...but it turns out I was living under a rock in the 90's, and Central Perk was the name of the coffee house in Friends. Hopefully no one gets sued for a copyright violation.
Despite the name, Center Perk is not Friends themed. I was pleasantly surprised to find it filled with old Manchester Americana.
This makes for a nice segue from my last restaurant review, Shady Glen, itself a piece of old Manchester Americana. There are photographs from early 20th century baseball games as well as photographs and illustrations of Main Street from the same era.
Center Perk is a seat yourself place and at 7:30 on a Wednesday morning, there was plenty available. Most everyone there was a regular, or at least, they all knew each other's names and didn't need menus to order. A few Yelp reviews complain of long wait times and inattentive servers, but I found the opposite to be true. I was in and out in about 40 minutes, everyone was friendly, and food came quickly.
I ordered raisin oatmeal pancakes with a side of corned beef hash.
The corned beef hash was good and the pancakes were quite possibly the best I've ever had. It would never have occurred to me to mix oats in there, but apparently this is a thing everyone should do. Just as a head's up, though, if you want Maple syrup to go with your pancakes, it'll cost you a dollar extra. All in all, though, an excellent experience. I will definitely be coming back in the future.
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