Our goal is to bring you seasonal menus featuring organic or local produce, naturally-raised meats, responsibly-caught fish and seafood, and artisan cheeses and breads.
Soups
Gumbo classic andouille sausage and seafood stew, over rice, with green onions $5/$8
Havana Black Bean vegetarian black bean purée with sugar cane molasses and rum $5/$8
Small Plates
Jalapeno and Cotija Tajo Hushpuppies $7
served with chive butter and apple butter
Sambal Tofu $8
crispy Florida Market tofu;
with sesame seaweed, grilled scallions and sweet-hot Sambal chili sauce
Grilled Yellowfin Asada $9
chargrilled and served rare;
with chimichurri sauce and green papaya salad
Blue Crab, Blue Corn & Brie $12
blue corn tortillas, lump crabmeat and brie;
with curtido slaw and our fresh guacamole
Pint o’ Prawns $12
half a pound of steamed and spiced jumbo shrimp;
with cocktail sauce and melted butter
Escargot Maitre d’hôtel $9
broiled with garlic and parsley butter and flambéed with brandy;
with toasted bread bouquet
Beer Board $10
cedar-grilled lamb sausage, andouille sausage, smoked duck breast;
Emmentaler cheese salad, lingonberry preserves, and melba toasts
Salads
Country Salad 2.0 $7
mixed greens with bleu cheese, blackened pecans, and pickled red onion;
citron-truffle vinaigrette
Dutch East India Salad $13
lemon- and curry-spiked lump crab salad with papadam crisps and mango pickle
Salmagundi Salad $13
romaine and radicchio with grilled chicken, poached lobster claw, applewood-smoked bacon, hardboiled egg, country tomato wedges, and ciabatta croutons;
creamy English mustard dressing
Flagship Salad $14
chargrilled and sliced N.Y. strip loin;
with dressed Country Salad greens, fingerling fries and horseradish sauce
Entrées
Pasta Piatto $16
saffron linguini tossed in butter;
with toasted garlic, fresh basil, country tomato, oil-cured olives and Manchego
Florida Ave. $20
ale-battered shrimp, crispy Chesapeake oysters, corn-dusted tilapia;
with Argo hushpuppies, pommes frites, cole slaw and jalapeno tartar and cocktail sauces
Jumbo Lump Crab Cakes $20
griddled, with white corn risotto, vegetable du jour and Argo cocktail sauce
Smoky Chicken $16
free-range chicken breast, grilled; wrapped with smokehouse ham and brie;
thyme scalloped potatoes, roasted shallots and Madeira jus lié
Wood-fired New York Strip (12 oz) $21
with thyme scalloped potatoes and grilled Vidalia onions;
maître d’hotel butter
Kids Menu (for children under 12) $4
Macaroni & Cheese (small)
Cheddar Grits (small)
Veggies and Dip
Chicken Tenders (2) with regular fries or fruit
Fish Taco (1) with avocado
4 oz Argo Burger with regular fries or fruit
Hot Dog (100% Black Angus beef) with regular fries or fruit
ARGO CLASSICS
(available until 11:00 pm on weeknights and 12:00 am on weekends)
Appetizers
Fries (served with lemon curry sauce and coriander aioli) $5
Sweet Potato Fries
Garlic Fingerling Fries
fresh,chopped garlic, parsley, and sea salt
Pommes Frites
long, skinny, and very crispy
Vidalia Onion Rings $7
drizzled with wildflower honey
Wings (Buffalo, Barbecue, Sambal Chili) $8
ten wings, cucumbers;
Danish bleu cheese dressing
Entrées
Organic Ale-Battered Cod $13
with garlic fingerling fries and crispy leeks;
lemon curry sauce
Fish Tacos $11
crispy tilapia with salsa cruda and rémoulade;
cabbage-cilantro slaw and avocado
Shrimp and Grits $16
Scotch Bonnet chutney-glazed;
with cheddar grits and collard greens
Sandwiches (with your choice of regular/sweet potato fries or side salad)
Grilled Mushroom Muffaleta $9
grilled portobello with provolone and smoked mozzarella, olives, grainy mustard sauce;
rosemary and garlic focaccia
Chesapeake Bay Fried Oyster Roll $13
with habanero tartar sauce, coleslaw, and Old Bay fries;
New England-style, long potato roll
Cubano $9
citrus- and spice-rubbed pork, roasted & smoked ham;
Emmentaler cheese, pickles, and mustard
Cuban roll
Pulled Pork $9
Carolina-style shredded pulled pork;
cole slaw
brioche roll
Argo Burger $9
half-pound of ground beef, grilled; with lettuce, tomato, red onion, and pickle chips;
potato Kaiser
white cheddar, Emmentaler, smoked mozzarella, Danish bleu, + $1
applewood-smoked bacon + $1.50
Desserts
Ask about our daily dessert specials!
Consuming raw or undercooked meat, fish, shellfish, poultry, dairy, or eggs can increase your risk of food-borne illness and can pose a health risk to certain individuals. Individuals with severe allergies should be aware that our kitchen processes foods that are (or may contain) common allergens including, but not limited to, nuts and shellfish.
AR-GOES-GREEN!
In an effort to reduce waste,
we encourage you to bring us back your “to go” containers from this Argonaut meal
in exchange for $1.00 off a future meal.
An 18% gratuity will be added to parties of six (6) or more.
No separate checks for parties of four (4) or more.
BRUNCH
Our goal is to bring you seasonal menus featuring organic or local produce, naturally-raised meats, responsibly-caught fish and seafood, and artisan cheeses and breads.
Brunch
Fresh Fruit Cup $4
Fresh Fruit Bowl (With yogurt and honey) $6.50
Country Breakfast $10
two eggs fried or scrambled, with English muffin;
homemade sausage, applewood-smoked bacon or fresh fruit;
hash fries or cheddar grits
Blue Corn and Blueberry Flapjacks $8
maple syrup, powdered sugar and fresh fruit
Rum Toasts and Brie $8
with pecans and maple syrup
Everything Bagel & Cream Cheese $7
served with lettuce, country tomato and red onion; served with fresh fruit
Scottish Smoked Salmon $10
spiked with cracked chilies, peppercorns, and dill;
served with Everything Bagel, cream cheese, and tomato caper relish
Northern Necker Sausage Patty $8
homemade VA pork sausage on an English muffin; with apple butter and cheese grits
Steak and Eggs $16
grilled petite filet mignon with maître d’hôtel butter;
on English muffin with two fried eggs and hash fries
Gumbo classic andouille sausage and seafood stew, $5/$8
over rice, with green onions
Havana Black Bean vegetarian black bean purée $5/$8
with sugar cane molasses and rum
Country Salad 2.0 $7
mixed greens with bleu cheese, blackened pecans, and pickled red onion;
citron-truffle vinaigrette
Salmagundi Salad $13
romaine and radicchio with grilled chicken, poached lobster claw, applewood-smoked bacon, hardboiled egg, country tomato wedges, and ciabatta croutons;
creamy English mustard dressing
Flagship Salad $14
chargrilled and sliced N.Y. strip loin;
with dressed Country Salad greens, fingerling fries and horseradish sauce
Blue Crab, Blue Corn & Brie $12
blue corn tortillas, lump crabmeat and brie;
with curtido slaw and our fresh guacamole
Pint o’ Prawns $12
half a pound of steamed and spiced jumbo shrimp;
with cocktail sauce and melted butter
Crabby Patty $12
grilled jumbo lump crabcake;
on English muffin with lettuce, tomato, onion, jalapeno tartar, cole slaw and pomme frites
Egg whites or egg substitute available.
Kids Menu (for children under 12) $4
Pancake (1) with fruit
Fruit cup
½ Bagel & cream cheese
Chicken Tenders (2) with regular fries or fruit
Brunch starts at 10am Saturdays and Sundays.
$5 Bloody Mary Bar
$9 Bottomless Mimosas
and they have MLS & MLB sports packages on DirectTV.
53 comments:
We ate at the Argonaut last Thursday after a long hiatus and the quality of the food and the service had gone way down. There were three servers and a hostess for about 4 occupied tables and no one cleared empty plates, checked if we wanted additional drinks, etc. One waiter just seemed desperate to make friends with a table and just stood by their side talking at them the entire time we were there.
The New York strip was the cheapest cut of beef I've encountered in a long time but the price was as high as I'd expect to pay in a decent restaurant downtown.
I'm hoping this was a fluke, as its a convenient spot, but am not holding my breath.
Getting jaded with these ubiquitous menu changes/postings.
Wherefore art thou, H St. C&C? A neighborhood turns its lonely eyes to you...
In Capitalspice's post on Teddy Folkman, they mentioned H ST CC quickly in passing but noted that they would have "more information in the very near future". What happened there? On our first nice day in a while, I'm starting to really fiend for some roof-top putt-putt...
There's really too much stuff on the menu. The food is okay, but the decor needs to be changed. I don't feel like buying nice food in a crappy interior. I go there sometimes because Dr. G's is full. I don't really like SR and beyond NAPA which is too fancy if I want to walk to dinner and don't want a sandwich or Caribbean food, Argo is really it. When I go there and service is okay, sometimes really good but most time it's been bad. There have been times when I’ve waiting either to be seated a very long time, or once I was seated I’ve had to go up and talk to the bar tender to get table service. This has happened more then twice and frankly I don’t care if they are short staffed, that’s not my deal. Stuff happens, but Argo isn’t new.
But the service can change, the issue for me is the look and feel of the place. The tables are wobbly, the floor is a mess. The chairs feel unsafe, and frankly the whole place looks dingy. It's actually not dingy, but it looks bad.
It could be a real gem. Something special. Prick a few dishes, do them exceptionally well. Have good bar food, and invest in tables chairs an a floor that are not unsightly or and unstable.
-Robby
The Country Club is having WASA related delays.
JJ,
places tend to change their menus seasonally. I like to keep them updated because otherwise you have people trying to order off the old menu that is online and then getting upset when the restaurant no longer carries the item (you'd be surprised how often this happens with to go orders).Plus, I think people want to know about new specials. Outside of new specials, or places opening, you are probably looking at maybe three changes a year per place. Considering the number of days in a year, that isn't many posts. It can just seem like a lot because they tend to come all at once.
I've found the food at Argo to range between decent and good, but every time the service is absolute excrement. Two weeks ago we went for brunch, and for our table of six, orders came out in spurts. I got my order half an hour after we ordered...my wife got hers 75 minutes after she ordered, the toast was burnt, and they clearly only scrambled one egg instead of two. We also had to go to the bar to get our own drinks because the waiter was hard to find. We had to flag him down to even place our orders in the first place. Unfortunately, this has seemed to be the rule, rather than the exception in my experience. I like their booze selection, I like their menu, and Scott (the owner) is a really nice guy. But the service ALWAYS sucks.
WASA-related dealys? Didn't Joe E. post on here last week (maybe before) and said that he got help from our local rep Tommy-whatever, and WASA did the tests and they were just waiting on some materials inspections? That shouldnt take too long...then again, DC gov....
The Argonaut should change the decor. Just renovate already since they have proven the are one of the more popular destinations on H Street. The menu looks great. However, I really cannot see myself eating anything there other the french fries.
As a former chef,I agree with the comment about a heavy menu.If I were the chef,I would work with a small menu and do the items really well.If you need suggestions,I can be reached at byronelerby@aol.com.Thanks for believing in H Street.
eregferr
You can never have enough brunch! Kudos to the Argonaut for keeping classic bar food classy!
I always look forward to eating at the Argonaut between shows at the Atlas Theater. The service has always been slow, but the food is usually delicious. I miss the salmon they used to have, and last time the sweet potato fries tasted like they'd been sitting around for a while. I will probably still enjoy eating there from time to time, but I'm definitely thinking about checking out some of the other restaurants around there now.
re: menu overload
I think the managers of the Argonaut need to watch some back episodes of Gorden Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares (I'm talking about the original British series, not the one for Stupid Fucking Americans).
Menu proliferation is the kiss of death for operations like this. Just Restaurant 101. If you can't get shit out of the kitchen (which it's pretty clear, the Argonaut cannot) you need to simplify, not complicate.
As someone said upthread, this is tolerable if you've just opened, but Argonaut's been up and running for, what, three years now? Time to grow a pair.
I had the tofu recently and it is delicious. Seems to me like the Arg always changes their menu just when I'm ready for them too..though sometimes they take things off that I miss (like last summer's couscous salad). It's the H St. place I eat at most often and I'm glad they have a chef who tries new things.
Frankly I'm a little surprised by the level of crankiness here about what can only be described as an excellent option in the neighborhood...it has all price points, all kinds of food, and all kinds of people (even if I miss the days when it was more of a bar sometimes.) It really fills the "everyday" niche on H St and does it well as far as I'm concerned.
Every time people start bitching about the Argo I feel compelled to 1. Comment about how much I love the place and
2. Suggest they go somewhere else so I can get a seat and
3. Ask them if they've ever told Scott of their trouble or if they just prefer to bitch online--he's incredibly nice and would, I'm sure, be responsive to a complaint.
One should not need a personal relationship with the owner to enjoy the restaurant. It needs work. Don't belittle people for not loving it. I wish it was better. If you need to defend it often maybe, just maybe it's because it needs work.
IMHO
-Robby
off topic.
big party in NoMa tonight. washington file magazine is hosting an "under 40s prominent people" party in the same bldg. that artomatic was in.
they're filming it too. something for a WC (?) tv series.
loads of socialites at the joint.
neiman marcus is providing for all the clothes that the models will be using.
just so y'all know.
i was at the argonaut this evening on the patio with the kids and there's no question that this place is the most family friendly restaurant in DC. the food satisfies and surprises, the service is attentive and responsive, and the management is open to communication from its patrons. many posts have complained about the look of the place and its tables, chairs, etc. i find the reclaimed hardwood floors interesting and the character of the place comfortable. when it's slammed with customers there may be lag time; but otherwise if something's not right, the staff is always willing to fix it. Argonaut is still my favorite spot on H. Now with brunch in full force, y'all won't be able to stay away no matter how 'unfinished' it may appear.
We really, really want to like the Argonaut since it's such a kid-friendly place and so close to home, but the two times we've eaten there, the service has been bad and the food has been horrible. On our first trip, our kids were served chicken fingers that were raw (bleeding, not that med-well would have been okay for chicken) and, even though we were the only people in there, we waited and waited to order. And when we gave it a second chance, there was a hair in my meal and the wrong beer got delivered to the table twice. The bartender who, eventually, took our order and delivered our food was apologetic, but we haven't been back. I agree that the decor is dingy looking at best and could really use an update. It's a shame because H Street could really use a decent kid-friendly option.
I want to add a pro-argo comment. I go there all the time, most recently w/ a party of four last weekend. the place was the most crowded I've ever seen it. The food was very good and the service fine. I've been there well over a dozen times and never had trouble w/ the service, however, me and my fiance are former waiters so we aren't up tight about the waiter forgetting to put a lemon in your water, or whatever. I'm surprised about all the negativity.
-philly transplant
IF YOU DONT LIKE THE ARGO, DON'T GO!! MORE ROOM ON THE PATIO FOR US;-) YES I'M YELLING BECAUSE IF JUST TRIED TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT YOUR EXPERIANCE I'M SURE IT COULD OF BEEN CORRECTED! STOP BITCHING ON LINE ABOUT IT! GOD DAMN #%%##!! THEY DON'T WANT TO BE SWANK, GO DOWN TOWN IF YOU WANT SWANK. THE ARGO IS HERE TO STAY! FOR ALL OF YOU NEGATIVE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO LET EVERY BODY KNOW HOW BAD YOUR EXPERIANCE WAS. THERE ARE 100 PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD A POSITIVE EXPERIANCE AND LOVE THE ARGO. JUST LOOK AT HOW BUSY THE PLACE IS NOW, AND ITS NOT BUSY BECAUSE THERE ARN'T ANY OTHER OPTIONS!
They don't post stuff to have a opn line debate about the place, they post to get the word out to the hundreds of people that like the place that read Frozen Tropics!
If you thiunk you can do it better open up your own ##%#%# spot!
Kenny G:
Or... get a job with the Washington Times.
excited! love argo and cant wait to spend many a night outside eating there!
Argo lover here too. I've been happy with the service every time I've been there. They changed what they had on tap last time, but it was for the better. As for the food, well, this is being way too picky, but our side salads were lacking all the extra fun stuff I was used to. It was just lettuce, and bad lettuce at that. I hope the return of Folkman along with the new menu will change things a little, but I personally don't need much.
the new menu is delicious!!
Argo is an H street staple and it's obvious that they keep improving and will be here for a long time.
8th & L,
two things:
-Folkman works for Dr. Granville's.
-the Argo side salad is supposed to be greens and dressing.
Inked,
Three times in a row I went to the Argo, I had beets, onions, etc in the side salad, something I enjoyed. Maybe I went when the cook was being generous, but that's what I got.
8th & L,
the kitchen was doing it for a while, but they weren't supposed to be doing it. The cost for the cheese, beets, and onions isn't figured into the cost for the side salad that comes with the sandwiches. It is figured into the cost of the country salad.
Well they should add a quarter or whatever they need to do, if the salad is bankrupting the joint. Don't offer a side salad and not provide one. The burger already has lettuce. A side salad should be just that. Those beets, blue cheese, onion, and roasted nuts were the bomb and kicked the burger up several notices and gave the place some real gastronomic creed. If i want big ass burger and greases fries (as they all are), i'd go to Five Guys or even Wendy's get a six pack and go home.
How expensive are beets a few crumbles of blue cheese, and some roasted nuts? Hell leave the nuts off.
not for nothin' robby but weren't you the same guy who said your neighborhood booze joint is “responsive” and “would be open to carrying more high end stuff” if asked? a bit sanctimonious for you to go around telling people to stop defending napa after making a statement in defense of some of third rate liquor stores?
telling people to stop defending napaHmmm you mean Argo. But here's the deal the liquor store just started carrying it. They can stand to improve, and unlike Argo I don't think they've been asked to. I am not the only and not the first to have hopes that Argo would be better run. It is a nice place, but it could be nicer. It doesn't have to be swank, but it sitting at a table should be a balancing act. Reclaimed or not the floor is uneven. The tables wobbly, and the chairs are adventurous to say the least.
It's not the worst place I've been, but on those nights when we think about getting a bite to eat, it is usually the last on our list because of what i've discussed before. If they don't want to change then cool, but in this economy, I don't understand why a business, that anchors a commercial strip on one end, wouldn't want to maximize their profit potential.
But that's their choice.
If my feelings are in your words, sanctimonious, then fine because they come from a pure and sincere place.
Sometimes voicing one's opinion garners rebuke from others that wish to bump their gums. It's life. I wish the Argo well, and will probably go there again when all the other options run out.
I just wish it had stable tables and chairs like Kelly's Ellis Island or COL. Brooks.
St. Robby de Trinidad
"It is a nice place, but it could be nicer. It doesn't have to be swank, but it sitting at a table should be a balancing act. Reclaimed or not the floor is uneven. The tables wobbly, and the chairs are adventurous to say the least."
That's true.
But I see that at a lot of restaurants in DC. I always thought I was the only one that thought this was odd. It seems like such a simple fix, to have table and chairs that don't wobble. But so many places, especially on the Hill, give you tables and chairs that require a constant balancing act just so you can eat your meal.
Even with uneven floors you can even out table a lot by simply buying some of those felt pads and sticking them on the bottom of the table feet as needed. It ain't rocket science.
That, and the iced tea. Yes, I know we aren't a southern city, but come on peoples, you throw out old tea at the end of the day. Using it a week later isn't really doing much for your customers, and it's saving you, what, a buck in tea bags?
I really like the Argonaut, but I can understand bitching to the manager about a few things. Bitching on a blog is weak though. I'm just saying.....
Hillman,
the way the floor is it wouldn't work to put the felt stuff on because the tables keep getting moved (why the tables wedges only kind of work).
I promise the tea isn't saved. Your problem maybe that it comes presweetened from the gun.
8th & L will be happy to now that (at least for now) the side salad is going to be like the Country Salad (marinated onions, pecans, manchego, ect.).
Super just in time for the playoffs i can taste those beets on my burger, chased with a cold wheat draft.
Who cares if the floor isn't level and the tables and chairs wobble, that's part of the charm of the Arg and is easily fixed with a wad of napkins.
Now the kitchen,that i've never seen is probably another matter, if the mens room down stair, which is open to the public is any indication of what that's like than I don't want to know.
For my money the Argonaut is the coolest and most consistent food spot on H Street, it's family friendly and has continued to try and improve itself, which I appreciate. I've never had a bad night there, and there have been many since day one. Remember when we only had carry outs? quit ya bitchin and don't F with the side salad.
I'm impressed..."Hst Resident and argo lover" actually managed to out-stupid Poo Poo.
the way the floor is it wouldn't work to put the felt stuff on because the tables keep getting moved (why the tables wedges only kind of work).Doesn't every table constructed after, say, 1966 have those little pads on the feet that screw in or out so you can stabilize them?
I went there on Saturday afternoon. Ate outside, ground is level. Server forgot a few things, but all and all it was okay. Nice to have a place to eat outside. Got to see a man walk around in a rainbow colored outfit a la George Clinton.
Argo is okay, when you sit outside- where the ground even all over.
-Robby
I've never been in Col. Brooks -- haven't spent that much time in Brookland -- but Kelly's Ellis Island is an interesting choice of comparisons to the Argonaut. They seem very different kinds of places to me. And while I haven't disliked the food at KEI, I haven't been impressed with it either.
Yeah, they are in the same tradition of places, Barestaurants.
Good think about either of them, floor isn't jagged.
-Robby
inked,
Unlike some other people on this blog, I'll still go to the Argo, beets in my salad or not. I only commented because I went there maybe a week before your post. I think the service is always great.
No it's not always great! It sucks a lot of the time. It sucked with I was there saturday outside, the server forgot two drinks, put cream in a vegan order and clearly didn't understand how to present the menu.
Let's stop putting lipstick on pigs. I am F-ing tired of making excuses for poor service on H. It needs to improve. Lying to them wont make it better, the Napa post is the same. We need to stop this H is not a SBA incubator.
I LOVE The Argonaut. best comfort food in the area- and best patio!
But even if they've been around for 3 years, it doesn't mean their waitstaff has. If I'm there it's to relax and have a good time- I don't really care about service. Heck, I've been known to go grab my own menus or to go get my own beer at the bar when the waitstaff is busy. If I want excellent service, I'll go to a fine dining establishment, not a neighborhood pub.
PS: More blog readers should try out Tropicana some time - the food is really good!
Tom I would agree with you if Argo was a cheap dive place to eat, and did not try to be a restaurant, but they aren't really cheap, and they do offer wait staff service. I am god damn tired of people acting as if you can only find decent wait staff in high end places. I've had better wait staff at IHOP then I do on average at Argo, and their tables don't rock on the crooked ass floor.
IHOP isn't high dinning. If you can't at least meet the IHOP standard then please reevaluate what you're doing.
As for "excellent" service I would at least hope for basic to good service. I don't get out of there w/o spending $50 - $80 bucks each time.
We go there often because there's no other place left near the house if we don't want Tropicana, which I do love and they had decent table service and their tables don't rock.
The time before last I had good service, but b4 that it was spotty.
I have consistent great service at the bar, often when you stand there waiting to be seated you have to walk to the bar to get someone to get you a waitress to seat you.
I can't wear rose colored glasses. It needs work.
That doesn’t mean people can't love it, but lovable and well run are different.
-Robby
I just don't understand you Robby. I try, I really do, but...
If I have had a pleasant expirence with the service every time I've been there, why is that so bad? When I've been there (ME, NOT YOU, Robby) the waitstaff has been friendly, the food was delivered in enough time for me not to think about it, and my cup was always filled with water and beer as soon as either was empty.
What is "bad" service anyway? Did you wait eight mins. instead of the required five for service? Was your chair not pulled out and your ring not kissed when you sat down? Not to say you haven't had problems there, but you are disagreeing with my expirences, as if you were there with my wife when we had dinner all those times (were you? Weird)
i think the argonaut is doing pretty well for itself if a wobbly table is the most common complaint (theirs roughly 10 references in this comment thread to wobbly tables/ uneven floor).
I've allways had great service and good food.
Let's stop putting lipstick on pigs. I am F-ing tired of making excuses for poor service on H. It needs to improve. Lying to them wont make it better, the Napa post is the same. We need to stop this H is not a SBA incubator.Robby,
Wow, that's a lot of frustration. You sound like one of those angry homeowners on the "Gentrification" thread.
Are you sure there's not some transference going on?
;)
I've seen a family of mice sportin' around in Argo, always have a wobbly table, have gotten the shiteous of service (and 'tude from the mgr/owner), jacked up food and my food before my beer and I'll tell you what...I'll still go back!
It's the most consistent place on H with a few of the nicest servers on H and dang those fish tacos are the bomb. And the new Blue Crab, Blue Corn & Brie quesadilla thingy? It's small, but heaven! Oh, and I love the decor. Give or take a few mice!
8th and El I was asked yesterday to look at the comments following mine. The thought was that you made a valid point. So I've read them and well there were no valid points made. Your experience is yours and mine belongs to me. The presumption in your post is that your experience is some how supreme and it's not. It’s just your own. Mine isn't either it is my own.
I have the right to voice my opinion, and I will continue to do so. Also, I don't need your permission to do it either.
When the service is beneath IHOP's more times than it’s not, IMHO it means the service is generally bad. However, as I've stressed the floor and tables kill it for me more than the service, yet Saturday, when outside, and all way level, the service was bad. The short in long of it is that Argo needs work.
You can seek to belittle me or my opinion, but it stands, and it’s shared by more and more people.
Trying to insert me into your family's experience to attempt a backhand assault against me because I disagree with your experiences at Argo, well that's weird.
As for not understanding me, well you don't have to. I know it seems strange, but really I am not defined or governed by the people on here. Remember though, just because you don't have the competencies to understand me, doesn’t mean I am not understandable. Your possible mental lackings, shortcomings, or other deficiencies are, like your opinions, your own.
Two rational, not impaired people, can have different experiences. I accept yours as valid, and I ask that you stop trying to subvert mine.
We can agree to disagree, but either way I am moving past you.
oboe, now as I mentioned to the person I was speaking with last night, no transference, no anger, no stress, and no frustration play into this. Argo, SR, and seemingly NAPA need work. It's better than burnt out vacant buildings, but with that standard so is the Autozone.
-Robby
Mice huh, time to dip into my DOH and DCRA contacts.
Thanks for pointing this out.
-Robby
Robby,
You put forth the idea that the Argo, etc. needs work. I don't agree. Of course, I lack the competencies to not agree with you, but you have made the point to redact every positive opine of the establishment with your own personal experiences, including your last essay on how the neighborhood needs to get better.
No one is trying to subvert your experiences. Again, you are the making the point that the neighborhood needs to get better, based on what has happened to you, and not the consensus of the entire neighborhood. You have seen a string of positive comments- along with the negative, I admit- so while improvement should always be on the back end of every business, your "lipstick on pigs" analogy falls short.
I don't know why they hate you so much over there, but since you know inked personally, why don't you actually go over there and voice your concerns? I don't know what else you do in your free time, but it seems you'll be physically active in your community that about everything else except the businesses on main street.
Again the insults are laughable. I don't believe people hate me. Maybe that's your deal. I don't know and I wont accuse you of transference.
The most telling statement about Argo was not from me but from another person that loves the place even though it has odd table service and mice.
If having "Wobbly tables", "shitty service" and "mice" aren't grounds for improvement then we have to agree to disagree. Again, I never said you had to agree with me at all, your mental shortcomings have more to do with your misunderstanding of that fact. I respect that you see it differently w/o personal attacks w/o any of the tactics you used against me.
Its sad, but often this blog is so in love with H Street, that if someone dare drag rationality into a conversation, they are attacked.
Hmmm, interesting, but that's for inked to resolve or not.
I wish you well, we see this issue differently, and you know what that's okay.
Really, it's okay. I hope you can get it, but it you can't that's okay too.
-Robby
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