The portions at Carmine's are unbeatable at the price. Once thing that i really enjoyed is that the marinara sauce for the calamari was served at a perfect hot temperature. Speaking of the marinara, my dinner companion and I split the 'small' ($9) and it was tasty and not overly-breaded. We split a caesar salad ($3.25); small of course, but loved that the dresing was served on the side and was a fan of the shaved peccorino romano 'chips' on top. The chicken parmagiana ($7) features two huge chicken breasts over a good-sized portion of pasta. In my two visits to Carmine's, this has become my favorite item. The chicken was freshy and cheesy and again, served piping hot. The personal pizza ($7) was a bit of a letdown; huge, but the 'fresh mozarella' looked suspisciously like white american when singed. The basil and plum tomatoes were tasty, but overall i found the pizza a bit lacking.
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