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| - I've been to the Central a couple of times, and neither time has it really stood out. Tonight there was only one staffer for the early evening on the main floor, so one guy was tending bar, expediting orders, and working sound. It was a bit much to ask. He did a great job, but it was still too much for one guy working a floor with really dark corners and blind spots.
The food is the real issue, though. I ordered the fish & chips, and the fish was grey and limp and sad. It was breaded like a giant fish finger, and tasted about the same. I ordered the veggie fajitas after that (I couldn't stand to eat the fish), and they were much better. Sizzling peppers, with enough guacamole and sour cream, plus salsa that was actually spicy. If you go, order the fajitas. The poor overworked bartender was really careful to ask me if my order was all right after that, and he was very friendly and accomodating all evening.
The Central is a good place to go if you can't get a seat at the Victory or Pauper's, but it really needs to raise its game in the kitchen to compete with all the other bars in the area.
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