Way overpriced - uninteresting fare. Had to sit in the bar to have an ordinary table and they were having sewage issues. We toughed it out because we were starving. My wife ordered a small calamari (7) a Caesar's salad (9.5) and a draft Coors (7). I ordered a plate of spaghetti with some red sauce (15 !!!!). They charged me the same as if I had a meatballs or chicken or sausage which I did not - using a mysterious menu trick. Nice things: pasta was properly drained (yay!), nice server, food came out promptly (we were the only ones there). Bad things: the sewer smell, the prices. There's a little Italian place less than a mile away called Tomatos that is far superior, so I won't be back. To the chain restaurant corporations, we're just marks. They're giant artificial lifeforms harvesting the slow humans. You want a laugh, take a look at their pizza prices. They truly are predators and it's up to the public (us) to put them out of business for good.Vegetarian options: Nice server was helpful with the few vegetarian options. Vegan? Don't bother.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Jennifer Hallabough
Rude staff. There is a reason its never busy.Careful they will serve your kids spicy marinara with no warning and blame it on you.Sad, another Waxahachie establishment down the drain.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Dennis Hester
Sorry to see so many of these close! We had one in Longview we frequently visited. When questioned about the lack of patrons our waitress volunteered that she had worked at both Carina’s and Olive Garden. She asked if we knew how many microwaves both have? She said Carino’s had 1 while OG had 13!We’ve continued to search Carinos out since…our favorite Italian place for Spicy Romano!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
kristen terrell
We drive about a hour just to eat here. We always ask for Bri, she is amazing and always goes above and beyond to make our dining experiance
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Scaloppini, Skilletini, Grilled Chicken Bowtie Festival
Jesse Alonzo
Stop by for lunch with a friend. I got the spicy chicken pasta that was on the lunch special. First up, the house salad came out,nothing special about it just greens and ranch dressing on it. The pasta seemed delicious when it was brought out but digging into it chicken and pasta were bland and didn't have much flavor. Not spicy at all. Our waitress was attentive and friendly that's about the only good out of this lunch meal. I would stop by and give it another try. Probably in the near future.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Tonya Brown
Blonde bar tender needs help n she doesn't do good with a lot of orders and very rude will never go back didn't get my food or another drink never received bread very disappointed should have left the one in grand prairie.... drink watered down ?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
Paul Esposito
The food was excellent The service was excellent and the atmosphere was excellent anyone's looking for a good Italian restaurant to go to I would highly recommend this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Trish Loob
Bri is a great waitress. Always go to the bar to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amber
Absolutely love this place! Can’t find their spicy shrimp and chicken dish anywhere else; it’s a one of a kind. Very disappointing that so many of their locations have closed. Much better quality than Olive Garden.Kid-friendliness: Free ice cream sundae for the kids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Fudge Cake
Charles Coleman
Food was excellent, had the Chicken Scallopine combo, and the Rosemary Chicken entree. Our server was very attentive, and was thanked by the Hostess as we left. The place is open so noise level echoes. Really glad we stopped by, been years since we had been there. Will go back!
Ordered ahead and still waited 10 minutes on my food. There were very few people dining in. They talk to you through the wall instead of waking around. The chicken tasted weird. We ordered a family player that barely had enough vegetables for one person much less 3.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
William Federico
The food and service were great. Plenty of food and we even had leftovers. You gotta try the Italian nachos! Will definitely be back.The odd thing is the floor is concrete. Not stained, painted or stamped, just concrete. Kinda takes away from any Italian atmosphere. (No MAFIA concrete shoe jokes) Also there is a strange odor in the restaurant and it was not food. I think there is a floor drain issue that needs to be taken care of.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Fettuccine Alfredo, Italian Nachos, House Salad, Caesar Salad, Mozzarella Sticks, Chicken Parmesan
jeffrey roby
Service was terrible... we were seated and 3 couples came in after us and their order was taken before ours... WE LEFT... HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR A FIRST TIME GOING, I WILL NEVER GO HERE AGAIN.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Sean Maldonado
We went for the wings on Thursday this place is a hidden gem for Italian and or wings all very very nice wish more people went
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh-Baked Bread
Warrior for justice
Mamas Spaghetti Feast is always my go to. Enough for two meals.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Nachos, Lobster Ravioli
Way overpriced - uninteresting fare. Had to sit in the bar to have an ordinary table and they were having sewage issues. We toughed it out because we were starving. My wife ordered a small calamari (7) a Caesar's salad (9.5) and a draft Coors (7). I ordered a plate of spaghetti with some red sauce (15 !!!!). They charged me the same as if I had a meatballs or chicken or sausage which I did not - using a mysterious menu trick. Nice things: pasta was properly drained (yay!), nice server, food came out promptly (we were the only ones there). Bad things: the sewer smell, the prices. There's a little Italian place less than a mile away called Tomatos that is far superior, so I won't be back. To the chain restaurant corporations, we're just marks. They're giant artificial lifeforms harvesting the slow humans. You want a laugh, take a look at their pizza prices. They truly are predators and it's up to the public (us) to put them out of business for good.Vegetarian options: Nice server was helpful with the few vegetarian options. Vegan? Don't bother.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 4
Rude staff. There is a reason its never busy.Careful they will serve your kids spicy marinara with no warning and blame it on you.Sad, another Waxahachie establishment down the drain.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Sorry to see so many of these close! We had one in Longview we frequently visited. When questioned about the lack of patrons our waitress volunteered that she had worked at both Carina’s and Olive Garden. She asked if we knew how many microwaves both have? She said Carino’s had 1 while OG had 13!We’ve continued to search Carinos out since…our favorite Italian place for Spicy Romano!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Alfredo
We drive about a hour just to eat here. We always ask for Bri, she is amazing and always goes above and beyond to make our dining experiance
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chicken Scaloppini, Skilletini, Grilled Chicken Bowtie Festival
Stop by for lunch with a friend. I got the spicy chicken pasta that was on the lunch special. First up, the house salad came out,nothing special about it just greens and ranch dressing on it. The pasta seemed delicious when it was brought out but digging into it chicken and pasta were bland and didn't have much flavor. Not spicy at all. Our waitress was attentive and friendly that's about the only good out of this lunch meal. I would stop by and give it another try. Probably in the near future.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 4
Blonde bar tender needs help n she doesn't do good with a lot of orders and very rude will never go back didn't get my food or another drink never received bread very disappointed should have left the one in grand prairie.... drink watered down ?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1
The food was excellent The service was excellent and the atmosphere was excellent anyone's looking for a good Italian restaurant to go to I would highly recommend this
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bri is a great waitress. Always go to the bar to eat.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely love this place! Can’t find their spicy shrimp and chicken dish anywhere else; it’s a one of a kind. Very disappointing that so many of their locations have closed. Much better quality than Olive Garden.Kid-friendliness: Free ice cream sundae for the kids!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chocolate Fudge Cake
Food was excellent, had the Chicken Scallopine combo, and the Rosemary Chicken entree. Our server was very attentive, and was thanked by the Hostess as we left. The place is open so noise level echoes. Really glad we stopped by, been years since we had been there. Will go back!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Ordered ahead and still waited 10 minutes on my food. There were very few people dining in. They talk to you through the wall instead of waking around. The chicken tasted weird. We ordered a family player that barely had enough vegetables for one person much less 3.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
The food and service were great. Plenty of food and we even had leftovers. You gotta try the Italian nachos! Will definitely be back.The odd thing is the floor is concrete. Not stained, painted or stamped, just concrete. Kinda takes away from any Italian atmosphere. (No MAFIA concrete shoe jokes) Also there is a strange odor in the restaurant and it was not food. I think there is a floor drain issue that needs to be taken care of.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Classic Fettuccine Alfredo, Italian Nachos, House Salad, Caesar Salad, Mozzarella Sticks, Chicken Parmesan
Service was terrible... we were seated and 3 couples came in after us and their order was taken before ours... WE LEFT... HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR A FIRST TIME GOING, I WILL NEVER GO HERE AGAIN.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
We went for the wings on Thursday this place is a hidden gem for Italian and or wings all very very nice wish more people went
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fresh-Baked Bread
Mamas Spaghetti Feast is always my go to. Enough for two meals.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Italian Nachos, Lobster Ravioli