Capital Tacos Trumping The Oakley’s Grill Rumor Mill

My friend Keith Oakley, the owner of the Oakley’s Grille on Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa, admits he’s been looking at locations in Wesley Chapel for several months but, at least at our press time, he still hasn’t signed a lease on a new Wesley Chapel restaurant.

Keith has looked at two prime locations  — the former Café Fresco (which closed at least 2-3 months ago) spot on S.R. 56 (in the same plaza as Kona Swim Bike Run) and the space previously occupied by D’Alessio Italian Restaurant on BBD, across from Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel (FHWC), in the same Shoppes of Wesley Chapel plaza as Dickey’s BBQ (which has been sold to new owners; more on that in a future issue). 

Considering that Oakley’s has been the home of both my favorite burger and my favorite roast beef dip sandwich in either of our distribution areas since it opened (the fries are kind of awesome, too), I hope Keith makes up his mind on a second location closer to both my office and my home than his New Tampa store…soon.

Oakley’s won’t be moving into the Café Fresco locale because that will soon become the second location of Capital Tacos, the hugely popular taqueria with only one other location — at 6765 Land O’Lakes Blvd. (U.S. 41) in Land O’Lakes. 

All I can tell you is that the LOL location is always packed, even after 8 p.m.on a Wed. night, when the pic above was taken.

For more info, visit CapitalTacos.com or call 501-4976. For Oakley’s Grille (17631 BBD), visit OakleysGrille.com, or call 523-5075).