Capo's Italian Restaurant - Vegas - Fabulous!

Restaurant Review - Capo's Italian Steakhouse, Las Vegas

In Vegas looking for some good Italian food and a lot of fun ambiance? Go to Capo's, its the Best Italian Food in Vegas. Established in Chicago in 1964, Capo's moved to Vegas in 2004. Its a Prohibition era speakeasy, where guests get in by pressing the buzzer on the wall. Capo's now has two locations, with the second at 5675 W Sahara. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made at 702.362.CAPO.

It was our first night in Vegas and we wanted some good Italian. Sounds easy enough, unless your with an Italian New Yorker and then delivering on that gets a bit more complicated due well informed high standards. None the less, we scoured the internet and came up with Capo's.

It was definitely a strange experience to walk up to the front door only to find ourselves in a room the size of large closet, with no apparent further entry. A buzzer waited to be pushed to gain access while we discussed the situation. Standing in the dark wood paneled room listening to the loud sounds of a packed room on the other side was crazy and definitely gave us a feeling of what it was like to arrive at a Speakeasy.

When we got inside we found a packed room of candlelit ambiance. Curtained booths, a packed bar and a strolling singer with the voice of Frank Sinatra greeted us. Of course, our spur of the moment adventure did not include the foresight of making reservations so we had to wait almost an hour. Settling into the bar with some wine and just enjoying the wine and the company rushed the time along.

I had "The Godfather's Filet Mignon - Bacon wrapped and topped with Bearnaise sauce" for $39.95 which came with mashed potatoes and green beans. The steak was amazing! Much better than the one I had at the Arroyo Chop House a few months ago(my previous favorite). I wasn't so excited with the dinner salad and we never made it to dessert so no additional info there.

My New York traveling companion had "The Gallows with Clams" - Fresh Clams in a shell sauteed with shallots, garlic and fresh Italian herbs in white sauce over linguine for $19.95. Her comments: "Generous portion of pasta and clams, perfect amount of sauce, very flavorful, the best I've had since NY".

All in all the ambiance was a blast, the food amazing and the service respectable. Highly recommended.