Argosy — Restaurant in Atlanta

I have been to this restaurant a couple of times since I gathered my notes/pics and actually submitted this review.

As we pulled up closer to the restaurant, I was figuring out the parking situation when I noticed they actually have a midsize lot reserved just for restaurant guests—free of charge

We walked in, passing by the patio, and were warmly greeted at the entrance. We let them know we were a party of two hoping to sit outside, and they quickly accommodated us. We were handed a couple of menus and started to review all our options.  The beer list was serious—super extensive. I needed a few minutes to make a decision. Wifey asked for a Blue Moon, but unfortunately, they didn’t have it. While we kept reviewing the menu, our server did mention a special appetizer: pork empanadas. We were intrigued and decided to give them a shot. There were a bunch of hazy IPAs on the list, and the server was great about bringing out a few tasters to help me make a final decision. I ended up going with the New Lord from Magnanimous Brewery, which hit the spot. I also asked about the Nashville hot chicken sandwich—wanted to know how spicy it really was. The server let me know it wasn’t too hot, but they could put the sauce on the side, which worked perfectly for me. Wifey went with a combo of southern inspired sides: collard greens and mac & cheese. The greens even came with a cornbread muffin, which was a cool bonus. Our empanadas arrived first—crispy, flavorful, this turned out to be a great recommendation from our server. Not long after, the rest of the food followed. My chicken sandwich had an amazing crunch, and while the hot sauce on the side wasn’t particularly spicy, the flavor was solid. The sandwich came with a nice small side salad. Wifey enjoyed her Southern-inspired sides but did mention the collard greens were a bit on the salty side.  I asked for a couple more beer samples to decide on round two and ended up going with another New Lord Hazy IPA.  As we sat there, we noticed the place was buzzing with activity—it’s clearly a popular spot. All in all, we really enjoyed our first visit. Great vibes, solid food, and awesome service. I would suggest sitting on the open patio to do some people watching, as you hang out. Definitely planning to come back and explore more of the menu.

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Allow me to set the mood! It’s Hoopz last night in Atlanta before moving back to Seattle. As such, I wanted something close to his area, good, and that I had never tied before. Naturally I end up on Yelp performing a search and Boom! I stumbled across Argosy.

Though I have been in this area numerous times, I have never noticed Argosy. However, tonight was the night… I was excited as the restaurant has its own private lot. Woo Hoo! Anyone who knows the area can’t attest that parking is not the best when it comes to available spaces.

Once parked, we headed inside. Argosy is humongous. I’m talking super big covered patio area in the front, when you walk through that space to get to the main area, the inside is HUGE as well. The setup has your organic local bar feel and is musically vibrant and upbeat.

Upon walking in we were seated within moments. The table setup makes good use of the space as you don’t feel crowded at all. We were a party of 2 and the tables next to us were a party of 10 and we both had ample space.

As I looked over the menu, this is the traditional bar food menu with the Argosy twist. This makes for a limited selection to choose from, however, there is at least one traditional favorite of each food element in the menu.

Our server arrived at the table within moments, welcomed us to the venue and took our drink orders. She was very pleasant and displayed a joyous smile.

After a few moments of burger vs. fries, I decided to get the Wings and Fries and babeeeeeeeeeee. These wings were amazing. The wings come in a sauce I have never had before, and now that I have had it, I want to continue having it. It’s like a Buffalo style sauce not too spicy, with an Argosy taste twist to them.

As far as the French fries… Hear me clearly. The art of a Homemade fry is not something everyone can execute well. However, Argosy has discovered the ART of fry making. The fries are crunchy on the outside, however, soft and fluffy on the inside. Furthermore, the fries are lightly salted which brings out the authentic taste of the potato. To make it even better, the fries aren’t too oily or overly greasy.

Though I loved my wings, the French fries stole the night!!

All in all, I will be back at Argosy soon as I MUST try the...

Atmosphere nice. It’s a beautiful environment. Except for the dirty glassware and plates everywhere. Pizza was delicious. However it took the staff to ring the bell 3 times before our pizza was finally brought to us. Pizza was sitting there for about 10 minutes before they served it. Even one of the front of house staff rang the bell, but didn’t bother to deliver it to us, only a few steps away. The bartender was awful. Dude wearing a backwards hat and vaping behind the bar. One of the worst bartenders I’ve ever encountered. Vaping behind the bar, and completely ignored us for the first 10 minutes we were there. Even though he saw us, he was just hanging out and literally sitting down and talking to his friends. While he was chilling, we got our own menus. When he finally came to us, we ordered pizza and drinks. He didn’t remember the whole order (3 things), and had to come back to us to ask us what we ordered. He was awful. He also couldn’t remember the order of the two people next to us. When we were finally served the pie we didn’t have plates or napkins or silverware. The food runner (or whoever they were) either didn’t notice or didn’t care. We had to ask for plates. Here’s the kicker. After we paid, the “bartender” immediately grabbed our drinks that we hadn’t finished. Yes, we had stood up from our seats to take a look at another part of the bar, but we clearly weren’t finished with our drinks (our phones were still on the bar), and he just took them. However, the dirty glasses from the people before us were still sitting on the back bar. After over an hour. Like I said, worst bar service ever. Lucky for them that the food is good, because the service is...