cafe capricho

great stuff. i have eaten all three meals (i.e., breakfast, lunch and dinner) here. the food is always consistantly great. i have never had a bad meal here. my favorite is the shreaded beef taco. second on the list are the burritos, which i might add is a meal and a later snack. their green tomatillo salsa is great. i go in about once a week and purchase a pint. they do something to it, they simply do not open a can and dump it in a bowl.

yes, cafe capricho can be crowded which; in my opinion, attests to the consistant quality of the food. the one reviewer that kavitched about the waiting 20 minutes for a foodorderand another 20 minutes for a drink should have realized the place was busy. they had 20 minutes to decide/think/ponder anorderand they did notordera drink? yes, if you hit that place at the wrong time is is crowded. there are times i phone in and drive over and pick it up and hang out at mckinley park or just go home and enjoy a wonderful meal. i have never had to wait 20 minutes for service, this must be an exageration.

good. really good (and super fresh) food. beans and rice were perfect! i had two tacos one fried shredded beef (excellent!) and the other was a soft carnita taco, found that the carnita was way too dry! i will go back for sure, just won'torderthe carnitas. the place was really crowed (off the hook) for a 6pm fortunately i called in anorderand it was ready when i got there and it was to go so don't know how long it would take if i just happed in.

review. we ate there on thursday, october 11, 2011 due to the great write ups in the sac. bee.

food was very good, especially the stew and people were frienldy. however, while we rate the food a 4 out of 5, the service was, at best, a -2 or even 1. they need a better way to take orders-one person with a line for over 20 minutes is beyond patience. if you want another beverage, no one seems to be able to respond other than to suggest you wait in line another 20 or more minutes. finally, the dinner took close to 45 minutes to arrive at our table.

although we want to support our neighborhood restaurants and enjoyed the food, we will not go back in the near future. too many other places, such as sellands, offer a convenient counterorderservice, but with prompt table service and delivery of plates. they also offer a separate bevereageorderservice, which is desperately needed at cafe caprichos.

good food, but very slow. i really like the food here. great vegetarian and vegan options. their service is, however, painfully and unneccesarily slow, even if there are no other customers in the restaurant. if you are with a group of people, do not count on getting your food at the same time. others in your party may be done eating by the time yourorderarrives. so, as long as you are in no hurry whatsoever, this is a great place to eat.