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| - Franktuary - I have always wanted to like you. Truly. But...the feelings just aren't quite there.
My husband and I have lived in Lawrenceville for nearly 4 years. When Franktuary opened, we were excited to try it. We heard such rave reviews! However we were very underwhelmed with our first experience. Mediocre service and food, overpriced for what you got. It wasn't until this past year, when their food truck would be parked outside of Brew Gentleman and we would have an occasional Texan that we warmed up to the idea of trying them out again for dinner.
Last night we were to meet friends at Grapperia and we wanted to grab a quick bite close by. There was a wait at Round Corner Cantina, so we figured we'd give Franktuary another shot. Again, it was a disappointment. We were promptly greeted and seated by a friendly hostess who told us our server would be right with us. There were a fair amount of people there, but by no means was it busy. And we waited. And waited. After 15 minutes or so, my husband and I started having the discussion of how much longer we were willing to wait, when our server came to our table and apologized, saying there was a miscommunication. No issues with service from that point on, but our confidence was definitely wavering, as I had mentioned earlier that our service during our last visit wasn't the best.
I ordered the falafel, my husband ordered the Texan and a Pittsburgh and we shared an order of the Québécois poutine. It was fine. Absolutely nothing remarkable. My husband makes better hot dogs and falafel. The poutine is pretty delicious, but after a few bites the saltiness of the gravy is a bit intense for my taste buds, requiring me to chug our carafe of water.
The bill plus tip came to $35. Which is not expensive, but for unsatisfying hot dogs and fries with gravy and a few cheese curds, it's also a disappointment.
Bottom line, my gut was right from the beginning.
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