La Frontera Cantina

1633 17th Street Northwest, Washington D.C., www.lafronteracantina.net
(202) 232-0437 ‎

Another place along 17th Street that my team has stopped for drinks and food after a game. They have a nice happy hour with $4 margaritas, and they seem to enjoy indulging you with a free one if you have enough. The margaritas are nothing special, but the price is nice. The food is not horrible, but is fairly bland. I don't remember exactly what I got, but it was a common dish and "common" would also describe the flavor. One of my teammates had eaten a more difficult dish there on a previous trip and he said it was a pretty bad rendition of it. Our chips were solid, but the first set of them weren't warm, the second set helped. The salsa was decent, but again, not very flavorful. Our server was very eager, polite, and friendly, but the dishes took forever to come out of the kitchen. They didn't really understand how to make a requested drink. The patio out front is nice, but they are pretty strict about adhering to their table set-up, so larger groups cannot join tables together unless against the building. The inside looks like a small, unremarkable room with a bar. Prices are reasonable.

Overall, I'd say it is friendly place for cheap drinks on a nice day, but I'd eat elsewhere.