A diner from Salisbury, NC
May 31, 2011
I visited Caps about a week ago I grew up in the area and I had been before but, it had been I guess 10 years maybe less . They have a great location and the view is great more so in the evening .So we decided to go for lunch .
It was after a summer rain so it was very Humid we walked to the Hostess stand and several ladies where standing around talking and stood there for maybe I guess 5 minutes so that one of them could finish their conversation first then seat us( I noticed the same thing when we left I asked for a to go menu and was handed one that was dripping wet from the rain I asked is this all they had and her answer was " Ya" and turned to finish her conversation). We walked by the bar there must have been I am guessing 30 people about 3/4 on their way to being toilet hugging drunk and the heat was terrible and the doors where open.
We where seated in a nice dining room still blasting heat still had the doors open yes it was about 5 degrees cooler ok so it was 110 degrees in the dining room instead of 115 still had the doors open the air was on I figured their electric bill was free or something.
I ordered the calamari and the server told me that " it was her favorite and that it was spicy" Look I eat Hot food I make my own hot sauce and eat jalapenos in my omelets for breakfast so I believe it would be safe to say that my palate is one that can take a lot of heat. I tasted the calamari it was on a bed of Thia Chillis it blew my head off !! I had to drown it with Ranch to be able to even eat it.
I ordered the Fish and Chips batter so sweet that it must have been pancake mix ( greasy as the last review said) and the Chips where shoe string from the freezer section of the grocery YUM..? The wife had a Cordon Bleu Sandwich not sure if that came out of the freezer case or they made it . She also had Tea and I had 2 drafts . My Bill for Lunch around $50.00 I do not mind paying the price but, the service and food? When I mentioned that the calamari was very very hot I was told " Ya" it is spicy the same thing the girls chatting at the front said when they gave me that to go menu that was dripping wet and attitude !
It was after a summer rain so it was very Humid we walked to the Hostess stand and several ladies where standing around talking and stood there for maybe I guess 5 minutes so that one of them could finish their conversation first then seat us( I noticed the same thing when we left I asked for a to go menu and was handed one that was dripping wet from the rain I asked is this all they had and her answer was " Ya" and turned to finish her conversation). We walked by the bar there must have been I am guessing 30 people about 3/4 on their way to being toilet hugging drunk and the heat was terrible and the doors where open.
We where seated in a nice dining room still blasting heat still had the doors open yes it was about 5 degrees cooler ok so it was 110 degrees in the dining room instead of 115 still had the doors open the air was on I figured their electric bill was free or something.
I ordered the calamari and the server told me that " it was her favorite and that it was spicy" Look I eat Hot food I make my own hot sauce and eat jalapenos in my omelets for breakfast so I believe it would be safe to say that my palate is one that can take a lot of heat. I tasted the calamari it was on a bed of Thia Chillis it blew my head off !! I had to drown it with Ranch to be able to even eat it.
I ordered the Fish and Chips batter so sweet that it must have been pancake mix ( greasy as the last review said) and the Chips where shoe string from the freezer section of the grocery YUM..? The wife had a Cordon Bleu Sandwich not sure if that came out of the freezer case or they made it . She also had Tea and I had 2 drafts . My Bill for Lunch around $50.00 I do not mind paying the price but, the service and food? When I mentioned that the calamari was very very hot I was told " Ya" it is spicy the same thing the girls chatting at the front said when they gave me that to go menu that was dripping wet and attitude !
