Johnny Carino's - Bismarck

Very sad! Our local Carino's closed a few years ago so we were excited to go to one again. Food was bland, could only taste tomato sauce. No offer for parmesan or Romano cheese grated on top. The only thing that was familiar was the bread with oil and garlic.

I was shocked to learn that it cost more to pick up an order than to eat it in the restaurant. We were charged a 5% “ to go packaging “ charge. So if you are inside the restaurant, is there an additional charge for plates? This is absurd. I am tired of restaurants finding ways to nickel and dime customers. We won’t order takeout from this operation again. Jeff Miller

Great service and large portion sizes. I had the artichoke pasta and enjoyed it. The food is a bit bland but worth a stop for Italian food in Bismarck.

I usually love this place but my boyfriend and I ate here Saturday night and Sunday both of us were throwing up. We both had gotten food poisoning.. I heard a couple other people have gotten it recently as well after eating there. I’m pregnant so this was definitely not a good deal. I won’t be eating there for awhile after that. Hopefully they figure out what is getting everyone sick.

Prices are a bit steep. There are no free refills on drinks, but that is to be expected. Service was ok. Cleanliness was lacking, there was a dead fly by my window and the blinds were layered in dust. My menu had gum stuck in it from the last person who used it so I couldn't even open it up to see what to order. My friend's menu had grease stains on it. The seats of my booth were worn out and sunk down, whenever somebody would move the other side would bounce up and down like a teeter-totter. The food is generally good but this place used to be better in the past.