Chad M.
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Whatever you do, do not come here for food. Drinks, it is the least recommended bar in this neighborhood.
I have given this place several tries and will never do it again unless it is sold and completely turned over to a new restaurant/bar. Every experience here has been outright dreadful. I would usually recommend ways that they can improve, but this place is beyond help. It is so bad, they just need to burn it to the ground and start over.
It is a shame because it is a nice space. Specific problems when visiting:
1- food. Went yesterday with a friend. We just wanted to go somewhere local (across the street) and get some food and watch football. Absolutely no one was there and we should have kept walking. (Good stuff eatery, 50 meters away, is fantastic) We ordered two smash burgers, fried jalapeños, and fried pickles. The food was completely inedible, and it cost $82. (That didn’t include the cost of two sodas. Note, sodas, nut beers.) When I say inedible, I mean, I have been to over 50 countries, I have eaten food everywhere, I’m 47 years old and I’ve been all over the United States as well. That I can remember, this is the worst food I’ve ever gotten accounting for value to quality. Never had worse. I have gotten better food in completely depleted War zones. I spent 20 years in the Marines and most of the MREs I ate tasted significantly better than this food. Deployed chowhall food (with the infantry, not in the rear) blows this out of the water. It was dreadful and we had to just leave it and go to good stuff eatery. Paying $82 is bad enough. Paying $82 and having to eat this garbage would’ve been worse. Pictures of food attached. Just awful. No need for explanation.
2- I went with a date during happy hour once. I asked the extremely unfriendly bartender what was on happy hour. She told me everything in red on the menu. I ordered something in red on the menu. She gave it to me and later charged me $24 for it. When I asked to confirm that that was the happy hour price, she said no. When I told her she had just told me that was on happy hour she simply stared at my date with the old “this guy can’t afford expensive drinks” look. stupid. I’m 47, not 17. I can afford expensive drinks, because I ask how much they cost, and because I don’t pay for obnoxiously expensive drinks. You guys want to milk me for one $24 drink, or have me like you as the bar that’s directly across the street from me and come back again? You’ll make more money the second way.
This place really is just deplorable.
When I was in the military and we used to have to go here for mandatory fun for my unit at the pentagon, it could be kind of cool. As far as I can tell, those mandatory fun events are the only reason this place still exists.
It’s a lovely location, but with current management, Food, and service, it is not repairable. Time to sell and let somebody else get in there and open a real restaurant.
There are tons of good restaurants in this neighborhood. If you’re looking for a place to eat, do not land on this one. If you’re looking for a place to drink, do not expect good service, friendly service, or honest service here.