Caponies Trattoria
7149 W. Irving ParkChicago, IL 60634
Other Northwest
773-804-9024
caponiespizza.com
Hours: Lunch: Friday-Sunday; dinner: Sunday, Tuesday-Saturday
Closed Monday Mbr /> Open late: Friday & Saturday till 11
Our Review
With posters and pix from The Godfather and GoodFellas, Caponie's is pure postwar Italo-American cheese. Nonetheless, the pizza is about as good as you’ll find in any Little Italy joint. The secret is a wood-burning oven as big as a walk-in closet, blazing with oak. I like the quattro stagione, which allows you to pick four toppings from a roster that includes Gorgonzola and bocconcini, little balls of fresh mozzarella; you can also get traditional preparations such as a Neapolitan-style pizza margherita. Other Italian standards on the menu—-homemade minestrone, a fish stew packed with seafood, rich chicken Florentine—-are impressive. There are even a few dishes you don’t see every day: arancini, orange balls of rice stuffed with peas, beef, and cheese, and panzerotti, deep-fried tarts filled with meat, cheese, and crushed tomatoes.
Price: $$
Payment Type: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa, Other
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