Zocalo — Restaurant in Bozeman

The vibe as you walk in is great but once you reach the counter to order everything changes. The gentleman that took our order was not friendly at all and never even made eye contact. Waiting on my order and I watched the girl place two drinks on the counter but never said a word, as in a name of the drink nor a name for the order. We sat there a couple more minutes and two more drinks were placed on the counter, again nothing of a name of the drink or order. I decided to walk up and see if it was mine as half my order is sitting there with no lids and getting cold. Once I realized this order was my four drinks I nicely asked her what was what? She came over and told me what two of the drinks were but told me the two other drinks were the same when I didn't order anything that was the same. I asked her again as I thought I missed understood her and she came over to me, looked at me like she was very irritated and turned the cup around and pointed at it. I didn't see that it was written on the cups as the color and marker were very close in shade. She was very rude about it and acted as I was completely incompetent. Then all my drinks were luke warm which was even more frustrating but there was no way I was going to ask her to heat it as she already had an attitude with me. I will not go back here again and would never...

I walked into Zocalo after a 3 day bender of a bachelor party, as I needed some alone time and caffeine to decompress.

The barista was so mf kind, I wish I would have got her name. She genuinely asked me how my day was going and how I've liked Montana so far. Good people in here.

I got my iced americano ($3.50) and walked upstairs and took in my surroundings: A huge skylight illuminates this place with natural light, local artists' work for sale litters the exposed brick walls, rustic floors, and ample seating both upstairs and downstairs.

As my delicious americano slowly brought me back to life, I listened in on a young couple interacting as it seemed like a first date. It was so cute.

You could tell homie was a little nervous as he was asking her about jobs and her work load in school. He stumbled around with a couple "that's crazy..." which I felt on a spiritual level. I think she was eating it up, but you never know. Man in the Arena.

They had a picture of Anthony Bourdain in here as well, which really put Zocalo over the top for me. If I ever get back to Bozeman, I'll be back in here eavesdropping with the best of them.

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I love Zocalo. It's definitely got a great atmosphere and the drinks /staff are great. Unfortunately, the bathroom situation has got to be addressed. The upstairs restroom has been out of service for at least a year and, more importantly, the now-sole restroom's fan has been out-of-commission for several months. Why does this matter? Because if you need to use the bathroom—which many do—you become distinctly aware of two things as soon as you enter: 1) you can hear everyone on the other side of that door, and they can hear you right back, and 2) it smells exactly like you'd expect a public bathroom with no fan. And, oh, should you have the misfortune of another person entering immediately after you exit, to your shame, you now have the smell of a thousand toilet trips associated with you personally. God help you if you must ever see that person again.

I will happily update this review once this issue...