Great salad, pasta and deserts. Friendly staff. Very affordable and large lunch portions!
Gary Edwards
1st Visit: The place was very nice, with a soft welcoming tone. The appetizer (Firesticks) were excellent. I feel the marinara had to strong a tomato taste, but the sticks kept your focus with there flavor. The dinner choice was the 16 layer lasagna. As it was good, it lacked a little to make it great. There seemed ti be a dryness through the center area of the layers. Maybe more sauce, creaminess........either way. The dinner was great and will definitely need a return trip to try other menu options. Thanks Johnny Carino's for a great dining experience ?
Stephanie S.
Kalista was our server and she was amazing! I loved how she made sure we knew the specials & made us feel welcome. This was our first visit ever and we definitely will be back! The mozzarella sticks had so much flavor, and the marinara was spicy! Never had better. Got chicken Alfredo family size & it was kind of plain tasting. Will definitely have to try something else next time. My husband got some kind of shrimp noodle meal. His had a lot of flavor and was amazing!
Gibby L
We have loved this restaurant for many years, the food is always good. Last night we went there for supper and i ordered my favorite dish and I noticed the prices have gone up and portion size has gone down, usually we walked out with a doggy bag but last night we walked out still hungry. If I am going to pay $20 for a dish, I don’t want to walk out still hungry, there were hardly any noodles in my pasta.
Cody Marcy Evans
Restaurant was extremely dirty and smelled horrible. Three young kids/adult employees were at the host stand cursing and discussing a recent heroin overdose in the JC restroom. Food was great and service was excellent, however the cleanliness of the restaurant took away from that.
Jois Lueders
Loved it their one of my favorite restaurants
Bertie V.
We went in late in the evening and was immediately seated. We ordered drinks and stuffed mushrooms which was very good, two of my party ordered minestrone and another potato soup which was also very good. Three of the party ordered lasagna and one ordered beef stroganoff which was also well made and very good. One of the party ordered tiramisu which they took home and said later was very good. We were taken care of by a professional waitress named Heather. Dinner for four about 90 dollars and worth it. We have been back
Camille C.
Cute Italian location in Fargo, ND. Combo between Olive Garden and Buca. The menu is filled with numerous dishes that made my mouth water! Our waitstaff was friendly and attentive with that right balance between too much and too little attention. The bread to start was delicious and seemed to come right out of the oven. The garlic dipping oil wasn't quite for me as the dried garlic was a bit too crunchy. Caesar to start - not a great start. The dressing was too heavy on lemon. My pasta - spot on. Others at the table had order envy! Parking lot. Clean bathrooms. While I wish they would offer - there are No reservations.
Celeste K.
Went here Friday night at 9:30 door was locked even though you could see people in there and cars outside. Posted hours were until 11. Went back Saturday night, very busy. Food was pretty good except the fettuccine. It had zero flavor and while I like el dente noodles these were still pretty hard. Service was ok. She seemed kinda of scattered. Had to ask twice for refills on our sodas and even though we were some of the last diners in there, she was still hard to track down.
Ryder Nation
Food was amazing! Our waitress was phenomenal!! Absolutely loved her !!! Will go back again! Thank you Katie!
I've been there a few times, ordered delivery a few times. Everything has always been fantastic! I wouldn't recommend the spinach artichoke dip though. I got it delivered, which might have affected it, but the dip wasn't very thick and the flavor just wasn't the best.
Miguel Marquez
Johnny Carinos is my go to place for Italian food. The spicey chicken and shrimp always satisfies, and the bellinis are always on point ?. One of my favorite joints.
Lucas C.
Service was good loved the raspberry Italian soda. They had no pizza but I settled with the johnnys bbq bacon burger. food took to long to come out. Great quite construction on the fire place. Not a big fan of the burger but everything else was ok. Nothing special. I ordered the strawberry cheesecake.
pagan wear
He kindly explained the demonstration of fresh pasta in front of me.The pasta was chewy and very delicious. However, the amount of pasta and main is small, and it may be weak like cospa ...I added bread, but is it commercially available French bread? It felt like it was served as it was, and it was hard and hard to eat
Melissa Fandrich
My family and I dined in on Saturday night at around 8:00pm. When we arrived, the parking lot was packed which we expected given all of the activities going on in town. We assumed there would be a wait and potentially some delays due to the busyness. We got seating and placed our order. The servers were hustling around helping customers (which again, we assumed would happen) however, our waitress never checked in with us after had placed our order. My family each ordered a pasta dish and I ordered a calzone. Our waitress eventually delivered my family members their plates of food but looked at me and said “I’m sorry but we are out of pizza dough. Can I get you something else”. I totally understand that sometimes ingredients and items get 86’d and I appreciated the offer as I was hungry and wanted to obviously eat something but where my frustration came in was that she waited until delivering my entire family’s food orders to let me know I wasn’t going to be eating at the same time as them. I ordered the salmon and she said she would put a rush on it. I sat and waited as patiently as possible- and with the restaurant gradually getting less and less tables- but when I didn’t receive my meal within 20 minutes and still hadn’t seen our waitress again, we asked the manager to bring her over. All she said was “I apologize I had them make it on the fly”. This would have been fine except it had been a very long time since she had taken my order a second time. My food finally arrived and it was delicious. We had absolutely NO issues with the food- it was fantastic- kuddos to the chefs. When it came time for the bill, she said she would talk with her manager to see if there was anything they could do. After all of that hassle, she said there was nothing they could do to help us. We weren’t expecting a free meal but maybe a small discount or a drink taken off of the bill. When we asked why, the waitress said it was because it was her bad. She knew they were out of pizza dough and didn’t know that pizza dough was used to make a calzone and didn’t think about telling me until my entire party was eating their food. We tried to find the manager to ask him ourselves but he was no where to be found. With working in the customer service industry for most of my life, this sounds like the perfect reason for you to do at least something to make up for the mistake. Needless to say, food was great, service was the most disappointing I’ve seen in a very long time. I completely understand mistakes happen as I’ve been there but checking in is 100% necessary no matter how busy you are. I hope that when we decide to come back, we don’t have to worry that when it’s busy, we will be dealing with service like this.
Great salad, pasta and deserts. Friendly staff. Very affordable and large lunch portions!
1st Visit: The place was very nice, with a soft welcoming tone. The appetizer (Firesticks) were excellent. I feel the marinara had to strong a tomato taste, but the sticks kept your focus with there flavor. The dinner choice was the 16 layer lasagna. As it was good, it lacked a little to make it great. There seemed ti be a dryness through the center area of the layers. Maybe more sauce, creaminess........either way. The dinner was great and will definitely need a return trip to try other menu options. Thanks Johnny Carino's for a great dining experience ?
Kalista was our server and she was amazing! I loved how she made sure we knew the specials & made us feel welcome. This was our first visit ever and we definitely will be back! The mozzarella sticks had so much flavor, and the marinara was spicy! Never had better. Got chicken Alfredo family size & it was kind of plain tasting. Will definitely have to try something else next time. My husband got some kind of shrimp noodle meal. His had a lot of flavor and was amazing!
We have loved this restaurant for many years, the food is always good. Last night we went there for supper and i ordered my favorite dish and I noticed the prices have gone up and portion size has gone down, usually we walked out with a doggy bag but last night we walked out still hungry. If I am going to pay $20 for a dish, I don’t want to walk out still hungry, there were hardly any noodles in my pasta.
Restaurant was extremely dirty and smelled horrible. Three young kids/adult employees were at the host stand cursing and discussing a recent heroin overdose in the JC restroom. Food was great and service was excellent, however the cleanliness of the restaurant took away from that.
Loved it their one of my favorite restaurants
We went in late in the evening and was immediately seated. We ordered drinks and stuffed mushrooms which was very good, two of my party ordered minestrone and another potato soup which was also very good. Three of the party ordered lasagna and one ordered beef stroganoff which was also well made and very good. One of the party ordered tiramisu which they took home and said later was very good. We were taken care of by a professional waitress named Heather. Dinner for four about 90 dollars and worth it. We have been back
Cute Italian location in Fargo, ND. Combo between Olive Garden and Buca. The menu is filled with numerous dishes that made my mouth water! Our waitstaff was friendly and attentive with that right balance between too much and too little attention. The bread to start was delicious and seemed to come right out of the oven. The garlic dipping oil wasn't quite for me as the dried garlic was a bit too crunchy. Caesar to start - not a great start. The dressing was too heavy on lemon. My pasta - spot on. Others at the table had order envy! Parking lot. Clean bathrooms. While I wish they would offer - there are No reservations.
Went here Friday night at 9:30 door was locked even though you could see people in there and cars outside. Posted hours were until 11. Went back Saturday night, very busy. Food was pretty good except the fettuccine. It had zero flavor and while I like el dente noodles these were still pretty hard. Service was ok. She seemed kinda of scattered. Had to ask twice for refills on our sodas and even though we were some of the last diners in there, she was still hard to track down.
Food was amazing! Our waitress was phenomenal!! Absolutely loved her !!! Will go back again! Thank you Katie!
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I've been there a few times, ordered delivery a few times. Everything has always been fantastic! I wouldn't recommend the spinach artichoke dip though. I got it delivered, which might have affected it, but the dip wasn't very thick and the flavor just wasn't the best.
Johnny Carinos is my go to place for Italian food. The spicey chicken and shrimp always satisfies, and the bellinis are always on point ?. One of my favorite joints.
Service was good loved the raspberry Italian soda. They had no pizza but I settled with the johnnys bbq bacon burger. food took to long to come out. Great quite construction on the fire place. Not a big fan of the burger but everything else was ok. Nothing special. I ordered the strawberry cheesecake.
He kindly explained the demonstration of fresh pasta in front of me.The pasta was chewy and very delicious. However, the amount of pasta and main is small, and it may be weak like cospa ...I added bread, but is it commercially available French bread? It felt like it was served as it was, and it was hard and hard to eat
My family and I dined in on Saturday night at around 8:00pm. When we arrived, the parking lot was packed which we expected given all of the activities going on in town. We assumed there would be a wait and potentially some delays due to the busyness. We got seating and placed our order. The servers were hustling around helping customers (which again, we assumed would happen) however, our waitress never checked in with us after had placed our order. My family each ordered a pasta dish and I ordered a calzone. Our waitress eventually delivered my family members their plates of food but looked at me and said “I’m sorry but we are out of pizza dough. Can I get you something else”. I totally understand that sometimes ingredients and items get 86’d and I appreciated the offer as I was hungry and wanted to obviously eat something but where my frustration came in was that she waited until delivering my entire family’s food orders to let me know I wasn’t going to be eating at the same time as them. I ordered the salmon and she said she would put a rush on it. I sat and waited as patiently as possible- and with the restaurant gradually getting less and less tables- but when I didn’t receive my meal within 20 minutes and still hadn’t seen our waitress again, we asked the manager to bring her over. All she said was “I apologize I had them make it on the fly”. This would have been fine except it had been a very long time since she had taken my order a second time. My food finally arrived and it was delicious. We had absolutely NO issues with the food- it was fantastic- kuddos to the chefs. When it came time for the bill, she said she would talk with her manager to see if there was anything they could do. After all of that hassle, she said there was nothing they could do to help us. We weren’t expecting a free meal but maybe a small discount or a drink taken off of the bill. When we asked why, the waitress said it was because it was her bad. She knew they were out of pizza dough and didn’t know that pizza dough was used to make a calzone and didn’t think about telling me until my entire party was eating their food. We tried to find the manager to ask him ourselves but he was no where to be found. With working in the customer service industry for most of my life, this sounds like the perfect reason for you to do at least something to make up for the mistake. Needless to say, food was great, service was the most disappointing I’ve seen in a very long time. I completely understand mistakes happen as I’ve been there but checking in is 100% necessary no matter how busy you are. I hope that when we decide to come back, we don’t have to worry that when it’s busy, we will be dealing with service like this.