Capitol Bar — Restaurant in Idaho

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I had heard the name several times (always good things) and always semi looked for it when I was downtown (thinking that this would have been downtown for some reason), but never "stumbled" upon it.

I was invited to an after-work happy hour on a Friday night and low and behold at Captial Bar... on State St near Glenwood! Invitation accepted!

This pace is small, but not too small. They do have a kitchen that is open minimal hours, and really basic foods, which is perfect for a bar. The food is, to me, a little more classy than traditional bar food. Please look at my photo of the menu.

I ordered my $5 cocktail, the Manhattan. Once that was gone, I quickly ordered a Cosmopolitan $8.50, followed by a Scofflaw $8.50 (Rittenhouse Rye with sweet and sour). I chose these three because I like to "try" everything on a menu and always something new. Is your favorite food your true favorite food? What if something AMAZING is out there that you haven't experienced yet? Try new things!! :)~ Photos uploaded!

Oh... Food... YES! I chose the hummus plate, which came with a well-balanced favorable pita chip and a delicious hummus dip, $7. (see pics)

They have a good happy hour on beer, $1.50/pint, and televisions to catch the BIG game! Your bill comes in a book titled, "Mr. Boston Delux Official Bartenders Guide", which was something that I haden't seen before and was unique to...

I wish this place could pick it up. We live in the apartments off Ellen's Ferry and finally decided to walk over and try Capitol Bar. From what we knew of Shotsie's it was an older crowd and there wasn't much to offer a younger generation, but we thought maybe this place would come around. We walk in on Valentine's to try their bloody mary bar which is good but the atmosphere is just bland. I was also extremely confused on the menu. There was everything from burritos to lettuce wraps I felt like there was everything and wasn't getting the theme of the restaurant. Everyone in there was over 50 and it gave us a vibe that we would not return to. You won't survive catering to the older generation the newer generation is where business will thrive. It also doesn't have much to offer as far as a restaurant/bar on state street does. Dutch Goose offers bogo hamburgers on Tuesdays and dollar beers on Thursdays, McCleary's offers $2 Jack and Coke's on Fridays and the Lift offers many things like cheap wing Monday and a great burger deal on Tuesday's. There's nothing special that would make me want to come back. Get a younger generation in there with some...

It’s ridiculous that I’ve been going to Capitol Bar for years and haven’t written a review. The drinks are good and very reasonably priced, the staff is amazing and the regulars, are awesome! It says something (not sure what) that it took the pizza to remind me that I’d never written a review. The pizza is CRAZY good. Thin crust and some crazy cheese combination that works with everything. I got a supreme pizza last night while enjoying the football game and reheated (in a skillet) a couple slices tonight. They were as delicious as they were right out of the pizza oven last night.

I’ve also had the BBQ special and it’s delightful too. Kudos to Andrew for doing food right and for the staff for doing what they do to make everyone...