Carino's Italian Grill
3203 S Dogwood RdEl Centro, CA 92243
(760) 337-9588
Starters
- Family
- Mini
- Regular
- Hand-Breaded Calamari
- $17.99
- $5.99
- $9.99
- Thinly cut and lightly fried. Served with spicy marinara sauce
- Baked Stuffed Mushrooms
- $9.99
- Spinach, parmesan, red onions and garlic topped with lemon basil cream sauce, roma tomatoes and basil
- Sauteed Mussels
- $10.99
- New zealand green lip mussels in a garlic chablis lemon butter sauce with fresh lemon, roma tomatoes and basil
- Italian Nachos - Chicken, Sausage or Combo
- $17.99
- $5.99
- $9.99
- Crispy pasta chips, black olives, pepperoncinis, tomatoes, jalapenos, alfredo, mozzarella and parmesan
- Mozzarella with Marinara
- $13.99
- $5.99
- $7.99
- Breaded in special seasonings. Served with spicy marinara sauce
- Mini
- Regular
- Sicilian Fire Sticks
- $5.99
- $10.99
- Tomato-basil tortillas rolled with italian sausage, chicken, bacon, tomatoes, jalapenos and italian cheeses. Served with spicy marinara and ranch
Salads
- Honey Pecan-Crusted Salmon
- $14.99
- Romaine, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions and roma tomatoes.Served with tangy lemon caper vinaigrette
- Italian Wedge - a la Carte
- $7.49
- Iceberg wedge, applewood smoked bacon, candied pecans, gorgonzola, roma tomatoes and apple slices. Served with roasted garlic ranch
- Italian Wedge with Entree
- $4.49
- Iceberg wedge, applewood smoked bacon, candied pecans, gorgonzola, roma tomatoes and apple slices. Served with roasted garlic ranch
- Chopped Club Salad
- $12.99
- Fresh greens tossed with our gorgonzola vinaigrette and topped with sliced grilled chicken, applewood smoked bacon, spicy pepperoni, gorgonzola cheese, asiago cheese and roma tomatoes with garlic toast
- Pecan-Crusted Chicken
- $11.99
- Pecan chicken on fresh spinach, gorgonzola cheese, roma tomatoes, applewood smoked bacon, red onions, bacon vinaigrette and crispy onion straws
- Classic Grilled Chicken Caesar
- $11.99
- Grilled chicken over romaine, roma tomatoes, black olives, red onions, parmesan and garlic croutons
- House or Caesar Salad - a la carte
- $4.99
- Add an unlimited house or caesar salad
- House or Caesar Salad with Entree
- $1.99
- Add an unlimited house or caesar salad
Carino's
- Spicy Shrimp and Chicken
- $16.99
- Penne pasta, cayenne pepper romano cream sauce, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and green onions
- Grilled Chicken Bowtie Festival
- $13.99
- Pasta with bacon, garlic, red onions, roma tomatoes and asiago cream sauce
- Angel Hair with Artichokes - Regular
- $11.99
- Pasta with roma tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, black olives and parmesan
- Angel Hair with Artichokes - Chicken
- $13.99
- Pasta with roma tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, black olives and parmesan
- Angel Hair with Artichokes - Shrimp
- $15.99
- Pasta with roma tomatoes, garlic, capers, basil, black olives and parmesan
- Spicy Romano Chicken
- $14.99
- Bowtie pasta, cayenne pepper romano cream sauce, mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes and green onions
- Chicken Penne Gorgonzola
- $14.99
- Pasta, gorgonzola cream sauce, mushrooms, garlic and roma tomatoes
- Skilletini
- $14.99
- Sizzling skillet with spaghetti, spicy marinara, marinated onions and green bell peppers. Chicken, sausage or combo
- Skilletini
- $16.99
- Sizzling skillet with spaghetti, spicy marinara, marinated onions and green bell peppers. Shrimp or shrimp combo
- Timballo - Chicken, Sausage or Combo
- $14.99
- Hot skillet filled with spaghetti, onions, peppers, mushrooms, black olives and pepperoni, baked with mozzarella and parmesan
- Chicken Picatta - Chicken
- $15.99
- Chicken medallions sauteed with artichoke hearts, mushrooms and capers in a lemon basil cream sauce, served with fettuccine
- Chicken Picatta - Veal
- $17.99
- Chicken medallions sauteed with artichoke hearts, mushrooms and capers in a lemon basil cream sauce, served with fettuccine
Pizzas
- Classic Pizza Margherita
- $8.99
- Sliced roma tomatoes and fresh basil
- Create Your Own Pizza
- $11.99
- Customize by choosing any three toppings below: extra cheese, red onions, ham, pepperoni, spinach, mushrooms, bacon, roasted red peppers, black olives, tomatoes, italian sausage, chicken, artichokes, sun-dried tomatoes
Grilled Paninis
- Italian Meatball
- $9.99
- Handmade meatballs, topped with tomato sauce and provolone
- Smoked Turkey and Bacon
- $10.99
- Smoked turkey, applewood smoked bacon, gorgonzola, mozzarella and roma tomatoes
- Chicken Parmesan
- $9.99
- Hand-breaded chicken breast topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce
Beef and Chicken
- Italian Pot Roast
- $15.99
- Pot roast sauteed in red wine marinara with parmesan, onions, carrots and peppers. Served with choice of spaghetti or roasted potatoes
- Chicken Balsamico
- $14.99
- Balsamic glazed chicken breast served with angel hair, spinach, roma tomatoes and parmesan
- Black Angus Italian Sirloin
- $19.99
- Our premium aged black angus sirloin topped with your choice of mushroom gorgonzola cream sauce or sweet mushroom marsala sauce. Served with italian vegetables and a side of pasta with sauce or roasted rosemary potatoes or asiago mashed potatoes
- Chicken Scaloppini - Chicken
- $14.99
- Sauteed chicken breast, mushrooms, roma tomatoes, bacon and lemon butter cream sauce. Served with spaghetti
- Chicken Scaloppini - Veal
- $17.99
- Sauteed chicken breast, mushrooms, roma tomatoes, bacon and lemon butter cream sauce. Served with spaghetti
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken
- $16.99
- Grilled chicken breast with angel hair, spinach, roma tomatoes and parmesan. Served with Italian vegetables
- Five Meat Tuscan Pasta
- $13.99
- Bowtie pasta, meat sauce, italian sausage, bacon , ham, pepperoni, onions, green bell peppers, parmesan and asiago
- Chicken Marsala
- $15.99
- Sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms and sweet wine sauce. Served with fettuccine or sauteed spinach
- Italian Flat Iron Steak
- $17.99
- Premium flat Iron steak topped with your choice of mushroom gorgonzola cream sauce or sweet marsala mushroom sauce. Served with italian vegetables and a side of pasta with sauce or roasted rosemary potatoes or asiago mashed potatoes
- Chicken Milano
- $15.99
- Sauteed chicken breast with mushrooms and alfredo layered with ham, basil and provolone. served with fettuccine
Early Bird - Seafood
- Grilled Citrus Balsamic Salmon
- $17.99
- Sweet citrus balsamic glazed salmon. Served with sauteed spinach and angel hair with roma tomatoes
- Lobster Ravioli
- $17.99
- Maine lobster filled ravioli. Served with spinach, roma tomatoes, asiago and lemon basil cream sauce
- Seafood Fettuccine
- $17.99
- Tender calamari, shrimp, crawfish & new zealand green limp mussels sauteed with fresh garlic, tossed in fettuccine with your choice of our spicy marinara or alfredo
- Shrimp Scampi
- $17.99
- Angel hair, mushrooms, roasted garlic, roma tomatoes, basil, parmesan and white wine lemon butter sauce
- Jalapeno Garlic Tilapia
- $17.99
- Tilapia sauteed in lemon butter cream sauce. Served with garlic, spinach, roma tomatoes and angel hair
Classic Italian
- Chicken Fettuccine
- $14.99
- Pasta with sliced grilled chicken and alfredo sauce
- Spaghetti and Handmade Meatballs
- $13.99
- Handmade meatballs and tomato sauce
- Handmade Parmigiana - Chicken
- $14.99
- Signature recipe. Tomato sauce, parmesan and mozzarella. Served with spaghetti
- Handmade Parmigiana - Eggplant
- $12.99
- Signature recipe. Tomato sauce, parmesan and mozzarella. Served with spaghetti
- Handmade Parmigiana - Veal
- $17.99
- Signature recipe. Tomato sauce, parmesan and mozzarella. Served with spaghetti
- Cheese Ravioli
- $12.99
- Hearty ravioli stuffed with ricotta and parmesan cheeses with your choice of tomato, spicy marinara or meat sauces, baked with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses
- Create Your Own Pasta
- $11.99
- paghetti, angel hair, penne, fettuccine or bowtie. Alfredo, spicy marinara or tomato sauce
- Create Your Own Pasta
- $12.99
- paghetti, angel hair, penne, fettuccine or bowtie. Meat sauce, italian sausage or fresh vegetables
- Homemade 16 Layer Lasagna
- $13.99
- Made fresh daily. Layers of pasta, italian sausage, beef, meat sauce, ricotta, mozzarella and parmesan
- Baked Cheese Tortelloni
- $13.99
- Creamy meat sauce tossed with ricotta. Baked with mozzarella and parmesan
- Carinos's Combo
- $17.99
- Lasagna, chicken parmigiana and spaghetti with marinara
- Stuffed Vegetable Rigatoni
- $13.99
- Portabella mushrooms, red and yellow peppers, onions, asparagus, spinach, squash and creamy marinara sauce
Family Platters
- Chicken Fettuccine
- $28.99
- Spicy Shrimp and Chicken
- $32.99
- Pasta with Meatballs or Sausage
- $26.99
- Chicken Marsala
- $30.99
- Chicken Penne Gorgonzola
- $28.99
- Grilled Chicken Bowtie Festival
- $26.99
- Angel Hair with Artichokes and Chicken
- $26.99
- Homemade 16 Layer Lasagna
- $26.99
- Chicken Parmigiana
- $28.99
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken
- $32.99
- Chicken Scaloppini
- $28.99
- Spicy Romano Chicken
- $28.99
- Angel Hair with Artichokes
- $22.99
- Cheese Ravioli
- $24.99
Gluten Free
- Carino's Gluten Free Menu
- Carino's italian, in cooperation with the gluten intolerance group (GIG), as a service to our guests. Carino's italian and GIG assume no responsibility for its use and information. Guests are encouraged to consider this information in light of their individual requirements and needs.
- Sauteed Mussels
- New zealand green lip mussels in a garlic chablis lemon sauce with fresh lemon, roma tomatoes and basil
- Italian Chili
- Caesar Salad without croutons
- Classic Grilled Chicken Caesar
- Romaine, roma tomatoes, black olives, red onions, parmesan cheese and garlic croutons. Without croutons
- Chicken Marsala
- Chicken breast, mushrooms and sweet marsala wine sauce, with fettuccine or sauteed spinach. Without flour on the chicken. Substitute italian vegetables, garlic sauteed spinach or potatoes instead of pasta.
- Grilled Chicken Diavolo
- Chicken breast with spicy marinara sauce and Italian vegetables. Substitute garlic sauteed spinach, potatoes or italian vegetables instead of pasta.
- Jalapeno Garlic Tilapia
- Pan sauteed in lemon butter cream sauce with spinach, tomatoes and angel hair pasta. Without flour on the tilapia. Substitute italian vegetables, garlic sauteed spinach or potatoes instead of pasta.
- Black Angus Italian Sirloin
- Premium aged black angus sirloin topped with your choice of mushroom gorgonzola cream sauce or sweet mushroom marsala sauce. Served with Italian vegetables and a choice of pasta with sauce or roasted rosemary potatoes or asiago smashed potatoes. Substitute garlic sauteed spinach or extra italian vegetables instead of pasta.
- Important
- It is important to let your server know the specific modifications for each of your menu selections
- Roasted Garlic Potato Soup withour Croutons
- House Salad
- Dressing choices: house chianti vinaigrette, creamy gorgonzola, ranch, roasted garlic ranch, signature caesar, sun dried tomato balsamic vinaigrette with croutons
- Italian Wedge
- Topped with roasted garlic ranch, applewood smoked bacon, candied pecans, gorgonzola, roma tomatoes and apple slices
- Honey Pecan-Crusted Salmon Salad
- Romaine, sun-dried tomatoes, red onions, roma tomatoes and tangy lemon caper vinaigrette
- Chicken Scaloppini
- Sauteed chicken breast, mushrooms, roma tomatoes, bacon and lemon butter cream sauce with spaghetti
- Lemon Rosemary Chicken
- Chicken breast with italian vegetables and angel hair with spinach and roma tomatoes. Substitute garlic sauteed spinach, potatoes or italian vegetables instead of pasta.
- Grilled Citrus Balsamic Salmon
- Roasted in sweet citrus balsamic glaze, with sauteed spinach and angel hair pasta with roma tomatoes. Substitute italian vegetables, potatoes or extra garlic sauteed spinach instead of pasta.
- Grilled Flat Iron Steak
- Our premium aged flat iron steak basted with roasted garlic butter on our open-flame grill and served with italian vegetables and your choice of pasta with sauce or roasted rosemary potatoes or asiago smashed potatoes. Substitute garlic sauteed spinach or extra italian vegetables instead of pasta
- Kid's Grilled Chicken
- A 4 ounce grilled chicken breast. Substitute sauteed green beans or potatoes instead of pasta
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- With chocolate syrup, caramel sauce or amarena cherries
Desserts
- Italian Chocolate Cake
- $2.49
- Rich, warm, chocolate cake topped with sweet chocolate icing, toffee and almonds served with vanilla ice cream
- Lemon Cream Cake
- Two layers of lemon soaked cream cake filled with a lemon mascarpone mousse and finished with powdered sugar
- Mini NY Cheesecake
- $2.49
- Smooth and creamy cheesecake with a buttery graham cracker crust and topped with sweet amarena cherries
- Apple Skilletini
- Sliced cinnamon apples wrapped in a pastry shell, topped with hot caramel and served warm with vanilla ice cream
- Turtle Cheesecake
- $2.49
- Creamy cheesecake layered on fudge and a graham cracker crust, topped with caramel, pecans and chocolate chips
- Homemade Tiramisu
- $2.49
- Ladyfinger cookies soaked in espresso and layered between a sweet Italian custard blended with rum and coffee liqueur
- Mascarpone Bread Pudding
- Custard-soaked tuscan bread with creamy mascarpone cheese and rich caramel, oven baked and topped with vanilla ice cream
Signature Italian Drinks
- 14 oz.
- Bellini
- $7.99
- Frozen peach nectar, white wine, champagne and rum, swirled with our italian sangria. 14 oz. Pilsner, 48 oz pitcher
- Italian Sangria
- $5.99
- Bolla valpolicella, fruit juices and brandy. Glass
- Italian Sangria
- $20.99
- Bolla valpolicella, fruit juices and brandy. Carafe
- 48 oz.
- 14 oz.
- Italian Margarita
- $22.99
- $7.49
- Our signature recipe with tequila, triple sec and amaretto. 14 oz Pilsner, 48 oz pitcher
- Italian Margarita
- $7.49
- Our signature recipe with tequila, triple sec and amaretto. On the rocks with sauza gold tequila
- Italian Sodas
- $3.59
- Our original recipe served with or without cream. Raspberry, blackberry, lemon, orange, peach, cherry and vanilla
- Margarita Primo Italiano
- $9.49
- Our premium recipe with cointreau, choice of patron silver, don julio blanco, or cuervo 1800. Served on the rocks
- Amalfi Strawberry Lemonade
- $7.49
- Sweet lemonade with strawberries and captain morgan rum
- Pomegranate Granita
- $7.49
- Part italian ice, part martini- with cointreau and bacardi superior rum
- Coffee Drinks
- Espresso, cappuccino, latte
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