Little Carmine's Italian Sandwich Shop — Restaurant in Denver

Carmine’s on Penn is a Denver landmark, sadly it’s lil brother, Little Carmines is not and never will be worthy of the name. Went in for lunch at 1 on a hot and very slow Saturday. No one, not even a worker was inside. A bored lady came out when she heard the bell. Ordered the Italian Beef. Specifically asked for peppers and jus on the side. Can’t get sweet peppers for some reason, which is odd for an $18 sandwich but ok. Got my to go bag and noticed there were no peppers on the side, or jus. Went back in and verified I was getting them on the side. She game me a very small jus and said the peppers were wrapped separately inside the sandwich wrap. Ok. Guess what was all over the sandwich. Yep, smothered in peppers. Not separate. $50 for 2 sandwiches, a drink and chips and the added in gratuity “so they don’t have to raise the prices on the menu” seems excessive especially when you don’t get what you specifically asked for, multiple times. The Chicken Parmesan was good though. Edit. I could not come back from home to get it made correctly and frankly after that experience, I don’t ever plan on entering that establishment again. I hope they actually refund me...

I had the spaghetti and meatball sandwich. Super overpriced and mid. It was really just a meat ball sandwich, for some reason they dropped some spaghetti where they cut the sandwich but it fell out as it wasn't ib the sandwich. The meatballs were solid but there wasn't much sauce so it was a little dry. Not the worst but you would be better off getting a sandwich at snarfs or cheba hut for the same...

This place lies about its food prices, I ordered a sandwich over the phone. The website price lists $18 before tax, but the actual price is $23. They claim it’s a service fee, but it’s mandatory. When the fee is mandatory it should be included in the price. They know no one would pay $23 for an average sandwich. Avoid this place until they actually advertise their...