text: How long is too long to wait for food minutes A half hour An hour What about an hour and a half What if you waited that long got crappy service and the manager was totally unsympatheticnI went to Industry Public House with a group of friends altogether for hopes of a tasty meal and a few drinks The atmosphere is fun the decor is very cool and the drink list is humongous However the service is absolutely abysmal to the point that I will not go back nIt was a Saturday evening during the Rock All Night Tour which is a very cool music festival that took place in several venues with several music genres The idea was to showcase local music and the Lawrenceville neighborhood so we thought it would be fun to eat local as well When we put our name on the list the wait was supposed to be minutes but we only waited about minutes a plus The hostess was considerate and sat as down right away another plus Our waiter came running over with menus and took our drink orders which were brought to us in a relatively short time great so far Then he took our orders on a Samsung Galaxy Tablet and promised it would be quick and efficient thanks to the electronic ordering very cool nAnd he was right the appetizers we ordered came out very fast My wife and I had the pot roast gravy fries which tasted like Kennywood Potato Patch fries only smothered in pot roast yum Another couple in our group also enjoyed their appetizer and frolic and joviality ensued A great start to our eveningnBut then it all went downhill Maybe I am being too hard on our waiter perhaps he was kidnapped by aliens or was wrongfully incarcerated or had to deliver a baby in the backroom Something must have kept him very busy because minutes after we finished out appetizers there was still no entrees no drink refills no new beers and our waiter was MIA This was about the time we all started commenting on the length of our wait We watched as other patrons were sat ordered waited upon and paid their bills as we waited an hour after our appetizers to finally inquire what was happening I like to believe my group and I are pretty laid back in these instances but this was ridiculous nWe finally flagged a manager over to ask what was happening which was about the time our waiter finally reappeared I guess he must have stopped the asteroid or disarmed the bomb or whatever important thing he was doing that he finally got away from to come running over upon seeing us talking to the manager When we asked the manager what was going on he stated that they were slammed and our food would be next When my friend asked him why everyone else seemed to be getting their food without waiting he looked over at a table and snapped back that guys eating nachos which takes like seconds to make He then promised to buy us a round of drinks and that are food was already ready and would be over right awaynWe waited And waited A couple sat down near us ordered food ate and were paying their bill as we waited Finally a half hour after the manager promised our food was coming we gave up and proceeded to leave After all it had been over an hour and a half since we were sat and this was unbelievable I could have gone to the grocery store bought the items needed made the meal served it and washed the dishes in the time it took them to bring out two hamburgers two grilled cheese sandwiches a salad and a cup of chili Unfortunately our waiter reappeared with our food as we were standing up to leave Arrgh now we are eating after allnDespite the wait the food looked good My wife enjoyed her chili and my burger with goat cheese looked yummy but it was room temperature when I got it and I was not about to send it back Everyone else commented that their food was good but maybe it was because we were hungry angry and just wanted the evening to endnAmazingly the waiter was quick to bring our bills and take our payment We left a tip despite my objections that that was too muchnLater that evening I was visited my Montezumas Revenge Of all the times I have been sick from food this was easily in my top The next morning I was still tasting goat cheese and bile in my throat nIts unfortunate that such a hip place in Lawrenceville would have such poor service I guess I was wrong to assume that a business with a menu would actually want to serve food and not try to be a night clubbar If you are going to have a full menu then serve it Otherwise serve tapas and appetizers and focus on the drinks And if you are the manager be a bit courteous and listen to complaints we really tried to be understanding and support a local business but we will not be going back