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| - UPDATE UPDATE: Capitano (old and new) is closed.
UPDATE: The rumours are true. The ownership of my favourite no-brainer neighbourhood burger joint has changed.
The wonderful fried fish burger of O.G. Capitano (R.I.P.) has become an underwhelming, flat $7 grilled salmon patty that tastes cooked from frozen.
My beloved formerly $4.95 veggie is now $8 and no longer the juicy, flavourful bundle of joy that it once was. It has a few extra toppings added onto it, but asking for it plain will run you $7 anyway. Yet the classic burger is still $5. What?
Other cons:
- ...Besides the burgers not being nearly as good?
- No more complimentary mini gelato with your purchase
- Fewer fries on the side (it's +$5 to make your burger a combo)
- No more student discount that I could see
- No root beer
Some pros:
+ A DELICIOUS new avocado sauce/spread
+ Buns are still baked in-house and fluffy as hell
+ Meat is still antibiotic-free and responsibly sourced, according to the owner
+ They still accept/stamp the old loyalty cards, as one would hope
+ Gelato is fine, though a little mushier - lots of flavours including popcorn, rum raisin, Nutella, and coconut basil
The new owner seems like a super nice guy and is apparently planning to sell sandwiches, pizzas, etc. But I'd give anything (well, meaning my lunch hour forever business) to just get the titular burgers & gelato the way they were. *cue Barbra Streisand*
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