I went to La Napolera with the wife and found Ham's to not be open. As a matter of fact, they had "CLOSED" signs on both doors, applied with duct tape - perfect for our westside. Seemed odd for them to be closed on Sunday of the football playoffs. Their website was down as well. Anyone hear anything? One of my tenants works/worked there, and now I am a bit worried.
It wasn't a bad place to go - if you had all day to wait for their glacially slow service, which is a bad thing for a workday lunch. Without time pressures, I like(d) the place.
The service was abhorrent.
You'd stand 5 minutes waiting to be noticed to get seated, 5-10 waiting on a server, another 10 on drinks, 30-40 minutes on the food, and another 10 for the check. And these were always at off-times too, not during big games. Why it takes an hour+ just to get a couple club sandwiches and cokes I dunno?
And more often than not, something would be screwed up. They had two sandwiches that sounded similar, and they'd always get confused and bring the wrong one. I'd usually just eat it since I knew the wait for another one. I can't imagine the way it was during a game. Other than that, I liked it, the food was OK.
It's unfortunate if they went under, but at the same time it's really not that hard to see why.
I wasn't a fan myself, but hate to see any place close. The food & service wasn't the greatest and other locations throughout the country are kind of known for their extensive beer selection. The one here never got much at all beyond the major macro brewers.
Heard about it. Not surprised. I am not really sure what the appeal of a place like Ham's or Beef O'Brady's is supposed to be. Mediocre food, mediocre service.
Quote from: ChriswUfGator on January 18, 2010, 07:31:18 AM
The service was abhorrent.
You'd stand 5 minutes waiting to be noticed to get seated, 5-10 waiting on a server, another 10 on drinks, 30-40 minutes on the food, and another 10 for the check. And these were always at off-times too, not during big games. Why it takes an hour+ just to get a couple club sandwiches and cokes I dunno?
And more often than not, something would be screwed up. They had two sandwiches that sounded similar, and they'd always get confused and bring the wrong one. I'd usually just eat it since I knew the wait for another one. I can't imagine the way it was during a game. Other than that, I liked it, the food was OK.
It's unfortunate if they went under, but at the same time it's really not that hard to see why.
Have to second that, service was terrible, food slightly better than Dennys
I disagree about Beef O'Brady's, I've had some excellent French Dip's there on my lunch breaks when I worked on the Southside. Last time I went there (different location and not on a lunch break), I had a great Reuben and big beer while watching a game, the staff was excellent too. They aren't comparable to Hams at all, IMO.
Quote from: Johnny on January 18, 2010, 09:24:51 AM
I disagree about Beef O'Brady's, I've had some excellent French Dip's there on my lunch breaks when I worked on the Southside. Last time I went there (different location and not on a lunch break), I had a great Reuben and big beer while watching a game, the staff was excellent too. They aren't comparable to Hams at all, IMO.
Maybe I just went to the wrong ones. They had two in Orange Park at different points and they both were bad.
Once I saw they were opening for breakfast, I knew it was a bad sign.