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Ahhhh, Carmine’s. What can’t I say about this family style Italian eatery? For one, I can’t say that they don’t have this cuisine down to a science. I’ve probably been here eight times (I’ve lost count) — most of the visits were when I lived in California. In other words, I always make it a point to get here when I’m in New York.

I already know what to order when I go each time: the fried zucchini appetizer, caesar salad with a side of anchovies, chicken parmesan, and shrimp scampi on angle hair pasta.

To. die. for.

Last week, I went with who I always go with, my cousins Makeda, Raymond and Tangie with her beau Damon. We tried a new item, the lobster and clam bake. Delicious!

I can’t recommend this place enough. Just go. And thank me later. If you go on a weekend, be ready to wait. They take reservations, but even that’s a crap shoot. Don’t go starving. And go with a group. It’s too much food for even just two people. Thank God they have two locations, otherwise getting a table would be near impossible during the “dinner rush hours.” Okay enough talking, go eat!

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