I feel like Charlotte is saturated with coffee shops these days. As a coffee lover, I don't think that's a bad thing. And I think Central Coffee stands out, nonetheless.
I don't go here often because it's not quite convenient to me. But the handful of times I've gone, the service has always been nice and my drink has always tasted fine. This summer, I've been on a kick of iced lattes with lavender vanilla syrup. On that note, the one thing that really makes me like this place is that they seem to understand me when I say "just a smiiiiidge of syrup" -- they always get it just right, so that I can enjoy the flavor without it being overly sweet (I know overly sweet is a relative term).
For the occasional break from my day-to-day routine, a stop at Central Coffee does the trick.