text: I used to hate Carlys I could not see the appeal The service is always abysmally slow The seasonal tap is always empty half the time the servers do not even know what it is supposed to be filled with The food is okay A few of the sandwiches are really good but the vegetarian and vegan options are pretty bland when I started eating meat again I started liking the food here a lot morennThe place has grown on me the past couple years though They have started hiring some pretty good musicians The food has been stepped up a little bit Unlike the Lost Leaf or Roosevelt the place is big enough to accommodate a healthy crowd without making conversation impossiblennI guess I now feel that Carlys is AOK Accept the fact that they are not trying particularly hard and you will be able to enjoy the convenience and relatively low price of it all