We visited Central Table (23 S. Euclid) on Aug. 29. Admittedly, Central Table does not purport to be a sushi restaurant. Rather, it offers a variety of cuisines including flatbread pizzas, sandwiches, salads and burgers in addition to its sushi bar. I have tried some of these other offerings on occasion, and have been quite happy with them. However, Central Table does pride itself on its sushi, and RFT gave it the #2 spot in its 2014 sushi countdown, so we thought it worth trying out.
The most noticeable feature of Central Table's sushi offering is the extremely limited selection. Readers of this blog know that we typically order a standard benchmarking menu (for the best comparison from place to place). Central Table didn't even allow us to do this. They lacked both edamame and miso soup, our typical starter courses. Instead, we ordered the calamari, which came with capers, olives and a mayonnaise-based sauce. The calamari were satisfactory, though a bit tough and possibly undercooked. The large capers were, however, a nice touch.
Our sushi order consisted of three of the four rolls offered on the menu: a California roll, tuna roll and salmon roll (we skipped the fourth option, a veggie roll).
These were basic, to say the least. The fish was relatively bland and the seaweed wrapping was too chewy. The California rolls contained too little roe and avocado, though the crab was flavorful (if sparse). Again, the portions were quite stingy (as shown in the photo above).
Overall, Central Table was disappointing, perhaps trying to be too many things to too many different people.
Rating: 6 out of 10.
The most noticeable feature of Central Table's sushi offering is the extremely limited selection. Readers of this blog know that we typically order a standard benchmarking menu (for the best comparison from place to place). Central Table didn't even allow us to do this. They lacked both edamame and miso soup, our typical starter courses. Instead, we ordered the calamari, which came with capers, olives and a mayonnaise-based sauce. The calamari were satisfactory, though a bit tough and possibly undercooked. The large capers were, however, a nice touch.
Our sushi order consisted of three of the four rolls offered on the menu: a California roll, tuna roll and salmon roll (we skipped the fourth option, a veggie roll).
These were basic, to say the least. The fish was relatively bland and the seaweed wrapping was too chewy. The California rolls contained too little roe and avocado, though the crab was flavorful (if sparse). Again, the portions were quite stingy (as shown in the photo above).
Overall, Central Table was disappointing, perhaps trying to be too many things to too many different people.
Rating: 6 out of 10.
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