Max M.
Yelp
Vagabond has good tacos, drinks and atmosphere. Their deals on Tuesday and Thursday for two dollar tacos is one of the biggest reasons I go. Vagabond also has questionable, inconsistent service.
Recently, I stopped in, was seated immediately, and then waited 25 minutes for a server to stop by, even after waiving at the staff, making eye contact, and literally having them walk straight past our group. The server eventually showed up, was apologetic, and insisted we order a few drinks and get "whatever we want". We believed that this meant the server was going to give us a few on the house for waiting so long, but that wasn't the case.
Another time, we ordered food and asked the server to make sure beans weren't included in the dish, which they didn't remember to do. When they checked in with us (after about 20 minutes of eating) and asked how our food was, we mentioned that it wasn't prepared the way we asked. The server simply said "oh, sorry" and walked away. We still paid full price and were offered no remedy. We waited for the check for about 15 minutes.
As you can see, most of my visits are memorable for bad reasons. I still go back for the delicious tacos, but I have learned never to expect stellar service.