Midwood restaurants

So, I've been eating out a lot recently but haven't kept up with the blog so I'll give an update on a bunch at once. I recently toured some of the new Midwood hot spots and here are my thoughts:

Common House - casual restaurant, nicer than the Dish and not as southern. Prices were great ($6 for Fried Green Tomato BLT + side salad and $5 or $6 for grilled (or maybe fried) Pimento Cheese Sandwich + fries. It's a neat spot with outdoor seating (points for that), modern feeling and someplace that's easy to go on a week night. The food was good if not a little random. I can't remember everything but mussels for an app and weird special. I guess you could say the menu wasn't super memorable. I really liked it while I had one friend say so-so on their dining experience. I'd recommend it for a different place to go.

Soul - metro lounge that serves sushi, random small plates and plays lots of techno. The vibe is very cool, the hostess was a little snotty and I've heard it's THE new spot for late night. The sushi menu looked pretty good, slightly overpriced but may be worth it. I didn't eat there. I can imagine it's more of a spot for drinks and will likely compete with Loft 1523 except it doesn't feel as big. The outdoor patio is slender and I can imagine gets packed pretty quickly. I would definitely meet someone there for drinks though and it's across the street from DQ if you get that blizzard craving too.

Central Coffee Co. - this cool coffee shop just opened about a week or two ago across from Intermezzo and the old Swing 1000 place. It's definitely a better coffee shop than Nova's (i.e. it's a real coffee shop and not a bakery with an espresso machine), the treats all looked homemade, and I'm pretty sure it's owned by a greek family as there were some definite greek themed food items. The pound cake looked amazing as did the blueberry scones. The biscotti was really good and homemade as well. They have free wireless and a neat atmosphere. There's a fireplace in the back with two comfy leather chairs and a skylight. There's a little chalkboard for kids and random magazines lying around if you get bored with your coffee friend. :) The only downside is no outdoor seating. However, they are supposedly working on this so maybe there will be next time. I would definitely recommend this place if you're looking for a cool local coffee shop that isn't the 'bucks.

Bucks County Tavern - random bar on the corner of Club & Central. I've always wanted to stop by there for a drink and I was finally able to. It's been 3 or 4 different bars since I've lived nearby and they finally have one that might work. They scraped the paint off the windows so it doesn't look so shady from the outside and put a tiki hut in the back. The crowd was super random ppl in their 40s and 50s, one guy peed in the parking lot and then came back in and sat down at the bar, two Harley guys came in as we were leaving and the whole night felt like that. Supposedly they serve good sandwiches but I was just there to soak in the randomness, not eat. If you're looking for a strange night, this would be a good place to end up.