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Carinis la conca d'oro Details

  • Dining Style: Fine Dining
  • Website: http://atouchofsicily.com
  • Phone: (414) 963-9623
  • Hours of Operation: Lunch: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00am - 2:00pm; Dinner: Sunday - Thursday: 4:00pm - 9:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Executive Chef: Peter Carini
  • Dress Code: Smart Casual
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Banquet/Private Rooms, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Smoking Area, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Catering: We cater up to 100 people. We supply food and serving equipment and remove when dinner is done. Menu customized to your liking and pricing negotiable. You deal directly with owner so there is less room for confusion.
  • Private Party Facilities: We have 2 private patios that seat up to 14 people. We also have a banquet room that seats up to 85 people. If you have more than the banquet room can accommodate, we can offer the entire restaurant exclusively up to 140 people. You are allowed to bring in your own entertainment with the banquet room only. Patios do not allow room for entertainment. We offer buffet dining. family style dining and sit down. Our banquet menus offer a variety of options with flexible pricing. Call owners Peter or Jan with inquiries and to set up the details.
  • Private Party Contact: Peter Or Jan Carini (414) 963-9623
  • Entertainment: NEW SEASONAL MENU April 2013!!!!! Adding more TVs for ALL sporting events we are able to get, and enjoy $2 Miller Lite Taps as well! Daily drink specials with our Happy Hour Mon through Friday.
  • Special Events & Promotions: ****Happy Hour, Monday-Friday, 3-close, Half Off Appetizers, Drink Special
    ***Sunday, Half Price Bottle Wine with purchase of TWO(2)Dinners
    **Wednesday, All You Can Eat Pasta, $12, open to close
    Carini's offers our entire menu for Valentine weekend. We also offer Easter and Mother's Day Brunch. Our Father's Day offers hearty meals for your Dad as well as the full menu. On Christmas, we can accomodate your holiday party up to 140 people. On Christmas Eve Day, the restaurant is closed, but you may order carry out seafood, spiedini; in fact, our entire menu is available for carryout. On New Year's Eve, we offer a special menu of many of our featured entree's and many of our popular dishes.

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Edgewood
  • Public Transit: On corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant
  • Parking: Street Parking
  • Parking Details: Meter and non-meter parking. Parking lot on corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant.
A word from Carinis la conca d'oro
At Carini's you cannot get any more authentic than being in Sicily. In fact Peter, owner/chef, comes from Sicily and takes pride in all that he prepares. Many of the dishes are prepared the same way his mother cooked them. He uses the freshest ingredients and can customize any dish to your liking.… His expanse menu offers 5 kinds of spiedini, seafood, pasta, chicken, veal, vegetarian, appetizers including calamari, octopus salad, antipasto plates and much more. He has many imported desserts plus his homemade tiramisu, cannolis and casatta, a yellow cake infused with rum and filled with cannoli filling and glazed. Peter also sells his spaghetti and marinara sauce, garlic olive oil and seasoned salt from the restaurant as well as gift baskets. All of the products can be shipped anywhere in the US. The restaurant can accomodate parties of any size up to 140 people.Continued
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  • Diners' Choice WinnerNeighborhood Gem
Diner Reviews
  • "Great service: friendly greeting and great server (Lauren). Food is dependably good and portions are good, as well. We were in and out in an hour without feeling rushed."
    Dined on 6/14/2014
  • "Our group of six included our two children. We were seated without issue, ordered drinks, appetizers, and entrees. It was our wedding anniversary. There were delays in bringing everything to us from drinks to bread. By the time the appetizers were finished, none of us were really hungry. The server kept apologizing for delays. Even the salads took way too long. The entrees were an eternity in waiting. The server continued to apologize, and we were finally told that "there was a large party". We'll never be back -- too risky knowing that "a large party" means everyone else gets screwed. Did the restaurant do anything of value in apology? Only after INSISTING. Food was great -- but it did not make up for this treatment."
    Dined on 6/7/2014
  • "All the retirees here at this cute sicilian place knew each other and the owner. We were from out of town and not of this demographic. We were treated to friendly service. The seasoned olive oil, bread, and salad were the highlight of the meal for me. I had their signature spedieni, which I found to be rather bland. Others in our party had salmon and pasta dishes, which were good. Would I search this place out next time in town? No. But overall not a bad experience."
    Dined on 5/31/2014
  • "We have been here several times and they never disappoint! Had the Scamponi which was out of this world! Hubby had a steak which he loved. Will be back!"
    Dined on 5/10/2014
  • "We enjoyed our entire experience at Carini's. I look forward to going back. Food was spectacular. This will be on my list! It was a trip across town but well worth the effort. I can see how this place is a favorite spot."
    Dined on 4/26/2014
  • "Very friendly. Attentive service. Lovely atmosphere. Great food"
    Dined on 4/25/2014
  • "The calamari appetizer was excellent. I had garlic & oil pasta and chicken marsala which was delicious"
    Dined on 4/11/2014
  • "We have talked about eating at Carini's for years, but this was our first visit. We were pleasantly surprised with the Italian atmosphere and the wide selection menu offerings, especially the Sicilian seafood dishes. All our selections were delicious. We will definitely return."
    Dined on 4/6/2014
  • "Our visit to Carinis left us feeling that this would be a perfect project for Robert Irvine on Restaurant Impossible. The food is described as authentic Italian but did not live up to that statement. The Calamari tasted good but was over-breaded. The house salad was very good, although it was swimming in a too-tart balsamic vinaigrette. The caesar was tasty but not a true caesar in any sense. My 1/2 rack of lamb was of only moderate quality but cooked as ordered. The garlic mashed potatoes may have been from a box. Spaghetti and meatballs were nothing special. Service was attentive and friendly but the restaurant owner roamed around and seemed to make the servers nervous, leaving us to wonder why. The place could use a face lift."
    Dined on 3/7/2014
  • "I took my mom out for dinner. I'm from Madison so I basically just took a chance on a restaurant I'd never been to before. All of the food was fantastic, moderate pricing, great environment and great service. No complaints. They have a large variety of food to choose from. I would definitely go back again."
    Dined on 3/1/2014
  • "This was not only our first night out on Valentines day, but also our first time dining at Carini's. It is safe to say it will NOT be our last! We loved the food, the staff and the location. The restaurant was packed for obvious reasons, but from the bartender to the waitress, to the bus boys... we were treated wonderfully! If that wasn't enough, the food was spectacular! I had the seafood cannelloni and my love had the calamari steak. Both were wonderful. With many thanks to the Bartender, we chose a very nice bottle of wine to accompany our dinner. The combination made the dinner even better. What a great staff!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Carini's is a very good restaurant. The staff are friendly, the food is great, and the atmosphere is pleasant."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We hadn't tried Carini's before, so we booked it for Valentine's Day. The food was very good. My wife had ravioli that was delicious. I had a steak and it was cooked exactly as I ordered and was very tasty. One minor warning: you must like garlic if you go here. Everything we ordered seemed to have garlic in it. We like garlic, so it was fine, but they used a LOT of it. Overall, a very nice evening. We'll be back."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "I love this place, great traditional Italian food."
    Dined on 2/9/2014
  • "We arrived early on a Saturday for a drink at the bar and the owner was the ideal host. We sat in the small room with Christmas lights twinkling and a vibrant street scene. Everything was perfect. The waitress said she had only been working there 3 days but she was excellent. She was well-versed on the menu and extremely considerate. We were served bread with a wonderful olive oil dipping sauce. My dining companion ordered the lamb which had been marinated for 4 days. It was so tender! I ordered the scamponi - butterflied shrimp with breadcrumbs over angel hair pasta. I would definitely order it again and we are already planning another Italian night at Carini's."
    Dined on 2/1/2014
  • "The food is very good at Carinis, but we had to ask for a table out on the enclosed patio because there were too many TV's hung every where with the "game " on. If I want to view the game while eating I would have gone to a sports bar not a fine dinning establishment."
    Dined on 1/11/2014
  • "Menu was smaller, more expensive and food was very mediocre. We paid $12 for a small plate of eggplant...way overpriced. Ordered medium rare steak came well done.Veal was mushy and not very good. Bill was over $100 for 1 appetizer, 2 dinners, 2 wine...tip of over 18% added on because we were 6 people. Service did not warrant it. Will not be going there again."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "The seafood pastas are excellent. Dessert cake was outstanding."
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "Great tradition in our family. Never disappointed. Customer service and italian food at it's best !"
    Dined on 12/31/2013
  • "Me and my boyfriend go always to this restaurant for special days. We love it there. The service is great and there food as well. If you re a garlic lover you are right here, but Italians always use a lot of garlic."
    Dined on 12/30/2013
  • "really enjoyed the food it was FRESH and authentic."
    Dined on 12/29/2013
  • "We're new to the area and exploring our neighborhood options. We had a very nice dinner. Everyone enjoyed their meal, including the picky little eaters."
    Dined on 12/20/2013
  • "My wife and went here on a Wednesday night for her birthday. I wasn't busy at all and the food and service were great. I thought the prices were just about right compared to the quality, which was great! We're coming back no doubt about it."
    Dined on 12/10/2013
  • "I dined on a Sunday night with my family, a party of 6. Our food was very good. Steaks were tender, pastas dishes were tasty, and the stuffed salmon special was delicious. We were even more impressed with the service with than the food. Our waitress was attentive, but what was even more impressive was the chef. He stepped into the dining room right after our food was served. My dad was just about to start cutting my mom's filet, as he always does, since her hands are week. The chef picked up on this and offered to take the plate back and cut it for her. He brought it back a minute later beautifully cut and ready to eat. We were impressed with his thoughtfulness and the warm, welcoming atmosphere of this restaurant."
    Dined on 12/1/2013
  • "I don't get to the restaurant enough do to were I live. When I do get to dine its always special. Pete always talks with his customers makes them feel special. A great place wish they were closer for me"
    Dined on 11/30/2013
  • "The food was excellent for some and good for others. The cod could use a little more flavor and the vegetarian eggplant dish was OK. The pastas were very good."
    Dined on 11/8/2013
  • "we enjoyed meeting the chef and owner The food impressed a friend who is Italian and a good cook, she was surprised to see desserts that her family enjoyed and were seldom seen in restaurants. overall it was one of the best dinning experiences we have had"
    Dined on 11/9/2013
  • "Great place to visit with friends and family. Surrounded by rich Italian history. Warm, friendly atmosphere. Menu so much good food to choose from, yum."
    Dined on 10/11/2013
  • "Would not return. Had to wait 20 minutes past reservation. Food took over 45 minutes. They micharged us and when we pointed it out to the owner she blamed us."
    Dined on 10/11/2013
  • "We sat outside and enjoyed a delightful dinner. Our friendly waitress was attentive without being intrusive, perfect. The entrees were delicious. I've been dining at Carinis for years and I've never been disappointed."
    Dined on 9/29/2013
  • "Followed an Open Table recommendation to Carinis. Grew up in the restaurant industry so we know the good and bad and the why. Server was pleasant, but not efficient and not always there when we needed her. The wait between courses was way too long, but we still enjoyed our apps and soups. Our main courses were just average - my son and I both had the swordfish special and we both agreed it was disappointing. Not bad, we just had high expectations. A $25 entrée, that looked and tasted like $15. My wife and daughter said nothing good or bad about the spiedini and lasagna - just average. After 3 wines and 3 beers and $180 bill (with tip) for the 4 of us, we walked out of an average experience feeling like we overspent."
    Dined on 9/29/2013
  • "I got their stuffed Salmon Special and it was absolutely delicious. I definitely would like to return to try more things on the menu. The restaurant has a "italian family" feel which I enjoyed. My friend ordered the vodka sauce pasta but I thought the vodka sauce was a little to sweet and not enough "vodka-y""
    Dined on 9/23/2013
  • "We had not been to Carini's for a couple years but it was as good as we had remembered. The owners are super friendly and welcoming, and the food is always delicious. The cassata is especially yummy!"
    Dined on 9/21/2013
  • "All of the food, from the soup to the meatballs was too peppery for me."
    Dined on 9/21/2013
  • "Food and service were outstanding. nice quiet evening for our anniversary. It's always a nice place to dine"
    Dined on 8/22/2013
  • "Great menu with a variety of traditional Italian dishes. Best Italian restaurant in the greater Milwaukee area for value, service and quality. A family run restaurant with Chef Peter always available to answer questions. Great place!"
    Dined on 8/10/2013
  • "3 of us ate different pastas and all were very good. Everything is made fresh so you may add or remove ingredients. I had a primavera loaded with vegetables, added grilled chicken in a light marinara sauce. The bolognese looked great, but there was an abundance of sauce left after the pasta was finished. Nothing some fresh bread couldn't sop up!"
    Dined on 8/9/2013
  • "Food, service, ambience are outstanding. We often try the nightly specials, they are not to be missed. Don't forget the main menu either Great find. Glad they are in our neighborhood"
    Dined on 8/7/2013
  • "Great experience. Excellent food, wait staff was excellent, and owner stops at tables to see how you enjoyed your meal. I would highly recommend this establishment."
    Dined on 7/22/2013
  • "My husband and I were blown away by the food! We haven't had Sicilian cuisine this fabulous since his little Sicilian grandma had to hang up her apron. Also what a fantastic family-owned and friendly atmosphere! With a visit to our table from the chef himself and great attention to making sure that every dish was exactly perfect ~ this was the best "date night" we've had in years. Though Carini's is a bit of a drive for us ~ we will definitely dine there again as we rate Carini's as in our top 5 restaurants in greater Milwaukee/Waukesha."
    Dined on 6/16/2013
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