Mimi M (Crazycook64)

Tonight we gave this place another try. I used my bday free entrée coupon. We got 2 of their thin crust pizzas, they have a different $5 thin crust pizza everyday. Today it was the pepperoni, my grandson got it & loved it!! Our with more toppings were okay, pretty soggy in the middle, maybe better distribution of toppings, like out further to the edges, would solve that problem? We have always loved the food, it's the service that is lacking

T T

Atmosphere was fine. Server was pleasant. Not a fan of the meat or bread on the chicken club sandwich. & You have to pay extra to get chicken with your fettuccine. Basically, 16 bucks for sauce and noodles. Won't return

Cynthia Mendez

Stopped in for lunch passing through. It was was ok. I ordered the Salmon plate and it came out so watery. The pizza my daughter ordered was really good. Our appetizer was calamari and that came out great. Overall ok, may or may not return.

Doug Carter

So excited, then so disappointed! Had eaten at one in east TN several times and it was always so good! When I saw one close to my hotel here in TX, I was very excited. The place was pretty empty at peak dinner hours, but I didn’t let that slow me down. The service was fantastic! I ordered the wedge salad (which was a favorite from the one in TN) and the spaghetti dinner which comes with meatballs and Italian sausage. The salad was good. It was smaller than I remember, but I took the recent challenges with restaurants into consideration. The meat in the entrée was really terrible. Really bad flavor and texture. I left most of it behind and went back to my room really disappointed.

sanolenapep

The mozzarella sticks were the highlight of the meal. Now for the rest… bread was stale and the chicken and Alfredo sauce (if you want to call it that) were very bland. The Alfredo didn’t taste or look like Alfredo. It was more buttery than creamy and very sticky. Taste is similar to the frozen pasta Viola not Italian food. If I hadn’t requested the mushrooms it would have had no flavor. The manager compt the main course so I left 3 stars. The server was decent but I still had an empty glass.

I always go out of my way home from Denton to make sure we keep Carino’s alive. I normally have a great experience. I ordered online this time so it was ready for me to grab. I ordered 35 minutes in advance and it said it would be ready in 17. I got there and was directed to the bar to pick up the food. I heard her talking about how annoying it was to make so much bread (we love the garlic olive oil dip and we only get it a couple of times a year). I waited there about 10 minutes for the order and had only 3 small cups of olive oil for 6 loaves of bread, one of which didn’t have the lid on and spilled all over my hands and our food. Doesn’t really make me want to go 30 minutes out of my way to spend $100 for a meal for 3 again.

david hall

Its been about five years since I'd been here, decided to check it out again. There were about five other tables and some folks at the bar. Waited around 20 minutes to order because our waitress was nowhere to be found. ~15 minutes later we got our salads, and another ~15 minutes later we got our entries (I think we were here for well over an hour). My food looked a lot better than it tasted (not bad...edible, but not great). My daughter's chicken fettuccine had hardly any Alfredo sauce and definitely not enough chicken for the upcharge. Had no idea that drinks were $10+ a piece. Everything was so expensive and this place is certainly not fancy enough to charge the prices they charge. Maybe we'll see again in another 5 years.

I know all my neighbors and friends here in Wichita Falls got the Johnny Carino's bread bag coupon in the mail the other day. Let me save you at least $5 and time... DO NOT BOTHER! We got there at 6:35 and it wasn't busy except in the bar area. I know why. We didn't have any issues with service but it was just lackluster. The table top was very sticky. The place has the building it needs to be nice but it's just not nice. Now, onto the most important part... the food. I got the "deal" (ribeye served with fettuccine Alfredo and a piece of lasagna, salad, and bread. The ribeye, 3 tiny meat pieces about half the size of my pinky that were mysteriously fried. No sauce on the noodles. I don't even think there was salt on it much less Alfredo sauce. The lasagna wasn't terrible but I was already done by the two previous bites I'd taken. My husband got the shrimp scampi and it was equally disappointing. But, we paid $25.99 for that slop. A word or two to Johnny Carino's. You don't have to give away free food to get customers but it was a good plan. Next time though, maybe the food needs to be the best ever so those customers want to come back and pay for something. The prices have gone up and everything else has gone down.

The waitress at the bar was too busy to wait on customers and we had to wait over 20 minutes for refills. The fettuccine Alfredo tasted like they added canned chicken. Overall this location has gone downhill. The restrooms were also filthy.

Waited several minutes to be acknowledged and seated. Waiter did not understand or explain the menu. Food was very bland. Will not go there again.

Tuc Wilson

This place has the worst service out of any restaurant I’ve been to in Wichita Falls. We sat there for over an hour & still never got our food. It was 2 entrees & a kids meal. After our waitress was finished cussing like a sailor in the corner we finally got her attention & told her we want to cancel our order. No manager ever came to explain or apologize & we still had to pay for our drinks & side salads that included a tea spoon of ranch. The manager, waitstaff, & the cooks all need to be retrained. None of them know how to do their jobs. I wouldn’t go back there for a free meal. If I could give this place negative 3 stars I would.

Keshia Robinson

Food was ok at best. Spaghetti had no flavor. I got the friday deal which is all you can eat salad and parm shrimp with pasta. Well the waitress never came back to even give us refills let alone see if I wanted anymore salad and shrimp. She came back to ask us if we were ready for our check though. Asked 3 times for ranch for my daughter, never received that. It was not busy when we got there, half way through our meal it started picking up...but still no excuse. Very disappointed in this one. Now I know why everyone goes to cheddars to eat. Won't be stopping here when passing through the city again.

Dennis Bogart

Holy crap - since when is tea worth $3.99 ??? Walked out after eating what I call snacks in the bar and dropped $50 before tip ( I did have two draw beers ) crazy prices - why are there different deals in the bar that are not offered in the general dining area? done,finished will not be back.

Laura Sanders

We went for dinner. First we walked in and no one was at host stand. Stood there for 15 minutes while 2 other parties also came in. No one came up to seat us or even a knowledge we were there. I ended up going and finding someone who said “I know you are there but I can’t seat you without silverware and I am rolling it now”. OK. I went back up front and waited for her to finally come up and seat the now 4 parties waiting. Server was fine, attentive and brought bread right away. (This was the only good part of the whole experience) My plate came out first and then it was a good 10 minutes before my husbands came out. Was a little strange and awkward. I got the chicken parm and my husband got the seafood pasta. Both were extremely over cooked (chicken dry and not much flavor, seafood rubbery). Food was edible but not very tasty at all. Restaurant was not very busy while we were there. Prices were defiantly high for what we got. Would definitely not recommend and will not be going back. Extremely disappointed