I used to love this restaurant, but I was so turned off by the 2 hostesses I have to leave a review. The 2 girls up front were so unprofessional and disrespectful to every customer. They had no idea what they were doing and ruined our dining experience. Thank goodness for our server Caleb- he was really nice and did a great job. The food was fantastic. However, honestly won't probably eat there again because I will have to interact with the girls up front. read more

We celebrated my parents 50th wedding anniversary here. My family is NOT small so this is a big ask of any restaurant. There was around 45 here this time around and these guys did an awesome job accommodating us. The food was really good. The bread is super good. The ravioli is always my favorite. Everyone was satisfied with portion size. And the price was fair. read more

Wow, the food and the service was so bad. Our waitress looked like she didn't give two shits about anything and definitely doesn't belong in the service industry. It took almost an hour to place order and she only had 4 tables. She seemed like the last place she wanted to be was there. The food tasted like it came out of boxes. Salads weren't fresh. We weren't asked if we wanted refills on drinks let alone if we needed anything. I would skip going there if you want a nice meal and friendly service, or if you have any place else to be this year. read more

Tonight we came in and were seated in the bar area with two kids. The whole staff and service was bad. Our waitresses name was Chloe. She didn't ever ask us if we needed anything and could barley ever get her attention. A hostess was walking by so we got her attention and asked if she could get us some straws. She rudely said you can ask your waitress for that, and walked away quickly. We had to ask two other servers for things that we needed. The food was so terrible for the price. The Alfredo was a soup instead of a sauce and tasted straight out of a jar. The bow tie chicken festival pasta was definitely not worth the price. The onions were raw. The bacon was soggy and the sauce, again, was straight out a jar. On the other hand, the ceasar salad was great. We will never come back to this establishment. read more

I was so impressed by the service and food that was made on Friday 3/20/2020. At first the cook came out to ask my lady how she would like her vegan dish as he was vegan himself. Everything was Perfect, perfect amount of chicken and thin sliced which made my Alfredo pasta not overwhelming whatsoever, Super good. Highly Recommended, thank you! read more

Johnny Carino's - Chicken Alfredo & Angel Hair Veggie Pasta - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

Lori was our server- Erica was the manager. Ugh- that's all I can say right now. Really?....my son insisted on going here for his bday........if we go in when the manager-Chris- is in, its always amazing! But we went during dinner time. We ordered an appetizer, drinks, (bread and oil), and the main dishes. After 44 minuets, everything was delivered at once! We sat 5 feet from the delivery window, and watched our appetizer sit under the heat lamp the whole time. We also saw the manager- pick up plate after plate, even pushing the appetizer out of the way, to deliver servers dishes. So I called the manager over and explained what we saw. She than told us our appetizer was supposed to be served cold (Queso and pasta chips). Interesting considering we've never eaten them cold before. We've ordered this appetizer half a dozen times this year and not once has it been served ice cold. She also said she would talk to the server about giving us our drinks, our appetizer, our bread and oil, and our main dishes, all served at once. We finished our salads ate a couple bites of this and that and we sent back the appetizer without touching it. The waitress as well as a manager was informed it was my sons birthday. So about 65 minutes into the meal, the waitress produced the ticket and then turned to my son, put her hand on his shoulder and said "by the way... Happy birthday". And walked away. We were both floored. We left a note for the manager to understand in writing, our frustration-and, as we were pulling out of the parking lot, she called us. She said "if you would've told me there was an issue we could've fixed it... ".......I guess I wasn't present during our conversation we've had 20 to 30 minutes earlier. Lol. The manager stated that my son should've gotten a free birthday cake... At which time I told her "yes we knew about that - and we thought that he would have... But it never happened...". The manager then stated "if you'll come back- we'll give him the whole cake"... LOL. Ugh. I think if we go back -it will be when Chris- day manager- is there. read more

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While on business, I had a craving for some pasta. Ordered the Lemon Rosemary Chicken with Angel Hair; actially only requested 1/2 a chicken breast as trying to cut back on meat. They gave me extra veggies too. Disappointed with the veggies as they looked like they had been simmering for awhile. Skylar provided wonderful service! read more

Johnny Carino's - Lemon Rosemary Chicken - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

Ok, we have eaten here several time now and the last two times I get deathly sick! Not sure what is going on there, but they need to make some improvements!!! I'm not the only one in our parties of 4 that experienced severe stomach pain after eating there. The service was good, but I doubt we will be going back!!! read more

What a Fantastic meal and service my friend and I received the other Sunday afternoon for Lunch!! Clean atmosphere and wonderful food. I had the lasagna, Fettuccini, Alfredo and Chicken Parmigiana. It came with a salad and bread you dip in oils. I had enough leftovers for two more meals. The best part was our Awesome Server Kelsey!! She made sure everything was perfect and to our liking and went beyond fantastic service. Thanks Kelsey your the best!!! read more

November 14, 2022 My boyfriend and I dined at Johnny Carinos in Ammon, Idaho. Cannot remember our server's name but I think it may be Josh? When we first arrived we were initially supposed to be given hot bread. He didn't bring it. We had to ask and we waited for about 10 minutes and another party of 6 people arrived and was seated next to us. He immediately brought them bread. We asked for the second time and when he brought it he actually tossed it to us in a rush without saying a word and he swiftly walked away. After we ordered he brought my boyfriend's salad and in the same manner he tossed it to him and when to quickly to the other table. He was extremely inattentive and ignorant to our needs throughout our dining experience. I believe he was more concerned with the needs of the table of 6 so he could get a good tip. When we were served, my boyfriend began eating his shrimp scampi and found the sauce was just liquid in the bottom of his dish. It was more of a watery soup than a rich sauce.It was extremely unappealing and he was disgusted and couldn't finish his dish. He sent it back and wouldn't reorder. I ordered the chicken parmesan and it was extremely dry and crusty overly smothered in marinara sauce. My boyfriend and I ate some of my dish but wouldn't finish because it was unappealing and gross. Our server took forever to give us our check and took forever to take payment. We left completely unsatisfied and very disappointed. Our server comped my boyfriend's meal. I should have sent mine back as well. Paying $37 for my meal not including tip was extremely expensive and totally unworth it. The next morning and for the past 2 days we have been really sick like we have food poisoning. We will not be returning and we will make sure we let acquaintances know of our bad review. read more

It was my birthday the service was horrible and they didn't even give me a birthday normally we always have great service and fast the thing about the time is we got our drinks and 5 minuets later we got our dinners and then we revived the apitizer that by the way the chips sat up in the service window where the chips got cold and the manager lied to us and when we were about to leave the waitress put her hand on my shoulder and said happy birthday no cake was so upset however I will give them another shot I am big in giving this place another shot the positive thing was the soup was hot read more

Brooke at Johnny Carino's in Ammon, ID was not congenial or helpful as a server tonight. Borderline outright rude most the night, actually. It made for a pretty lame experience for us. We were wondering why there didn't seem to be much of a crowd on a Friday night at meal time. But after the service we experienced (or lack thereof), we understood the lack of business. Suffice to say, we don't plan to be back. --the food was OK, but nothing to write home an Thanks for the opportunity for offering feedback. read more

I haven't had service this bad in a long time. The chicken in the chicken scallimpi was tough and rubbery. The waitress took a very long time to even come get a drink order. She left all of our used plates on the table. After we finally received our food she didn't ask if we work like refills on the soup or drinks until she brought the bill. read more

Johnny Carino's - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

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The server was Cody and he was very good and efficient..Nice employees nice environment but the shrimp fettuccine was horrible The sauce tasted like flour and there were three tiny little shrimps and they were not edible.. they were old..my dinner salad tasted like old lettuce. My family had Cesar salad and they were thick with salad dressing. Yuck!..but the chicken scallopini was very good!!! A little improvement would make this place much better:) read more

I thought maybe some people were over reacting on herebut this restaurant really was terrible. I would give it zero stars if I could. We really came from out of state and used to have this restaurant chain where we live. Our food was not good. It was greasy and cold. The sauces had separated and there was a ton of grease on the be bottom. Salad was soft and mushy. We spent $90 on garbage, read more

Gross. I just went in and got an order to go. They had said it would be 15-20 minutes when I called it in but I waited that long while sitting at the bar. They place the to go orders on a table between the bathrooms. I watched the bartender make a martini and spill it all over the sides of the cup and pool on the counter. He didn't even wipe the glasses off! When I got home I was rather repulsed by our food. If anyone can remember Fazolis- it was 1000 times better! This wasn't even equivalent to public schools spaghetti! And my salad was totally limp and brown. Gross. I'm pretty bummed. This used to be a great place! read more

Johnny Carino's - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

Have tried this place 3 times has got better but not the best food by any means Service was excellent this time I've tried different entrees and it's still a no read more

Just had an awesome dinner at Johnny Carinos. Everything was wonderful, from the fresh warm bread, the nachos, wedge salad and of course the pasta! Our waiter, Cody, was excellent! If you want good italian food, Johnny Carinos is wonderful! read more

Definitely one of the worst dining experiences of my life. Bad food, unprofessional staff, and outrageous prices. The food was cold and bland, avoid this resturant at all cost read more

Oh Idaho. Christmas Eve in IF and we found ourselves at JC's... the dehydrated garlic chips in the oil dispenser proved to both be perplexing and heartburn-inducing. Moving onto the pizza, the waitress strongly discouraged anyone from ordering due to the "extra wait" involved. One in the group had to defy authority and ordered a pizza anyway. Well, alrighty then! Philly dip was okay, not necessarily memorable. Others said their food was good, but several in the party also have non-globetrotting palates, so take that for what it's worth. Service was friendly aside from the awkward 'no pizza' ordering showdown. In the end, decent Italian in IF, better than OG, but by no means authentic or of high quality. read more

Chicken was moist, spaghetti was bland doe the Chicken Parmigina meal. Jalapeño Tilapia with angel hair noodles with sautéed spinach was devine. Meal service was excellent. Pleasant bar atmosphere, quite with closed caption TV sports. read more

Johnny Carino's - Chicken Parmigino - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

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I ordered the cheese tortellini to go and it was pathetic. 10 tiny pieces of pasta for $9. Rip off read more

Johnny Carino's - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

I remember that the menu used to have a lot more options, I don't know if they condensed it because it was too difficult to keep up with the orders or if this business is slowly dying. We went on a Friday night, and it was DEAD. There were maybe three other tables being served. It was pretty close to closing time, but we weren't planning on lingering, and you'd think that this place would be hopping. The service was good. The man serving us seemed to be undergoing training, but he performed his job adequately. Our food was fine. I got the cheese-stuffed ravioli, which seemed to be the only stuffed pasta on the menu, and it was fine. Not great, not terrible, just fine. I ordered it with Italian sausage, and it seemed really dry and over-cooked. My friend ordered something with a cream sauce, which didn't seem to have any seasoning. read more

Tried to dine here the other night because of a advertised deal on the television. Called ahead to confirm the details and put our name on the seating list. We were told that they were no longer honoring the advertised deal. We went elsewhere. read more

This was my first time going to Johnny carnios . When I walked in the hostest was being rude and told us to "take a seat". Not impressed of service. She is a bigger blonde that serived us read more

Nice staff, a little slow service. Food was ok; too much dressing on salad, but otherwise not bad. Clean bathrooms!

Service was so slow. Super stingy with the bread before the meal. Food wasn't very good.

Wait staff was very nice. The bread that they give you beforehand is very filling. I had a chicken and bacon pasta dish and it was pretty good. Overall it was a good experience but the prices are a little high. read more

Johnny Carino's - Italian Near Me - Ammon, Idaho

I know it is a chain, but the food was pretty decent last time we went there.The speed of service was fine.The choice of beverages or lack thereof was fairly disappointing.Even though allegedly the place is Italian or is positioning itself as such in their wine list the only wine that sounded remotely Italian was some generic Chianti.THAT WAS IT.Why would I want to pay 8x times for some wine from Washington or California ? On the other hand I would gladly pay extra for some Italian Salice Salentino,Primitivo,Negroamaro or Nero d'avola.Was not an option. Trying to find any decent Italian or Sicilian wine in Idaho Falls might represent another challenge though. Free hint , Italy is not only known as the Motherland of an ugly and unreliable Fiat 500.Vehicles associated with the country include : Alfa Romeo Ferrari Fiat Lamborghini Lancia Maserati Pagani Just FYI , although I might be preaching to the choir here you know the very famous and recently renamed one ;) read more

We waited for our appetizers for 45 minutes. The waiter kept telling us that it was on its way, while the other customers who were seated after us got their meals. We finally just told the waiter to get our food to go. He said he was sorry and he would take the appetizers off the bill. When we finally got our food to go the appetizers were not there. I think the waiter forgot to place our order and was not very organized. The meal was over priced for what we got and the service was terrible. read more

I used to love dinning at this Resturant. It was an excellent Italian Resturant, with cute quirks and a great atmosphere. But things have changed. They used to have small artisan loaves, now they have bread chunks. The only good thing about that was the server kept bringing them out, if we asked. They don't have cloth napkins anymore. That makes me feel like they are being cheap. Their chicken Alfredo tasted blah. Like noddles in butter. And the new colors they painted on the building make me feel like I am going into a Mexican Resturant, not an Italian one. And they new pictures hanging inside are creepy, no places anymore, just creepy people looking at you. I honestly don't think I will ever, ever, come back here. I was too disappointed. read more

I got two orders of Alfredo pasta for my kids. I've never seen so little Alfredo sauce served on pasta and the quality was poor on top of that. We'd enjoyed the restaurant in past years. Especially given the prices, go elsewhere. read more

Let me share a brief history of my experiences and family experiences with Johnny Carino and then I will wrap it up with my most recent experience. Because we usually went or had to eat here for special occasions, I remember very well how Johnny Carino's failed in service and in food. Trip 1 Dinner: Was seated, water slapped on the table with the comment, "I'll be right back to take your order!" The waiter was back promptly in an hour later, took our table's order and an hour later the food arrived. Mine was cold and they tried to reheat it, resulting in overcooking the pasta Trip 2 Lunch: Seated promptly, again water was slapped on to the table with the comment, "I'll be right back to take your order!" 50 minutes later the waitress came back, took our orders and 45 minutes later the food arrived. My dad's chicken was frozen in the center, not cold, still frozen. At least the service was quicker this time. Trip 3 Group Dinner for 60 people: With reservations for the group area, people started arriving about 30 minutes before the reservation. Sixty people waited outside for two or more hours while the manager came out and assure us we were just about to be seated. Apparently the party before us was having a really good time. The manager then came out and told us, "Well, I just can't ask the people who reserved it for the earlier time slot to leave!" Our group was forced to go to Silzzler because they were the only restaurant that could accommodate sixty people at such a late notice. They had everything we needed in to sit in 30 minutes. Most recent-- Dinner: Was seated, and as always, water slapped on the table with the comment, "I'll be right back to take your order!" an hour later he did come back and an hour later the food arrived, for my brother, sister, mom and myself. My Dad's arrived 30 minutes later. It was a salad and soup. And to tradition, the soup was cold. Yes, I did end-up going to this restaurant many times because of its perception as being a nice, fancy place to dine, resulting in celebrations and events take place here that would have been rude not to attend. Otherwise, I do not have the patients for this type of service and undercooked or not cooked food. it makes me question what goes on into the kitchen. I thought it was important to share my previous visits (even though they are retrospective) along with my most current visit. I also realized that I talked more about service than food, but even with the one meal that was okay (Chicken Marsala) the service failures far outweigh any okay food served. At the price they charge, food shouldn't be just okay. I would recommend you not to spend your money here and if you do, I hope your experience isn't as ridiculous as mine has been. read more

Ah, Johnny's! Will people ever stop comparing you to the Olive Garden? The answer is no, but there is a good reason why. You are both chain restaurants serving similar cuisines at similar prices. You poor guy; you'll never be as well known as the OG because you don't stuff horribly fake commercials down our throats every commercial break of every television program that airs on television. But for that, I love you and support you Johnny. For my family, Johnny's is a winner hands down in the OG v. JC debate. We find Carino's menu to be more flavorful and varied, their waitstaff to be more pleasant and attentive, and their wait to be a half hour shorter than the Olive Garden across town. They should win a prize for that alone! Oh and the fresh bread with roasted garlic and oil is worth a visit on its own. Frankly, there aren't a lot of "fine dining" choices in the IF. Ye old stand-by is waiting in Ammon and is pretty good. read more

Just keep driving past this place. Okay, I am a little shocked at the previous reviews, this place totally sucked. I am in here on a Wed. night and it is dead and the service is horrible. I sat at the bar, and it took ten mins for a drink and menu. I ordered a special combo, lasagna, chick parm and spagetti. No taste at all. The food was bland and reminded me of Stoufer's. In fact, I think Stoufer's has more flavor. Very disappointing. The bartender did not talk to me, ask me how my meal was, and then he did not even say thank you or good night. So sports fans, go to Olive Garden, atleast you know what your going to get up front. read more

Service was great, atmosphere was pretty good. They could use a little lower light levels though. The food, I could do much better at home. Not saying it was, but it looked like it could've came out of a box and just shoved in the oven. Eaten there twice, haven't been impressed with the authenticity of the Italian food or the quality. read more

Great Italian style restaurant love their French bread with the olive oil dip. Always great service here. We went on Prom night and they was slammed. And we had a group of 12, but we figured every restaurant in town was busy so we hunkered down and actually they got us in about 25 minutes. I just love the feel of this place, feels very homey to me. I've eaten here several times over the years. Their starter salads are excellent. Most of my family always chooses Olive Garden but to me this place is waay better. My favorite is the spicy chicken & shrimp. Tonight I had the triple seafood pasta dish. It was real good but not a big fan of the lil chunks of scallions though but the shrimp and calamari was fine. The lil woman had the 16 layer lasagna. I personally am not a big fan of lasagna but it was pretty good. Our waitress was Marcela and she did an excellent job. We will be back. read more

I have always loved Johnny's but today was a disappointment :( It wasn't very busy so we were seated right away but it took a while to receive our drinks and place our order. The bread and dipping oil is spectacular so 2 thumbs up on that!! But--We had to ask for more bread and refills on water. The menu is always changing, so if you are craving something, chances are, you won't be able to find it again. I had the lemon vege chicken or something, but the noodles were so bland, they had NO sauce or flavor. I had a few bites then asked to get it packaged up to take home. I wanted to add my own flavor to make it edible. The restrooms are clean and well-maintained. And there is a large room to entertain bigger groups Sorry Johnny--- it will be a while before we return read more

Went here because years ago had heard how good it was. Well, it might have been good years ago but not now. Daughter and I ordered Seafood Alfredo but neither of us could eat it. The Alfredo sauce tasted like it came out of a jar and then they added water to it. Husband ordered Spaghetti and said it was okay but not worth what we paid for it. $72.00 for the 3 of us and only one meal was edible. However, the waitress was very attentive and friendly, the place was clean and the drinks and salad were good. read more

Food was delicious, a little greasy, but excellent for the price and atmosphere. I had a lot of fun however, the service left a lot to be desired. The server was dismissive and crass. I highly recommend this place otherwise. read more