Ogie's Trailer Park — Restaurant in Providence

Horrendous service. Came here looking to spend a few hours and a few bucks. LOVED the atmosphere. Did not however love the service. Bartender, Erica, was a horrendous disappointment. She seemed to have absolutely no interest in serving us whatsoever. I asked her a few questions about drinks on the menu and she responded with rude one word answers. The bar was not busy, so it wasn't like we were keeping here from serving other customers, she was just a jerk. Granted, I asked for three different cocktails that she didn't have. I get it. I'm not upset that they didn't have what I wanted, sometimes it happens. I'm not a pretentious demanding person. It was the way in which she answered the request. Me, "Do you have flavored vodka?" Her, "nope" and then she walked away. I had to waive her over to get her attention a second time. Me, "do you have ginger ale?" Erica (with a crappy look on her face) "nope!" And you guessed it, she walked away. The third time I had to waive my arms to get her attention i asked for seltzer water and vodka. She told me she didn't have it (seriously??) I quickly asked for water before she walked away. The other waitress (redhead, who also seemed sweet) just kept darting her eyes to us and look away. I'm looking at her like, please help us! But I understand she didn't want to take the other girls customers. So her I am at the bar with my water looking like the upitty woman who can't be pleased, which is very far from the truth. FYI, the reason I was asking for specific stuff isn't because I'm picky, it was due to dietary restrictions (which the bar we went to after we left this establishment were happy to accommodate) We sat at the bar for over 45 minutes, Erica never bothered with us again. Again, I understand they didn't have what I wanted but any decent bartender (who wanted a decent tip) would have said, "no, we don't have X, but we do have this (insert suggestion here)" not her! We sat there with empty cans/glasses until another male bartender (who seemed really nice) finally asked what we needed. It's too bad. I wanted to love it. If it wasn't for Erica's service I...

The cultural abscess created by the rush to cash in on boring middle-class people's fetishization of Don Draper's America is most apparent here.

Attempting to be a nostalgic take on Americana, Ogie's decor becomes unfocused and nonspecific, and rather than being a 50s/60s/70s bar, is rather just a "American-ish" bar. It reminds me of Futurama's joke about 3000 AD archeologists attempting to re-enact the American Civil War, and deciding that it was fought between The Sith (of Star Wars fame) and space aliens. Similarly, Ogie's decor is a crude arrangement of what an uninformed or disinterested space alien would assemble to signify "America's past". 70s light fixtures, 50s art, decorative cinder blocks from 60s motels, and (contemporary?) TVs playing stock footage of the inside of a fish tank create a unique ambiance. While there's an empty airstream outside, and a fake facade of a trailer on the wall in the back patio, don't let the name fool you: there's no trailer park here.

The crowd ranges from yuppies to bros, with the occasional drunk and rowdy South County dad. If you can come on a slow night, it's pretty fun; or, come on a packed night, and get a feeling for the absurdity of Rhode Island's denizens.

Avoid the food at all costs, which has the slightly-unconventional-but-still-greasy appeal that holier-than-thou foodie hipsters seem to take to, but make sure to check out the cocktails, which includes American classics with great ingredients. Moscow Mule seems to be a favorite, and it comes in that metal glass (cup?) that is its correct and classy vessel.

All in all, I'd say...

Ogie’s is a super unique bar with strong, reasonably priced drinks, a good beer selection, a great trivia night on Tuesdays, and a solid food menu. The atmosphere is very chill, there’s lots of indoor and outdoor seating available and dogs are allowed in the back. I’ve had a great time most nights I’ve been here.

The problem is the service. Most of the staff are nice, but a few are consistently rude. I’ve gotten yelled at for calling a margarita a marg. The last time I went the server got really mad at my roommate because she accidentally pushed her trash at her and refused to come back to our table. I had one particularly bad experience when I was sitting in the front and went in to grab water and go to the restroom. It had just turned 2 and they were closing, but they didn’t give a last call to people sitting in front. When I went in, an employee aggressively walked up to me, grabbed the beer out of my hand, and yelled that I had to leave immediately. I was drunk and didn’t handle it very well, but I just think you should use your words before you grab something out of someone’s hand. And I think it should be common practice to give a last call to everyone, both inside...