Corner Cafe

Standard little corner (see what I did there??) sandwich shop, with maybe a few more options than normal but nothing that would make you have to come here. But it’s not a bad spot to stop by for a quick sandwich at a good price. The falafel was decent — nothing amazing, could’ve been better, but can’t complain. Wasn’t a fan of the hot sauce they gave on the side though — super sour, no spice.

Good peoples. Good food.

I was nervous at first as I didn’t really understand the person taking my order but I got what I wanted thankfully.
The prices were fair. The roll-​up was very large. 2 meals! Tasted fine.
Ordered the strawberry banana smoothie. Tasted more like mango to me but still liked it.
Also got the cheesecake dessert. Nothing amazing but not bad either.
Lastly, delivery took 40 minutes. Meh.
I might order from here again.

Not your average McTrendy joint. Rather, it has a scrappy, traditional, mom-​and-​pop shop ambiance.
Food tasted extra good for my friends and me for 2 reasons: (1)cost for size (the roll ups are large! Enough for leftovers-​lunch tomorrow) and (2) the sense of supporting an authentic and local family-​run business.

I ordered from GrubHub tonight, a Falafal roll-​up and a few orders of oven-​baked fries.
The order came pretty quickly (around 30 minutes) and the guy that delivered it wasn’t especially friendly, but whatever.
The Falafal roll-​up was okay. The falafal itself tasted a little «off», but it wasn’t terrible. It just tasted very «earthy». Not sure how to explain it.
The fries were really good. Remember the fries from the now-​shuttered U-​Food Grill, formerly Know-​Fat Grill (by the way I predicted their demise back in 2012, and now they’re bankrupt and shuttered)? They’re JUST like that!
I’d order again. Delivery fee a competitive $ 0.99.

This place is just not good on all fronts, ESPECIALLY customer service. I ordered in advanced and waited the 20 minutes I was told it would take. When I went to pick up my sandwich a lady was on the phone talking away on a gossipy phone call. I waited a few minutes in the empty restaurant before I said «excuse me I’m here to pick up my order». She held up a finger and then preceded to finish her phone call. When she was done she asked what I had ordered over the phone and she then let me know it would be a few more minutes.
Then she started to make it. After a few minutes of microwaving my gross sandwich was done and they had one less customer.

Omg. That was gross.
I threw away my food after taking a bite —
I ordered a chicken shwarma sandwich — it was awful.

Horrible service. Every time i have called the woman who always answers the phone is so rude. I ordered a Red Sox panini which is normally real good. It comes with bacon, lettuce and tomato… normally. This time all I got was the bread with chx salad on it. Although they charged me for what the sandwich is meant to be. Also on my bill i found some random extra $ 0.75.
Anyway, I called to inform that I was a little disappointed that I had paid for the red sox panini and received just chx salad. I explained that no lettuce or tomato was on my sandwich. She defensively replied back saying ’ I put tomato on your sandwich, i made it myself «, and i explained that I was looking at the sandwich and it was not there. So I said the menu states that bacon, tomato, and lettuce are included, if you made it, why wasn’t it on there?
She rudely said «well, what do you want me to do with it «then hung the phone up.
Seriously?!? I pay for a meal, i want that meal. BTW it tasted awful I had to throw it away. This establishment has completely lost all respect for the food, and service, I will no longer be ordering, along with my co-​workers.
If you call, good luck.

This place is absolutely HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!
My boyfriend and I just moved in down the street and were extremely excited to learn that this place served falafel. So excited… until it was delivered. The Falafel platter was the worst thing I have ever tried to consume. I ate about half (only because I was starving) before I threw it away. The falafel itself was so bland, the hummus was runny and flavorless.
We also tried the lemon chicken soup… gross!
So sad…

Microwaves, man, microwaves.
Normally I wouldn’t be scared off by such appliances, but those were the only appliances I could see in the fully-​visible kitchen. I’m really not trying to be uppity here — it’s not like I was looking for an in-​house garden or boasts of organic food sources — but hey, at least a standard fry grill would have been welcome.
I chowed down on the Tex-​Mex Chicken Wrap, which was okay, and it was portioned out well, especially considering the price. Guac, jalapenos, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and some iffy-​looking chicken, pretty standard. Aside from the chicken, it didn’t taste too shabby. But still, I’m kind of scared where that food comes from before it’s nuked up and ready to serve.

I had heard good things when I decided to order from here, but I was very disappointed. I got the Turkey Swiss Panini and it was horrible. The turkey was slimey and the sandwich smelled bad. The coleslaw looked like it had been sitting out all day. I had to throw it away.

Corner Café almost saved my life yesterday.
Wellllllll… perhaps that’s a bit extreme, but they definitely came through when I took a chance and desperately needed food and coffee in my tummy STAT.
Let me paint you the full picture by saying that I was just perfectly on time for work and therefore couldn’t leave for my morning sustenance. This unfortunately usually consists of a Dunkie’s iced coffee and an Oreo doughnut, so imagine my blood sugar is reallllly low and I’m grumpy at this point. Also panicked now that I won’t be able to get breakfast until my relief comes at 1:30. Kind of a moot point by then, I’d say, so time was of the essence and my choices were limited.
Anywho. Once more being the avid Foodler that I am, I popped on to see if anyone delivered coffee of all things. I found Corner Café and was delighted to see that not only did they have highly-​recommended iced coffee, they also had a $ 7 minimum and FREE DELIVERY, meaning I wouldn’t have to justify $ 20 worth of bagels and egg sandwiches just to get my coffee.
30 quick minutes later, I got what I can only describe as the most satisfying chalice of iced coffee I have had in a long, long time. Add to that a delicious (and I mean delicious) egg & cheese burrito, with black beans and salsa. This thing was perfect. And BIG. If Dunkie’s is going to charge close to $ 3 for a wimpy little «steak» breakfast burrito, this place is putting them to shame. $ 4.75 for a big, filling, (did I mention delicious?) tex-​mex-​y burrito that was just oozing cheese and the softest most fluffiest eggs I have eaten from any takeout place ever. You might think I’m being facetious by now, but I swear, I am most genuine.
I really dig this place. Anyone that can bring me hot well made food and perfectly balanced, refreshing iced coffee with very little instruction (i.e. cream & sugar please) gets five stars in my book. Also, the life saving thing is kind of a big deal. :)

The girlfriend lives down the street from this place and we’ve never tried it. Tonight we decided to give it a shot for its food. We ordered a couple smoothies and frozen yogurt before at this place, but never the food.
Tonight we got a couple of Falafel wraps — ugh terrible. I ate mine b/​c I was hungry and not very picky at the time, but it was terrible. The girlfriend actually took 4 bites and then threw it out. No Joke. Threw. It. Out. She then got up and made herself a PBJ b/​c she was so hungry.
Also to note about this place, which I read from another reviewer a minute ago, was «Chef Mike» as Gordon Ramsey would say. I called ahead, showed up when I was supposed to (20 mins — which is a crock for 2 wraps). I ask for my order and the woman tells me a couple more mins. She then throws some junk in the microwave and hands over a couple of wraps 3 mins later. … Okay, right.
My advice, check out South End Grill around the corner if you are looking for this type of take out. 100% better in ever aspect. I’d give it a 1, but the frozen yogurt is good on a hot day.

I used GrubHub this afternoon to order here for my lunch.
Great menu selection, very low delivery minimum (most places around the Newbury St. and Mass Ave area have whopping delivery minimums from $ 10 to $ 20). They keep it humble at $ 8 with a moderate delivery fee from GrubHub.
I received my food a half hour early from a very happy and friendly guy. My clam chowder was (still is, I’m eating it as I type) AMAZING. Piping hot and delicious.
The chicken caesar wrap was very neatly made and delicious as well.
I like places that are friendly, prompt and have quality food. You guys just fulfilled above and beyond my expectations! Can’t wait to try out other menu items as the cold winter months approach.
Guess I’ll be getting lots of Chowder!
Thanks!

Got food delivered from Corner Café recently. It was decent. My greek salad was pretty good. The chicken was marinated well and it came with lots of feta! It was a huge portion too so had some for lunch the next day. We also got the hummus wrap which was good. Oddly though we ordered a side of hummus and pita and it was awful! It tasted as if the hummus had gone bad. It was a shame because it came in a huge container too (they were probably trying to get rid of it)!
So not a bad place for some quick take out/​delivery — just don’t order the hummus!

Came by to pick up some dinner only to see the lady microwave pre-​cooked chicken for my caesar salad… are you f’ing kidding me? Everything else in the place looked like it came from some cheap excuse for a market/​bakery/​etc.
Beyond fail.

HORRIBLE.
I ordered through foodler last night, will NEVER order from this place again.
It took an hour and fifteen minutes to deliver fewer than 8 blocks away.
They forgot the soda, but charged for it.
The «homemade lemonade» was literally very Strong crystal light. I am not sure what they imagine ‘homemade’ means, but I will tell you charging $ 2.00 after adding water to neon powder doesn’t count.
The ‘nachos’ were stale, covered in canned tomatoes and one glop of American cheese. Soggy bc of the tomatoes (which are neither on the menu nor did I ask for them). They did not come with the advertised sour cream or the guac I asked for. So they were stale AND soggy (I know, special effort was put in there).
They forgot to give ketchup for the fries.
So, after many emails back and forth with foodler, the magnanimous manager of his crap shack offered a $ 5.00 refund. Meaning: I spent $ 16.00 for a sandwich and some crystal light. Essentially I PAID FOR the undelivered, the inedible and the otherwise mediocre. Awesome.
STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE.
***The food had an air of negligence that makes me wonder about the cleanliness of the actual restaurant. Gross to think about.

I’ve tried this place 3 or 4 times now, and every time it takes OVER an HOUR to get delivery. The food was relatively cold and rather soggy by the time it got to us.
Last week, it took almost an hour and a half for us to get one panini, one sub, and a couple of drinks. We threw the menu in the trash. Not worth the wait.

If I were to write a review that was the size of the storefront here, it would go something like this: Decent falafel veggie wraps, and great soups. Everything is priced well, and they deliver, and they are wicked polite. There’s really nothing not to like, although sometimes they only have 1 vegetarian soup option.

I found Corner Café through Foodler last weekend and gave them a shot. Prices are decent, delivery was fast, and the food was very fresh.
Baked chicken fingers: Strange. They tasted great but were so small and sad looking. They also came without any dipping sauce. I wouldn’t order them again.
Buffalo chicken fingers: They had lost all of their crispyness by the time that were delivered so we ate soggy spicy mushy chicken. Not good.
Classic burrito: Extremely fresh and healthy just not much flavor.
Chicken salad sandwich on a sub roll: Actually pretty good. Just enough chicken salad — great spices — but it only came with one piece of lettuce and 2 pieces of tomato that got lost in the sandwich.
Combo burrito: He LOVED it. I didn’t take a bite.
This is a solid place. Things won’t be amazing, but they’ll be good.