2012 Reader’s Choice Award: Carlino’s Voted Best Italian Food and Best Pizza!
- “Reader’s Overwhelmingly Vote Carlino’s Restaurant #1 for Italian Food and #1 for Pizza”
Mineola Patch, Garden City Patch and New Hyde Park Patch readers have spoken, and they’ve overwhelmingly chosen Carlino’s Restaurant as the winner of the 2012 Readers’ Choice Award for the “Best Italian Food” and “Best Pizza” categories. It’s widely known that these Long Island communities have some of the best Italian food in the world, and given the stiff competition we’re so proud and honored that you chose us.
Pizza is a huge passion throughout New York, but nowhere is a perfect pizza more prized than in Mineola, Garden City and New Hyde Park. That’s why it means even more to us that you chose Carlino’s Sicilian, Neapolitan and Grandma-style pizzas your favorites in a region that boasts some of the best pizzerias in the country. Whether you order our piping hot pizza or go with something off our full lunch or dinner menu like our veal parmigiana, house-made Italian sausage and peppers or luscious lobster ravioli, you’re in for a very special treat.
We want to thank those of you who voted for Carlino’s Restaurant as the best choice for great Italian food on Long Island. This pair of Patch Readers’ Choice awards is just the beginning for us. We will work hard to keep earning your praise with every delicious plate that leaves our kitchen.
Thank you again for your support, we hope to see you soon at Carlino’s!
Sincerely,
Carlo, Wali and all your friends at Carlino’s
Tweet read moreRome Vacation Winners Share Unforgettable Memories with Carlino’s
“Steve Lester at Trevi Fountain”
The vivid Tyrrhenian waters, the brilliant sun and the rolling hills of Italian wine country have inspired artists for millennia. Jean and Steven Lester, the winners of Carlino’s romantic Italian vacation contest, clearly felt inspired to create some art themselves as they shared their photo album featuring images from their trip of a lifetime. During their romantic eight-day Italian getaway, the couple took snapshots of everything from colorful roadside stands and rustic country vistas to world-famous attractions such as Trevi Fountain, the Villa Borghese, the beautifully restored Sistine Chapel and the iconic Coliseum.
View the entire photo album here.
Throughout the album are pictures of the winning couple, smiling in the warm Mediterranean sun and clearly reveling in the sights, sounds and tastes of Italy. Only the Lesters know the meaning behind every frame, but the album describes a narrative of an unforgettable vacation.
From memorable shots of Jean Celebrating Steve’s birthday at a Roman dinner in a neighborhood restaurant to posed pictures of Steve preparing to zoom through the streets on a Segway tour, the pictures are as full of light and life as Italy itself. The pictures showcase the kaleidoscopic personality of a country that holds vast reserves of centuries-old priceless art alongside the most modern shops. Snapshots of sleek Italian cars roaring past silent marble monuments that have stood for thousands of years are a study in contrasts, the magnificent variety that Italy has in store for visitors. Eight days is hardly enough to see all that Italy has to offer, but the Lester’s fit as much in as they could, seeing all the highlights and discovering the place where Jean’s grandparents lived.
Carlo came up with the contest as a way to show his love for his native Italy with his guests. Steven and Jean Lester have generously shared their experiences of their romantic vacation with us at Carlino’s, and we thank them for the chance to see their once-in-a-lifetime trip through their eyes. The well-traveled Lester’s still visit the restaurant and have become local celebrities. If you ask, you may hear an anecdote or two about their fabulous vacation.
While he can’t take everyone to Italy, Carlo’s dream of bringing a taste of Italian life to Long Island comes true every day. Celebrate Italy’s rich contrasts and zest for life with the best in southern Italian cooking at Carlino’s.
Sincerely,
Carlo, Wali and all your friends at Carlino’s
Tweet read moreTender, Tasty Veal Is The Smart Nutrition Choice
Carlino’s Customer Favorite Dish?
The results of our recent Carlino’s customer poll showed a strong preference for veal over every other Italian dish (see graph below).
If you were hungry for a dish leaner than beef and more tender than chicken, you’d be smart to pick veal.
Lower in fat and calories than beef, veal still contains plenty of flavor. With a taste and texture more delicate than beef, it goes beautifully with classic Italian dishes without overwhelming them. Changes in veal production have put this succulent meat back on the table, and justifiably so. Its mild taste and delicate consistency make a veal dish very special.
Because it’s so tender, you might think that veal contained more fat than beef; in actuality, it’s the other way around. Veal has about 20 to 25 percent fewer calories than beef, which puts it on par with lean cuts of pork or chicken. While it has less fat than beef, veal’s still just as rich in protein and iron, making it a better nutritional value per ounce than chicken or beef.
Nutrition’s important, but taste is paramount, and veal wins here as well. Italy’s justly famous for its cheeses, and cheese requires milk. Italian cheesemakers raised plenty of cows to produce all that milk. No Italian chef would dream of eating a dull meal, so the rich supply of butter, cheese and veal inspired culinary creativity, gracing Italy with a rich heritage of delicious veal dishes.
Carlino’s customer favorite veal marsala with its luscious lemon-butter and wine reduction sauce, and cheesy veal Parmigiana are just two of the classic veal dishes that grew from Italian dairy farmers’ ingenuity. Carlino’s menu highlights these and other traditional veal dishes with top-quality, hormone-free veal that’s so tender, you won’t even need your knife.
What’s Your Favorite Italian Dish?
We asked Carlino’s customers to vote for their favorite Italian dish and results showed their favorite was Veal Marsala, followed closely by Veal Parmagiana. If there’s something special that you’d like to see added to Carlino’s menu, please email us at team@carlinosrestaurant.com.
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