Johnny's for the win!! Lasagna, Spaghetti, Chicken Parmesan, Salmon and a garden salad with French bread. This was our feast for Mother's day, May 2026. The service was great, food was exactly as we expected and the price was right. Of all the dishes, the lasagna is outstanding, it has multiple layers with the good amount of ingredients within. Every bite is delicious. The amount of sauce, cheese to pasta is great. They do have a private room for a group celebration. There is plenty of parking at no cost or time limits. Sincerely, Rosemary read more

Johnny Carino's - Hostess station - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

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I checked in a few times last week and experienced wonderful Service from Courtney and Desiree! Courtney assisted me on Wednesday as my Server and I appreciated how pleasant, organized, and efficient she was with her task management! Even though Courtney just finished taking care of a huge rush on her own as a Bartender in the Cocktail Section she tidied up all the tables quickly so I was able to sit in a comfortable and peacefully neat and orderly atmosphere. I ordered my favorite $6 Wednesday Cheeseburger Special and Courtney upsold me on the $4 fries addition to enhance the quality of my meal too! I also ordered the $7 small plate of Calamari as an Appetizer which was perfect as a light and satisfying crispy and flavorful treat to enjoy while catching up with the NBA Playoffs at the bar :0) Desiree helped me on Friday night and I appreciated how pleasant and well poised she was in pushing through unexpected obstacles of the evening too! The Frozen Margarita machines weren't working but Desiree communicated apologetically and was still able to make me a tastefully yummy $5 Strawberry Peach Bellini. I ordered the Neverending pasta and shrimp Friday night Special which included a fabulous first round of Italian Nachos Appetizer too! Everything tasted amazing and I really appreciated Krista for running my food as soon as it was ready with an enthusiastically friendly smile and offer to grate cheese on my Marinera Bowtie Pasta for me too :0) Thank you to Karen, Araceli, and Phil for being visibly present and engaged Managers on Duty too and always taking the time to welcome me back with a kind and caring smile!!! I really love the culture of supportive and focused Teamwork here, it's great to see all the Employees help each other out with closing tasks to optimize the energy flow and take good care of the visual and functional efficiency of the Restaurant! read more

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Color this jaded old reviewer (aka, your favorite Yelp correspondent) impressed. I'd undergone another painful dental procedure on FRI afternoon and was in search of a soft but rib-sticking cuisine that would both fill my capacious appetite, whetted as it was by my shift ferrying eight orders of food to hungry customers; AND, react well to being reheated in a microwave. Because, after all, I still had a good 90 minutes to go until I'd make it back home. Enter, with great gusto, Johnny Carino's! I ordered their version of the "Tour of Italy" that their big rival Olive Garden makes- the "Johnny's Combo," comprised of lasagna, chicken parm and spaghetti. Same exact $26.99 price point as Olive Garden, too! Pros: * Flavortown, Italy has officially bolted Olive Garden and moved to Johnny Carino's! I found the lasagna to be deeply satisfying; you can taste the fennel they use to season the ricotta and the finely minced Italian sausage that courses through the dish. * Ditto for the chicken parm, which was finger licking amazing! Thick, breaded, well griddled chicken filet blanketed with oozy, melted cheese. A revelation of Southern Italian flavors! Even the spaghetti, which is usually a give-to-my-Frenchies throwaway dish, was well above average. With real pieces of beef strewn in the flavorful ragu. * Portion size is GOOD. Where I can usually finish off an OG Tour of Italy at one seating, I definitely had Carino's for breakfast on SAT morning. Cons: * Carino's could learn a thing from their counterparts at the Olive Garden, who include a sizable Italian Salad and two of their famous bread sticks w/ their Tour. Carino's? They withhold the salad, instead try to hoodwink ya w/ an eupemistically-entitled "loaf" of bread that is more akin to two-thirds of a loaf. * Please, consider utilizing microwave-proof takeout containers! As my photo attests, I had to move my food to one of my own dishes because Carino's dispatched my order in an all-aluminum encased container...which would've set my microwave ablaze faster anything you've seen on "Chicago Fire!" But for sheer flavor and filling you up...it's very hard to beat Johnny Carino's! read more

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I know when people think of chain restaurant Italian food they usually think that it's not good. However, we tried this place for the first time and came on a Sunday, which had a special of all you can eat pasta and salad and honestly, it was pretty darn good. The wait staff was busy and working very hard, but we felt like we got good service and ate until we were going to explode. It honestly wasn't bad at all. We tried the spaghetti and the different shapes of pasta and alternated between meat sauce and marinara and even got some Alfredo sauce. For a small up charge of about four or five dollars we got the chicken Parmesan added on and it was actually pretty good. The manager stopped by we chitchat chatted for a while and he was a really great guy and we talked to music for a bit. Overall, it was a pretty good experience and we will come back. read more

Johnny Carino's - Sunday - Never Ending Pasta & Salad Duo - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

Service is always nice calm ambiance great for more relaxed quiet meals with or without family read more

Johnny Carino's - Shrimp Scampi - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

I had a pretty disappointing experience at Johnny Carino's recently. When we were first seated, there was water spilled all over the floor around our table, and even the bench seat was wet. Because of that, we could only sit on one side of the bench that was actually dry, which made things uncomfortable from the start. It really seemed like the table hadn't been checked or cleaned before we were seated. They did bring us water quickly, but after that the waiting game began. We waited close to 20 minutes, maybe longer, before anyone came back to ask what we wanted to order. Once we finally ordered, the food also took quite a while to come out. On top of that, we had to ask for our bread, which didn't arrive until almost the end of the meal. To be fair, our waitress was kind and did her best. She apologized and mentioned that they were very busy. I appreciated her effort, but the overall experience still felt very disorganized. This location definitely seems like it needs more staffing during busy times. It would also help if tables and seating areas were checked and cleaned before guests are seated. Unfortunately, the experience just didn't meet expectations. read more

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My family and I recently dined at Johnny Carino's and had an excellent meal. Both the food and service were outstanding. I ordered the Italian Combination: an 8 oz ribeye, lasagna, and spaghetti with tomato sauce. I ordered my steak middle rare, it was cooked to perfectly, and the lasagna was delicious. Although I don't typically enjoy spaghetti with a heavy sauce, this dish was surprisingly quite enjoyable. Our server, Monica, was attentive and ensured our glasses were consistently filled. We look forward to returning. read more

Johnny Carino's - Italian Combination: Ribeye Steak 8 oz, Lasagna and Spaghetti with tomato sauce. - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

This time around with this server we experienced a wonderful time. The food is always delicious, truly tastes authentic. So rich is flavor, hot and fresh, with the best ingredients. It's definitely a win every time we had the chance to dine here. We have never been disappointed in any of our meals. I would say service was a hit and miss the other times but this time around we had excellent service, he was able to get everything we needed, was super attentive and very friendly. The kind of service you would hope for at any place you are about to spend a good amount of your hard earned money. Thank you for making my girls birthday a very happy one. Side know the best way to end your meal is to order the cheesecake. It's so authentic and the quality is divine, unlike those other places this one is truly hands down the best cheesecake I've ever had the pleasure of sharing! You won't regret enjoying a meal here-- the food is perfect every single time. The atmosphere is nice, very clean and family oriented. You can catch a game on one of the monitors or enjoy the company of your family & friends at one of their large tables. Regardless give them a try if you are ever in the area. read more

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Came in today for a salad and the garlic jalapeño Fish pasta as we always get and it was outstanding as was the service our server was Marcelo was on point .. read more

I appreciate you taking the time to reply, but a generic template ( copy pasted ) reply doesn't address the fact that your food made us sick. Because of the impact on our health and the highly processed quality of the meal, we will not be taking you up on the offer to return. I hope our feedback prompts your kitchen team to look closer at your food safety and preparation standards. read more

I absolutely loved my experience here. The food came out fast and was so yummy! The whole place was super clean and had a really pretty, cutesy vibe. We got the mozzarella sticks which were the best I've ever had with a 10/10 cheese pull. Me and my friend weren't super hungry so I included pictures of how big the kids size pasta was, which was plenty and super tasty!! Our server, Courtney, was amazing!!! She was so helpful, super nice, and checked on us often. Overall, the service was fantastic and the environment was great. Definitely a 5-star experience! read more

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We received a small bag in the mail with an offer for a free meal if you spend five dollars. We live down the street and have not visited this place for over 10 years so we thought for sure they must've made a big change and improved things so we went tonight as a family and what a disappointment. Interior it looks like nothing's changed in 10 years wasn't very impressed. furniture seemed old. The service itself was a challenge. You can tell they were understaffed and people were just trying to figure things out. The food looked good as you can see in the pictures, but honestly had no flavor to the point to where we didn't even finish our food. They missed a great opportunity by sending out all this marketing material to draw the crowd back in. I don't think this place will last until the end of 2026. The prices were pretty high for a pasta place that didn't taste very good. read more

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Received an offer for a free meal. Lots of restrictions - dine-in only, minimum purchase of $5 and get this - No Sharing! So my wife and I came and I just watched her eat. We ordered a Tiramisu because I didn't think dessert would be more then $5-$6 to meet the terms of the offer. I was wrong. The dessert menu does not list any prices. It felt like it was a menu from one of those restaurants where if you have to ask what the price was, you probably couldn't afford to eat there. We came in the afternoon so Service was great since there was no one else eating. Food was hot and tasted okay though the Italian Nacho looked like it was blow torched. They started us off with a loaf of bread though the terms of the offer stated we get a loaf to take home. Turns out that you only get one loaf and how much left from you eating it is what you take home. The $12 Tiramisu? It was okay. Menu said it was large enough to share. Yeah, large enough to share between my mouth and my stomach. We were in there for about 45 minutes for the meal so it met the mark for timeliness. But again, this is 3pm on a week day in the afternoon. Why not 5 stars? $12 for the Tiramisu was exorbitant and the fact that you weren't allow to share the meal as stated in the offer was rather restrictive. Also the ribeye steak was 4 bite size pieces. read more

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Food was outstanding, Alex was great on telling us to get the grilled vegetables man that was excellent on flavor , Marcelo our waiter is a top notch waiter always ready and Alex too, keep up the good work guys. read more

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I was pretty disappointed with my experience. The food was bland and not worth the high prices--the highlight was the bread with garlic oil, which shouldn't be the case. Service was mixed: our server handled the basics, but one dish came out wrong. More concerning, there was an assumption made about one order that felt tied to someone in our groups ethnicity, which made us uncomfortable. Overall, between the food quality, pricing, and service issues, I wouldn't return. read more

We just ate here for the first time and absolutely loved it. We received a free pepperoni pizza for joining their text club which was large and delicious. We also ordered their Tuesday special which is a skillet chicken fettuccine Alfredo jazzed up with onions and bell peppers. They have a different special every day of the week including weekends. The staff including the manager Jose, our server Desiree and the host Krista were all very kind and helpful. They made us feel like VIP'S and we're definitely coming back soon. read more

My wife and I love this place and it we were sad to see both the Chino Hills and Rancho locations close. We called on Mother's Day after church and assumed the wait time would be outrageous, we were pleased to hear it wasn't that bad. After a brief wait, my Wife, Daughter and I were seated and our server (Emily) was kind and courteous. The food was amazing as always and it was a delightful experience. I enjoy how the entire team helps out at this location, sometimes it's another server bringing you bread, a cook bringing a entree or perhaps the manager bringing dessert. Always appreciate the experience. read more

The food was delicious! They were so kind to give some free items and the service was even better! True family environment was perfect definitely will be coming back! The bread alone was incredible read more

It was my father-in-laws's 88th birthday, so we were excited to take him out for a nice Italian dinner. This place has gone down-hill. I ordered the chicken marsala. When it arrived at the table, it smelled like maple syrup. And it tasted so bad, that for the first time in my life, I sent my entree back to the kitchen. The waitress was super nice but she was stretched very thin. It took her about 10 minutes to greet our table after we waited 25 minutes in a half empty restaurant for a table. She was waiting half the tables and running the bar at the same time. My best guess is this place will be closed in the next 12 months. read more

Service was excellent. Inside the restaurant was clean and decorated nice. Food - ordered a spicy Hawaiian pizza and dinner salad. The toppings on the pizza were really good. Unfortunately the pizza dough was pretty plain. The main taste driver of a pizza is the dough. The dinner salad was huge. A lot of flavor and a good mix of items and dressing. read more

Johnny Carino's - Spicy Hawaiian Pepperoni - Regular Crust - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

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Johnny Carinos is a dump site now air conditioner not working bathrooms are filthy dirty and stinking in the whole place managers are screaming throwing out customers barely giving a good size portion. Very small small portions food coming out cold employees talking out loud about sleeping with their boss Not honoring coupons just a real bad bad place now wouldn't even give it a star read more

Living in Eastvale for a few years now and always been hesitant to try this place due to reading poor reviews but mannnnnn have we been missing out. Walked in with low expectations and walked out completely satisfied with the service, food and ambiance! Alex was our server, very attentive and friendly! Thank you! We will be back! read more

Johnny Carino's - Strawberry Cheesecake - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

I forgot to take more pictures. The service was ok, no water, no silverware and no utensils all had to be asked for and came way late. I forgot to take more pictures. However, the calamari. Was delicious! We got the pineapple jalapeno pizza, bomb! Several different boneless wings and beer. The food was at temperature so I thought could have been warmer. Our waitress when offered helped she said that's my table I have them. I think she was spread thin, so take the extra help. We enjoyed ourselves and decided we definitely want to give this place another try! read more

Johnny Carino's - Calamari - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

Started off great, staff was pleasant. Served our beers right away. Went on a Thursday to try their 69 cent wing special. This is where the disappointment started! Wings are small, luke warm and ok on flavor; you are limited to 10 of each. Pizza was also ordered, it too was only Luke warm. Well the table we were seated at was not flat. Didn't think it a big deal until our pizza slide off the table, we had eaten only 3 pieces at this point. Pizza, pan and stand on the floor! I saw that both the waiter & bartender saw what happened. No help, or even an offer to help clean up. After I had cleaned up the mess, the waiter came up and asked if we wanted desert. Big pile of pizza on the pan and not a single word as to what happened. Nothing! We said no thanks, paid our bill and will never go back. $59 for the Thursday special! This place lacks professionalism and attentive customer service!! read more

Our first time trying Carino's. The staff were nice but they are busy! We did ended up with everything we ordered and our family had a great time. We loved the fried calamari and the Italian nachos for apps. Then there were also the bread and that dipping oil! Yum! For the main dishes, we got Johnny's favorite pizza and baked cheese tortellini. Everything was really good. Our waitress were friendly, and checked on us a few times to make sure we had everything we needed: water, napkins, utensils, etc. Ambiance is very cozy and casual inside. They're very family friendly and kid friendly establishment. There's even some special deals throughout the week too! read more

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Pros: Big restaurant, nicely decorated (even more so since we came around Christmas), and even has a fireplace. Tasty food. We got the family size Italian nachos (pita chips instead of tortilla chips) and the stuffed mushrooms. There was a complimentary piece of buttered bread that you could dip in oil before the meal arrived. Cons: Towards the end our waitress got caught up with another customer who I think was a personal friend. They were talking for a long time to the point that I ended up asking another waitress for the check and to go boxes. read more

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We got the flyer in the mail for the steak bites and lasagna meal and tried it out today. Upon walking in, it smells and looks dirty in that place. The walls and floors and even the tables had food splashes and crumbs. I'd suggest a good 'everything' cleaning. Our waitress did a good job, but the food portions were very small. The Italian nachos were disgusting. I ordered a Bellini and it wasn't good either. The glass felt 'dirty' like it needed a good cleaning too. The bill was wrong at checkout so that had to be fixed, as they didn't discount the $15 flyer meal we had. I'd never go there on purpose again. It's the typical small portions, dirty 'smell and look' typical food establishment. read more

WHERE'S THE BREAD? I'm confused I thought Johnny Carino's was supposed to provide garlic bread to each table? I had a party of 18 people and we had reservations, the restaurant was supposedly ready for us, they seated us and had our menus already at the tables. However, it took 25+ mins just to get our bread. They already have a dumb policy where you have to ask for bread or else you don't get it. We did ask... and we got one small piece of bread for each table. It was ridiculous, it wasn't a loaf, it was a small piece of bread. My friends' kids were very hungry and they forced them to stay that way until our entrees came out. We only got one round of bread and we were never offered anymore. My entree was fine, I got a plate of Fettuccine Alfredo and it was decent. The shrimp wasn't as good as I thought it was going to be and the sauce was a bit unexciting. The tiramisu was excellent, I loved the chocolate powder, and the dessert was moist. I like the aesthetic of the restaurant, it's dim and lively. The restaurant has plenty of seating for large groups, however I would NOT recommend it as locals and small parties are prioritized. The server guy was sweet but very overwhelmed. He didn't get sufficient back-up. Management does not support their staff here and have dumb bread policies. read more

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Up until yesterday, I've had great experiences at the restaurant. This was a different story. I ordered what should've been a simple dish to make. Pasta, salmon, artichoke hearts, mixed vegetables and a white wine and lemon sauce. The fish was burnt, there were no artichokes to speak of, the sauce base had zero taste of lemon or white wine, or even olive oil oil for that matter, and the mixed vegetables were forgotten. It's appalling that you could screw up a dish that's on the menu this badly.. Next issue is, in this day and age, all restaurants should have Apple Pay. You don't, which is super annoying. Final issue is you still serve Diet Coke, which no one under 60 years old drinks, and the waitress even said that everyone ask for Coke zero, yet you still don't have it. Time to get with the times and make sure that your cooks actually know what they're doing. Secondly, the wait staff should be looking at the dishes as they come out to make sure that what we ordered is presented properly. read more

They sent me a coupon in the mail for a too good to be true incredible meal. I waited about two weeks to finally get there and the whole time i was waiting for that moment. As i got to the place i showed my coupon to the staff and they acted as if it never existed. Felt disrespected being they sent that trash to my mailbox. They should keep there dishonest bussiness tactics to lure customers in to themselves! read more

Wow only 3 stars here on Yelp...make sense....here's my story...The "manager" at this Carino's basically called me liar...UNBELIEVABLE! I placed an $80 online order. Picked up the food, got to my car and decided to assure I got everything I ordered (something I should have done at the front counter). Realized they had only given me one order of meatballs instead of the two I ordered. No big deal, I walked back in with the receipt, showed the front girl and explained what had happened, and she apologized and said she's be back with my order. She returned without my food saying her "manager" said he or she had packed the order and that nothing was missing...really?!?! Accusing a customer of basically lying over a $7 order of meatballs after spending $80??? I just left, wasn't going to argue with an establishment that treats their customes this way. How these individuals get promoted to management baffles me. read more

Johnny Carino's - Online order - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

This Carino's is awesome, food was good and big portions, but what made it even better was our waiter name Marcelo great hospitality friendly and always had our cups full of coffee. Great man hopefully he will see this... Carinos keep this man employed... Thanks read more

Food: 6.8 Cleanliness and Packaging: 8 Portion: 2.5 Service: (DoorDash) Overall, I'm satisfied with the quality and the flavor of the food and for that alone I would say it's worth going to, especially around the area where all we get is cheesecake factories and Olive gardens. But with that being said the portion size for the amount I spent is ridiculous. Over $80 for just these small portions of food. And don't let the image for you. It looks a lot smaller in person. I would hope a family meal would genually be enough for a small family. read more

Johnny Carino's - Food was decent but this is beyond not okay for 80 dollars. The prices are absurd for the amount of food you get. - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

This is the closest Johnny Carino's from where we live. Wife and I went here for dinner tonight. Started up with calamari. I also ordered minestrone soup. The server brought out warm bread with olive oil and garlic for dipping. It brought back memories. For dinner we bought ordered the spicy spaghetti skilletIni. The white ordered one with chicken and sausage. I ordered one with sausage and shrimp. We also ordered tiramisu to go The bread was still warm so we keep asking for more. The minestrone soup was good. The spicy spaghetti, was as good and excellent as always. We would definitely go back. read more

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Haven't been here in years, thought we would try again. Ambiance was typical Italian, with the benefit of sports on TVs. Service was excellent (Joseph). Food was surprisingly good. Lasagna family dinner. Great price. Dinner for 3 - with salad, dessert and drinks was less than $75. Will return. read more

Let's see...we made reservations and we're seated on time. Our server was okay. It doesn't seem like she has served large parties before, but she was okay. We had apps: calamari, toasted ravioli, and mozzarella sticks. They were pretty good. Most meals were decent, except mine (out celebrating my birthday). I ordered the ribeye medium rare. First time, it came out well done. Completely brown and dry in the middle. They took it back. Then brought another one. The manager asked that I cut it open in front of her to make sure the cook was correct. It was not. Rare...when she set the plate down the streak was jiggling because it was so raw. She asked if I wanted to send it back. No thank you. Well done and rare, I doubt it was going to come back medium rare. Anyway, 2 stars from me. It was a very mediocre experience. The manager didn't even apologize. Pathetic management. Won't be back for a while. read more

Johnny Carino's - Ribeye Steak* blood rare...first came out well Done. I asked for medium Rare. - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California

We asked the waitress tonight to add à la cart lasagna to one of our dinners to go. She refused and said she has to charge me a full dinner price. For sake of argument I didn't take the dinner just the lasagna and paid full dinner price. We will never step foot in this establishment again... read more

Very bad service the food was very greasy. The waiting time was over 30 minutes, maybe 45 after I gave you the credit card to pay for it. They lost my credit card. They couldn't find it. It was a very bad experience. read more

I had a terrible experience with bad service and disgusting food and it's so ironic that after my 1 star bad review there were like six or more 5 star reviews that ALL started with the words" CHECKED IN"!!! What a coincidence that ALL the "great experiences" started with the same exact words! WHAT A SCAM Y these reviews are!! LMAO Look at the pics and see that the meat they served me looked NOTHING like the meat in the advertisement!! There is the proof that what I reported is true not like the FAKE reviews posted after me! The meat was a long disgusting pence of gristle and fat. I couldn't even chew it much less stomach it! It also had an "old" taste to it like it was going bad! The Health Dept. really needs to check out the "meat" that they are serving! read more

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Food is good but I would say same level as Spaghetti Factory, Olive Garden etc. The only issue is the manager is a hawk, like literally watching every table. I guess they must be strap for cash since I know many of the other Johnny Carino's have closed down. My husband ordered a steak combo and I ordered a chicken combo. My husband added an unlimited salad to his meal and we also added stuffed mushrooms for appetizers along with some beverages. So before our meals arrived we were eating the mushrooms and I took a couple bites of his salad. When our meals arrived he debated ordering more salad and I said might as well so you don't have to call her later. Our server came back and apologized and said the manager saw we were sharing the salad so he basically can't have more. Like WTH. We weren't rude and didn't say anything to the server but seriously that's crazy. I did feel bad about ruining my husbands dinner but that's on me. We both have worked in the restaurant industry (which is how we met 25 years ago) and have dealt and seen many issues with customers. But seriously if they are going to penalize someone for taking two/maybe 3 bites of salad, they obviously have bigger problems. Will we return, absolutely not. To complain about a $7 (correction-$5, as it was an add on to meal) salad, I absolutely will not be returning nor my family at this location. There are way too many options available then to put up with the manager here. Then the nerve of them to ask if I want dessert, I literally had to hold my laugh in, also not trying to be mean to the server but after all that you think I was going to spend even more money there? No way after the salad issue we decided not to add drinks to our night which was already a bummer. For a $5 salad they lost out on $20+ more from drinks and dessert. Just go somewhere else worthy of your money, this day and age businesses have forgotten how to stay in business. read more

Johnny Carino's - Outside - Italian Near Me - Eastvale, California