Mama Carpino's

p calderon

What a nice little gem hidden in the high desert. They have a decent selection of beer on tap to fit any mood you're in. I am a creature of habit and was about to get spaghetti before I asked for a recommendation. The Penne Alla vodka was AMAZING. The sauce was delicious and I wish they sold it in jars. I was surprised with how good the pizza was. It has a perfect crisp and the crust was perfect in my opinion.

Mike Angle

Great place for good, traditional Italian food! Brittany, our server, was fantastic. Friendly, professional, and on it. As well as the rest of the staff.. all are professionally dressed.. had very enjoyable meal.

The Food Dude

This is the place to have some really good Italian food! Their menu is wide enough to suit anyone's pallet. The dishes are very delicious! Presentation is nice. The environment is warm and inviting. You really can't ask for much better of an establishment. The staff is also very good at their jobs seems to be well trained and very friendly. All around great place to spend the evening and you should go try this place out for yourself.

Rebeccah

For starters, be prepared to wait for a table. This was our first time here. We went on a Wednesday night and waited approximately TWO hours for a table. It’s a small establishment. I am unsure if you can book a table ahead of time, but if we go back, I would definitely check that out. During your wait, you are able to grab drinks from the bar and sit in the lobby (or at the bar). Additionally, you are able to keep track of where you are in line using a link they send you to your phone when you check in. We ordered ALOT. But it’s because we wanted a taste of everything 🤣 for appetizers, we had wings (10/10), crab cakes (10/10), pork ribs (1/10), & calamari (4/10). The pork ribs (I forgot the name on the menu) tasted so much like curry (which I like) that I just wasn’t interested seeing as we were in an Italian restaurant. The calamari came out cold. They took it back and refried it, but it’s just lacking flavor overall. It’s served with marinara sauce which is delicious. But I’d recommend asking for lemon slices. The wings and crab crakes were absolutely delicious though 👍🏼 I tried their minestrone soup, and was really let down by it honestly (3/10). I’d go for a salad next time. For our entrees, we had one order of steak medallions & an order of broccolini raviolis. Neither one of us would order those dishes again. The steak medallions had so much pasta. We could have asked, but it just wasn’t what we imagined. Their menu doesn’t have pictures so we were going off what our waitress was describing. The raviolis (pasta itself) were dry. The stuffing is delicious, it has some ground sausage. My boyfriend and I both thought it would have been a better dish though if it were served with Alfredo. For dessert, we tried the German chocolate cake. It’s extremely rich and has an exuberant amount of coconut. If you like both, order it. If not, order something else. Would I go back? Yes. Shrimp scampi & lasagna was next on my list. Also worth noting, they have a deli and deli menu with sandwiches on i if you work in the area and looking for lunch. They also have a bakery that included puff pastries, rum cake, cheesecake and cannolis. Lastly, they have a small collection of gelatos. They allow you to sample before deciding and we sampled a few before choosing.