Carinis la conca d'oro

4.5 (677)

$30 and under

Italian

3468 N. Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211

About this restaurant

Neighborhood gem
Good for special occasions
Romantic

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.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu, Sun 3:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://atouchofsicily.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Peter Carini
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.

Location
3468 N. Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Neighborhood
Milwaukee
Cross street
Edgewood
Parking details
Meter and non-meter parking. Parking lot on corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant.
Public transit
On corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Reviews

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4.5

(677)

4.5Food
4.5Service
4.2Ambience
3.5Value

Noise • Moderate

677 Reviews

T
Thomas
Wisconsin2 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Peter and Jan have been lifelong friends. Peter and I worked together at another establishment years ago. He brings his history of being born in Sicily with him here. It doesn’t matter what you order. Everything will be wonderful. When you are seated, you feel as if you were in Sicily enjoying the authentic food. The fact that Carinis has been there for almost 30 years should tell you something. Carinis will not disappoint.
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JackieT
Wisconsin3 reviews
3.0
Dined on June 23, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 5
wait staff brought our bread and utensils and told us about the 1/2 wine. I had to ask for the wine menu as none was brought to the table. The bread was not served warm. The muscles were not as many that was served on a Saturday night. Also the sauce was not as good.I spill the parm cheese by accident, the table was watery from the muscles. I alerted the wait staff, but no one came clean it off. My husband's conca d'oro was good but not as good as previously ordered. Who was the chef last night? It wasn't the Dad.
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MichelleB Gold
Wisconsin29 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 22, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Another fantastic meal. We "found" Carini's this winter and it has quickly become of very favorite Italian food in the State. Fantastic service, (Santo was really, really great on this visit) outstanding food (we love the pizza, spiedini and penne ala vodka) and all with a homey feel. The owners have been there every time we've visited and the are so kind and approachable. Try them out - you will not be disappointed.
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OpenTable Diner
Wisconsin1 review
5.0
Dined on June 15, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing! The pizza was the best I ever had and I had a shrimp pasta dish with an amazing white sauce. The owner even came over and talked with us and his story is really cool. Very authentic food and ambience
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RobertS
Wisconsin9 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 9, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
As always, excellent food and great service....even better if it was free...but worth it!
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Hamilton Gold
Wisconsin10 reviews
5.0
Dined on June 7, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great and quick service. We were made to feel very welcome.
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MichandPico Gold
Wisconsin29 reviews
2.0
Dined on June 2, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
We waited about 45 minutes for our pasta dishes. The restaurant is not very busy tonight but it is Sunday, and the waiter mentioned this is the last day of the week they're open. We wanted to order pizza and the waiter said they are out of pizza for the night but he didn't tell us until about 30 minutes after we were sitting. Also, we asked for no shrimp in the tortellini dish we ordered but they gave us shrimp anyway. The food tasted fine otherwise but I probably won't be coming back.
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Paul
Wisconsin4 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great Italian fish fry and eggplant appetizer! We will be back soon.
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OpenTable Diner Gold
Chicago5 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was our first time there and we didn't know what to expect. We didn't have reservations, but they got us a place at the bar. It was wonderful. The hostess Kate was fantastic. The steak Sicilian and the Lasagna were superb. The cocktails were perfectly crafted. We will definitely be back soon!
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Kitso4111
Wisconsin2 reviews
5.0
Dined on May 4, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
A tremendously underrated restaurant! We had an absolutely delicious dinner (perfect rack of lamb, Caesar salad, chocolate cannoli) and Isabella was an absolutely terrific server. It was not inexpensive, but we received good value for our money. We left totally satisfied, with rare but blissful sense that we’d had just the right amount of delicious food and drink. Carini’s makes no attempt to be edgy or au courant. It’s a traditional place which has learned how to do things right and sticks with it.
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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Italian
Hours of operation
Wed, Thu, Sun 3:00 pm–8:00 pm Fri, Sat 3:00 pm–9:00 pm
Website
http://atouchofsicily.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive chef
Peter Carini
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.

Location
3468 N. Oakland Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211
Neighborhood
Milwaukee
Cross street
Edgewood
Parking details
Meter and non-meter parking. Parking lot on corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant.
Public transit
On corner of Edgewood and Oakland 1/2 block north of restaurant
Additional
Banquet, Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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