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| - Epicenter is a four-letter word in my household. Seriously, I make the cat sit in the corner if she even meows it under her breath. Make her THINK about what she said (my mom would add, "you cannot take things back that you say. it's like trying to put toothpaste back in a tube"). But my buddy, Travi the Rabbi, and I venture down to the Epicenter to visit Mortimer's every now and again for lunch.
As it IS the Epicenter, the help is usually clad in tight bar logo'ed tank tops and jean shorts which is a nice break from corporate casual. Although, last time, two out of the three waitresses were preggers, giving them three huge tank top protrusions instead of two. Something in the water?
It is usually crowded there for lunch and a few times we have been banished to the two tops attached to the wall on the opposite side of the bar. The artwork isn't bad with the smatterings of drunken WC Fields quotes on the walls (my favorite WC Fields quote isn't represented though: "a woman drove me to drink and i never had the chance to thank her").
The food. Carter's Honey Turkey with bacon isn't too bad. The standard center loaded deli sandwich with some good flavor. Jeremiah's Bell Tower leaves me in search of solid chicken salad, but it is an okay sandwich. Nothing amazing flavor-wise. The Chicken Nacho Wrap is just weird. Call it a burrito with tortilla chips smashed inside and be done with it. And its messy (Dry-clean only means this shirt is dirty - Mitch Hedberg. This pertains to a lot of my work shirts and I don't want to run the risk of a stain). The Big Easy is a pretty solid wrap with good flavors.
The sides leave a little to be desired with heavy mayo based pasta salad, potato salad, or fruit salad that all come in little jello shot cups. So get the chips.
To sum it up, the menu has enough options to keep me coming back on the periodic basis that I do and the service doesn't irritate me. Now, if you catch me there AFTER work, smack me and send me to the corner with the cat....
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