Carmelo's Italian Restaurant

In my opinion, this is the best Italian place in Wausau.  Great choices on the menu, and everything that I have tried tastes great.  Right at the foot of Granite Peak ski area and golf course, so its and enjoyable place in winter and summer.  Good for families.

The food at carmellos is simply put OK. Went there for the fish fry and it was what I consider to be nothing special. The RANCH dressing they have however is out of this world. The same can be said about their garlic bread. I could make a meal out of just that. Other than the food, the service was good. I was surprised to see how many people they jam into that place on a Friday. People were waiting for hours to eat there. Maybe I'm missing something.

We had a fantastic meal at Carmelo's last night!  We started with a bottle of Pino Grigio and the garlic bread. Both were great! Wine was cold and crisp and the garlic bread was hot.
Our server was friendly and gave us time to decide what we wanted. We didn't feel rushed at all. I had the pasta primavera with shrimp. It was an attractive presentation and was very good. There is fresh pepper at the table that I used with it. My husband had the 10 oz filet and shrimp scampi with the gold rush potatoes. It was served with Gorgonzola cheese that added some great flavor. The steak was cooked just how he ordered it- medium. Both meals came with salads. I usually don't like iceberg lettuce but this salad was one of the better ones I have had. The blue cheese dressing was great!
After dinner we went to the bar for drinks.  I had a great Old Fashioned and he had a Grand Marnier.
We had a really wonderful experience and I will definitely go back!