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    Central Market Cafe

    3.0 (176 reviews)
    ModerateNew American, Delis
    Open 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Devika G.

    What makes this place 5 stars for now is the value. $25 feels really good for the total for the meals in the photo. Service was fast and friendly. I'll be back one of the nights when they have live music. The salad dressing was really tasty and so were the 2 dolmas that came with the salad.

    Celestina O.

    My first and last time at this cafe. I'd seen the viral video of the California chicken club circulating and thought I'd give it a try on a fine Saturday afternoon. I go in around 2:30 to find out only the Houston stores sell it despite seeing it from a Dallas based influencer. The woman at the counter lets me know that they do have a similar sandwich which is their basic turkey club. Fine whatever I order that with a side of French fries. she asks me for my name and number and tells me I'll get a text when it's ready. I'm sitting in the very busy lobby for 30 minutes when I thought is this normal?? I go walk to the order area and see my order sitting there. No text no name called nothing. I'm already frustrated because I had fries which who knows how long they sat there. I get home to RE FRY my French fries and see they added tomato in my sub which I asked for no tomato. I'm looking at my ticket. No mention of the tomato and what I can see of my phone number is WRONG. Maybe just do the simple task of reciting the order and phone number back so this isn't someone's first experience.

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    Ashley A.

    Consistently hit and miss and not as good as North Lamar. North Lamar had a really good recent Hawaiian islands specials and South totally phoned it in. While North had everyday specials that never left the special menu like a chicken teriyaki sandwich and salmon noodle salad, South Lamar had their own limited by comparison 3 specials and ran out of tilapia and tacos and more for the same event. Plus side: unlike North Lamar they use real dishes, not plastic. However, most tables aren't bussed so maybe it would be better if they moved to plastic. One day I'll come in and have the perfect Asian Noodle Bowl. The next day, the noodles are overcooked and the vegetables are almost burnt. It's my favorite dish at the cafe and really sad when it's bad. Migas are one of the very worst. Low-grade green verde sauce and soggy with unmelted cheese on top. Do not do it! Anything is better! This same dish was so good before covid! I don't know what happened! Turkey avocado sandwich is huge and falls apart. It's also usually made backward to where your avocado falls out with the bacon. It's almost like the staff isn't trained on making sandwiches. I couldn't eat mine and had to throw it out each time. It's too big to take a bite out of and falls apart because it's made backward. Tortilla soup is always cold. I like to get it at the cafe since a million hands have touched the same deli version. Just don't do it! Unless you like cold soup!! Sweet potato fries are soggy one day, burnt the next. I try to get the Mediterranean salad mostly which is hard to screw up, so one star for that. I think I'll stick to buying stuff from the deli and bakery. The kitchen staff really don't care in general, and it shows. I think sweeping retraining is in order. And many others besides me, have made similar statements. It would be so nice if there was a place down south to get a somewhat healthy lunch or breakfast. It's sad because CM has such great products, I think it's just poor management and a need for fry cooks who know what they're doing.

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    They don't always have what I'm in the mood for, but I'm never disappointed by what they're offering.

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    2 years ago

    Solid 3 stars. It's hard to mess up a bowl of tortilla soup and a side Caesar salad. Counter service. Moves quickly. Moderately priced.

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    1 year ago

    A wide variety of affordable dinner options - great for last-minute meals on eves when there's no time to cook!

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    Very clean and helpful staff.The fresh fish market is the best in town.They always have what I'm looking for in fresh produce

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    Always have a great special of the day. My kid loves the French toast. Great atmosphere and food

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