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| - Just had the pleasure of meeting a few friends here for appetizers and drinks a few weeks ago and enjoyed the dim ambiance of the Round Corner Cantina in the en vogue neighborhood of Lawrenceville.
There were 6 of us together and it was not a weekend night, but the place was busy and there were no seats in the back room with tables. We made due with some high top tables pulled together on the bar side. We were met with unenthusiastic service all night which was the only complaint that any of our party had. To exemplify the issue, a person from our party was standing at the bar while it wasn't crowded, no one was needing help, and the bartender was not doing anything but talking to another bar tender--all while looking at my friend but not helping him for a solid 5 minutes. Eventually he meandered over to help and then took another 5-10 minutes to refill some waters and sodas and bring a beer. Getting their attention to order food also took ages. The service was just--well, it was just weird in the awkward sense.
Even with bad service, the food was quite good. Their menu boasts mostly Mex, Tex-Mex, and Mex fusion style foods. Having lived in a largely Hispanic community before, I am very picky about admitting when non-Mexican Mexican food is good. I ordered seitan (a vegetarian protein) tacos and found that they came street style a la roach coach. They were really good, topped with red onion, cilantro, radish, and goat cheese. I really appreciated that the chef came out after our order went in to check about the cheese because it would make the item not vegan--he was friendly and on top of things. Chips and salsa were good too and everyone at our table--vegetarians and non-vegetarians alike--were quite in our appreciation of the yummy food. I definitely recommend this to anyone in the area but would suggest not going on a busy night as the serving staff was not good. For appetizer size food it wasn't cheap, but it was fresh and tasty.
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