I used to hate Carly's.  I couldn't see the appeal.  The service is always abysmally slow.  The seasonal tap is always empty - half the time the servers don't 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 more.\n\nThe place has grown on me the past couple years, though.  They've 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 impossible.\n\nI guess I now feel that Carly's is A-OK.  Accept the fact that they aren't trying particularly hard, and you'll be able to enjoy the convenience and relatively low price of it all.