I recently took my wife here for a date night, as she mentioned that she really liked this chain of restaurants. The first location opened in 1945 in the Augusta Road area of Greenville and later expanded to other locations. There was one close to my house in Spartanburg, South Carolina when I was little, but I never ate there. Eventually it closed and moved locations. Still, I figured I would give it a try after dropping the kids off at her mom’s house.

The interior of the Easley location definitely looks very dated. It does appear clean at the very least, but you can tell the building is not exactly fresh. Our table and seats were comfortable, though. On that Saturday night, we had to wait a fairly long time just to get a table, and even longer for the food. The waitress was nice, and she gave us free soft drinks, which helped a bit.

My wife ordered a special that gave her more food than she could finish, so she took a lot of it home and was happy with it. I, on the other hand, was not a fan of the pizza. The original Capri’s was apparently started by legitimate Italians who immigrated to the area, but this felt like an afterthought at best. It was nothing like the pizza I have had at Piccola Italia in Mauldin, which is run by a guy who is literally from Italy. We have a chain of restaurants around here called The Clock, which I always describe as redneck American food, something I strongly dislike. I would definitely classify Capri’s as redneck Italian food. My wife is a fan, but I will not be bringing her back.