5003 Broadway Mon-Thu 11-11pm Cappyccino's White Chili 3 lbs. white beans, washed & picked over Combine white beans, chicken broth, water & garlic in large soup pot. Bring to a boil & simmer for 2 1/2 hours. Remove 1 qt. of the beans & process to a puree. Return this to the rest of the beans in the pot. Saute onions & poblanos in the oil until limp. Add to beans. Add the spices & the chicken to the soup. Simmer for about 45 minutes or until the broth thickens. Remove from heat & cool. (Best if served the next day.) Garnish with cheese. Cappyccino's 10 Ideas To Improve Life Say please and thanks Avoid malls, discounters, and mass merchants Take Sundays off Plant seeds Enjoy sunrises and sunsets Make 100 year decisions Mass media only in moderation Balance high-tech and high-touch Reward teachers, artists, and architects Recycle, rejuvenate, renovate |
The sign in front ("public art," owner Cappy Lawton prefers to call it) is your first clue that Cappyccino's is going to be an exuberant dining-out spot. The neon sign, and its frisky matching billboard on Broadway, point the way to this neighborhood restaurant. Inside, the hot-tomato stucco walls of this slender shotgun space matches wits with a lively menu: Mediterranean/Tex-Mex specialties that are healthy as well as flavorful. Wild mushroom ragu pizzas draped with sun-dried tomatoes and goat cheese, Greek tzatziki dip for pita crisps, and Cappyccino's famous white chili confound expectations. While the offerings are out of the ordinary, they are not cutting edge--but restaurateur Lawton wants it that way. Cappyccino's is basically a neighborhood eatery, and pot roast is the biggest seller on Sundays. Deep-fried mushrooms used to be Cappyccino's best seller, but Lawton removed them from the menu because he didn't think people should be eating the fat-loaded delicacies anymore.
Cappyccino's Evening Fare Savories Munchies white nachos with smoked
chicken Pizzas fresh roma tomatoes, mozzarella, basil
& asiago cheese Soup & Salad white chili Sandwiches High Roller Club Sweets Cajeta Apple Crisp Chocolate Cake Crepes Skinny Sundae Biscotti |
Lawton doesn't encourage indiscriminate drinking
either, even though Cappyccino's is also one of the
state's best-stocked bars. No happy hour and a no-smoking
policy tend to send determined tipplers elsewhere: Sixty
single malt scotches, 25 tequilas, and an inviting
variety of single-barrel and small-batch bourbons could
lure a person into some serious sampling. "We want
people to drink less, but better," says Lawton. Just
in case they can't resist, the restaurant offers a wide
selection of coffees, including a fresh and toasty brew
that is locally roasted twice a week. Cappy Lawton is one
of Texas' most energetic restaurateurs, having opened 27
establishments since the mid-seventies. This latest
venture should prove to any who might have doubted it
that Lawton knows what he's doing and likes to do it
well.
