Carini's La Conca D'Oro

We came here on a whim after attempting to go to a nearby Thai restaurant that was closed. The place was packed on a Friday night but we were still seated immediately. The service, while not fast, was very friendly. The peach Cosmo was delish! Our entrees came with a bread basket, garlic olive oil and Parmesan cheese. I don't know if I've ever had too much garlic on anything - ever - but their garlic olive oil had so much raw garlic that I'll be keeping the vampires away for decades! Not my favorite, but their entrees made up for it. I had the penne alla vodka, which was creamy and perfectly al dente. My husband had the chicken Marsala with penne, which was slightly sweet and delicious. The ambiance was very homey and comfortable. I can see why they have so many positive reviews!

The service was great and a few meals were tasty, but I also ordered a clam pasta that wasn't my favorite. The clams weren't cleaned properly as every bite that I took had grit in it which made it difficult to eat. That aside, the other meals were good abs the service was great!

We waited about 45 minutes for our pasta dishes. The restaurant is not very busy tonight but it is Sunday, and the waiter mentioned this is the last day of the week they're open. We wanted to order pizza and the waiter said they are out of pizza for the night but he didn't tell us until about 30 minutes after we were sitting. Also, we asked for no shrimp in the tortellini dish we ordered but they gave us shrimp anyway. The food tasted fine otherwise but I probably won't be coming back.

Dined here last night with a friend. They only had room in the patio area which was cold. We were very hungry and in the mood to try a little bit of everything. We started with a salad. The server told us the bigger portion would be too big, so the smaller would be better. It was more of a one-person portion than two. The house vinaigrette is perfect.We split a Margherita pizza, which we both loved. Can't go wrong with a nice wood fire pizza! Fresh ingredients and cooked perfectly. My friend ordered the shrimp tortellini and I got the fettuccine clams in garlic sauce. We were served bread and olive oil with the entrees. The bread was nothing special, but it doesn't matter when you have oil and cheese to douse it in. The clams in my pasta were tasty, but pretty scarce in comparison to the noodles. The garlic sauce is... garlic sauce. Pretty oily and extremely garlicky. I enjoyed my friends shrimp tortellini more than my own dish. It has a scrumptious cream sauce.We finished our meal with a nice slice of tiramisu. Yum! I prefer it to have a bit more coffee flavor, but other than that is was great. There are plenty of dishes I still want to try so I'm sure I'll be back!

Carini's is the place to go for traditional Italian cuisine in a warm and inviting atmosphere.Came here recently on a Saturday night to enjoy some Italian eats with my main dining companion. Our server was brand new and did a wonderful job with our table.We both ordered bourbon Manhattans, which were strong, ample, and well made (though missing a cherry). To begin our experience, bread with this amazing olive oil, herb, and garlic (tons of garlic--so good!) was brought to our table with our Manhattans. The bread was ok but the oil mixture was the true star of the show. If you like garlic, you will love this!For my entree, I ordered their eggplant pasta. I actually was trying to order their eggplant parmesan, but through a miscommunication with our server ended up with the eggplant pasta--a happy accident! The pasta was flavorful with ample diced eggplant. It was rich, flavorful, and just plain delicious.For dessert, we shared a cannoli, which was a lovely treat (highly recommend!).All in all a wonderful first experience with Carini's La Conca D'Oro.Get to it (they have curbside takeout as well!)!

We trekked up to the north shore to try this Siciliano ristorante. We, being my 12-year-old son and me, the guy who lived in Italy for four years. My son is a pizza margarita aficianato. His review was simply, "this is a 9 for Milwaukee and a 6 or 7 for Italia." I also had a pizza (parmigiana e melanzana). The sauce was outstanding. The crust was near perfect as well. The cheese was not top shelf, but still tasty. We had the melanzane fritte as an appetizer. Again, the sauce was unbelievable (we even bought two jars on our way out). The ambience was a tad noisy, but that isn't the restaurant's fault. What's up with Midwestern women thinking everything everyone says at their table calls for feigned belly laughs? My ears are still ringing. Our server was kind and clearly overworked. The place was packed and everyone seemed to be having a great time. Carini's is a great place. I would give it a 5 star but I have had better pizza in two other Wisconsin places. Still, give it a try. I would go back without hesitation.

The food was amazing- the flavors were savory and the portions were huge! I had the chicken marsala and my boyfriend had a margarita pizza. The pizza crust was cooked to perfection. Our server, Lisa, deserves huge accolades!! She was attentive, funny, helpful and kind. She checked up on us regularly despite the restaurant being busy- which was so refreshing from service I havw received from other restaurants. The owner checked up on us at the end of our meal to ask how everything was, which I think is very important for a restaurant and the customer experience . The ambiance of the restaurant was clean, quant, and authentic! We will definitely be returning and asking for Lisa!

The food is amazing. Been there quite a few times. One of my favorite hidden gems of Milwaukees east-side.

We're new to the area and had driven by this restaurant several times and wanted to try it. I wish I could say we liked it more. I have to say the Caesar salad was one of the best I've ever had. The bread and dipping oil was a nice touch but it was WAY too heavy on the garlic. The entrees were just okay. We were there with the family and having a good time, so we weren't really dwelling on the food. The funny thing was that the old couple next to us were eavesdropping on our table talk and the woman spoke up, apparently offended by something one of us said. At that point it was time for us to go. We were laughing as we left the table but this is apparently a place for old fogeys and we won't be going back.

The Spiedini was very dry. Vodka sauce a nothing to write home bout. The tomato on the Caprese salad was almost white and we are in the heart of summer which I would have thought the tomato would had been amazing. Service was good. We did not have a reservation.