Long-standing pizza parlor in a strip mall preparing traditional Italian classics in laid-back digs. Based on 120 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.1 stars. Price $$
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ No-contact delivery
Address:
# E, 5062, 822 E Center St, Wallingford, CT 06492
Phone: (203) 265-6163
Website: https://carinisct.com/
Hours
| Saturday | 11 AM–11 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–10 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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Closed |
| Tuesday | 4–10 PM |
| Wednesday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Thursday | 11 AM–10 PM |
| Friday | 11 AM–11 PM |
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Reviews
dvaoa
Beware of any reviews pre-pandemic. Sadly, this used to be a great hidden gem (I would always make a point of dropping in whenever I was driving through the area). The dine-in fare used to be great. Now, it’s just another takeout pizza joint.
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Jordan DiBona
I can’t say enough great things about this place. Friendly staff, fresh food, and in my opinion, the best red sauce I’ve ever had. You can’t go wrong with this menu. This will always be my wife and I’s favorite spot to eat. Covid unfortunately forced them to go fully take out, and we’ll miss sitting down and chatting with the friendly staff, but man is this place worth the call and drive. We love Carini’s and we wish them all the success.
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Amanda Oldakowski
I ordered 2 small pizzas (a bacon and onion pizza and a Carini’s special sub onion for pineapple) along with a mozzarella fritta. We were charged $2 to remove a topping off a pizza, which is very strange (and charged another $2 to add pineapple, which I figured). I know this because when I called to confirm, I was told I was charged $20.95 for the special – $4 more than menu price and the orher things we ordered were the same price as the menu. Food was good, but sharing this for anyone else to be warned about.
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Leslie Case
Good Italian comfort food. Lovely folks who own it.
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Doug Papallo
Overall, the food was ok. Garlic knots were tasty. We ate there before Covid and brought our children who are very well behaved. The staff was very rude. They also acted put off by the fact that we had a discounted offer. We won’t be returning as there are far better Italian restaurants in town and nearby.
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Corey lees
Overall great food and service. Ok time for and update. Food is still good. Service needs improvement. Nice wait staff but need Gordon Ramsey to get their act together. No silverware on table. Brought out bread but no silverware. Had to ask 2x. Asked for dressing on the side for 3 of us. Nope forgot that. Brought out food. Forgot side veggie. Said she would bring more bread, a bowl for shells. Forgot that. Forgot the beer one ordered.
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Flash Gordon & Capone
Fantastic!!! Due to covid, carry out only and they don’t deliver. Tried this place after seeing a FB photo from a friend who posted a delicious looking pizza. Ordered bacon and onion and any place that will cook the pizza with the bacon raw is my tupe of place. The pizza was GENEROUS with all toppings and perfectly cooked. Garlic bread was filled with so much garlic you can smell it tomorrow inside your car… perfect . Two young men working there were very polite on the phone and in person. This might be my new go to place.
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Nick Colello
Their pizza is pretty good since their sauce is good. But their buffalo chicken pizza is terrible. I would like to know if the chef has ever eaten it himself because my mouth is currently on fire. This should definitely be served with blue cheese to maybe not have your mouth burn like the firey depths of hell but it probably still would. Do yourself a favor and save your money on this pizza unless you want your mouth to bleed
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Christopher Velush
Excellent Italian family restaurant. Glad to have them in my hometown since they bought the place from the Rossini’s approx. 30 years ago. The most amazing calzones you’ll find anywhere. Pizza gets high honors in an area that has many competing pizza restaurants. Highly recommended.
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Daniel Susca
I should have took a pic before we ate, but you can tell by the empty plates we enjoyed it
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