"Decorated with pictures of family members , this 70-year-old diner has been serving a Puerto Rican style of cooking called la cocina criolla to its regulars for a lifetime. Their jibaritos are tightly wrapped, almost as if they’ve been in a sandwich press. This fuses the flavors, and most importantly, completely melts the cheese. That’s one of the many small details that Café Central pays close attention to, like the crispy edges that hang out over the tostones on the steak jibarito, or the ripe avocado slices on the vegetarian jibarito. All their jibaritos come with three housemade condiments: a minced garlic sauce, mayoket (mayo and ketchup sauce), and our favorite, pique, a hot sauce. Beyond that, Café Central serves their arroz con gandules with salchichón and has four different seafood creoles that come with your choice of side. At this rate, Café Central will be around for another 70+ years." - jessica rome
