I can't believe I've lived in Westerville almost all my life and just now tried Carsonie's. Even though it took me this long, I'm glad to have broken the seal. I ordered a cup of the wedding soup to start and holy wow. The soup was incredibly flavorful and full of pasta, spinach, and meatballs. This is a must order for me going forward, even on a really hot day. I had the Chicken Carsonie for my meal, but I did all alfredo sauce because I don't like anything tomato. The chicken was incredibly crispy and cheesy and I really liked their alfredo sauce. It also came with a house made roll that was great. I of course got dessert and tried their tiramisu which was delicious. The reason for my docked star is because of service only. We were seated inside as we aren't outside dining people and it was a hot day. However we were clearly in the minority because the patio was packed. I'm not sure if this is why we rarely saw our server but after we ordered we didn't see her again until it was time to pay. We ended up flagging down another server who was really kind and helped get us parmesan (which our server told us she would bring), butter, and even took our dessert orders and brought the desserts out. I really appreciate her for doing that because a lot of servers wouldn't want to. I would love to come back but hope to receive better service. read more

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The Stromboli, service and ambience is great! Cannot wait to return to try other items on the menu. read more

Carsonie's - Original Stromboli very delicious! - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

The food here is sooo good. We had a business lunch provided by them and ever since it's my go to lunch place. The Falcon pizza is phenomenal ! read more

Carsonie's - Fried Pickles and The 8" Falcon Pizza with ranch - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

I love the food but this is the second time they forgot part of our order when we use grub hub.. We do get a refund ... but... disappointed read more

Nice Italian place for pizza, stromboli, wings, and pasta. Went for a late lunch and decided to split the entire meal starting with calamari, house stromboli, wedding soup and tiramisu. Calamari was perfectly cooked and incredibly paired with feta cheese and banana peppers. I didn't realize that was a flavor combo that I'd enjoy so much. Soup was so good that I forgot to take a picture before we devoured it. The pizza and stromboli came with a 30 min cook time warning so we planned our meal with appetizer and soup for the wait and, man was it worth it. Perfectly crisp crust, not overly full of bread except for the end pieces like it should be. Fully stuffed with meats and cheese and so much flavor. Definitely worth the entire meal. I was hyped for the tiramisu since the other food was so great, but we were thrown off by the frozen dessert. Don't know if it was supposed to be frozen since it was a bit hard to take a spoon through it, but the flavor was good. Overall, definitely worth the visit and recommendation. read more

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I have driven by this place a ton but never been in. This is the most disorganized and poorly run restaurant that I have ever been in. I really am having a hard time figuring out any part of the visit that went right. The service was horrible. The food was okay but not good. A trip to Frazoli's would have been way better. I never give out 1-star ratings but they earned it. read more

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Ate in Westerville with my family this week and we were really unimpressed and underwhelmed. Wife said her lasagna tasted like it was prepared from a frozen dinner. As far as my Italian sub goes, what a rip-off! Fourteen bucks for a sub should allow one to expect a decent portion of meat on it--not here. A single slice of ham topped by a single slice of capicola and a few slices of salami with some cheese and veggies was the entire sandwich! But, to be fair, the sub bun was quite good. Too many places around to get a better bang for your buck than Carsonie's--won't be going back. read more

What could I say about a perfect Stromboli? You almost think they invented it. It was baked and cut perfectly around the marinara. The Italian fries were not what I thought they were. I was expecting smaller cut bread sticks but was still a great appetizer. Service was great. Would I return? Of course!!! read more

Carsonie's - Stromboli - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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Best stromboli, period. Crew is fun and professional. Dining area is comfortable. Great place to eat and relax.

What a great family owned restaurant with a great friendly staff! Food was great, just like the last time I was here a few years ago!!

This place has been here forever, and somehow I keep passing it by. I used to live on this side of town and run errands right here, but always ended up eating somewhere else. I'd been to the one on Lane and it was pretty good. Today I finally stopped in at this one, and it's not bad. It's a sort of cross between a mom and pop Italian place and a sports bar. Much smaller inside than I expected, and I bet it's crazy when it's full. There's a big covered patio too. I had lunch on a Wednesday, and arrived just after their buffet ended (11-2 Wednesdays.) It didn't look very big- pizza, pasta, breadsticks. They let me grab a slice of pizza as they packed up; it was old and cold, but still pretty good, so I bet it's fine when it's fresh. I went with the Italian Stallion sub, with a side of pasta salad. The sub was big, on good bread, with very good fillings. The meat was tasty and there was plenty of it. The veggies were fresh, even the tomatoes (not garden fresh, but a lot better than most pink plastic ones you get.) The pasta salad was meh. It was made with orzo (I think- it was slightly bigger than some orzos I've had.) And there just wasn't much flavor. I picked at it, but was not impressed. Service was good, prices are good, and I'd come back for the buffet or to explore the menu. read more

Carsonie's - Italian Stallion, with pasta salad. - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

This place is amazing. Took my family here while the visited me while I work out of town. We had a calzone, wings, and a house salad. Wings were big and juicy, the calzone was giant and stuffed with sausage cheese and pepperoni, the salads were even great. Service was outstanding, (I'm not the most approachable person lol) and they made us feel as if we were locals. We live about two hours north of this restaurant (cleveland) and I can honestly say we will be back. read more

Carsonie's - Medium calzone - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Lived in Westerville my whole life...forty years and never been here. I have been missing out. Got the medium wings and a medium pepperoni pizza. The wings are AWESOME!! Great flavor, crunchy and just the right size. The pizza was great, very cheesy (just the way I like it) and we did not get extra cheese. The pizza sauce tastes like it was made just before it was put on the pizza, super fresh. The waitress was nice and attentive and they are generous with their drinks. The atmosphere is quaint and cozy, it doesn't matter if you're a Buckeye fan or not. Can't wait to come back for some more wings and maybe a Boli or some pasta or anything else on the menu because it all looked good. read more

Carsonie's - The daily specials... - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Fantastic home style Italian food. Our entire family of six enjoyed the heck outta their food. Our server was amazing. I highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Foood is always so good. Never had a bad meal. Drink always come out cold. Service is great. Place is small but overall 10/10

Excellent Stromboli! Been there a few times for lunch. Decent atmosphere. Will always keep it as an option when in town.

We were invited to enjoy Carsonie's for lunch today. Two amazing and huge calzones, one pepperoni and sausage and the other chicken greeted us when we got the food back to the friend's home. The salads were large and flavorful. The bread sides were a nice touch. We easily fed four people. Looking forward to returning. read more

This review was written with a specific reason for the super low scoring. At the beginning of the month, I took my kids to Carsonie's in Westerville for dinner. I've gotten take out a few time from there, but this was the first time dining in. The restaurant is pretty cozy (snug), with lots of locals eating there. The server was nice enough, and the food was average. I used the scanning feature to pay for my bill, and a receipt was sent to my email. When I got home, I looked at my bill. I had ordered a small Stella Artois and saw that the server had charged me for both a small and large Stella Artois. Normally I would've just said, oh well. That's life, but the large beer was over eight dollars. I called them and told them my problem and the woman I talked to said the were putting in for a refund, that would return to my credit card within ten business days. Well, it's been more than ten business days and no refund. Obviously, my problem was exactly that to them. My problem. Won't go back and will tell others about my experience. read more

Carsonie's has been around for as long as I can remember. I'd see it on random trips to the area. Living in the area for a couple years now it's been on my list of places to try...why did I wait so long? I placed a to go order for Millie's Meatball Hoagie with wedding soup and a walnut cranberry chicken salad for my wife. We were blown away by the food. The meatball hoagie was the perfect size, the meatballs tasted fresh as did the cheese and the bread was nice and crusty. The soup was full of flavor and spinach. If you're in the Westerville area, Carsonie's is a must. read more

Stromboli to go with a nice side salad. Patio very active. Had a drink at the bar while I waited. Think I'll be back for fish sandwich on Friday. read more

Carsonie's - Medium original stromboli with pepperoni and sausage. Takeout on 2 Jun 20 - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Food had no flavor had spaghetti. And their garlic bread. The hard bread barely had any cheese ohh let not talk about the tomato sauce which was taste less. Could not recommend read more

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Probably the most unique and best stromboli we have ever had. Freshly made to order while you can try some of their unique appetizers. Friendly service and plenty of seating. One last note. As we were eating, we kept smelling cigarette smoke coming from the bar area. This may be our last visit to this location. Very sad because we really enjoy the food here. read more

I recently had a family gathering/baby shower at Carsonis's on Westerville Rd. We reserved the patio area. The patio was set up by the staff for us and we did decorations. The food was excellent, the atmosphere was perfect and the staff was so friendly and helpful. Our server was the best. Thank you Carsoni's for a perfect day read more

While the service was delightful the food was uninspired and NOT worth the hype. We ordered the famous Stromboli and the sauce which We hoped would help w the bland, globulous & doughy excuse for a dish. The marina sauce was acidic, watered-down and in fairness just as meh as the main course. Forever on the hunt for a good "plain wing" this was unsurprisingly disappointing. The wings were small, hard and not even a pinch of salt or pepper. I applaud them them for staying open during Stay at home order ....and if they were the only thing open I'd hit ALDI for a frozen pizza - IJS read more

Stopped in to eat for the first time. Last time I had Carsonie's was over 20 yrs ago when my job ordered carryout for the office. Boyfriend and I ordered a meatball hoagie to share, I had Italian Wedding Soup, and he had salad. The bread on the hoagie was soft with a few crunchy spots but was very good. The meatballs were large but could have used more sauce on the bun. Josey was very accommodating with our requests of a side of extra sauce and extra salad dressing. The Italian Wedding Soup was good but needed more goodies in the bowl. That's the best part! Very nice, homey environment. The patio looks nice which is covered and fenced in. Will have to stop by for happy hour some night. We will be back! read more

Carsonie's - Meatball Hoagie - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

Hey...oooh, I found a decent Italian Restaurant within my immediate area that makes some stand up tasty dishes from scratch! Fresh handmade breads and yummy food across the board...and also "Real Pizza" too...NOT like the pizza joints around here! Sorry to burst some Ohio's bubbles but I'm from Chicago and I really know PIZZA! This is good stuff 4sure!! 4get about it!! read more

Always friendly, good food at a fair price! We love the patio. Can't wait to go back!!

We went on Saturday nite. It was around 8:30p so I called ahead and put Stromboli orders in since those take longer to cook. I had a pina colada (best in Columbus and cruise ship worthy!) and veggie Stromboli. The others had the original Stromboli. It was wonderful and also best in Columbus. This is the only place for Stromboli!!!! The small house salad is huge and loaded. Waitresses are very nice and friendly. There is an outdoor area too but we chose to sit inside. Plenty of parking. read more

Simple Italian food served in our community. When you eat at Carsonie's, you eat with the Westerville community.

Even though I like this location less than the one in Upper Arlington, this is the original and I think the stromboli was even better here so 5 stars again from me for best stromboli in Columbus or anywhere for that matter! The location is in a old and run down part of Westerville in the middle of a strip mall. In fact the outside area is in the middle of a parking lot. It's fenced off but still all you hear is cars so we ate inside. I bet this was here before the strip mall and used to look different. Inside tons of photos and knick knacks, just pretty old looking. Our server looked as she had been crying, no smiles or good feelings here, in fact everytime she came back she looked worse. Nonetheless, she serviced us well. We got the garlic bread to start since we knew we would have to wait at least half an hour for the 'boli. We were about to tell her nevermind when it took half an hour for the garlic bread to come. The idea was to have something to munch on while waiting, not get dinner two bites into the bread. Oh well, it was still great, fresh, cheesy, crunchy, garlicy. I had a caesar salad as well which was also good. The stromboli a real work of art, we got mushrooms, onion, ham and bacon, it was cooked to perfection, the mariniara for dipping also perfect, really worth the $20 any and everyday! Along with the strange server and run down feeling what REALLY bugged us when that the host and a server were at the booth next to us taking all the straws out of the paper and putting them in a pitcher. My husband and I were speechless, in fact this is what kept us grossly entertained the whole wait for dinner. The guy was banging the straws on the table so they push up the top, laying they half open on the dirty table, then when he had enough pulling all the tops to remove the rest. The chick was biting open the paper and pulling each out and they put them in a foggy looking water pitcher, I'm assuming to save the waiters time. When we first saw this my husband took his and my sons straw out right away, me I am glad that I never drink out of straw to begin with. I usually can't keep my mouth shut and wanted to yell how nasty that was but I couldn't get myself to which now pisses me off. Still the food is top notch, as long as you know to avoid drinks with straws you will have an amazing dinner! read more

Carsonie's - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

all of our party's food came out other then one persons, we waited for 15 minutes for our last persons food. 11 dollars for 5 mozzarella sticks is a little bit ridiculous, the food is good but the overall service was mediocre . read more

For those who know me know i loooove pasta and bread. This place gets pretty busy during dinnertime so be sure you plan accordingly. As well, their homemade calzones take 35 minutes to cook. They also offer lunch specials and a buffet during lunch. I ordered the pasta rosa which comes with ziti pasta, chicken, mushrooms, peppers and creamy red sauce. It was very flavorful and filling. I also ordered the garlic cheese bread (omg wowww!!) And their homemade wedding soup. It was all great. They do have a small bar inside, a patio to eat outside that is covered as well and smoking corner that is not located close to people eating (finally a place that has son sense!) The menu offers many options including calzones, pizza, subs and other tasty treats. This is affordable home-cooked italian that will have you coming back for more read more

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First off I will say if I could give this place zero stars, I would. The waitress Karleigh was the only good part of this visit. To start off we ordered mozzarella sticks, which are branded as having Italian seasoning. These sticks were not seasoned at all, and you can tell they were nothing more than frozen sticks heated up on the microwave. I ordered a calzone. I ordered extra cheese and fillings. When it came out it was a huge puff pastry with some greasy cheese coming out. I cut into the calzone and had to use a sawing motion to get it to cut. There was no filling, only aired pastry. I ordered pepperoni, cheese and artichoke, all double. I'd say I was lucky to get a few pepperoni. There were flies everywhere as well. It's very annoying to have to swat away flies when you are trying to eat. The restrooms were also terrible. Needed a good cleaning. On my way back to the table I passed the kitchen. The "cooks" do not wear hair nets or gloves, and then the cook scratched himself under his clothing while PREPARING FOOD. I have never used Yelp as a negative way of reviews, this place, however, I cannot let anyone go there in good faith. read more

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Carsonies has been around for a long time. The reason for that is they make the best Stromboli around. Don't order it if you are in a hurry. They don't rush the baking. It takes approximately 30 minutes to cook. I think it is well worth the wait. The crust is baked a perfect golden brown and the cheese is plentiful and just the proper temperature inside. The other reason I love the Westerville Carsonies is because they have a Bocce Ball Court. We were lucky enough on a Friday evening to get to play a couple of games. Bocce is one of my favorite yard games and to have a dedicated court that is maintained is awesome. They do have Happy Hour Monday through Friday 3-7. We didn't make it for happy hour yesterday so I can't update you on that, but check Carsonies out, you'll be happy you did. read more

Carsonie's - Original Stromboli - medium - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

So disappointed, Carsonie's was busy tonight, totally get it. One of my girlfriends that was with me is on the service industry, I have nothing but the upmost respect, but this was just absolutely outrageous. I literally just tried to to tell our server that it was an extremely long wait when the table next to us & many others in the bar area came & went x2 ..I was completely dismissed as a patron & when I got the "attitude" lashback & excuses, I legit was name dropped when I asked for her name & the response was Lisa..Lisa Carsonie. Well, Lisa Carsonie, it's unfortunate that you do not allow a paying customer to even speak because I have been there many times & even when service was slow, the bartender who didn't "call off"as you so clearly stated to us still apologized when she even felt that the service was up to par when busy. You could probably learn a lesson from her. If she has to work directly under your supervision, I can understand why she didn't want to come to work after seeing firsthand how you treat others. I talked to my girlfriend who is a bartender after we left & she said that she should've delegated & had the girl cleaning silverware helping paying customers instead & delegated things to those we saw not doing much of anything. Let's talk about the Stromboli that I have always gotten & loved from Carsonies. I basically got bread with cheese. We all 3 got the same individual original Stromboli. All 3 were the same. Did the cook call off too? Didn't matter because I wasn't even allowed to speak because Lisa Carsonie shut me down before I could even mention that. I think it was more her crass, don't give a crap attitude that has made me decide that I would rather go elsewhere. read more

Carsonie's - Pizza Near Me - Westerville, Ohio

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Nice place and good food, the service was very fast and friendly. Everyone was wearing their masks so we felt very comfortable.

Had pizza and garlic cheese bread. Honestly, it wasn't that great. I'd like to try the stromboli next time, which I have heard is what they're more known for...I won't give up on this local spot! read more

It took several minutes when we walked in for anyone to even acknowledge us. We were seated and the waiter took quite a while to take our order. Our salads came out ok, but pickles and Italian dressing is not a good match. My husband's order was right and he said it was good but my order was completely wrong. After waiting 40 minutes I still didn't have my food and we had to leave. No manager ever came over. The waiter just dropped off our check without another word. There is too much good food in the Columbus area to waste time and money on this place read more

This is the hidden gem of the Westerville area. The pizza is good, but what is the must order is the Stromboli which is pictured below. My all time favorite is the chicken Stromboli which is stuffed with cheese, tomatoes, chicken, and banana peppers. It is amazing and will not disappoint. The large serves 3-5 people and is perfect for sharing. It does take 40ish minutes to make so beware of the time if you plan on dining in. It's also great for carry out if you call ahead. Great thing to bring for your tailgates and parties! A must try for sure! read more

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The BEST Stromboli I've ever had! Filled healing with toppings, incredible sauce. Love the patio, nice courts and the small family nostalgia. read more