Let me state a few ground rules. I am a grazer. I have conditioned, coerced, cajoled, pleaded with my dates, friends, and family that this is the way to eat. I eat multiple time a day. I always eat small portions. When I am at a restaurant, I always share food and I always order multiple dishes. That being said, here is the review.

Central is one of my go to places. They have convenient valet parking and it is cheap relative to nearby locales. I sit at the far end of the bar near the wine rack. I find the dining room too open and too noisy. I request Tracy as my bartender (he understands and accommodates my grazing habits).

The following assumes dinner for two. I first order a cocktail (no need for a menu yet; I dont come to a restaurant to rush and leave). I never order everythng at once. I now order a nice bottle of wine and a half dozen oysters and ask for the bread. The wine is fairly priced, the oysters fresh, and the bread (oh the butter so good as previously reported by the kind hostess of this blog). Next, is a goat cheese salad which Tracy is kind enoug to split. Depending on how things are going, another bottle of wine is now in order or not. I next order the steak au povire med rare with side of fries. Oh my god, is it good. I am not talking about the steak (which is delicious), but i am referring to the outstanding onion accompande (recipe was in the WaPo a few weeks ago). The onions and the fries are so ridiculously good. Once again, the bartender has managed to split the dish. We always finish the steak and onions but neve the fries.

I leave my car at Central and venture elsewhere for a nightcap, hopefully back in time to retrieve it.

Thanks for the review. I agree re: the valet pricing. I commented to my companion that the price was really quite excellent. I wll have to go and ask for Tracy…though I may have to get the banana split again.

bookmarked.

Wow. Thats incredibly flattering. Thank you so much.

Holla!

Oh, VK. They do at that Grand Central, but the place has kinda become a sausagefest lately.

Oh, you must try. MUST.

I’m trying to come up with something for Shannon’s page and I’m discovering this blogging thing is harder than it looks.

Do you think these things write themselves!!??

Go eat lunch! It is late.