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| - Sooo... I really like this place. I like the laid back music, I like the dim lighting (hey, I am getting to "that" age and heck, I can use all the help I can get!), I like the food....and they have some cool events with wine. Their salmon carpacio is really good and I love love love their panini with grilled gorgonzola and figs. Delish! Plus, they are open til 2 which is nice for those late nights after you are somewhere else and you want a tasty nosh. But I have to tell ya, honestly there are a few drawbacks. I guess no place is perfect (sigh). First off, some of the bartenders are a little how do I say this... dingy. As in having a problem handling the bar and the few tables they have. Either that or those guys at the bar were waaay more interesting or tipped waay more than she thought my companion and I would. Second: I wish wish wish that they would jush up their patio. I mean, come ON! A few plants would go a long way.. maybe invest in a couple better used tables from the myriad restaurants that have gone down memory lane lately. There is just no personality on the outside. Also, and I found this one out the hard way, if you stay in the bathroom too long, the light goes off. Now I personally don't think I am a high maintenance chick, but maybe I have to rethink that as I couldn't figure out how to get the light back on. Open the door? What? Not sure...
One interesting positive, at least for me, is that this cool little restaurant is next door to Handlebar Js, a western restaurant that has been there longer than dirt. It is pretty easy to figure out who is going to which restaurant for sure. So sometimes it is fun to pop in next door for a little culture shock and great country western.
Centro is definitely another great little date place. You need a few of those to keep a low profile right?
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