Indigo P. N.
Yelp
Lawd lawd lawd.... where do I start? We just left the March on Washington 2020. Aching, tired, and hungry! 10 hours of walking, standing and then marching. People just want to eat! With covid-19 closing down most of the area, you would think this restaurant would be happy to have people wanting people to purchase food there. NOTTTTTT!!!!
1. A woman, two people ahead of me, asked if they sold bottled water. The owner responded "if you want one or go to the liquor store." And pointed across the street, while rolling his eyes.
a. He apparently lost his mind with that response.
b. That should have been my cue to leave.
i. And yes! I do leave REGARDLESS of how hungry I may be if I see employees being disrespectful to patrons. No questions asked... Just two fingers and I'm out.
2. I really wish I had left. But I stayed in ordered a crab cake sandwich plain and a crab cake sandwich with everything. And you have to order a separate order of fries. As well as a separate order of fruit punch or lemonade.
a. No prob. I just want a hot shower, food and my hotel room bed at this point.
3. As I found a place to sit, I meant 3 patrons who were there from the March. They we're speaking about how rude the guy at the cash register was and thought it was because they were gay. They also complained, not only about the lack of customer service, but also about how salty the fries were.
a. No prob. I just want a hot shower, food and my hotel room bed at this point.
4. After chit-chatting with the Jersey Boys ... (They really were from Jersey! Super cool guys as well.) I kept looking around the establishment.
a. WHY WHY oh WHY did I do that? Jesus Take the Wheel this place was nasty! Even as I went to the restroom just to wash my hands Oh, I thought I was going to need a typhoid, tetanus and hepatitis b shot. And whatever meds cures E coli. The bad strain of E coli.
4. No being this is covid-19 era, I don't eat in restaurants anymore. When I tell you it didn't matter that I had to take a train back to the hotel and wait to eat the food ... I mean it really didn't matter had I eaten it fresh or waited.
a. Those fries were so dadgum salty! I mean seriously! I am from the south. We know all about seasoning. We know all about how to season your food to put you in the hospital for high blood pressure instantly! Those fries had so much salt on them, that I could have used the salt that I took off of the fry to season an entirely separate dish! It was just ridiculous.
b. Now they could have been in a hurry. Which I don't see how because you would see people leave after they were at the front of the line or behind the person who was at the front of the line. I'm telling you, his customer service was horrible. Horrible enough to make people leave! So they weren't crowded. Which they could have been! But the ppl whom left WERE SMART IN DOING SO!!!
c. All of the salt they put on those fries, could have been used on the crab cake. When I tell you the crab cake had no seasoning... I mean NONE whatsoever! So yes... I did use some of the salt off of the fries onto the crab cake. No lie.
Y'all... just don't. Bypass this dirty, dusty, no customer service having, only use seasoning on the fries, hole in the wall to the ultimate degree, unappreciative of having customers doing a pandemic restaurant alone. I don't care how hungry you are, just keep going. Do not stop. Keep walking! I don't think I've ever been in such trashy and tasteless restaurant like this. Hole in the Wall's usually have some of the best tasting foods! But this... You have got to be kidding me! And it's right next door to the Reagan Mall! How is this place running? Did this owner marry off his daughter to a senator or congressman? This owner has to be well connected ... And I mean really will connected to still be running. Especially in this location.
0 stars.... better yet, I'm calling the Health Department on this place!