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For one star Italian, try Carmine's in South Pasadena. They're still working to earn their stars. This very affordable restaurant is located in the Pasadena area. It's been awarded the Best of Pizza and Best of Italian Food awards. Know before you go: this place features dancing. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find an energetic atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms and live music. This place is good for groups.
1.0 of 5 stars.
I have had terrible experiences both times I went here. The first time we were "kicked out" because of wearing sports Jerseys. Hello, it's called a restaurant and sports bar. Second time, I swear...
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Best thing about this place is that there is a sign outside that reads "Absolutely...no Raider fans, no bald heads, no tats, no gang affiliations, etc..." Second best thing is the portions, crazy...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's getting less and less stars for the simple fact I met a group of my friends here to watch Sunday Football and the place was not even packed..I like others, enjoy team spirit and like being in a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Food's really good, but the waiters just stood around and gossiped THE WHOLE TIME. We had to ask all the hard working runners (that probably get paid 10% of what the waitstaff gets...sadly) to GET OUR...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
S-l-o-w service. Pizza was just okay. Loved the ambiance, except "Volare" playing over the speakers was clashing with the cover band in the next room (our friends, who we had come to see...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We came here to meet friends in the bar and check out the live band called Flirt. We came early to have dinner. I ordered the Laetitia Pino Noir ($10) to start and my bf had a Corona ($5). The wine...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pasta Rosa is amazing! Great Prices, Great food. Casual atmosphere. The portions are big! I eat here about once every six weeks or so. Love it! Make a reservation on weekends. It gets packed!
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Went here once, probably won't again. Service was fine and our waitress was very nice. No wait for table or food. But, salad out of a bag would have been better, also, Stouffer's spaghetti and meat...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've only been here once but they made a pretty good impression on me. I don't know why everyone complains about the food and pasta. I ordered the Gumbi and it was DELICIOUS. The portions were HUGE...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Had an early dinner here tonight. My wife and I enjoyed ourselves. She had the cheese steak and I the sausage pizza. Both pretty tasty. Bread was nice, staff was pleasant. Will certainly eat here...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I love the flavor of the pizzas here, but they cannot serve one without overcooking the bottom of the crust (nearly burned every time). If only that could be improved I'd definitely rate it higher....
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Carmines for dinner a few nights ago. I've been to the one in Arcadia a few times, which is very good, but this was my first time at the Pasadena location. Overall, it was just as good as...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The biggest Chicken Parmesan I have ever had! 2 HUGE pounded 1/2 inch chicken breast, breaded nicely, COMPLETELY covered in delicious marinara sauce and cheese. That sauce was just begging me to use...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
First just to be fair, I never really wanted to go here in the first place. My pasta-craving girlfriends talked me into going. I guess it bothered me that it was in a shopping complex next to an osh...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Two words: Not impressed.I was referred to this place by a friend from work. It looks like a restaurant on one side then right next door is a sports bar. My friends and I decided to go have dinner...
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So, I was a little further north than I usually, and one of my friends recommended this place. She had never eaten inside, just always gotten the food to go. Unfortunately for many restaurants that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I use to go here for lunch when I use to work nearby. I like this place. It has pretty good pasta/piza with decent price. Great service.
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I would have easily given it a 5. However, my judgment was likely clouded by the fact that I was eating with some of my favorite people. (If you've read my other reviews, you would have noticed a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm sounding the alarm on this one. Check it out!Walked in on a Monday eveining around 7ish, man, someone should of gave me the heads up on this one. $3 Margarita Mondays, very attractive and friendly...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been there twice and the food is OK but not the best. I didn't like it the first time but I thought I would give it another chance and I still did not enjoy the entree. The appetizer were a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I love mom and pop restaurants and this one reminds me of the places my parents used to take me to in Ohio. Really happy to see large parties of people celebrating birthdays and little kids running...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here at least 15-16 years. Classic italian food with homey service. Nice, loud, bar area. Portions are huge, so you can split the order if you like, or bring it home if you like. My...
yelp.com - user review - 03/21/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's aight. Not too long ago, a fellow employee resigned, so a dinner party was organized and Carmine's was the winner. Everything served is typical Italian food, but if you've had Italian at one...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It pains me to do this. When I moved last weekend, some friends and family came to give a hand. We took them to Carmines after for a much needed meal. The waitress was so damn rude. Right from the get...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My family had been coming here FOREVER!Love the pizzaLove the MINESTRONE (i sometimes go just for that)Love the Gumbi too, but they give you SO MUCH! Its enough for 2.Its defintiley my favorite...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was enamoured when I first came here- old school-ish ambience, good service and hearty food.. but the food is not what it used to be. A little too much- too salty, too much sauce, etc.The pastas are...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good place to eat italian for cheap. Great portions! You must try the pizza very very good!! :)
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think I'm just upset that this place isn't what it used to be. It used to be a local bar for locals. But over the past year or two the crowd that you find here on any given night varies greatly......
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We gave this place another try on Friday after my latest ultrasound. My baby's kidney is still enlarged, but we still needed to eat. It was raining and nothing sounded good to me, so we just went...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm actually conflicted about this place. I used to come here for happy hour almost daily - for the past few years since I moved to South pas.Over the past few years, I've tried all the food, sadly,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i have 2 reviews for this place, one for the restaurant, and one for the bar...1. RESTAURANT: Food, good. Portions, huge. Service, excellent. Normally, my wife and I can share one plate and still have...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this restaurant I just wish the service was as good as the food. Tucked away in a South Pasadena shopping complex (osh, starbucks, winchell's) is this quaint dimly lit Italian restaurant. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2008
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Wow, couldn't taste any flavors over the salt. To begin with the Italian dressing was salty, the sauce and meat balls were very salty also. When so much salt is used you wonder what they are trying to hide?
citysearch.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not bad, not bad...I was fortunate enough to be in the company of several people who did not mind my fork in their plate so I was able to get a pretty decent sampling of their menu in one sitting....
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
always delivery ate at happy hour once! great prices and not so Italian they have a sampler with 6 or more fried items good not healthy lasagna is also great.
yelp.com - user review - 11/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I would give this place 4 stars, but the service really isn't that great. I don't know what the deal is - they're just really slow. Having said that - the food is good enough to keep me coming back....
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Can't beat $3 martini's on a Tuesday night. Not crazy about the Brushetta, but love the pizza.
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Carmine's pizza can be summed up in one word: orgasmic. Folks, I am a pizza junkie and I'm here to tell you that there are not many slices finer than what you'll find at this establishment. Whether...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Carmines is one of my favorite resturants. The food is decently priced and the portons are huge!!! I usually have the gumbi and have left overs for the week. I have tried other dishes and have never...
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
initimate settingyummy italian foodperfect for a date, might get pricey for a college student like me$54 for two-burscetta-calamari-chicken parmasiana with a side of Caesar salad(it's hefty)-lobster...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan. I've been here many times and have gotten some variety in the service, but never variety in the quality of food. I've left satisfied every time. The two things I order every time (and force...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The best thing about this place is the portions. A dish of the Gumbi will literally feed 4 people, or be a week's worth of delicious leftovers. The portions here are HUGE. On top of that, the pastas...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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This place is perfect if you crave family and need to feed the family. the portion size is more than enough and you will be satisfied.
kudzu.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I went to this place with the understanding that it was supposed to have really dynamite Italian food. Going to an Italian restaurant is sacrilege in my house because my Mother made excellent Italian...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah yeah, I know I review alot of food places, but food is awesome.Okay, I love Carmines. The last year or two, my grandmother and I go out to Carmines for ither her birthday or mine. Motherfuck...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Carmine's after finding Colorado incredibly crowded. The food was great and reasonably priced and the wait staff was extremely accommodating. The one drink I ordered had me stumbling over...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here for a birthday lunch for work, and I have to say - wow, do you get a lot of food. I think it's going to take me 4 more meals to finish what I got. Then again, I did opt for the Gumbi,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Does anyone remember/realize that this place use to be Lasorda's? And, well, we all know that Lasorda's closed down because of a rat infestation. Anyways, that was years ago. It's Carmine's now, and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A good sized restaurant with rustic, homey, Tuscan decor (what can I say, I'm a sucker for exposed brick walls). The food was delicious and had GENEROUS portions. We went on a not so busy Saturday, so...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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They have really yummy pasta dishes. They are perfect to order in larger quantities for potlucks and family gatherings. Very filling and delicious.
kudzu.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've developed a love hate relationship with this bar. I love the dirt cheap happy hour food menu and beer on tap selection, but despise the lack of space when it gets packed. Like sardines in a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Review is for the bar only.Reasons why I love Carmines:1) It's a bar. And it's in South Pasadena2) A giant mound of fried food for cheap during happy hour3) Good beer on tap, decent wine For a casual,...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't speak for the restaurant, but I came to the bar after a Dodger game and had a great time. Pizza was greasy, wings were spicy and the drinks where cheap. Service was good, food came out...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Bad service, food came out slow, and the food itself was pretty bad. I wouldn't recommend coming here. Gave 2 stars because I didn't get food poisoning.
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Terrible. I went with a friend that was craving pizza and I was craving Italian, so I figured we try the place. Having grown up in South Pas I never actually ate here, but now I'm glad I didn't.I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Carmines is hit or miss, both the bar and the restaurant. Don't get me wrong - the food is usually pretty good (I especially like their lobster ravioli), but the service can be great or really bad....
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Not a huge fan of the restaurant. The food is ok and the take out portions are small and not as good as the stuff in the restaurant. Seems like they rush it through.I do enjoy the bar. Really, its...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Carmines, carmines, carmines. Way to draw a crowd, oh Carmines Bar. No really. One of my favorite things to do when I'm home in Pasadena is get a bunch of people together, go monopoloize one of your...
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Orgasmic chicken marsala. Chicken florentine is fantastic too. Salad, delish! But hey, how about staying a bit later on weekday nights?! Everytime I get a craving for the chicken marsala late night,...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Very dimly lit. Made more for a romantic meal. Large portions and prices not bad.
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
They always serve me cold food. And that's not what I ordered! And we still go there?????That's it, I've had enough! They're nix'd from my list!
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
1.15.08: Another month with the three muskateers (sp?) K I know the spelling is wrong, who cares. I hear about carmines all the time but I never came here before. So I was pretty excited to eat some...
yelp.com - user review - 02/04/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Carmines is a good family style restaurant that serves some nice comfort Italian food. I think their bread it good & fresh, salads are good and of course pastas. I could pass on their soup selection....
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Check your diet plan at the door. This is the place to load up on carbs. Don't bother entering if you're on a no-carb diet, otherwise, you'll end up drinking water. Hooray for family-styled portions....
yelp.com - user review - 02/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Everytime I'm in Old Town Pasadena and craving some Italian food, I always head over to Carmine's.The portions are huge and the prices are good. The decor is alright, nothing fancy,Great hearty food,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My marathon team friends used to carb load here on Friday nights before a long double-digit run on Saturdays, but I never made it over to hang with them. In fact, before today, I hadn't been here for...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great local spot where you can casually dine on decently priced Italian food with friends, family or a date. The place is a cute little building in the same area as the OSH on Fair Oaks so it's...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to the other location in Arcadia, and when I was there, I order the pizza, and really enjoyed it.This one however, since it's only a few blocks from my work, I came here with co-workers,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2007
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My husband and I were just there this past Saturday... and we will definitely be coming back for more. The portions are enormous. I had the Gumbi and it was FANTASTIC (definitely big enough to share)! I wasn't...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really wanted to give this place a full 5 stars but we had an unattentive waiter which was the only damper on our whole experience there. My sister has dined here before and said its not the norm...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Carmine's is a great place for family dining. Comfortable atmosphere, friendly quick service and great portions will have me coming back here. I ordered the Chicken florentine which was yum yummy....
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2007
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This is our favorite for Italian Food. Great selections and the pizzas are fabulous! I personally love th elasagne and canneloni meals. Fresh, great service and very friendly staff.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Carmine's is a great neighborhood staple - whether you're dining in or grabbing some grub to go. This Italian restaurant is a great local joint with a friendly waiting staff that might be sometime...
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
i can make better pasta sauce from a jar of prego.
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have to admit I've only been here once before after hearing very good things about it from locals. I expected the feedback from this place to be on average at least 4 stars, however, I am a little...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow! I'm surprised this place is getting average reviews. I'll admit, the service was slow, but that's only because there were so many customers dining at the time. The cheesy bar next door kind of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Never been to the restaurant side, except to sit outside once after work with a friend and drink. That was okay except our waiter completely forgot about it over and over again....For the bar side,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/21/2007
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I happen to be at Carmines with my family and friends because we wanted to have some good Italian Food. Well, we got Good Food and Great entertainment for a fair price. I had the Ravioli with meat sause and it...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite Italian restaurant in the Pasadena area. Large portions, my favorite type of sauce (more in line with a thick vegetable-free paste rather than watery and over-accentuated vegetable sauce,...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food is excellent. It's not "high-end" but they are fastidious about their ingredients. I love the pizza, it's fantastic. The service I'll admit is so-so.I had to 5-star it because the food is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a "floater".A floater in that it is floating between 2 and 3 stars and I bumped it up to 3 because our waitress and service was overall good and the wine list was decent.A floater in...
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Welcome to the official restaurant of Chef Boyardee! If you are looking for Italian food that is actually worse than Buca di Beppo (which I thought could never happen....) then this borderline white...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The service during my visit here was painfully slow, and the waiter had that sort of awkward waiter smarminess going on. He seemed like he wanted to please us, but his vibe really put me off. The...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place...either for dinner, happy hour, live bands, I mean anything this place ROCKS! Every time I go I have the best time...Happy hour...MUST GO FOR HAPPY HOUR....Their appetizers...the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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Initially, this review appeared in Yahoo; however, someone was able to whine to Yahoo to have it removed. No problem...Here it is again! On Sunday, 3/4/7 my family and I thought we'd go to Carmine's in South...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/10/2007
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What a great place! I had been to the cocktail side to listen to the sounds of Souled out. Which was great! But one Saturday I decided to take my family there for dinner. Carmine himself greeted us and after...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/06/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I stopped by for the UCLA Kentucky game for happy hour. The appetizers were plentiful, but HOLYMOLY were they salty!!!! Is this so you'll drink more beer? Biting into a chicken wing was like...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2006
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This review is just for the "sports bar" part, never actually ate here. The bar is kinda small and dark and the TVs are not that great. Its a local hangout for the socal Cal alumni to watch Cal...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place holds a special place in my heart because it's where I've done some of my best karaoke work =). I don't really know about other nights of the week, but Wednesday nights are awesome....
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm going to write about the bar part and ignore the restaurant aspect of this place (never been). Tuesday nights they have two dollar martini specials (they may have upped it to three dollars, not...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2006
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The salads are crisp and fresh with a tangy balsamic dressing. The bread is served warm from the oven. Whether I go there for lunch or dinner, weekend or week nights, the portions are generous and I always...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/25/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
like going to buca de beppo but without any taste. bar is just as bad. even the salads are tasteless.
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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Carmine's is a good bar- local bar with a home-town feel. As casual as a dive bar...but nicer. They have random bands that play on Fridays and Saturdays and really good pizza too. Carmines is open...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/20/2006
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Another restaurant that I've been to a few times, Carmine's is very predictable. You're going to get good food, good portions, and a decent bill at the end of the night. The pizza isn't too greasy and the...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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I've been taking my family to Carmine's since we moved here in 2002. The restaurant includes very generous portions, reasonable prices, great location, and friendly service. The sauces and recipes remind me of...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2006
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1.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a hole in the wall, white trash bar, with expensive drinks, and rude people. This is my second time, the first time, I got kick out for apparently getting a little drunk. They got two...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Come on. Cut the joint a little slack. It's alright. Plus, I think David Lee Roth did and still does hang out here. You've got to give props to the place for keeping him loyal!
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2006
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I like this place a lot. it's comfortable and inviting, they have a small but nice variety of italian dishes on their menu. you can choose your own pasta dishes with whatever sauces you like. the pizza is...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/10/2006
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I've been ordering the same meatball sandwich for years and every time it's the same: great. The salad is big, the bread is plentiful, and my drink is always refilled. No other restuarant has been this...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/05/2006
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Depending on what you're going here for I guess is how you will like this. The restaurant is ok. Kinda small. The food is nothing spectacular - pasta, pizaa, and appetizers. Same ole - same ole. ...
judysbook.com - user review - 11/29/2005
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I've been going to Carmine's for a couple of years. The decor is basic family-like Italian, the best seating is on the patio in the evening with it's perfect lighting. They have a very minimal corking fee (if...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/07/2005
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i finally decided to try carmine's after reading some good things about it. it was a huge disappointment. the food was very bland. i tried the sausage and peppers dish which had the "asterisk" which meant it...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/05/2005
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My girlfriends and I try to meet their at least once a month for dinner. We usually start out in the bar, they have a killer happy hour. Everytime we go into the restaurant we always get such friendly service...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/29/2005
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I went in there last Friday with some friends for the first time. We had to wait a little while but we had some stiff cocktails from the bar while we waited. What a great place for happy hour. we met the very...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/20/2005
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The food is excellent.The lasagne is great,the white pizza is to die for! The dipping oil is wonderful! The Italian dressing is great,the salads are fresh and delisious!The mixed berry cake is great! The only...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/20/2005
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I think this is the worst Italian restaurant ever. The food is overpriced, not authentic Italian unless you love grease and no flavor. The scampi I had was so dry, and such a poor quality of shrimp, I couldn't...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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I definitely have to give this place high marks...not just because the food is good, but they have had extremely quick service the few times we have visited. The first trip we made to Carmine's was o...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/05/2005
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The food is plain and uninspired, canned tomato sauce (or it tastes like it), and is more like bar food than that of a restaurant. Service was slow, flippant and unattentive. The food really needs help.
citysearch.com - user review - 05/19/2005
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Great Italian food with gi-normous portions! Try their Gumbi dish, it's one of our favorites. But really, order any of their pasta dishes and get enough to serve 2 people easily. Service is excellent, the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/10/2005
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The service or the food. My wife and I had decided to try Carmines after passing by it so much on Fair Oaks. We arrived and were greeted by a rude Manager/hostess who was not attentive to us eventhough they...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/04/2005
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This food in this restaurant is terrible and overpriced. I had the scampi and it was dried out and tasted like rubber. The people in my party who had the veal said it tasted like chicken, and was not fresh....
citysearch.com - user review - 03/28/2005
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Carmine's is not a high class place at all. Generally, it's a place we dine at when we "require" Italian food and we're near the restaurant. It's not a place I would go out of my way to find or recommend to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/24/2005
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The service was good, the salad was plentiful, bread was warm and yummy but that's not really what I was hoping for. I ordered the chicken alfredo, first problem, the chicken was cold. Luckily (uh), they nuked...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/23/2005
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One of my favorite local spots to hang out durring the week. You can easily make a whole night of it at Carmine's with the restaurant and it's great food (love the BBQ chicken pizza) and then skipping over to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/01/2005
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Fresh baked rolls, large dinner salad, good pasta and pizza, with a full bar and reasonably priced. Not much more you can ask for. We go there about twice a month.
citysearch.com - user review - 02/21/2005
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Carmine's in South Pas is one of the best places to eat. They serve good food -- not great, but good. And you cannot beat the prices, serivce or servings. It is a great neighborhood place. BTW, the pizza is...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/28/2005
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I love Italian food and was pleased to see Carmine's down the hill from my home. My visions of becoming a regular at a local eatery were dashed when I tasted the gnocchi. The little dumplings were chewey...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/18/2004
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I just moved to the Pasadena area about a month ago and someone from my gym suggested Carmine's for lunch. It was so perfect for our group. There were 10 of us in our party and we got in with just a brief...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/11/2004
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What's wrong with these people? Such an unpleasant dining experience when you have an idiot waitress that hates her job and is a frickin' typical snob. The food was okay, but she ruined it for us. All I can...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/29/2004
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My boyfriend and I love this place. The food is delicious, the portions are huge and the value for the money is incredible. You can't find anything like it anywhere else. We moved 30 miles away, but we still...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/18/2004
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What Carmines lacks in decor it lacks even more with their flavorless dishes. We thought we would venture to the bar to hear some entertainment and were let down again a wannabe 80 heavy metal band were...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/29/2002
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I really don't know why there are so many people raving about this place here, it's really overrated. The food is pretty average, not much decor, below-average service, went on a friday night and the place...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/17/2002
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I met with three associates on their recommendation at Carmine's. We all shared different entrees and a very nice bottle of wine. Everything from the service, ambiance, to the large portions was excellent....
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2002
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It was a Friday night and my wife and I had driven past Carmine's for years and never stopped in, so we decided to try it. We waited about 20 minutes for a table, but Carmine himself made sure to seat us right...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/27/2002
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My experience has shown that you get better service when in a group. The food does come in good portions but I always get the impression that the chefs are back there yawning over the method book. Theres not...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/18/2002
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I was their last Saturday for the first time. The food was over priced and below average in taste. We went to the bar, where the bartenders were very helpful and charming. We were having a good time until the...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/01/2002
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My family has been eating at Carmine's since I was a kid. This one only opened a few years ago but the original Carmine's in Arcadia has been frequented by my family for a long time. The food is always good...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/14/2002
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It's always interesting to see what type of entertainment Carmines will book in the bar on any given night. Lots of fun and entertaining. Food is decent considering I'm not a big pasta eater. Bartenders are a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/14/2002
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As a South Pas resident, I can say nothing but wonderful things about Carmines. I like to think of it as my neighborhood bar and the restaurant under one roof. The pizza is great and most of the pastas are...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/21/2002
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Came here with several friends on a Friday night and had a blast. Drinks were strong, the waitress was attentive and the food was good. Heard the live band play and enjoyed the energetic crowd!
citysearch.com - user review - 05/20/2002
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they have attentive service in a clean establishment...
dine.com - user review
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a casual, friendly place with generous quantities of good italian food, carmine's is the place to fill your belly with delicious pasta and pizza dishes. no, this is not a gourmet dining establishment but...
10best.com - user review
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