Carmine's on Penn is a $$ Italian restaurant with a big public footprint: a 4.5 Google rating from 19,674 reviews and 1,150 all-time Blackbird on-chain check-ins. The data points to a place people plan around, especially on Saturdays and Fridays, its busiest Blackbird check-in days.
The review signal is clear: large family-style portions, attentive service, tight seating, and a bar that can handle a proper Manhattan. Reservations are a smart move, and so is restraint when ordering—the portions are repeatedly described as generous enough to send you home with another meal.