"Conflicted. That's how feel about leaving this review. Johnny Carino's has been a long-time favorite of mine and was sad when the one in Fort Worth permanently closed. Heading to Waxahachie for my son's baseball game, on Valentine's Day, we see a Carino's and were thrilled! We knew we'd be eating there after his game was over. I am incredibly sad to leave this review...the restaurant atmosphere was not at all what Carino's is about, it was unwelcoming dirty. The wait to be seated was less than an hour which we were pleasantly surprised seeing that it was V-Day, but the wait to get our dinner was another hour...still no problem, we expected that. The waitress was a dingbat, kept forgetting to bring us simple things like silverware, drinks, straw, etc. We could see the cooking station and there was only 1 chef handling ALL these orders AND carryout orders..poor guy! That's why I didn't complain about my meal, I wanted to give him grace...he was running around busy. He's the only reason I gave this place 2 stars. But in all honesty, my plate (Spicy Ramano) was COLD, not lukewarm but cold. It's a shame because the flavor itself was good. My husband son's plates were nice and hot (Skilletini) but the flavor was not great. I saw one waitress spill a drink all over the cooking/pasta area and left it! I don't know, the whole place felt gross, the bathroom was dirty, table were not wiped, napkins and used silverware under tables. Like I said before, I'm sad to leave this review."
