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A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Happy Hour @Sova

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Sova now celebrates happy hour Monday - Saturday, 5:30 - 7:30pm featuring 1/2 price on all beers and wines by the glass. That's a great deal on some very nice beers and wines.

By the way, tonight is Bluegrass Thursday (every other Thursday) from 8pm-12am. No cover.

posted by inked at 12:57 PM

13 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

the happy hour idea is great....but the management is the worst! i don't mind a half price glass of wine, but have you been there in the mornings when they are running out of stuff, the owner is hauling boxes and practically shoving you out of the way or the employees are talking sh*t about how things are running? been upstairs to use your computer and been completely ignored by the bartender and owner as they discussed where to put new t.v.s? i've been trying to support this place for some time now, but i keep feeling disappointed by how its running..........

Jul 30, 2009 11:42:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Anon 11:42,

I think you're just bitter. I find it hard to believe that Frank was shoving you out of the way, or that you were being ignored. He's one of the nicest business owners I've met. My husband and I go to Sova frequently, and we have had nothing but a great time there. In fact, it's the staff, and good coffee, that keeps us coming back. They're pretty damn comical sometimes.

Erica

Jul 31, 2009 8:31:00 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My experience has trended toward the first writer's. The service and hospitality is indifferent at best.

Jul 31, 2009 9:10:00 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I concur with the first and 3rd post. The service is not the friendliest and they always make excuses for items on the menu they don't have in stock. Although I live only 1 block from SOVA I perfer to walk the 7 blocks to spend my money at Sidamo.

Jul 31, 2009 12:25:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The comments here are interesting. I don't frequent downstairs that often, I'm usually an upstairs at-the-bar kinda girl. But the bartenders upstairs are always fantastic! Really nice, very helpful. I always have a great experience.

I'll have to check out the happy hour, and soon!

Jul 31, 2009 1:46:00 PM

 
Anonymous neo said...

I noticed that the bartender is very friendly towards women patrons and completely ignores men. He probably has a vested interest. However, the baristas downstairs very nice and welcoming.

Jul 31, 2009 2:42:00 PM

 
Blogger Mike said...

Funny how it's always the anonymous posts that criticize. Too much trouble to take the time to sign them...or just not willing to own your comments?

The staff and coffee have always been top-notch in my experience, though I've never really gone looking for anything else so I can't speak to the availability of pastries or things like that.

Jul 31, 2009 4:18:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I agree. I've lived in the area for 7 years and have been visiting Sova since it has been open. I go to Sova at least once a week, but usually twice.

Reading this blog over the past few years have led me to really discount the negative, bitter comments. I used to pay attention to them, but over the past few years I have come to realize that no matter what business you open, and no matter the the quality of the service or the product, someone on this blog will be negative. Literally every single business that has opened on H St. over the past six years has been welcomed with negative reviews, yet they are all pretty much doing well.

This leads me to wonder what type of people are consistently sitting at their computer typing out their nasty feelings.

Christ people, work on your anger. So you felt slighted once while getting coffee? Maybe it's your hypersensitivity, and not the establishment! What do you want? Yoga might be the answer!

Jul 31, 2009 11:13:00 PM

 
Blogger inked said...

Virtually all negative comments are anonymous. I still think online comments are worth looking at, but should be taken with a grain of salt. I noticed one comment about the Argonaut on Yelp complaining about the fact that the menu didn't mention that they served their sandwiches on rye bread. To the best of my knowledge, the only sandwich they've served on rye bread (and definitely the only sandwich coming out on rye at that time) would be the reuben special. But since reubens are always served on rye bread, the complaint doesn't make much sense. Yet the Argo still got two stars and the following:
Another big problem was that I ordered food and no where on the menu did it mention that their sandwiches come on rye bread. It rendered my meal inedible since I can't handle rye bread at all.

Sometimes critical comments are helpful (I prefer to deliver mine in person, or via email), other times it's someone needing to prove they are "right" about something.

For the record, Sova has multiple upstairs bartenders. I've never felt ignored by any of the ones who have served me. I typically go in with a friend and we chat up the bartender if he/she isn't busy. If your bartender isn't talking to you enough, try starting/joining a conversation.

It could be that the bartender is already engaged in conversation (which, at Sova, you are probably welcome to join), or the bartender isn't sure you want to talk. You can always start by asking about the different cocktails they have. At least two of the guys are real experts who could probably chat on the subject for hours.

Jul 31, 2009 11:29:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Golly - this is really some great advice Inked. Thanks.

Aug 3, 2009 11:55:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It's certainly true that most online comments about a place are negative; but that's always been true, everywhere. I think there's a dynamic where if an experience is positive, people don't feel as compelled to say something about it as they do if an experience is negative; so you're simply more likely to hear from people with bad experiences.

That doesn't mean a negative comment/review/whatever is without value; merely that one should remember that there were plenty of experiences you're not hearing about, and it's quite possible that most of those were positive.

Aug 4, 2009 3:00:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

anon 3:00,

So whose on first then ?

Aug 4, 2009 5:08:00 PM

 
Anonymous buy viagra said...

I usually go to the Happy Hour at Sova which my best friend because we both enjoy drinking some beers during the week. Moreover, this place is very nice

Jan 25, 2011 4:16:00 PM

 

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