Hash House A Go Go — Restaurant in Orlando

This was actually my second visit, as I had come here with my wife for our anniversary and had a great experience the first time.

This time, coming in, the place was very busy. No problem, it's Orlando; that's to be expected. Even with the activity of the restaurant, we were promptly seated and our drink orders were taken. Awesome start.

While waiting for our drinks, I noticed the spoon and fork in my wife's cutlery roll were incredibly dirty, so we removed them and set them at the end of the table. Then I realized there was food on the bench I was sitting at. Not like a whole plate of food or anything, but some cheese and egg pieces left the seat looking dirty. I wiped it up real quick (again, it wasn't an extraordinary amount or anything) in a napkin from the table and set it with the dirty dishware.

Our drinks were delivered, and our order taken. For me, the coffee tasted a bit watered down, but admittedly, I like strong coffee. The root beer my wife had tasted like root beer... it wasn't flat or diluted.

In the packed restaurant, the food only took 20-30 minutes to arrive. That was impressive. The food: 1) BLT and 2) French Toast.

The BLT came with a quarter wedge of lettuce, THICK Texas toast style bread, a good amount of bacon and tomato, as well as some seasoned fries. The fries were fried correctly, but the seasoning wasn't a personal favorite. The major complaint for this meal was the portion size... The manager informed my wife later that she actually tends to split the ingredients in half and consume the meal as more of an open face concept.

The French Toast coating was on point. The Texas Toast was THICK (as French toast should be), but I don't believe it was coated properly or drenched long enough or something. It tastes good, but it made the toast consistency weird. Having provided that criticism, I admit I still devoured the whole thing. I may have opinions after-the-fact, but I'm not picky in the moment.

The service: the dirty dishware we separated at the beginning of the meal was never collected while we ate, nor was the dishware replaced (but that was by our request since you don't really need silverware for a BLT).

Our drinks were not necessary to replace during our visit due to 3 reasons 1) large portion for soft drink, 2) waiting for the coffee to cool to a comfortable drinking temp (it was NOT served excessively hot, this IS NOT a complaint), and 3) the short duration of our stay (quick service and only one meal was consumed).

Our server noticed my wife had not really touched her meal, and asked if everything was okay. We let her know that overall everything was great, the portions were just a bit too much right now. She apologized and began collecting the empty plates from my meal.

Shortly thereafter, a manager showed up to our table and informed us they had not charged us for my wife's meal. We were genuinely NOT EXPECTING this, as we hadn't been aggressive nor had we tried to come off as complaining. (I admittedly didn't say anything about the French toast, because I wasn't trying to complain {this is just an honest review of my experience}). So in our opinion, they had no reason to comp our meal.

Overall review: quick service in busy Orlando, good tasting food with portions that are actually filling, and a staff that responds quickly and proactively but maybe just a tiny bit more attention to detail on the...

I usually do not post too many bad reviews but this place absolutely deserves a bad review. Looking for a place to eat brunch we came across this place. The menus online do not show the prices of the drinks and there's a reason for that. $18 and up for garbage Bloody Mary's is ridiculous cause they force you to buy their stupid glasses. Who on earth would want a glass to carry around with them if they took an Uber there and off to amusement parks??? They don't even offer a lower price if you don't want the glass. So walking in to get our name on the list with so bad cause they have this big tractor right in the way so everyone is crowed up cause there is absolutely no room to actually wait inside. 15 minutes wasn't too bad of a wait since we waited in our car. We start looking at the menu and it is all over the place. It's advertised as trying to be a "southern style" restaurant. Not much was southern really other than the chicken and waffles that looked horrible. They have 25 ounce bud and bud light served in a paper bag like you would see in the ghetto, which is kind of racist to a point. We order what we thought we could stomach cause there isn't much on the menu that looked appealing. Food comes out and I have never seen a restaurant mess up cooking eggs but this place sure as hell did. Over easy eggs were not cooked properly and watery. Our friends fried eggs looked like plastic and inedible for sure. The potatoes were cold on top of that as well. My friends burger wasn't cooked properly and looked as if they might have combined beef, turkey and sausage together for some reason. He couldn't eat it cause he said there was no taste and cold as well. For some reason they drizzle caramel all over the saucer the coffee sits on so when you try to lift the cup the saucer sticks and falls to the table. The chicken bites they serve have a very off taste under the buffalo sauce they use making it very odd to attempt to eat. We let the waitress know all the problems and she went to get the manager. He takes his sweet time coming over and we tell him and show him all the issues. He offers to have things remade, but why would we want any of that when our stomachs were turning and already highly disappointed with their food? So he goes to change the bill. Instead of comping the bills, he takes 20% off a few of the food items, which didn't help much but whatever. I think they need to restructure their menu and fire their cooks. I would never recommend this place to anyone and would...

Well, I loved it here.

This all started because I wanted to find somewhere which did waffles and beer.

Enter: Hash House A Go Go.

The restaurant is easy enough to get to, but I didn't see a lot of parking spaces (were they around the building?). But almost like it was waiting for us, there was a single space in front of the restaurant when we got there. The restaurant itself is massive, plenty of tables, a complete bar, and interesting décor. See: huge tractor when you walk in.

Despite arriving early, we were directed to a two-seater close to the bar, but we opted for a booth further back instead. My husband and I skipped the starter and went straight onto the main - we both had the black skillet chicken. No joke, it was absolutely delicious. Stunning ensemble and very tasteful.

My husband had beer, but I chose non-alcohol. The name escapes me, but it was very sweet without being TWO sweet and I believe I ordered around 2 of these.

The desert was even better but I didn't expect it to be that BIG. It got to the point after we'd eaten so much, we needed to ask for a box for take out. (Note: the churro waffle is the only option for desert on the menu.)

I ended the night with a hot chocolate and it was exactly how I wanted it to be large; delicious, and surprisingly stayed hot for a long time.

It was pricey, yes, as it was on International Drive, but I would say you 100% get what you pay for. Of course, the alcohol racks up the price. Absolutely no regrets, though.

The bathroom was well-lit, diner-styled, and had everything you needed but the music was loud, which isn't a complaint if you don't want people to hear you visit the toilet.

The staff were great, talkative, and since they asked us a lot of questions, seemed to enjoy getting to know their guests. They came to check on us quite a lot (cue mouth full of food when the waitress comes to check on you meme). I even got a compliment on my dress!

The food was delicious, the service was great (though, it was pretty empty when we got there), and it definitely left a lasting impression. We even got a free drinks glass!

I would definitely...