Description:
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 2012
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User Reviews for Carmine's
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Eggplant Parmesan!
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I love, love, LOVE this place!! By far, they have the best eggplant parmesan I have ever had! Big portions, friendly service.
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- posted on 05.20.12
- by CM0187
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Go to celebrate a good event or occasion!!
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Carmine's is a great restaurant with delicious food, atmosphere and service. We went as a family to celebrate my daughter's college graduation and Carmine's was the...
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- posted on 05.18.12
- by ak715
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Food is for sharing
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Don't go here to order your "own" dish - it's not going to work. Portions are huge and meant to be shared with whomever you brought along - that's the idea...
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- posted on 05.06.12
- by framptonian
Awards:
Frommer's
- Recommended 2010
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: 212/362-2200
Address:
- 2450 Broadway
- Btwn 90th and 91st Sts
- New York, NY 10036
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Hours:
- Sun-Thurs 11:30am-11pm; Fri-Sat 11:30am-midnight
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