Capri Restaurant

Capri Restaurant and Pizza Fire

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Photo posted by the Rockford Fire Department’s social media.
Source: Article By WIFR Newsroom:
Published: Oct. 27, 2022 at 4:51 PM CDT | Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 2:59 AM CDT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Capri Restaurant and Pizza at 313 E. State Street has an estimated $300,000 worth of damage following a fire Thursday evening.

The call came to the Rockford Fire Department at 4:20 p.m. for a multiple-alarm structure fire at the restaurant. According to fire officials, Capri employees were preparing to open the restaurant and were cooking food when a fire broke out above one of the pizza ovens. The workers couldn’t extinguish the fire and it started to advance further into the restaurant.

RFD says everyone inside exited the restaurant safely as fire crews arrived on the scene. The first crews found heavy smoke from three sides and the roof, so they made an interior attack to the flames.

A ventilation vehicle and more engines were needed to completely extinguish and ventilate the restaurant. The fire was accidental and took more than four hours to completely extinguish; thankfully, no one was injured.

Nuggets of History, Summer 2017 – Rockford Remarkable Restaurants

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Source:  Nuggets of History [Rockford Historical Society]; Summer 2017 issue, Vol. 56, Number 2; cover shown. Article by Amanda Becker.

Nine page article mentions the following restaurants and restaurateurs:  The Irish Rose, Stockholm Inn, Der Rathskeller, Capri and Linos, The Smokehouse Barbeque and Alvarez Restaurant, Mike Leifheit p. 4, Eklund Brothers Café p 4, Sweden House Restaurant p. 4, The Stockholm Inn p 4, The Brad-Lynn Restaurant p 4, Gus and Maxine Peterson p 4, Jim and Vera Osborn p. 4, John and Elaine Bilka, p 4, The Lingonberry Group, p. 4, Der Rathskeller Restaurant p 5, Fred Goetz p 5, Betty Giesen, p 5, Dick Giesen, p 5, Michael DuPre, p 5, Dom’s Restaurant p 5, Leonardi’s Restaurant p 5, Maria’s Restaurant, p 5, Capri Restaurant p 6, Vito Grisanzio p 6, Domenic Grasanzio p 6, Michael and Pat Battista p 6, Lino’s Restaurant, p 6, Joe Battista p 6, Frank Zammuto, p 6, Zina Horton p 6, El Dorado Club p 6, Archie “Papa” Hawkes, p 6, BB’s Soul Food Restaurant, p 7, Boria Blankenship p 7, Box’s Barbeque p 7, Smokehouse Authentic Bar-B-Que p 7, Gail and Stanley Fort, p 7, Wong S. Fong, p 8, Mandarin Gardens p 8, Lung Fung, p 8, Imperial Palace p 8, Kuma’s p 8, Wong’s p 8, Peking Restaurant p 8, Victor Yu, p 8, Great Wall Restaurant, p 8, Paul Wang, p 8, Gene and Suzy Wang, p 9, Yen Ching, p 9, Wen “Alex” Zeng, p 9, Alvarez Restaurant, p 9, Frank Alvarez, p. 9, Olympic Tavern p. 9, Guy Mutimer, p 9, Anthony Rotello, p 9, Town Hall Tavern, p 9, Chicken Charlie’s, p 10, The Feather Club, p 10, Ross’s, Piano Players, p 10, Gibby Anderson and Vern Ott, p 10, The Little King, p 10; Ten Stop-It, p 10, The Saddle and Cycle, p 10, Welch’s, p 10, Jacks or Better, p 10, Lee Pizzuto, p 10, Mike Pizzuto, p 10, Hick, Hickey’s,  Johnson’s and Erwin’s, Little Italy, p 10, North Main Manor p. 10, The Blackhawk, p 10, The Grotto, p 10, D’Augostine’s, p 10, Jim Cantrore, p 10, Jimmy Vitale, p 10, Jungle Jim’s, p 10, Stone Eagle, p 10.The Branding Iron, p 11, The Last Straw, p 11, The Mayflower Restaurant, cover.

The Music Academy of Rockford – “Bach, Blues and Brews”

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Music Academy Event at Carlyle Brewery, 215 E. State St.,  Sept. 21, 2014.

John Rozman and Rachel Handlin will be featured performers.

Craft beer and root beer will be served, along with pub-style appetizers from downtown restaurants Abreo, Capri and Vintage@501.

Door prizes from Uncle Nick’s and Irish Rose also will be awarded,

Tickets $25 for adults, $15 for students 18 and younger.

Source: Rock River Times, Sept. 17-23,2914, vol. 21, No. 48

 

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