| Type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Genre | Casual dining |
| Founded | Austin, Texas, 1968 |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Number of locations | 170 stores in America (2009) |
| Parent | Fired Up, Inc. |
| Website | www.carinos.com |
Carino's Italian is a United States-based chain of Italian food casual dining restaurants. It has more than 170[1] restaurants with branches in about 30 states[2]. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, the concept is owned by Fired Up, Inc., which was founded in 1997 by partners and former Brinker International executives Norman Abdallah and Creed Ford.
Prior to 2006, restaurants were called Johnny Carino's Country Italian, Johnny Carino's Italian then changed to Carino's Italian Grill. In 2009 the decision was made to drop the word "Grill" and market restaurants as Carino's Italian.