Caro Amico Italian Cafe

We were in the area for my son's Judo tournament at PCC, so we decided to take a stroll down memory lane. My in-laws used to bring my husband here when he was growing up. My in-laws also frequented here when they were dating. It brought back a lot of memories since the passing of my MIL in February. The food was great and very plentiful. I ordered the lasagna and had leftovers. My son ordered the spaghetti and marinara with meatballs and had leftovers. Basically, we all had leftovers! If we are ever in the area again, we will definitely stop back in.
Mar 29th, 2024

When I say this is the best italian food around I mean it! This is the third time we have come and the consistency is beyond! The staff is incredible. My husband and I enjoyed the whole upstairs to ourselves and had the best waitress sarah! QUALITY! Chicken pesto was a must have!!!!
Mar 29th, 2024

Mar 27th, 2024

The bakers special pizza is not the same. Less bacon and pepperoni and a higher price.
Mar 25th, 2024

Where to begin? My partner has lived in this neighborhood for 8 years and mentioned that shed never been to the restaurant, so we decided to give it a go before moving to north Portland. Seeing as it was a beautiful March evening we decided to walk to the restaurant. Arriving at the Barbur Blvd entrance we see a beautiful albeit empty dining room with a tremendous view east over Portland and a sign informing us to use the door on the parking lot side of the building. As we meander our way down we pass another door (the bar entrance?) also informing us to keep on moving. Finally we come upon a door that will grant us entry. Upon entering we are greeted be a nice young person that proceeds to stare at us until we say we are indeed just two people dining this evening. We were seated on the lower level of the restaurant amongst the other diners with a beautiful view of the patio furniture locked up on the disused patio. No matter, we peruse the menu and settle on a regular cheese pizza (I like an even playing field to judge a pizza on), their wild mushroom ravioli in a white wine cream sauce, and a bottle of Italian white wine to round off the meal. In short order our gracious server Sara(h?) brought the food, the pizza was square(ish) and cut into 8 rectangles. Though Im not a geometry wiz, Im certain there is better ways to do this. I would describe the crust as having all the flavor of a packet of saltine crackers, but that would be unfair to the crackers, as they are actually a wee bit flavorful. The sauce was far from the zesty marinara the menu boasts and more similar to a grocery store ragu. The crust was stale flaky, and left a distinct layer of regret on my mouth. At least there was cheese on it? Moving on the the ravioli. The only thing wild about the mushrooms was liberty in which they use the word wild. Im no mycologist, but if those werent crimini, Ill, well Ill correct this post. There were five ravioli on the plate which brings the cost to about $4.80 per ravioli. Not a horrible price for what was advertised, but an atrocity for what was delivered. The white wine sauce lacked any sort of depth to put it lightly and almost certainly came from a large can marked Sysco Alfredo style sauce, and was garnished with healthy handful of wilted spinach, conveniently not mentioned on the menu but was simultaneously also completely void of the garlic or shallot that was mentioned. Suffice it to say, I will not be returning. There is plenty of more authentic Italian food in Portland, like Gabianos, Pastificio dOro, or even Pizza Hut.
Mar 24th, 2024