Caruso's Grocery - Pike & Rose

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   Sophie

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Fastastic food!!! Fantastic drinks. We’ll definitely be back
   

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   Debra

   VIP

   Baltimore

   14 reviews

   5.0

   14 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   1st time enjoying Caruso”s. Look forward to going back. Great food and service.
   

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   Pamela

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent prefix meal including salad and entree and a dessert for a very low price. They do that on weekdays, not just Valentine's Day. Food tasted great! My go-to place!
   

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   Tracy

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Caruso's Grocery at Pike & Rose is consistently excellent. It's hard to find really good Italian food in the area, so we were thrilled to discover them. The calamari is some of the best we've had, and we've really enjoyed the pasta dishes and entrees that we've tried over several visits. Highly recommend!
   

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   Alexis

   VIP

   Washington DC

   40 reviews

   5.0

   40 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Good service, nice ambiance, great food and delicious drinks.
   

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   Lauren

   VIP

   Washington DC

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on February 7, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Caruso’s definitely lived up to the hype. Amazing food and amazing service. We had their Alfredo and Trout Piccata, both 10/10. Don was our server and he truly took care of us! Friendly, attentive and made great recommendations. Will definitely ask for him the next time I visit. Thanks again!
   

   Caruso's Grocery - Pike & RoseResponded 5 days ago

   Lauren, Thank you for the kind words! We will post this in our daily meetings for everyone to see. Beau-
   

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   Jeffrey

   Washington DC

   5 reviews

   2.0

   5 reviews

   Dined on February 5, 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 1

   The food is just correct and uniformly lacks intensity of flavor. The impression at this Pike & Rose venue is that the kitchen is sort of going through the motions. Also, although I suspect it is intentional, the ambience is dark & on the dinghy side. The booths are really a bit too small - choose a table if you can. Finally, the service is attentive and enthusiastic, which was a plus.
   

   Caruso's Grocery - Pike & RoseResponded on February 7, 2025

   Hi Jeffrey, I’m sorry to hear your experience wasn’t what we hoped it would be for you. We always strive to exceed expectations, and while we do our best, there are times we miss the mark. We truly appreciate your feedback. I also spoke with your server, and she was genuinely saddened that you and your guests didn’t have the experience we aim to provide. We’d love the chance to welcome you back and make it right—please let us know if we can invite you in at a time that works for you. We’d be happy to take great extra care of you. Kindest regards, Beau GM, Caruso’s Grocery / Owens Tavern
   

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   Ryan

   Washington DC

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined on February 3, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Our server was excellent! Food was fantastic - restaurant week deal was well portioned!
   

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   Jen

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on February 2, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   This is our favorite restaurant for Italian food. We love the chicken parmigiana with vodka sauce.
   

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    John

    VIP

    Washington DC

    10 reviews

    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on February 2, 2025

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3

    The experience for Restaurant week was extremely poor. We had a 230 reservation for brunch at 1:49. We were called by the restaurant and told that they closed the kitchen at 2:30 and we could no longer get Caruso‘s food. They said we could get ordinary food, we don’t live in Roz so we jumped in the car 23 and arrived at the restaurant at 2:15. We rushed through lunch and the food was not good as we expected to be. One of the waiters came over later about halfway through the Mullen and oh you know we would’ve held the kitchen open, but there was no excuse for the way we’re tr treated We had a similar experience, a Carusos with poor service and poor food with friends several months ago. I can’t understand how they get good reviews on the level of service note and the level of food is lacking.
    

    Caruso's Grocery - Pike & RoseResponded on February 7, 2025

    Hi John, It was great chatting with you the other day. I hope you’ll have a chance to come back in soon. We want every guest to feel comfortable and never rushed, and I’ve spoken with the appropriate staff to ensure this doesn’t happen again in the future. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience—I truly appreciate it. Best, BGP
    

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