Four Corners of the Earth — Restaurant in Burlington

Four Corners is where you go when you want a meal that hugs you from the inside.

When you first come into the entryway something magical happens.. first the scent of exotic yet familiar smells entangle your nose, the faint melody of a familiar yet unrecognizable song tickles your ear... When you open the next door the menagerie of wonderous local art dances in front of your eyes as the sounds and smells increase to totally dazzle your senses. As you turn the corner and face the bar, you're greeted with a smile filled with all the care in the world.. boom. You have become family and you are welcomed and celebrated as such. It doesn't matter if you're alone, it doesn't matter if your friends are with you, it doesn't matter if you're on a first date with some internet stranger you've never met and hope doesn't murder you when you turn your back. All the unease of your day, all of the anxiety of your life melts away. By the time you take your coat off and can even form words you feel like you have walked into some familiar relatives living room.

You're home.

This is not some sandwich shop where you just show up expecting to hide in a corner and glue your eyes to your phone oblivious to the beautiful art and cozy decor surrounding you. Go to subway for that dispasionate sterile experience. You will feel empowered to take part in the rolling conversations, you will be feel free to talk about how your life is without judgement, offered familial advise, and most importantly you will be wholly loved from the second you take a step in the door by everyone there.

Latszo is not simply a delicatessen curator, he is an artist who pours his heart into his craft. The food he prepares, the extravagantly exquisite tastes he imagines, the soul he puts into each dish can only be matched by someone who loves their guests as much as he does. A rare thing most especially these days.

The food served contains flavors not found anywhere else.

I cannot possibly recommend Four Corners enough. 5 stars...

Went here once after living in BTV for nearly 10 years.

I had heard the experience is what this place is about. It was not worth it.

Yes, I suppose the owner is nice, but really I don't want to talk to the owner or let them know my personal details (or really anyone serving me a meal unless it is a dinner party). I felt very uncomfortable the whole time.

I was with friends who like this place so I politely waited throughout the whole meal. Which took a very very long time - hours and hours (yes, I understood this was part of the experience). But all of the hype was such a let down. I ordered a veggie thing, because I am a vegetarian and a meat thing came out. Oh snap.

Since I was so uncomfortable I figured I would drink a ton of alcohol to numb the discomfort. Problem there was that it was super hard to get every drink refreshed. So I was left with this kind of nervous buzz the whole time. Thankfully, by every time that I was about to have a panic attack my other drink would come out - but my my, it was right under the wire every time. Nearly ended up in an ambulance.

The art is all local flavor (generally poor, decade old Pinterest/Etsy trends and catering to the bubble that is BTV) Oh, I don't know why I still live in Burlington, the culture is just getting more and more insular and feeding back on itself. Kind of like those YouTube videos that are repeatedly uploaded hundreds of times until the turn out like garbage - that's essentially Burlington right now.

Well, I ended up leaving (thank goodness) and went home and vomited up the food I ate there. It felt like I had been poisoned by the food and the experience. Never going back to this place.

Worth checking out if you are into this kind of...

Went here for the first time the other day. I did not have a good experience.

As soon as I walked in the owner barked at me for bringing my dog inside to order. The place was empty. I was the only one there.

It took 40 minutes to get my sandwich even though no one else was there when I ordered. I don't know if I got there right as they were opening or what, but I sat there for 30 minutes waiting for my food. Finally went in and asked about it and they said it would be out in 5-10 minutes. This is a sandwich, mind you. It did come out in a little over 10 minutes. I asked what took so long and the waiter, who seemed like this was his first time working in a restaurant, replied, "you're lucky it didn't take an hour."

Discussed with the owner after I finished eating and he offered something along the lines of "sometimes we slip up." That was a much better response than I got the first time.

Overall, food was pretty good. Not sure I'll be going back because of that experience. If I was the owner and something like that happened to a new customer I would give them the meal for free. Or give them their drink for free. Give them something. It's not so much that they forgot about my order that is upsetting it's the way it was handled. No remediation what so...