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| Caffe Capri |
Happy St. Valentine's Day!
Patty and I decided to have our St. Valentine's Day dinner at Caffe' Capri in Boardman,
(A suburb of Youngstown) Ohio. Luckily we arrived early enough before the crowd set in. We were greeted nicely and seated right away, in a very comfortable and intimate booth. We ordered our drinks, diet Cokes, and they were brought out in a timely manner.
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| Caffe Capri Fried Cheese And Sauce |
I ordered the fried cheese with tomato sauce as my appetizer. As you can see, the appetizer was a generous portion. The taste was excellent, the cheese a good blend, the crust cooked to a golden brown, and the sauce, very thick with a zesty taste.
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| Caffe Capri Salad |
I had one problem with Caffe Capri. The service was slower than what I had expected. Upon further observation, our waitress was busy servicing at least three other tables. She did apologize for the slow service for which we said we understood and everything was just fine.
The salads arrived and they were standard fare as salads went. The lettuce was fresh and crisp, very little carrots, one black olive, one slice of cucumber, one small cherry tomato. It lacked cheese and croutons.
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| Chicken Parmigiana Caffe Capri Style |
The main course was chicken parmigiana with a side of Penne pasta. The portion was very generous, consisting of two large pieces of chicken that was well cooked, juicy, tender, and baked to a golden brown. Melted cheese and a hearty tomato sauce smothered the chicken. It was delicious. The penne pasta and sauce was equally surprising. Classic Italian bread completed the meal.
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| Pattys Meal |
Patty's meal consisted of shrimp cocktail for an appetizer, salad, and haddock francaise in a tangy wine sauce with a side order of spaghetti. Patty said the meal was delicious and that we would be returning to Caffe Capri in the near future for another fine dining experience.
The cost for both meals was $53 dollars excluding tip which was very reasonable with the quality and amount of food received. The service was very good even with the excessive burden on her.
The
Grassy Knoll Diner scores 4 out of 5 shots and recommends Caffe Capri for dinner.
LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL
Canny Wittles said
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Very reasonable in price but as a former waitress I would normally have 5 to 6 tables at one time that I was serving.
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LOTGK said
February 16, 2010 at 8:30 am e
Yes, very reasonable, and our waitress was hustling right along, she did a good job.
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Moominboy said
February 15, 2010 at 3:50 pm e
That is indeed a very gourmet dish. And I have yet to experience slow service in U.S. Europe is waaaay slower. Not to mention that American portions are amazing
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LOTGK said
February 16, 2010 at 8:32 am e
It was very tasty and the portion was big. I’ve only had a few times in my travels where the service was slow.
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Ben said
February 16, 2010 at 12:32 am e
We went to the latest fancy schmancy place in town, I tried sushi for the first time. I took my life in my hands eating raw fish when I live over 500 miles from an ocean. It was interesting. The seaweed turned me right off but the guts were pretty good. My main course was chicken stuffed with lobster newburg and pumpkin seed spatzle. My husband had the pizza.
Says a lot about us.
He would have enjoyed that penne and parmigiana, anything smothered in tomato sauce with cheese is his favorite
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LOTGK said
February 16, 2010 at 8:38 am e
Pizza is good!!!
And yes, he would love Caffe Capri.
I never had sushi, and I do not believe that is on my menu anytime soon.
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Ahrcanum said
February 20, 2010 at 9:59 am e
you need to try sushi– yum. a little wasabi green hot stuff on the side.
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LOTGK said
February 20, 2010 at 8:47 pm e
I won’t say never, but I won’t try sushi until the Minnesota Vikings win the super bowl. I feel I’m pretty safe.