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| - Black velvet wallpaper, red velvet chairs, dark wood bar, sparkly crystal chandeliers, live piano music, door dudes with attitudes, out-of-this-world service, reasonably priced bottles of wine...I totally fell in love with this place. I can't believe I only just now found out about Capos (thanks Yelp!).
I highly recommend Capos for a romantic date night or large groups of friends. It's also a reliable attraction for your stubborn Midwestern relatives who refuse to eat hummus and sushi.
My husband and I intended to enjoy "Fuggedaboudit Fridays," but Capos said "fuggit" to that happy hour special. But the bar honored the deal because they're cool like that.
My husband and I split the shrimp scampi appetizer, which is only about five pieces of average sized shrimp set on top of a bed of delicious bread that's soaked in butter and garlic. It was delicious but a little overpriced. Order it during happy hour instead. By the way, an interesting event happened while we sat at the bar. The mobbish door dudes fireman-carried a drunk man from the front door to the back. I don't know if the drunkard was hired to enter the restaurant that way but I thought, "Wow. That really completes the mob atmosphere."
For dinner my husband and I sat in one of the red round booths, split a chicken marsala (I think) and a bottle of old vine Zinfandel ($35). I would have eaten more if I wasn't counting calories.
Capos deserves at least 4.5 stars, based on my first visit. I haven't tried enough of the menu to give it five. Right now, though, I favor Capos over Nora's and Herbs & Rye.
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