johnny carino's

very disappointed!!!. my wife and i go to johnny carinos all of the time and not every visit can be perfect, but this last visit was just down right terrible. the waitress was very rude and treated my wife and i like second rate citizens because we didn't order an appetizer. then after we ordered ourfoodshe completely ignored us until ourfoodwas ready. when thefoodcame out i had to ask her if this was the lunch portion because it was so small. i ordered the chicken scallopini and it came with both chicken breast but hardly any pasta, plus the sauce gated like it had be sitting in awarder all day and had a burnt taste to iron top of that. my wife ordered the spicy chicken and shrimp and her portion was also small and way too salty. johnny carinos has always been mine and my wifes date place but i think for now on we are going to find somewhere else.

slow service, but great food. this has turned into one of my favorite italian places in indy. i've made the trip here several times and have had great experiences with each visit. thefoodhas been of great quality; very fresh, full of flavor and very reasonably priced considering the portions you get. the only negative i can really point out would be the service. at times, it can be a bit slow, even when their dining room isn't that full. that aside, i still recommend them. the service doesn't take away from how good thefoodis.

a step up from o.garden which is really two steps up from microwaved italian food. thefoodis blah for the price and when you find diffrent types of pasta noodles in your dish,it's not a good sign. for example finding angel hair pasta in your bowtie pasta dish. what's going on here? they really need to take more care into cooking their dishes. won't be back for awhile. the quality of thefoodreally doesn't add up to the mid to high prices.

excellentfoodexcellent service my favorite restaurant good italianfoodis hard to find in the area. i found it here so grateful i have never had a bad meal here.

yummy! prefer it over olive garden.. it's not authentic italian, but the fare is certainly delightful. i've never had a dish there i haven't loved and leftovers never go to waste because they reheat pretty well. they make yourfoodto order, meaning if you don't like something in the dish, they can change it for you easily. family sized platters can feed about 4 people with modest appetites, which is a steal for around $25. a regular entree can easily be split between two people. they have these wonderful mini sized desserts for $2 too! i'm a big fan of the italian chocolate cake. the host staff is okay at best, but the waitstaff and management are usually pretty stellar! managers can usually be seen making sweeps through the dining room during busy hours, filling glasses, chatting with customers, running food, etc. i love it when they don't hide in the back!

food and serve was very poor.  only 4 tables being waited on it was 2:30 pm. there was a door greeter, several waiters and manager roamed around.  however all four groups were seated in the same area with the same waitress.    it tookfoodover 18 minutes to be served and then had no flavor.  waitress never refilled our drinks.  oh yea - we had to ask for bread.  then she asked if we wanted cheese and we said yes it took over 9 minutes to return and her reasoning was she was so busy.  while she walked back and forth giving customer their ck, and then refilling drinks and also providing to go boxes.  meanwhile we are waiting for cheese.  location is poorly manager and cooks need training on how to season italian foods.

horrible!. came for a nice dinner and we seriously had to wait an hour for ourfoodto even get to the table! the waitress sucked and i would not ever recommend coming here even to my worst enemy! sucky service and the waitresses and bar tender were taking drinks out of a customers drink before it went to the customer. nasty if you ask me! the only ones doing there job here were the bus boys who were so nice and respectful.

better than olive garden, a little pricey. as far as pasta and italian-style cuisine, johnny carino's was not bad (i would say a 7/10). the flavors were there, thefooddishes were large, and the service was great. the only thing was that it was pricey and one can easily rack up a large bill. other than that, my husband and i did determine that we would indeed come back in maybe a month or two to try them out since we had a good experience with them. much better than olive garden, that's for sure!

five meat tuscan pasta*. great mix of flavors!


-----28 oct, 2014-----

greatfood& service! italian nachos are the best! italian margarita was a great drink too!. first time visiting here. we sampled a variety of items. the italian nachos were a "fantastic surprise" of great flavor! the italian margarita drink was "smooth and flavorful". the meatballs were pretty much average to us. the five meat tuscan pasta dish was "very good and quite plentiful". lastly, the skilletini (with sausage) was just meh, flat. our service was fantastic! pics included. enjoy!


-----28 oct, 2014-----

the italian nachos are fantastic!!! very surprised how good they tasted!

the best ever. i have eaten at johnny carino's several times. my first experience was n el paso texas, but i frequent the restaurant in greenwood, indiana. i live over an hour away, but whenever i am in the area, i eat there. thefoodis delicious and i especially enjoy the italian nachos. i really enjoy olive garden, but always chose johnny carino's over olive garden if i have the option.

connie

i love johnny carino's!!!!. johnny carino's is great!!! theirfoodis amazing!!! try the bowtie festival!!! yummy!!!!

not a good lunch day. we went back as we have had goodfoodthere in the past. lunch for me today was not good. just a heads up on ordering eggplant parmesan. my hubby had a skillet lunch which he said was wonderful. i got my eggplant dish and when i cut into it there was no eggplant in it. it was deep fried crust . i called the waitress over and she was very nice and called the manager over. he looked at me and said i will get you another one. i said it was ok as i just wasn't hungry anymore as i had eaten half of it trying to find the eggplant. the waitress came over later and told her higher up manager what had happened. they took my lunch off the bill, which is what have been done in the first place. we just had to laugh after it was all over. we will go back as the waitress was so nice and she just didn't think the first manager did the right thing. wish there were more staff like her. she saved the day and we left happy.

i have always enjoyed going to carinos! thefoodis beyond amazing my personal favorites being the eggplant parmesan, grilled chicken bowie festival, and the baked cheese tortelloni. the staff is friendly and knowledgable going above and beyond to make sure we were happy. if you haven't been you need to try it out!!

service.foodis good. one problem: they always want to seat you at the worst table whether crowded or not. they get angry when you ask to move. even had the general manager argue with me on a sunday evening when there was no crowd.

this makes for an unpleasant experience.

i am convinced that there is a reason you don't try steaks from places that don't specialize in steaks. outside the sirloin there are now 2 steak options on the menu. i decided to try one of the new summer flavor items, the tuscan ribeye was medium on the outside as i like & well done full of fat throughout. now the seasoning was awesome in flavor. i opted for the combo skillitini instead of trying another steak


-----13 may, 2013-----

skillitini. jonny carino's skillitini combo is really good. you get a sizzling cast iron skillet of pasta with the choice of either chicken or sausage. i chose to get both. the only thing i didn’t care too much for was the big chunky slices of bell pepper and onion. i had to chop them down a bit. the cast iron skillet kept my pasta really hot. this visit was really good. the bartender was very nice


-----04 apr, 2013-----

3rd visit, not a charm, but horrible experience. i decide to use one of my gift certificates at johnnie carrino’s. to avoid problems i call my order in ordering chicken italian nachos i wait 15 minutes like the guy says whom took my order. no one came out to curbside. it’s now 22minutes passed and i had to be back to work shortly. i get out of my car, in which there is supposed to be someone at the door to deliver call in orders via curbside. the door is locked! i get back in my car and drive around to the front entrance and asked for a manger. i first ask her, how long does it take for a mini chicken italian nacho, she has me follow her to the curbside location, in which no one is attending too. the manager then said there is no order in the system for nachos and asked me how long ago did i order my nacho’s. i tell her by now it’s been almost 30 minutes. she apologizes and says they can make it really quick and for me to save my gift certificate.

but before that she says she has to verify that i actually called the right location and would need to see my phone. for one i found that offensive because really she was trying to imply that i was trying to get free food. i do not lie about myfoodand wouldn’t to get free food. i lovefoodand don’t mind paying for food. in all actuality your establishment messed up horribly yet again. i tell the manger the reason why i stopped to get something to eat, was to use the gift certificates that were given to me because my order was screwed the last time i was in the visit. the time before that thefoodwas cold. it was so cold in temperature that i had a manager place her hand directly on my pasta meal. her face was priceless because thefoodwasn’t even slightly warm. she offered to make me something else but i had 15 minutes to get back to work and i had a better chance stopping by mcdonalds to get some hot fast food.

but this is my third visit, surely jonnies can’t be this bad infoodand service. back to the manager today april 4, 2013 asking me to verify, by going back to my car to get my phone to prove to her i actually did call. here is the thing if i would have been the same nationality or an elderly women, there is no way in hell this manager would have asked me to show proof that i called in my order. if that were the case i could have just dialed the number and hung up, that didn’t prove anything. this is why i am offended. why not go find out which one of your staff members forgot to enter my order. as my battery had no bars on it, i prayed it would stay on to prove my point. i first let her see that before i called it in i got the phone number off urbanspoon.com where i am a prime topfoodblogger for oklahoma city. # 1 in 7 of the 9 categories. she then changes her reason for verifying to make sure i called the order into the right location and gave me this b.s. story of how people always get the southside and memorial numbers crossed. blank stare.... blink blink ...... lady please don’t try to fix your assumption of you thinking i was trying to get free food. i show her the time i called including the time, now showing 35 minutes since i called in my order. i get my freefooddidn’t even check it was, just trying to get my behind back to work.

i get to work and i have italian sausage and chicken nachos..... uhmm i don’t like italian meat sausage, i ordered chicken. the funny thing is they guy on the phone suggested combination and i remember saying no i want chicken. so why in the hell did my nachos have italian sausage. i don’t even eat italian sausage on pizza. ijs what if i didn’t eat pork. smh. i still have three gift certificates to johnnie carrino’s and i will not be back to use them, but i plan to give away.


-----13 mar, 2013-----

looked & sounded amazing! it.... chicken bowtie festival however the pasta was cold.the lunch menu didn't say this dish had bacon or tomatoes. i guess those ingredients meant festival. ijs what if i didn't eat pork, & surprise
bacon. that's something people should be aware of. jeez


-----31 jan, 2013-----

great management customer service. on january 11th a manager was supposed to be sending me some gift certificates for messing up my to go order. she said i would get them in a day or two. i had so forgot about them until on january 24, 2013, i had passed johnny carino's, so i called to talk to another manager to inform them that i still had not received them. i talked to store manager dianne whom wrote an apology letter for the delay and to always give feedback to the restaurant because this was not their standard of service.

i did receive my gift certificate in the mail within a couple of days. so i will be going back soon.


-----11 jan, 2013-----

stale chips!. i go in to johnny carinos for their delicious italian chicken nachos with alfredo sauce peppers, black olives and tomatoes. my mouth was ready only to find the alfredo sauce was luke warm & my chips were stale as hell. highly upset! i call and talk with the manager to inform her of this. the manager offers for me to come back and they remake the order. she say's " i dont thing your chips were stale, but maybe not fried long enough because we cook our chips fresh daily". well regardless fact remains is that they were stale. i was on my lunch break very hungy so i ordered the large order, but was unable to eat due to the stale chips. two things i dont like people messing with my money and my food. in the end the manager agreed to send me some gift cards. i guess i will give them another try another day.