Carmine’s Pizza Kitchen

We are locals here (part of the year here, part elsewhere). We eat out every single day. We recognize that the restaurant business is a difficult and tricky business to achieve success in. We eat in divey out of the way places and in high end restaurants (Capital Grille, Delmonico’s). It is with this in mind we write reviews.
Short recap: Good value, tasty food, small casual setting with excellent service. We are very happy we found this place.
Carmine’s is a privately owned two location Italian restaurant. It’s small, very casual and comfortable. We dropped in for the first time as they were advertising Slice of Pizza for $ 1. They have a full menu — appetizers, salads, pizza, grinders, pastas, beer, wine and desserts.
The service was great. Rachelle was the waitress and she was on the ball, friendly, engaging and informative. We got two slices of cheese and a small salad. The pizza is thin crispy crust and was delicious. I added a little parmesan and oregano but I always do. Good value for $ 1. The salad was a good size, fresh and crispy.
So we went back the next day to try more of the menu — Ordered 2 cheese slices, garlic knots, spaghetti and meatballs and another olive oil pasta. Huge portions which is good because, hey, it’s pasta. Good red sauce. 3 nice sized meat balls. Nicole our waitress this day was equally attentive and Rachelle watched over us as well, bringing a bowl of extra sauce on her own.
Everybody is a food critic and especially those who are «from NJ or NY — and «what — you call this Italian» blah blah blah. Don’t believe them. This place was good. Good food, good setting. good value, good service. We recommend this place as a terrific little casual neighborhood Italian eatery.

One of the best pizza places in town. Carmine’s offers great tasting pizza. I haven’t sampled the entire menu yet, because I still can’t get enough cheese pizza. Service is pretty reliable; I’ve never had a bad experience here. Everyone is always friendly, including the owner Carmine.
Prices are good, nothing super expensive. Check out their $ 1 a pizza slice that they offer every day (I believe from 11−4pm). It’s only inside, and I think toppings are extra, but not that much more. It’s still a great deal.
Place is decent sized, but never too loud or cluttered. Plus, they offer covered patio seating.
Being an East Coast guy, I still haven’t found a true NY Pizza place out here that tastes as authentic as the kind you’d get from a place in NY or NJ, but Carmine’s is pretty close.

We were going for a few slices but they don’t serve pizza by the slice past 4pm! Very disappointing! We stayed anyway and had to order a whole pie and was pleased aside from the fact that their prices are a little high. Lets talk about the waitress though. …a young girl that, i didn’t catch her name but she has a rose tattoo on her next, was so incredibly sweet and attentive!

Pizza by the Slice. It so Amazing. I grew up in my family’s pizza place so I’m kind of picky but this place is pretty awesome and reminds me of Giovannis

Carmine’s Pizza Kitchen advertises slices of NY Style cheese pizza for a $ 1 so we each ordered one and shared a soda. We found the pizza to be freezer quality with a crust a little too thick and the sauce/​cheese combination pretty ordinary. As they say, you get what you pay for.

Great deal from 11am-​4pm. $ 1 slices (cheese only, I think). Spent $ 5 and it fed myself and my two kids. When you’re a single parent, that’s about as close as hitting the jackpot for me. I haven’t tried their other stuff but will definitely venture out if I can’t make it for the special.

Pizza is good. Deep fried calzone like at San Genaro in Little Italy. I find it funny they copied «Don’t cook tonight, call chicken delight.» Only a New Yorker would get that from their saying «Don’t cook tonight, Call Carmines Delight»:)

I love neighborhood pizza kitchens so it always pains me to give one a mediocre rating, especially when it’s so close to one of our offices here in town. The problem with Carmine’s is that it’s a pizza kitchen but I liked everything but the pizza.
I’ve gotten takeout once and also eaten here once with a couple friends. I really liked the pasta fagioli, chopped and antipasto salads, and garlic knots. I took bites of the stromboli, chicken parm sandwich, and the lasagna too and all were just fine. But both times we got a Carmine’s Special pizza (pepperoni and sausage with mushroom/​onions/​green peppers) and I just didn’t think it was good. The crust was soggy and chewy and the ingredients were just OK.
Also, the server spilled a bunch of the pasta fagioli when bringing it over, but he didn’t even replace it. He just gave us what was left. The service was otherwise friendly but I thought that was odd.
Maybe this place is an attractive value proposition for $ 1 slices when offered (I think 11am-​4pm?), but to be honest if I visit again I’d just skip the pizza and stick to the other stuff.

We have been making our rounds for pizza, and have had some real wins… this however was not one of them. We went for dinner, and although the reviews were mixed, — we decided to try it. I think like the majority of the reviews, we should of went for $ 1 slices. After eating — I wish I had only paid $ 1 a slice instead of the amount we did for the Large pizza we had.
We ordered the Carmines special on ½ and on the other half the meat lovers (not on the menu but advised from a Unilocaler) The Meat lovers side was better. Still lacking the flavor and what the other guys have. OK Ill say it… I wish we had just grabbed a Costco Pizza — it would of satisfied me more than this.
Staff was friendly — although… when you see a $ 7.50 (YES 7.50!!!) Glass of wine with a sip out of it and still on the table, full at dinners end, ask if everything was ok with the wine. Ordered a Cabernet, did not realize it was $ 7.50 until the check and could not drink it. It was pretty bad… and not worth the price.
Overall — I would of rated this place probably higher had I had $ 1 slices… the expectation would of exceeded the value. I feel guilty and upset we spent what we did for 2 glasses of horrible wine and a large pizza… not worth it and frustrating.

I’m sorry, but I don’t understand the raving reviews for the pizza here. We ordered delivery one night and it was a bad experience from the start.
The person who answered the phone seemed to have never taken a delivery order before. We ordered the Carmine’s Special Pizza, Sicilian style. We were told it would take approx 30 minutes.
More than 45 minutes had passed, so we called to check on our delivery. She said it should be there any minute. The guy ended up calling us, because he got lost. It was about an hour from the time we ordered.
When we opened the pizza box, it was a plain cheese pizza. Not only was it the wrong pizza, it was probably the most bland pizza I had ever tasted. To add to it, after we ate it, we both had upset stomachs that night and into the next day.
To give them credit, when we called to tell them, they asked if we wanted the correct pizza delivered that night or a credit. Unfortunately, being we both felt bad after eating it, we won’t be cashing in on that credit…

First time here and I had pretty high expectations, perhaps because of the surrounding area being a tad on the uppity side. We started with the antipasto salad, which was very good and got high marks all around. The salad was better than the pizza, and 3 of us shared the Carmine’s Special. It was OK but lacking in the flavor department, which was echoed by my dining mates. The price was right for the pizza & salad, although wine at $ 7 a glass was too much for my taste. The décor is NYC themed and the restaurant has a nice vibe.
I considered going to Pizza Rock but like to try new places, and I would love to return to give their pizza another taste. I’m shocked that I haven’t stopped by for the $ 1 slice special that is available in the afternoon!

Their $ 1 pizza slices are a great lunch deal– unfortunately, after 4:30PM they stop selling by the slices, which is a personal pet peeve of mine. I am frequently a solo diner and ordering an entire pizza is a bit ridiculous, and if you offer slices as an option at all I see no reason to limit it to lunch (even if there is a price difference after a certain time).
Regardless, I came back to take advantage. The crust is light, thin, and crispy, and the sauce flavor is nicely balanced. I did feel it was a bit lighter on the cheese than I would have preferred. Shakers of pepper and parm are available on each table and helped perk up the pie.
Atmosphere/​décor is all red brick and red-​checkered table cloths with photos of NY everywhere, which I dig. Outdoor seating is available, as are beer and wine. Good neighborhood spot, quick service.

At Carmine’s Pizza a $ 1 goes a long way. From 11 to 4 P. M, a $ 1 delivers the taste of New York style pizza 2,540 miles from New York City to Las Vegas. As a transplanted New Yorker that considers Las Vegas the sixth borough, I can attest to the fact that this is genuine New York pizza and not some rubbish. The thin crust topped with tasty tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese that was large enough to fold in half just like a New York slice gives many of the pizzerias that I grew up with in New York a run for the money. The $ 1 slice is a fantastic deal. For crying out loud, a sausage burrito in McDonald’s is more money. Recently before hiking on the Seven Hills community I took advantage of the $ 1 deal. I ordered two slices and a fountain beverage that came out to $ 4 and change.
It wasn’t the New York slice of pizza for $ 1 during lunch that originally brought me to Carmine’s. It was their eggplant parmegana sub which we call hero in New York. More than pizza I love eggplant parmegana. After hiking up on the Anthem East Trail, I made Carmine’s my post-​hiking supper. The thing about Carmine’s is that if you didn’t have Unilocal or an online map, the place would be hard to find. It is tucked away in a small shopping center at the southeast corner of Horizon Ridge Parkway at Carnegie Street. This small shopping center location is the antithesis to the stereotype New York pizzeria along a bustling New York City sidewalk. Talking about location, the affluent neighborhood near the foothills of the McCullough Mountains is the last place I’d expect to find $ 1 slices of New York pizza during lunch.
The interior celebrates New York City. The pictures display New York City landmarks that include the New York icon Nathan’s Famous. The table cloths recall my memories of dining in the Italian restaurants in Long Island, NY. The inside also reminds me of the Italian restaurant Marios on the classic sitcom «Taxi.» Over and above the interior was the delicious egg plant parmegana sub that I was enjoying while looking at the pictures of New York City. My only complaint is that they could of added more eggplant. Regardless it was a delicious sub, than came to around $ 10 with a fountain beverage.
On both visits, the staff was friendly. At Carmine’s you interact with the staff when you order and pay at the counter that overlooks the ovens, when they serve the food and beverage to your table, and when you pay.
At Carmine’s a $ 1 goes a long way. I am a fan of the $ 1 New York pizza slice lunch special. This is genuine tasty New York City pizza transported to the dessert. Likewise at Carmine’s a handful of $ 1s go a long way. I also enjoyed the eggplant parmegana sub with the fountain beverage. Ultimately for this review, a $ 1 brings Carmine’s Pizza a long way up the Unilocal star rating spectrum to 4 stars.

Update… came here the other night and was really disappointed with how inconsistent the pizza can be. In the past, we’ve ordered Sicilian and been pleased with the likeness of it to the Brooklyn Sicilian pies we grew up with… you may know the type: a light, thick, crunchy crust. Yesterday, it was practically a thicker version of their regular pizza. No resemblance whatsoever to a Sicilian pie, except that it was square. The crust was thin and doughy. So disappointing and I expected much more. Still, I have always been pleased with their regular slices/​pies, hence the 4 stars. You cant beat the dollar slices at lunchtime!

Have been here a few times, now. First opted to try it out because, quite frankly, the nearest non-​chain pizza joint to us bordered on cheap and tasteless with rude service.
Carmine’s is the opposite. The staff was friendly and accommodating. The pizza prices are a tad bit pricier than some places, but it’s a great NY style pizza.
It’s a flavorful sauce — I prefer a bit spicier, but this was very tasty and it wasn’t sweet, which I hate. Just a nice balance to the sauce. I’ve had a few different toppings which were all good (haven’t had the sausage yet). Good cheese, good melt, they didn’t go light on it as some places tend to do. I prefer a thicker crust, but this one is pretty good. I did get a Sicilian style pizza which is a little thicker (far from a deep dish, though). I loved that pizza too (I like a firmer pizza as opposed to NY thin).
Have tried a couple of sandwiches — meatball and chicken parm. Loved them. To the last bite. Meatballs are very soft and the breaded chicken cutlet was nice and tender. Garlic knots are very good too.
It’s definitely one of the top 2 or 3 pizza places in my vicinity (I enjoy Rosati’s too).

Carmine’s Pizza Kitchen is located off Horizon Ridge/​Carnegie, a block east of Eastern.
My son and I dined here this past Sunday evening and very thankful to fellow Unilocalers for this recommendation.
Plenty of entertaining wall décor collage of NYC photos-​some dated and some kinda recent… see photos below! Two TVs and a nice cozy family environment with a wide open kitchen. The men’s restroom was very clean, as were the floors, dining tables and front counter.
The cashier/​server named Bre, short for Breanna, was absolutely exceptional. She is friendly, very service oriented and knowledgeable of the menu and made a great recommendation to us based on our inquiry of no specialty pizza on the menu that has many meats. We learned, thanks to Bre, that Carmine’s offers a meat lovers pizza which is not yet on the menu’ that includes ham, pepperoni, sausage and meatballs. My son and I split an XL and it was delicious… See photo below!
Carmine’s menu offers much more than pizza. They also offer soups/​salads/​Italian appetizers/​strombolis/​calzones/​cold subs/​heroes/​Italian desserts/​more!
Beside wanting to try one of their white pizzas, I really need to try their eggplant parmigiana hero!
They also offer $ 1 dollar cheese slices during the day! Not sure the times.
Carmine’s offers several ways to enjoy their delicious cuisine… Dine-​in, Take-​out, Delivery, and Catering to homes & businesses!
The menu has an entire page devoted to Carmine Vento and his story of his upbringing from Sicily to South Brooklyn to Las Vegas. It is a one page biography describing how this restaurant, Instant Replay and the many Villa Pizzas in town all began. Truly a fascinating man that I hope to have the privilege of meeting one day. Bre told us that Carmine was enjoying time with family on the day we visited (Sunday ⁷⁄₁₉^th) as that is his birthday.
Coincidentally one of my dear friends here in Las Vegas, an Italian man originally from North Brooklyn, was also celebrating his birthday on this ⁷⁄₁₉^th day.
My guess is Carmine and my friend Gennaro are probably around the same age, but grew up in different Brooklyn neighborhoods. Hope you had a very Happy Birthday Carmine! We look forward to patronizing your restaurant again soon.

I’ve been a here a few times and the pizza they make is pretty good.
The buffalo chicken pizza is my favorite it had the right crispiness and the chicken was cooked evenly.
On my recent trip, I decided to try the Chicken Parmesan.
The chicken was a little oily but I didn’t care the flavor still tasted great.
The problem was the pasta sauce they used for the penne.
Tomato sauce tasted like it was poured straight from the can on to the plate.
It was watery and it had no seasoning, I added red pepper flakes, salt and pepper myself to make it taste acceptable. I feel the dish could have been a lot better.
The staff provide great customer service and they really do seem like nice people.
I would rate this place 3.5 stars,
I hope go to back and try others things, hopefully give them a better rating.

The atmosphere in Carmine’s Pizzeria is NY good ol’ days. There is vintage collage on the walls featuring famous NY landmarks and parks, famous Starlets and newspaper clippings. The tables are trimmed with red and white checkered oilcloth. The kitchen looked orderly and clean, there are couple huge pizza ovens facing the checkout counter. It appears they offer wine and beer, along with soda and iced tea for beverages.
I only ordered an extra large cheese pizza ($ 17.99) and a bucket of fries ($ 4.99) for the kids and their friends back at home. I had one piece of the cheese pizza and it was pretty good. I took a menu home and the prices seem a little steep for some of the menu items, like an additional topping on a pizza is and extra $ 3.75 each? So a handful of black olives would be $ 3.75? Or $ 25.99 for a bucket of chicken fingers? Their bucket is actually a styrofoam to-​go box. However, the lunch special of a slice of cheese pizza for $ 1.00 sounds good as my kids rarely eat a whole pizza anyway. (Lunch special is 11−4pm, eat in only).
They seem to have a very extensive menu and I would consider returning to try the garlic knots which smelled and looked amazing. They also have quite a few varieties of salads and pasta, stromboli and calzones, hot and cold subs and even a few desserts such as homemade cannoli and tiramisu.
The girl at the counter was very friendly and while she seemed to be the only one waiting tables and checking people out, she was accommodating and attentive.
They have a couple outdoor tables under umbrellas and about 15 – 20 tables inside.

Saw their ad and thought we would try a new pizza place. We ordered an X-​large Carmines. LOVE the décor, LOVE the friendly service, LOVE the cheese and toppings! Oh, but that crust :(I did not care for the crust at all, it tasted like it was previously frozen. Very bland and stale tasting.
Such a shame because everything else about this place and their pizza was great. I do want to return though and give it one more try. It was a little pricey at just under $ 30 for a pizza but if they improve that crust I would be a regular.
5 stars for service, 5 stars for the décor (felt like a real NY pizza place), but 1 star for the crust.

This may be my most favorite Pizza place now. Here are the reasons why…
1. Location — Of course, very near to my house with plenty of parking!
2. The Place — Nice and cozy. Pictures of NY, NJ which evoke feelings of being authentic NY Pizza.
3. The staff — All very pleasant, knowledgeable and very service oriented.
4. The Pizza — Great! This to me is like NY style pizza. Thin, very simple, none of the ingredients are overpowering. Easy to fold up the huge slice in half and to chomp away. Very tasty crust and fresh ingredients. I find may pizzas to have a crust that is very thick and has so much cheese that it is too gooey. Many have thin crusts and it is not possible to fold them in half and to eat them. This crust was great!
5. The Lasagna — One order of this and it was very good. The right amount of cheese, pasta and sauce. The wife enjoyed it and it did not have too much garlic.
6. The Caesar with Chicken — Tasted good, but a bit underwhelming for the price of 13.00 with the Chicken. In fact, a bit anemic in the chicken end if you are pay 5.00 extra on top of the 8.00 Caesar Salad. I even think that 8.00 for just the Caesar is too much. What is in it? Parmesan cheese, romaine lettuce and Caesar dressing with some croutons?
7. Garlic Knots — YUMMY.
8. Loaf of Bread with the Lasagna — Just right.
I took all this home for take out. I really liked the restaurant, the pizza and everything about it. GK says, check it out if you are in the neighborhood.