{"id":8961,"date":"2014-12-06T08:03:50","date_gmt":"2014-12-06T14:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=8961"},"modified":"2014-12-06T08:03:50","modified_gmt":"2014-12-06T14:03:50","slug":"caro-amico-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=8961","title":{"rendered":"Portland, OR – Caro Amico Reprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019d always meant to get to Caro Amico with Mrs. Burgerdogboy for a romantic dinner;\u00a0\u00a0 we thought it might be great because we had enjoyed their food via Delivered Dish (www.d-dish.com<\/a>)\u00a0 and its position, on a hillside overlooking the river, might have made for some dreamy views.<\/p>\n

We never got there as a couple, but I was spot on about my feelings with regards to all the rest, as evidenced by this report from a recent visit.<\/p>\n

\"Cara<\/a>\u201cWe loved the place, liked the big windows, the view and fantastic atmosphere; the service was great, the waiter friendly.<\/p>\n

We started with the Caesar with prawns, which was romaine lightly dressed with olive oil, rather than a typical Caesar dressing, and the prawns were warm with a hint of garlic flavor.\u00a0 The entire salad was generously dusted with Parmesan and finely chopped croutons.<\/p>\n

For our mains, he went with Chicken Parmesan, one of his favorite meals, which was a large plump breast, very juicy, served with a colorful array of saut\u00e9ed veggies, and penne with marinara.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The breading on the chicken was light, not overbearing, and the breast may have been brined ahead of time for extra flavor.<\/p>\n

\"Cara<\/a>
Chicken Parmesan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

She opted for the Canzano Calzone, stuffed with chicken, bacon, green peppers and pepperoncini.\u00a0\u00a0 The crust was thin and crisp, and the marinara was some of the finest she had ever consumed.\u00a0 She would have liked a bowl of it all on its own, she said.<\/p>\n

For dessert, we went with the dense and delicious cheesecake, topped with whipped cr\u00e8me and a raspberry sauce so yummy she wanted to lick the plate clean.<\/p>\n

Often overlooked by locals, even though it was Portland\u2019s first Italian restaurant, it continues to please on every level.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous review<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\"Cara<\/a>
Caesar with Shrimp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Caro<\/a><\/p>\n

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Caro Amico Portland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I\u2019d always meant to get to Caro Amico with Mrs. Burgerdogboy for a romantic dinner;\u00a0\u00a0 we thought it might be great because we had enjoyed their food via Delivered Dish (www.d-dish.com)\u00a0 and its position, on a hillside overlooking the river, might have made for some dreamy views. We never got there as a couple, but… Continue reading Portland, OR – Caro Amico Reprise<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[16,34,35,22],"tags":[2771,2825,2857],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8961"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8961\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}