Carmine’s Tuscany Grill

It used to be an Italian restaurant but I believe the owner sold it and it is now offering Asian cuisine. The name of the restaurant remains the same but it is altered to: Carmine’s Fusion Style Resto et Bar (according to their Facebook page). But there were Chinese writings and I remember seeing the word «grillade» on the logo when I went this afternoon.
I went there with my family for their dimsum at around 1 pm and the restaurant was packed. There weren’t any tables available so we were seated at the bar area. It was a bit weird to be seated there, especially for dimsum! But it was definitely a lot less noisy, which was turned out great.
The restaurant didn’t have the typical dimsum chariots (this makes the restaurant cleaner and less noisy I think), so you have to order by looking at the menu (you put a check mark next to the dishes you want). The menu was in Chinese, English and French and next to the dishes, there were their respective sizes. The sizes determine the prices (it varied between $ 2 and $ 4, except for the rice/​noodle). The menu was categorized into «Steamed Dim Sum», «Deep Fried», «Rice rolls», «Desserts» and «Lunch Special/​Rice and Noodle».
For the purpose of this review, I will just called them «dimsum dishes». So, we ordered a total of 9 dimsum dishes and one lunch special (fried rice noodle with sliced beef; very large portion!) and we were pretty full at the end.
I recommend their «#4 Dumplings with shrimp and vegetable» because it tasted better than the other dimsum places. Moreover, the portions were quite big too! Their «#12 Bamboo rolls with pork in oyster sauce» was delicious as well. It wasn’t too salty and the flavour was very good. Their rice rolls had a really smooth texture, I recommend their «#38 Steamed rice rolls», this one was without filling but it came with two dippings: the typical seasoned soy sauce and peanut butter. I actually preferred the peanut butter dipping! Their «#11 Spareribs with black bean sauce» tasted very good as well (but nothing special compared to other dimsum places). But I liked how it wasn’t full of fat, we actually got to eat the meat more than the fat!
Overall, I find they have a large variety and fine dimsum dishes, and clean presentations. But their fried rice noodle with sliced beef and deep fried dishes were way too oily. I had to wipe the extra oily out with a napkin and it was still very oily… Their «#43 Special Malai roll» was a bit too sweet too.

Carmine’s was once my restaurant of choice. Regardless of the meal ordered, everything that came out of the kitchen was fantastic!
Unfortunately, now it is under new management and the entire menu has changed to Chinese food. I was very disappointed to enter a restaurant categorized TUSCANY GRILL and find a complete Chinese menu. This is misrepresentation at its finest.

Carmines is a really generic suburban resto-​bar in a strip mall. The food is vaguely Italian, but it’s like they can’t fully commit to being one type of restaurant. They serve salads and pasta and they also have a bar.
The food is forgettable. I don’t remember how anything tastes, there was no single dish that really stood out.
I remember it being fairly pricy, though.
Honestly, I have no idea why people eat here. It’s overpriced and really not particularly impressive.
Verdict:
Carmines sells edible, forgettable, surprisingly expensive food.

Excellente cuisine italienne !
Beaucoup de choix, plat familial, pizza et pâtes !
Toujours un bel accueil et un bon service.
Menu enfant très bien.
En famille ou en couple c’est toujours une belle sortie !

Really enjoyed the good from this joint. Even though we only ordered take out and never actually say in the place I must say the food was mighty tasty. Very fresh ingredients and very full of flavour. Price wise, it was great. A must for italian food buffs!

The food was pretty good. We ordered a bottle of wine, but we only received two glasses of wine. However, when we got the bill, they had charged us for a bottle. Despite this, we managed to have a decent time.
Their pasta was quite oily and I found that the lack of variety in the menu was appalling for a restaurant of their calibre.

Great place to eat, Lemon Chicken is the best in the world. Many entrees available. Portions are always big. Kids meals are big enough for a 300 lbs man. Fresh Bread and oil given at start is awesome and I am sure you’ll be going for seconds. Price is very reasonable. We did a private party there too… great service.