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One of the WORST places ever.
We are rarely in town for the weekend and Mother's day everything was pretty full so we came to this DUMP for brunch.
The waitron thought everything was a joke especially refilling coffee.
Eggs and toast how hard can it be to serve them warm and decent. Toast was untoasted and my poached eggs were scrambled. And my experience was AMAZINGLY good compared to the mess on the other folks plates.
Whip this place into shape or just close the door.…
Don't order from here!. I ordered a burger offline. I asked for a veggie patty but it came with meat. The manager refused to fix the mixup and refused to give me a new burger. He said that he would send me a veggie burger only if I paid for it!…
good rootbeer, scary restrooms.
we've gone here a good number of times as a couple and as a group
+ 24 hours
+++ root beer freeze
- service was mediocre
- food, no matter what we tried was "eh"
- stay out of the restrooms; they aren't pretty
- parking is tough…
Sparkys not the Sparkys I used to know and love. We dropped by there the other night in our continuing search for a decent 3 am meal. I was hoping for the eggs florentine and a fruit side I used to get a few years back. Gone! The menu choices have seriously lessened. I saw nothing we couldn't get at a couple of other local places, save for a few vegan choices. Not what we had in mind. The music was deafening. Literally. We had to leave. I told my partner "I feel sorry for all those people who are going to lose their hearing" and I was sincere.…
New owner is a disaster.
ADDENDUM TO THE REVIEW BELOW: I went in again and had lunch when the problematic owner was gone, and with an old friend as the server. He said that she probably wouldn't be back to work the place --
it didn't suit her. I'm glad she realized that quickly, and hope for the best. I'll amend this review as new info becomes available.* * *
I've lived in The Castro for almost 14 years, and have been coming to Sparky's even longer. It's my home-away-from-home, a comfortable place to spend the afternoon without feeling like you're intruding. I basically got my real-estate broker's license there, studying correspondence courses for a year while eating numerous burgers, sandwiches, and bowls of fries. The food, while only fair, is consistent and nutritious. And their shakes were great! * * *
Then I went in today. * * *
Apparently the place has been bought. I was greeted -- if such a word could be used -- by a woman who treated me as though I was an *interruption* to her business, rather than the *reason* for it. She ignored me, snapped when I tried to give my order, then went back to gabbing on the phone and glaring down everyone who came in. * * *
A large group of seniors was having a meeting there, and apparently some of them never even had a chance to give their orders, although others had received their food. When one complained, she just walked away from them. * * *
On my way out I told her I'd never seen such a bad attitude, and that I wouldn't be coming back. She basically said, "Sorry, sorry, sorry, it's the waiter's fault." (I'd been well served by him many times before.) * * *
By the way, this was after closing the place for two days without notice (save for a scrawed note on the door) so they could rip up the carpet. They then re-opened with and uncarpeted, uneven and exposed plywood floor. * * *
God, do I hate saying this. But unless she learns how to run a restaurant, and fast, Sparky's is dead.…
