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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina is a wonderful little informal Italian restaurant with very authentic food. My favorite dish (which I crave every time I go there) is the pesto gnocchi.....yum!! Perfect pesto sauce,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would have never even thought to go to this restaurant if it wasn't for the other Yelp reviews. Cafe Carolina is a small restaurant on a very busy street so it can definitely be overlooked. Upon...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I thought it was great quality food. The bread and marinara dipping sauce they bring out is plain, but our waitress was friendly and joined in on a conversation between my friend and I (we were...
yelp.com - user review - 10/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice and have gotten the same thing both times - gnocchi a la sorrentina. It's really good. I love that the corkage is so inexpensive too- I think $3? It's a small venue but not too...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina is a special restaurant, worthy of my 500th review. A small, unpretentious place run by a friendly Italian family, Carolina being the daughter, it is my friendly family's choice for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Gnocchi, how I love thee...Warning: Do not go to Cafe Carolina! TRANSLATION: Cafe Carolina has one of the best gnocchi I have ever had, and I don't want everyone to go there, make the place packed,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Technically I'm going with 4.5 stars. The deduction, like Mark S. says, is the bread. Boring! But, that's not so terrible, since it allowed me to not indulge in any of it, saving room for the yummy...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a little hard to find, with a small store-front, but it's worth it. The food is great and the decor is pretty unique -- they showcase some local artists, I think, and rotate them every...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went there on a Saturday nite after reading all the glowing reviews on yelp. I am glad I made a reservation. When we got there at 6:30 we were the only ones in the restaurant. When we left at 7:30...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After reading all of the mostly positive reviews, hubby and I called to reserve a table a few hours ahead of time. Glad we did. The place is very small with maybe 10 tables and two long tables were...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I actually really liked this place. I decided to come here with a few friends after researching on Yelp. This was one of the top picks.This place is amazing. It's hidden on Ventura Blvd, and it's...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Believe the hype, dear Yelpers! Cafe Carolina - quaint & totally hidden on dusty Ventura Blvd. - serves delicious food that will leave you scratching your head at how such a fantastically gratifying...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
We were staying in Reseda 2 weeks ago and decided to check out Cafe Carolina after seeing all the positive reviews on Yelp.Based on all the Yelp reviews, we were expecting a really good meal. This is...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My husband & i just moved to the area and wanted to find a good, authentic Italian restaurant. So, naturally I asked for "yelps help"! I read a couple of the reviews for this place and it sounded...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Italian food you will find in America!!! I have been to Italy and had REAL italian food and this food is the REAL DEAL!! We both ordered gnocci- one of my favorite dishes I had while in Italy,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really want to give this place four stars but I just can't bring myself to do it. The place is pretty much a perfect mom and pop place. My parents brought me here when I came into town and I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place was amazing. Grabbed a bottle of wine and headed down to my most favorite street ever. They have a 3 dollar corkage fee!! I had looked at the menu online and was pretty sure that i knew...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Looks like the entire family works here. The mom took our order and helped us with which dessert to get. I think the husband and son works in the kitchen. The daughter helped to bring out one of our...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice and both times I came on a Sunday night around 8pm. By that time, the restaurant is emptying out so there was parking right out front and we were easily seated. My only con...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Finally - A great mom and pop restaurant serving authentic, yummy italian cuisine. I had the gorgonzola gnocchi, which was pillowy soft potato dumplings served with a creamy gorgonzola with a hint of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
DELICIOUS!Even though I know I should try some new dishes I continually order the gorgonzola gnocchi. It is just SO good. I've also enjoyed the beet salad, ravioli cremachi (I'm sure that's not...
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for the first time last Friday night. The food was was what I expected; good and typical. I had the gnocchi with a creamy mushroom sauce with sun-dried tomato - tasty. My main issue...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went again and was wowed. Rigatoni Bolognese, Salmon alla Checca, Neri alla Ligure (homemade black fettuccine tossed with clams, fresh salmon, sundried tomatoes, basil and pesto sauce), Asparagus...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome place. Comfortable environment and extremely reasonable prices. One of the specials was a 10 ounce organic Ribeye for $17.50. All the other prices were great as well, and especially for the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina has the potential for perfection.I loved its small, intimate size. Loved the delicious food (and specials menu that constantly features something new!). LOVED the cheap corkage the most....
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A little gem on Ventura Blvd! Absolutely wonderful food--fresh, organic and delicious. Friendly and inviting, it's like dining with family. There's always a new taste treat to try, the menu changes...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My new favorite Italian restaurant! I made a reservation for 7:30 on a Saturday with 48 hours notice and had no problems. I'd say make a reservation just in case -- this place is absolutely tiny!...
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A true taste of Italy ... maybe even better. I especially love the soups. Service is excellent and you don't feel rushed. Corkage is only $3.50. This place is a real find and we will go back...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the kind of restaurant that really sells you on the virtues of independent mom and pop joints that have good, dependable food. It's a place you want to return to for the quaint vibe, the warm...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was a little worried when i stepped in this place... wasnt sure if i would love it or hate it. We sat down, brought a bottle of vino with us. Our sever/owner issabelle i think was her name, brought...
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the kind of mom and pop purist dining establishment that makes yelp proud. The chef husband is straight from Italy and looks like he should have his own painting show on public television and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Quaint mom & pop place amidst a plethora of restaurants along ventura blvd. I came here on a weeknight with my sister and brought a bottle of wine. Corkage is a STEAL @ $3. I had the gnocchi which was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2009
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This is my 8 year old daughter's favorite restaurant (she's a foodie!) The food is great--wheat-free options, delicious, fresh, organic food. I've even run into the chef at the farmer's market, so I know the...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We really liked this place... thanks to all the great Yelp reviews! Very cozy neighborhood authentic Italian restaurant. The best part... $3 corkage because they don't serve alcohol! Food is...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2009
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We were introduced to Cafe Carolina by my father 3 years ago. We have been get our fix there ever since. Our two daughters love it there. The staff knows us by name and remembers our food preferences as well....
citysearch.com - user review - 01/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice. The first time I wasn't that impressed, but at the same time I wasn't expecting to be. I'm from an Italian family and lived in North End of Boston before moving to Los Angeles,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Finally found a new neighborhood Italian! These folks have a great menu. Gnocchi with spinach & mushrooms was the star, and the rigatoni with pork ragout was incredibly savory. Italian-style...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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This is not your normal Italian food that's easy enough to just cook yourself at home. This is exotic Italian with perhaps a touch of French. We order 3 or 4 entries every time we go, and take home leftovers...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My fellow Yelpers don't lie- this place is awesome. Like everyone else here says, the gnocchi is amazing. My boyfriend had the osso bucco special, which he devoured in a few minutes, and then...
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina is the only thing I miss by not living in the valley anymore. The gnocchi is HEAVENLY! It's a very rich dish - drenched in a yummy gorganzola cheese sauce, but WOW, the gnocchi just melt...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food is great and the service is extremely accommodating. This is a small restaurant and we went in with a large party that they happily served (with a reservation). Lots of veggie and other...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Still love this place, but they are alas no longer at the farmer's market.
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was not at all impressed with this place. After reading the reviews on it me & my cousins were excited to go there! I had the Salmone con Lenticchie; it was rather blah & tasteless. I had to put...
yelp.com - user review - 08/24/2008
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This is a great restaurant if all you want is to eat organic food. All the soups are low in sodium. Repeat visits will work for all guests. This is one of the northern Italian foods where I found exclusive...
kudzu.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been here twice....so far so GREAT. Some of the best food I have ever tasted. Be sure to make reservations.....this place gets full fast!
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Ravioli Cremaschi is sheer heaven! Great Scot! And it came in this divine brown butter sauce, whew! I wanted to lick the plate and claim that's how we Welsh show appreciation but better sense...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yes -- definitely try this place! A small and charming little spot and the food is really amazing. Don't skip dessert. Oh, bring your own wine!! $3. corkage fee last time I was there.
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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A friend of mine took me to Cafe Carolina for dinner. I had never been to an organic restaurant before so I was a little hesitant. I found the restaurant to be a charming place. It is family owned and everyone...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A fun delicious experience from beginning to end. Although it's hard not to have wine readily available at an Italian restaurant, they have a reasonable corkage fee. The gnocchi was to die for, and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a gem in the valley... Who would have known this tiny simple place serves the most amazing food? I loved everything.I was charmed by the service. It was sweet to see a true blue family...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks to Yelp and my iPhone, my girlfriend and I discovered this gem while driving up & down Ventura looking for someplace decent to eat.(The irony of course being it's walking distance from her...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I almost don't want to review this gem in fear that it may lead to droves of new comers...like me. Anyhow - it's excellent and I want the owners to get all the business they can. If you're looking...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Before you come here, you must read the disclaimer:DISCLAIMER: Cafe Carolina does NOT serve any alcohol. They say it's because "we're a small place", but I don't think that's a worthy excuse. If you...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I hate making a big deal out of my birthday. I'm not sure why, I just hate people making a fuss about me in general ... probably just my Midwest roots showing through. Anyway, all I wanted to do to...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This really is one of the few restaurants in the Valley that do well at recreating the meal experiences that I had in Rome. Although Carolina technically serves Northern Italian fare--which I usually...
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Plenty rave reviews here, so I'll cut to the chase:Rigatoni alla Buttera(Rigatoni pasta with pork sausage, onion, mushrooms and pink sauce) = 5 starsLinguine all'Adriatico *(Linguine, tomatoes,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I wouldn't have found this spot if it weren't for Yelp. It's easy to miss in the melange to TV repair and small businesses on the block. Nevertheless, I gave it a try...It's small and very homey. I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
After I moved back to California from Italy I was sorely in need of good authentic Italian food. Real food, not that Maria's Kitchen kind of food. Cafe Carolina was just the place I was looking for....
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
ventura has more than sushi! carolina is a wonderful, family run, hidden gem.as the resident foodie in my family, i am responsible for finding dinner options whenever we get together (even if we are...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Most accurate word to describe this place: Amazing! I'm very impressed. My boyfriend and I went here after reading all the Yelp reviews... we took a big risk given that I've never tried authentic...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My brother has been dying to go this place for awhile so I finally gave in and ordered take out.So the food was not bad at all, I expected it to be much worse. I mean americanized italian?? Since when...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We love this restaurant! The food was OUTSTANDING. We had our daughter's college graduation party here for lunch. We had it all to ourselves (holds abt 35 people). You can bring in wine and they have...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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This is a small restaurant, about a dozen tables, so make sure you have a reservation. Not much in the way of ambience -- white tablecloth with a 'drawing paper' cover, black chairs with pads...the basics. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a great example of why Yelp is awesome. It is small, not well known or very visible off the street. You will definitely miss it while driving...I think it's next to a TV repair shop? I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As good as the YELP reviewers say...I needed a good place in the valley to have my boyfriend's surprise birthday party -- somewhere with low corkage fee because he likes to have dinner with friends...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina is the best Italian restaurant I have been to, and I say that with confidence. If you know me, you know I hardly ever say things with confidence, so that statement from me means more...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great tasting food!!!!! I had a salad, pasta dish, and dessert. Everything I tasted was just perfect! The service was quick and friendly. I definitely will be coming back here again.
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
In honesty, there's not a lot more I can add that hasn't been said already... but I'll try anyway! ;-) Probably the best thing I can say is that I have celebrated nearly every major event here over...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cafe Carolina was - thank goodness (as I mop my brow in relief... because I invited a bunch of friends) - as good as the Yelp reviews said. It's a cozy little place run by Chef Giuseppe Dossi, who...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
"You've gotta have heartMiles 'n miles 'n miles of heart..."There's something satisfying about discovering a little neighborhood gem of a restaurant. Frankly, there's a regrettable lack of intimate...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is AMAZING- we just got back from an amazing dinner with friends, everything was delicious-from the watermelon salad, the gazpacho and the pasta dishes were heaven. then dessert- la dolca...
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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This place was a disappointment. The menu looked great.. organic fare.. I was really hopeful. But this restaurant seriously lacked execution. I hope the owner reads this and either has a good talking-to with...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/12/2007
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Oh wow - this place is delicious. We met the chef who was very nice but more importantly made the most delicious dishes. I had a gorgonzola gnocchi that was pure heaven and my date had a passta with sweet...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ive been coming here for years, first of all have soup, (cause i usually go home and try to recreate them) ive had perfect salads, lovely pastas. oh and the tiramisu is so good, my father had them...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Hands down my favorite restaurant of any type anywhere. What makes Cafe Carolina so special? First off, the food is simply amazing. The gnocchi melts in your mouth, the tiramisu is truly the "best...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2007
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I can't say enough about how wonderful this place is. The food, the atmosphere, family run... Healthy...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
when i initially read the description on citysearch back in the day it stated, "Italian ORGANIC cuisine spotlights VEGETARIAN and VEGAN items" i thought uh oh, but decided to give it a shot anyways,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing food! Family run and by Italians, no less. A very European place, this is my favorite restaurant in the valley
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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Walk into a cafe in Italy- or at least, that's what it feels like. Italian owned and operated, these people know good food. The chef changes his specials every week from butternut squash and spinach cooked in...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A quaint, neighborhood place with terrific food and excellent service. We had a pasta dish and meat dish and both were excellent and seemingly made-to-order. Cafe Caroline also offers wheat-free pasta...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2006
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Friends introduced me to thCafe Carolina and it is now a regular craving! Organic foods are used to prepare exquisite Italian dishes. Chef Giuseppe Dossi, formerly of Il Fornaio and Prego fame, is commited to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/31/2005
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