this place to shame. I spent many years in the industry, culinary school. Working under one of the only CEC's in the Erie area. This was my worst food experience I've ever had. Scratch that, the worst experience I've had as a consumer period. From the product, to the service. If I could give no stars I would. This place is a joke. Clown shoes.
Alex Price
definitely miss the old owners... even through the pandemic a small pizza was like 8-9$, all the food tasted amazing, now for a small tiny little pizza is 15$.... the price of everything is way up, but the quality of ingredients is way down
Kaitlynn Gonzales
Used to love it when the previous owners ran it. Now the new owner is very unprofessional, attacks customers who leave a bad review, and took many fan favorites off the menu. Will not be going there again.
Daniel Tupitza
Got a wide variety of food, wasn't really happy with the sauce, but I did enjoy the pizza. Wings weren't all that impressive. If you're local to the area, it's okay, but I wouldn't drive more then 15 minutes to try.
seminoledoctor
Really poor experience tonight. Two waitresses and a semi-full dining room. Waited 45 mins to get our dinner salads. Three tables seated after our party of two got their food and were finished before we got our salads. Coffee that was suppose to be fresh tasted burnt. When we finally got our pasta over an hour after being seated, the order was wrong. Had to flag the waitress down for refills. Had to wait another 15 mins to get the check and pay. Usually not this harsh in reviews, but for $45 this food was subpar. Hadn't been there in years and won't go back. Not sure how they've stayed in business all these years.
Carrie Berrie (Carrie)
We went for an anniversary dinner, we experienced great food and friendly staff. Our meals were delicious and large enough that I took home enough for the next days' lunch. My marinara was indescribably scrumptious just a great balance of tomatoes and sweetness to make it something I'd love to take home. There was entertainment that evening not my kind of thing. Carinis may be small, but it's huge in flavour! It's on my list of let's go back Soon!
Went here for the first time last Thursday to try taco Thursday. I was very impressed! They were delicious! Home fried shell, and the double decker with a second soft shell and cheese sauce, MMMM!! Now I need to come back explore the Wood-Fired pizzas, and some of the hand stuffed ravioli that I have seen posted on Facebook. The owner and the lady that served me were both super nice!
karen ebner
Bought a "White Pizza" yesterday to share with a friend. Best ever! Had peanutbutter pie for dessert. Wonderful!! Friend had peach pie. Delicious. What a treat. You have to eat there. Best food around!!!!!
Daniel Schneider
Seriously amazing food! We ordered spaghetti and meatballs and a large pepperoni sub to eat in the restaurant and got a slice of cake and a taco pizza to go! Seriously best local restaurant we stopped at during our visit to the area! I highly recommend trying this place!
Bryan A. Shepard Sr.
The dining in experience was mediocre, the food wasn't that good though. The fettuccine alfredo was bland and flavorless and I wasn't impressed with the Carini Melt. The bread bun and the bread loaf was kind of doughy. I'd like to go back and try their pizza though. That looked and smelled delish.
JH3221
I am not sure how, but the Facebook posts for the restaurant ended up in my feed. I love the posts and how they are supportive of local businesses and are doing things to help the community. I loved the Facebook posts and decided to give the place a try. The prices were about average. Service was fine. Portion sizes were good and the food was good. I was hoping to be completely wowed. I wasn't. Don't get me wrong, everything was good. Based on the posts I had seen, I was expecting more. That being said, the restaurant is undergoing some changes with staffing (hired a chef) and changing some menu items. It is a good place and we will go there again sometime.
I hate to rate this place 1 star, I never would have had the old owners still run it. The new owner is rude to his potential customers, disrespects the locals who have tried to support his business, and his Facebook rants on his business page are just completely unprofessional. Not to mention that he deletes polite posts asking questions about his business strategy that he brags so much about.As far as food and service, we were quoted 1 hour for delivery of a pizza and wings but waited 2 hours and they tried double charging us. He has also posted food specials at night and by the morning they have been deleted with no offer to honor the discount for the hundreds of people who saw the post already.
Not anything like it used to be. Worst meal i have had. the stuffed shells had freezer burn and maybe a tablespoon of sauce, I asked for more sauce and never got it. Everything came out of the kitchen cold to luke warm but it took so long to get that i just took it home. Not once did the waitress ask if we needed anything or how everything was. The kitchen would just ding the bell when an order was up and with one busy waitress you would think they could at least take a dish to the table. To the 3 couples that left you were better off. Also way over priced.
Very nice crew who served us. We ordered a meat topping pizza. Very happy with the taste and texture. Each of the staff thanked us for coming in on a snowy night. I will remember my experience there
Very nice place and the staff was great.The pizza, along with the cheese sticks and pizza fingers, were all very good.
I just hope you never encounter the owner and his veiled threats of violence if you leave an honest review on fb. Olive Garden is more authentic and puts this place to shame. I spent many years in the industry, culinary school. Working under one of the only CEC's in the Erie area. This was my worst food experience I've ever had. Scratch that, the worst experience I've had as a consumer period. From the product, to the service. If I could give no stars I would. This place is a joke. Clown shoes.
definitely miss the old owners... even through the pandemic a small pizza was like 8-9$, all the food tasted amazing, now for a small tiny little pizza is 15$.... the price of everything is way up, but the quality of ingredients is way down
Used to love it when the previous owners ran it. Now the new owner is very unprofessional, attacks customers who leave a bad review, and took many fan favorites off the menu. Will not be going there again.
Got a wide variety of food, wasn't really happy with the sauce, but I did enjoy the pizza. Wings weren't all that impressive. If you're local to the area, it's okay, but I wouldn't drive more then 15 minutes to try.
Really poor experience tonight. Two waitresses and a semi-full dining room. Waited 45 mins to get our dinner salads. Three tables seated after our party of two got their food and were finished before we got our salads. Coffee that was suppose to be fresh tasted burnt. When we finally got our pasta over an hour after being seated, the order was wrong. Had to flag the waitress down for refills. Had to wait another 15 mins to get the check and pay. Usually not this harsh in reviews, but for $45 this food was subpar. Hadn't been there in years and won't go back. Not sure how they've stayed in business all these years.
We went for an anniversary dinner, we experienced great food and friendly staff. Our meals were delicious and large enough that I took home enough for the next days' lunch. My marinara was indescribably scrumptious just a great balance of tomatoes and sweetness to make it something I'd love to take home. There was entertainment that evening not my kind of thing. Carinis may be small, but it's huge in flavour! It's on my list of let's go back Soon!
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Went here for the first time last Thursday to try taco Thursday. I was very impressed! They were delicious! Home fried shell, and the double decker with a second soft shell and cheese sauce, MMMM!! Now I need to come back explore the Wood-Fired pizzas, and some of the hand stuffed ravioli that I have seen posted on Facebook. The owner and the lady that served me were both super nice!
Bought a "White Pizza" yesterday to share with a friend. Best ever! Had peanutbutter pie for dessert. Wonderful!! Friend had peach pie. Delicious. What a treat. You have to eat there. Best food around!!!!!
Seriously amazing food! We ordered spaghetti and meatballs and a large pepperoni sub to eat in the restaurant and got a slice of cake and a taco pizza to go! Seriously best local restaurant we stopped at during our visit to the area! I highly recommend trying this place!
The dining in experience was mediocre, the food wasn't that good though. The fettuccine alfredo was bland and flavorless and I wasn't impressed with the Carini Melt. The bread bun and the bread loaf was kind of doughy. I'd like to go back and try their pizza though. That looked and smelled delish.
I am not sure how, but the Facebook posts for the restaurant ended up in my feed. I love the posts and how they are supportive of local businesses and are doing things to help the community. I loved the Facebook posts and decided to give the place a try. The prices were about average. Service was fine. Portion sizes were good and the food was good. I was hoping to be completely wowed. I wasn't. Don't get me wrong, everything was good. Based on the posts I had seen, I was expecting more. That being said, the restaurant is undergoing some changes with staffing (hired a chef) and changing some menu items. It is a good place and we will go there again sometime.