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Everything is B-I-G at this family-style mainstay with two locations, on the Upper West Side (the original) and in Times Square. Carmine's, with a dining room vast enough to deserve its own zip code and massive portions, turns out better pasta and entrees than most 20-table Italian restaurants. I've never had pasta here that wasn't al dente, and the marinara sauce is as good as any I've had in Manhattan. The salads are always fresh and the fried calamari tender. Rigatoni marinara, linguini with white-clam sauce, and ziti with broccoli are pasta standouts, while the best meat entrees include veal parmigiana, broiled porterhouse steak, shrimp scampi, and the remarkable chicken scarpariello (chicken pan-broiled with a lemon-rosemary sauce). The tiramisu is pie-size, thick, creamy, and bathed in Kahlúa and Marsala. Order half of what you think you'll need. Don't expect intimate conversation; in fact, it's downright loud. Unless you come early, expect to wait.
- © Frommer's 2013
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Italian family cooking at Times Square
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Just off Times Square you find this New York classic. I was fearing a tourist trap, but found a wonderful, authentic Italian family style restaurant. The food was excellent, and plentiful,...
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by PHR67
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Best Italian Food I have ever had
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We loved everything about Carmines from the atmosphere to the decor and of course the food! Huge portions. If its just you and your spouse you will for sure need to decide on one dish....
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- posted on 11.26.12
- by JGBama_12
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Perfect - Large Groups and Home Style Italian Fare
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Carmines is for large group dining as we went with a party of 20 plus. The staff are very accommodating and honest with ordering assistance about portion size. We ordered perfectly...
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- posted on 11.25.12
- by BermudaFoodie74
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Editorial review from Citysearch
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very busy restaurant, its a family dine in. all the entrees comes in family size. the entrees could be better. the items were okay to choose from.
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- posted on 02.20.13
- by by sheilam1407197569 at Citysearch
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Carmine's Time Square
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Wonderful family style Restaurant in the heart of the Theater District. Portions of pasta are generous! You...
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- posted on 08.29.12
- by by sandys2 at Menuism
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2009
- Recommended 2010
- Details
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 1 212 221 3800
- fax: +1 212 221 0259
- send email
Address:
- 200 West 44th Street
- (Between 7th & 8th Avenues)
- New York, NY 10036
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Hours:
- 11a-11p Su, 11:30a-11p M, 11:30a-midnight Tu, Th-Sa, 11a-midnight W
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