TABLE FOR TWO. Capers owner Eve Hewitt (right) sits with executive chef Shannon O’Dell at an outdoor table in front of the restaurant’s newly opened downtown location on Pacific Avenue.

New downtown restaurant offers lighter fare made from scratch

By Matt Nagle

For the past five years, Capers Take Home Eatery in Proctor District has enjoyed a brisk business from customers looking for a healthy and tasty alternative to the usual takeout. Featuring a selection of 14-16 entrees along with soups, salads and sandwiches made with only the freshest ingredients, Capers carved a unique niche for itself by offering patrons fully-cooked meals in microwaveable containers they can take home, heat for two minutes and serve.

Now there's a whole new Capers location at 701 Pacific Ave. in downtown Tacoma. Rather than continue with the take-out theme, the new Capers is a full restaurant with seating for 50 indoors and tables outside to accommodate another 20 diners.    

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