The Chicken Caesar wrap is having a moment.

Scroll long enough and you’ve probably seen one: crispy chicken, chopped romaine, Parmesan, Caesar dressing, all rolled together into the internet’s current favorite lunch.

We get the hype.

But at Capo Deli Tysons, we looked at the Chicken Caesar and thought that this could be so much better.

Because a great Chicken Caesar isn’t just chicken + lettuce + dressing stuffed into a vessel. Every ingredient has to pull its weight. The chicken has to stay crispy. The romaine needs actual crunch. The Parmesan should taste like Parmesan. And the dressing needs to hit every bite without turning the whole thing into Caesar soup.That’s why ours is built a little differently.

This is probably the biggest difference.

Our crispy Chicken Caesar starts with a house-made breaded chicken cutlet — the same chicken that goes into our Chicken Parmesan.

And if that sub sounds familiar, there’s a reason - Mashed named Capo Deli Tysons its pick for the best chicken Parmesan sandwich in Virginia, calling out our house-made breaded chicken breast as one of the stars of the sandwich.

We could have taken the easy route with the Chicken Caesar. Frozen chicken strips. Pre-breaded tenders. Something dropped in a fryer and forgotten about, but that’s not really our thing.Instead, you get the same crispy, substantial chicken cutlet we use in one of the sandwiches we’re best known for.

Yes, you can order it grilled too, but if you want our recommendation?

Get the crispy chicken.

Quality and experience are two of our core principles, which is why we freshly grate real Parmigiano-Reggiano onto every Chicken Caesar we make. 

No pre-shredded Parmesan, no plastic tub that has been sitting open for days, and no shelf-stable cheese coated with anti-caking agents. 

Just real Parmesan, freshly grated every single time. It melts slightly against the warm, crispy chicken, catches in the romaine and Caesar dressing, and gives every bite the salty, nutty flavor a great Chicken Caesar is supposed to have.

It may seem like a small detail, but it’s exactly the kind of detail that makes two sandwiches with the same ingredient list taste completely different — and one of the reasons we believe ours stands out.

There are two ways to ruin a Chicken Caesar: the first is making it dry and the second is drowning it.

The magic is getting enough Caesar dressing to coat the chicken, lettuce and Parmesan without overwhelming them.

You should taste Caesar in every bite, but you should also still be able to taste the crispy chicken. And the Parmesan. And the romaine.

Our goal is finding that umami balance: no dry pockets and no dressing puddles.

One recent customer who tried our Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap summed it up pretty well: “Fresh, flavorful, and definitely something I’d order again,” which is exactly what we were going for.

And because people have very strong opinions about the ideal Chicken Caesar delivery system, we’re not making the decision for you. We offer it in three amazing vessels:

Crispy or grilled chicken, chopped romaine, freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and Caesar dressing piled into a sub.

It’s what happens when the viral Chicken Caesar wrap meets an old-school Italian deli.

Want the version that made Chicken Caesar internet-famous? We’ve got you.

Same crispy chicken. Same fresh Parmesan. Same balance of romaine and dressing. Wrapped perfectly by our artisans, who by the way, have perfected the wrap - just another way we focus on experience.

Want everything that makes the Chicken Caesar good, just without the carbs? We got you!

We can talk all day about why fresh, quality ingredients matter, but our customers say it better. One recent customer ordered the Chicken Caesar sandwich with her family and described everything as “amazing and fresh.” That word — fresh — comes up often in reviews of Capo Deli. Another Google reviewer praised our sandwiches for their “excellent servings and quality ingredients,” while another called out our use of “top notch ingredients.”

And that is really the point. A Chicken Caesar is not complicated food, which means every ingredient has to pull its weight. There is nowhere for bland chicken, tired lettuce, or mediocre Parmesan to hide.

At Capo Deli Tysons, our Chicken Caesar is made with crispy or grilled chicken, romaine, freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and Caesar dressing.

Our crispy version uses the same house-made breaded chicken behind the Chicken Parmesan that Mashed selected as its Virginia pick for best chicken Parmesan sandwich. And you can get the whole thing as a sub, wrap or salad.

No shortcuts.

No sad pre-shredded Parmesan.

And definitely no dry Chicken Caesar.

If you’re looking for a Chicken Caesar sub or Chicken Caesar wrap in Tysons Corner, Vienna or Northern Virginia, come try the Capo version.Just do yourself a favor.Get it crispy first.

Just do yourself a favor.

Get it crispy first.

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