Carmine's

Founded in 1995, Carmine s is a bar and lounge that offers a range of food and drink items. It is a part of Rosebud Restaurants, and it also provides catering services for private parties and social events. The restrobar features a selection of seafood, steaks, chops, pasta, and dinner and lunch specialties. It offers a variety of appetizers, sausages, soups and sauces, salads, sandwiches,...

The restaurant offers more than a dozen different cigars ($7-$21), though smoking is allowed only in the first floor bar and dining area.

Seasonal outdoor seating at the Carmine's sidewalk cafe makes for interesting Gold Coast people-watching.

Carmine's is owned by the folks behind Rosebud restaurants; as such, you can expect to find similar dishes here. You'll also encounter the same bountiful portions, energetic atmosphere and upbeat servers dispensing classics like sausage and peppers or eggplant Parm. Lots of salads dot the menu, as do choices like ricotta-filled tortellini with prosciutto and mushrooms. Begin with baked clams or...

Relive "the glory days of the Rush Street supper club scene" at this "lively" Gold Coaster from the Rosebud team where "mammoth portions" of "traditional" Italian eats come via servers who "complement the food"; tabs are "reasonable", if "somewhat inflated because of the location", and critics complaining it's "overhyped" and "overcrowded" are countered by others opining about its "access" to...

The sidewalk seating beneath Carmine's loud neon signage is a long case study in Viagra Triangle speciation. Is he a plastic surgeon, a lawyer or Client 9? Is she his wife, his daughter or a well-paid escort? Are those real? Who cares? See, be seen, order something from the American-style Italian menu and then ignore it as you talk on your iPhone. A magnum of champagne, some pills and thou. The...

In Short
The dining room is comfortable, attractive and bustling. With its Gold Coast/Rush Street location and upscale supper-club setting, Carmine's sets quite a stage. The clubby, dark...

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