Now Open: Capogiro on the Avenue!
Posted by Kirsten Henri on May 16th, 2009
Friday night, we wandered by the future home of the Capogiro on East Passyunk Ave. to press our face against the glass in sweet anticipation of their opening – earlier this week owner John Reitano told us they were just waiting on a health inspection – and holy gelato, they were open and scooping!
Turns out, they threw open the doors at about 7 p.m. on Friday night. Don’t be jealous, West Philly. Your super Capo opens on Friday, May 22.
So we had ourselves some stracciatella and it was gorgeous. The Reitano’s remake of the former Roselena’s is gorgeous – all cool blue paint, old-fashioned black-and-white photos and grey marble countertops. There’s a tiny back courtyard strung with lights that looks like a movie set.
Not so gorgeous? Our lack of willpower. This location is alarmingly close to home. Then again, wasn’t it Ben Franklin who said gelato is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy? Ok, so maybe he said it about beer, but gelato could give it a run for its money. Some photos after the jump
The take-out window!
Capogiro Gelato [Official Site]
Related Tags: Capogiro, East-Passyunk
May 17th, 2009 at 1:56 pm
Yum.
May 17th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Oh, this makes me so happy… just so so happy…
May 18th, 2009 at 10:24 am
I have to say I am extremely disappointed with the boneheaded layout of the store. I can’t imagine what they were thinking when they came up with it. Basically if more than two people are in line, you are stuck waiting outside on the steps. You can’t see what flavors they have unless you are already being waited on, when I went I had no sooner set foot in the door than I was being asked if I’d like to taste anything. Well how the hell am I supposed to when I can’t even tell what the flavors are? Give us a freaking chalkboard or something at least. The area in front of the counter is 3 feet wide and there’s no room to move, especially if someone is coming in or leaving, because it’s also the entrance. I ended up so disgusted by the stupidity of it all that I just skipped gelato altogether.
May 18th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
I’m glad Cap’s in Passyunk; but I agree the layout is a little awkward. However, I am not one to get disgusted over ice cream.
May 20th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
CapoPenn is now open! Gelato to University City!
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Great addition to the neighborhood! So excited to have a Capo close by. And in case you didn’t realize it, it seems the layout is exactly the same as Roselena’s…but who cares? Gelato is in the ‘hood!