Capone's: Best Prepared Entrees? 8/08

[opinionatedchef]

Since I'm going to be checking out the Capone's empanadas soon, I pulled up their web site and saw a lot of prepared foods. Anyone have any "Yes" and "no" experiences to share about those entrees?
thanks much.

[opinionatedchef]

Thanks to helpful CHs, we have now become regular consumers of Capone's Duck Lasagna w/ Butternut Squash and Beschamel(rich, savory w/ a touch of sweetness) and Eggplant Parm. The latter really is the best I have ever had pre-prepared. Tastes just like it does in Italy.

[BobB]

I was in the neighborhood yesterday and picked up a container of their white clam sauce and a pound of fresh lemon fettuccine, the clerk's recommendation for a pairing with that sauce. It was...OK, nothing great. The sauce was fairly tasty with a good garlic bite, but seemed to have a lot more filler than clams, and the lemon-flavored pasta just didn't strike my palate as a great foil for it. I might try it again with black pepper pasta on a "too lazy to really cook" night.

[opinionatedchef]

thanks everyone for your help. i went today and got lots to try . will report later.

[franksnbeans]

Second the following:
- pesto (though we tend to make our own)
- Amatriciana sauce (though we tend to make our own)
- cannolis (or kits)
- pizza dough
- their raviolis and gnocchi are very good

Disagree somewhat on the duck sausage/b-nut squash, but I chalk it up to personal preference, not faulty execution. It's just not a dish that's for everyone.

And as long as we're here, I'll also put in a plug for their meats and cheeses. Very nice selection of each. They have a roast pork in the deli case that they slice and which is great for sandwiches.

[poptart]

I've had their flat meatballs which are very good (and that is saying something since my grandmother's meatballs are the standard I compare to :-) ).
Their lasagna was ok, but I was not crazy about the sauce which seemed to have a green pepper flavor in it which I am not fond of.

Not a prepared food, but I have to mention that their Italian sausage is fantastic, highly recommended!

[phoebek]

Agree with smtucker about some of the sauces (marinara, plum tomato), but the putanesca sauce has a nice bite.

[smtucker]

Oh, I will try it. My primary eating partner doesn't like it, but leaves one night per week. Perfect opportunity for me!

[smtucker]

I am not a huge prepared food person, so I haven't sampled everything at Capone's. Of the things I have purchased I really like the following:

vegetable lasagna
empanadas
duck sausage
cannoli kits
pizza dough

My dad is a big fan of the flat meatballs, but I haven't had them.

If you are thinking about sauces, I find the red sauce too sweet and bland, but the pesto is excellent. The rest of the sauces are too easy to make at home, so I haven't bought these either.

[finlero]

The duck sausage dish is amazing, with butternut squash and sage butter. I always have at least one package on hand throughout the winter. Tip 'o' the hat to chowhound Bella_Sarda for putting it on my radar.