Carlo's Cucina Italiana is a family-owned, casual Italian restaurant in Allston serving lunch and dinner. The dining room is small and decorated in an unapologetically retro, campy style that recalls old-school checkered-tablecloth Italian spots rather than anything sleek or modern.
The menu covers the full range of a traditional Italian restaurant: appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees, house specialties, and desserts, with daily specials in rotation. Standouts include saltimbocca, frutti di mare, and veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, prosciutto, and fontina — straightforward, comforting plates rather than anything reinvented.
Carlo's also offers catering for weddings, parties, holiday gatherings, and office functions, and every item on the menu is available for take-out.
The menu covers the full range of a traditional Italian restaurant: appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees, house specialties, and desserts, with daily specials in rotation. Standouts include saltimbocca, frutti di mare, and veal stuffed with artichoke hearts, prosciutto, and fontina — straightforward, comforting plates rather than anything reinvented.
Carlo's also offers catering for weddings, parties, holiday gatherings, and office functions, and every item on the menu is available for take-out.