Capri Pizza - Pasta and Kabobs

Most Mission Beach spots specialize — sushi rooftops, slider joints, taco shacks that do one thing well. Capri spreads wide instead: Italian standards, gyros, shrimp baskets, even Brazilian movie rentals in the back. It's the kind of menu sprawl that usually signals mediocrity, but the fried zucchini has a cult following, and the fettuccine Alfredo keeps pulling people back from two days of craving.

Romeo runs the front with the energy of someone who genuinely enjoys feeding strangers. He'll talk you through the steak and cheese grinders, make sure the meatballs hit right on the vegetarian penne, generally operate like this is his living room and you're a guest who showed up hungry. That hospitality covers for the inconsistency — plain cheese pizza can arrive greasy and underflavored, condiment bottles sit empty, the place reads more convenient than excellent.

But convenience matters here. You can order through Slice for pickup, walk four minutes to the boardwalk with a calzone, or grab delivery for five bucks when the group's too sunburned to move. The shrimp basket satisfies. The gyro doesn't disappoint. It's the go-to when half your crew wants Italian and the other half wants something grilled, and nobody wants to argue about it after six hours on the sand.

Park on Mission Boulevard, expect casual seating inside, don't come for ambiance. Come because you need fettuccine and your friend needs a gyro and someone else is vegetarian and it's 8 PM and everywhere else has a wait.