Ristorante Auguri

03/25/09

Hilarious and soooooo true..... and GROSS

by didislss at Citysearch

I typed in Italian restaurants with my zip code and Auguris came up....I had forgotten about this place but about 6 to 7 years ago when I was still waiting tables and living in Auburn I got a job at this place (only lasted for about a month cause the owner was a obnoxious drunk who intimidated and yelled at everyone, including the customers)...... The negative comments are so right on that it makes laugh and SHOCKED that he's still in business.... ya the food was good but who treats people (customers) the way he does...... Let me share one more thing with you all.......TRUE STORY>>>>Cockroaches in the cold storage out back, they were everywhere....I even called the health board it was so gross.......food that hadn't been properly stored or wrapped....The kitchen was DIRTY and everyone has already discussed the piece of c**p owner Jack....He's a total drunk and on Saturday nights he'd drink like a fish while his young boy would sit at the bar (against the law) then DRIVE him home.......... Like I said, I can't believe this place is still in business........

I almost forgot to share one more thing.... The silverware would always come out from the dish pit still having food particles stuck to it and I watched a busboy pick the "crusties" off a fork and then wipe the fork on his pants to "polish" it up and then set the table with it..... mmm mmm yummy!!!

I didn't want you all thinking I was making this up so I went to King County Public records and as recently as November of 2008 this what Public Health had to say..... When I copy and paste it here it doesn't show the "red" or "blue" colors which indicate "very serious heath hazzard" or "not as serious" but your welcome to go see for yourself.......... Make sure you don't miss the "insects, rodents, and animals present" part....

Inspection Type

Date

Score

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Routine Inspection/Field Review

11/04/2008

32

-Raw meats, poultry, aquatic foods not stored away from ready-to-eat foods

-Food worker card not available or current, new food workers not trained

-Insects, rodents, animals present; entrance uncontrolled

-Inadequate hand washing facilities

-Food and non-food contact surfaces not properly used and constructed; non-cleanable

-Physical facilities not properly installed, maintained, clean; unnecessary persons not excluded from establishment

• Pros: food
• Cons: pest and owner

09/01/09

Terrible service and worse food

by Wrked4auguri at Citysearch

This place is filthy, the food is awful when the owner is cooking and the ro@ches get into everything including the coolers and all the pans of food overnight, I frequently had to clean r@t feces out of places an throw away tons of food. Stay away from this place. The owner even has the nerve to gyp his own employees and steal their money.

• Pros: The owner is a huge joke and a drunk
• Cons: Ro@ches in the kitchen, fridge doesn't close

08/13/09

Thanks 4 the warnings!

by Cassie21 at Citysearch

Was looking for an Italian Restaurant to cater my event, Auguri's was mentioned and after reading your reviews going elsewhere.

07/15/09

Very disappointing and way too expensive

by beatye at Citysearch

I had been planning on visiting this restaurant for about six months now. I first heard about it on the train from some other professional people. I was warned about the owner being very rude and the food high-priced, but I thought it was worth a try. Unfortunately, I should have found somewhere else. I was hard pressed to find anything very Italian here. I met the owner as he was standing outside of the restaurant. He was friendly. As we entered the restaurant, we stood for a couple of minutes waiting to see if anyone was around. The owner walked through the door and noticed we were still standing without any notice by staff of being there. We should have walked out there. He seated us, and let the waitress know that we had been waiting. She snapped back at him and wasn't too thrilled to be directed to us. She did get friendlier while we were there. Looking at the menu, I asked the waitress some questions if there was any cappelllini (what Italian restaurant doesn't serve cappellini?) or what the meatballs were made of (every Italian knows there's only one way to make a meatball -pork, beef and veal). She looked at me like it was the stupidest question. We ordered two very basic dishes, and were not impressed. When I pay these prices for Italian food, I want it Italian- not bland like someone was scared to use spices. Part of the spaghettini was burned, chicken tasted like it was fried in oil previously used for fish (and not completely cooked through on the end). Music playing was some kind of remake (crazy, I thought at least Dean Martin or hey- something operatic?) Personally, I don't see how anyone can be unhappy around anything Italian, but this place manages. I TOTALLY do not recommend this restaurant.

• Pros: Nice pictures on the wall
• Cons: The food- the unhappy complaining waitress

05/19/09

Tried Twice, disappointed each time

by Hungryguy at Citysearch

We had tried this place a couple years ago, it did not go well. We decided to give it another try to see if things had changed. We received our initial cocktails fine, but that is pretty much the end of the good things. The first three wines I tried to order off the wine list were not available. The owner helped our server pick a different one out. She opened it withour bringing glasses, then went and got them, proceeding to pour out the wine for everyone without even going through the basics of me trying it first. If the wine had been bad, I would have had no recourse since she did this. My friends had pizzas, which were good. I ordered the duck with polenta. The server said they were out of polenta, so I asked for mashed potatoes. Instead I got overcooked roasted red potatoes. My entree came out almost 10 minutes after everyone elses, I finally had to tell them to go ahead and eat so at least some of us could have a decent meal. The duck was bland to be kind. I asked about dessert options and has to choose between "something from the Cheesecake Factory" as she put it, or Tirimasu. Again, not a nasty dessert, but very bland. And, an italian restaurant that does not have an espresso machine? To be fair, the server did check back on us several times. The owner was visible burt never came to check in with us, odd since we were the only table in the entire dining room. It's too bad really. We dropped$175 on dinner (for two) that was every bit as disappointing as the last time we were in. Never again.

• Cons: Out of date wine list, untrained staff

01/27/09

WOW horrible experience!!!

by gottaeat99 at Citysearch

Me and my boyfriend had gone their before and had a wonderful time. Come to find out it was when the owner wasn't there. The next time we went we were really excited. Unfortunately the owner was there. He came to the door to seat us after screaming at one of the wait staff, then sat us a a very little table, threw the menus down on the table and left. The waitress was very rude. Granted she was just screamed at by a real loser, still she was not the nicest person. While she was taking our order, my boyfriend mentioned that we wanted to buy a bottle of wine. She went and got the owner, which he then was really nice to us. (Small hint: talk to him about wine, he'll be your best friend!!!) After receiving our wine, it took 25 minutes for our waitress to come back. She brought us our appetizers then walked away with out taking our dinner order. We had the calamari to start and it was cold. After complaining about the calamari, she didn't even say "sorry, let me see if i can fix that for you" or "ill have them make you a new one". She just took it without saying anything, then returned to take our order. When we got our food, she tossed it on the table, almost spilling the sauce from my boyfriends lasagna all over him then stomped off where we heard the owner yelling at her yet again. The entrees were really good, but we didn't see out waitress the entire time we were eating, not even to see if everything was alright. We sat for another 15 minutes after we were finished before the owner came to the table telling us that the whole meal was free. My boyfriend tried to tell him that he didn't need to do that, which is when the owner began to get angry and after about 5 minutes of debating with the owner, my boyfriend finally just said OK. Even though we really wanted a Crembrule, we just said forget it and left. I ADVISE TO EVERYONE WHO READS THIS... DO NOT GO HERE!!! SAVE YOUR MONEY AND GO SOMEWHERE ELSE!!! REALLY!!!

• Pros: The food....yup thats it!!!
• Cons: EVERYTHING ELSE!!!!

01/03/09

GOOD FOOD....pretty much where it stops (not great food!)

by ldh57 at Citysearch

I dunno. The food isn't that bad, some things about the place are. In the summer, no AC is a real bonus. Everyone, including the help, think the owner is a major sack of pewk. He is. The bar is kind of a cool setting. I have seen the owner browbeat his help behind the bar before. Sad. It has potential and some good chow.

• Pros: Sometimes the owner is not there
• Cons: Sometimes he is

12/10/08

Excellent food, OK service

by laramon at Citysearch

The food is outstanding and the prices are comparable to other nice Italian restaurants. We've dined there 4 times, always with our three children ages 3-9 years old. The service is OK, not the best and certainly not the worst. Its slow, and not super friendly, but we got our food in a timely manner and if we wanted more water or extra napkins we had to just wait. With children that is not always easy, so I have to remember that some diners actually have a relaxing leisurely dinner, a long dinner is not an option with our kids in tow. I haven't "experienced" the owner as others stated, nor would I tolerate him if I had the same experience they described--but we have not so we'll continue to eat there hoping the stories are in the past.

• Pros: Food quality, food choices, ambience
• Cons: Service

11/02/08

THE OWNER IS A RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL MAN! HE SCREAMS AT HIS CUSTOMERS!

by tiredmama at Citysearch

The owner screamed about his customers, while they were in the restaurant! Everyone heard him, and he was talking about us! Although he had no idea who we were, he was sure we were there to cheat him out of something! We were there for a nice meal, but he ruined it. I have heard from everyone who has ever been there that the man is unstable or drunk! I couldn't tell, but he made sure that I was going to tell everyone I could not to waste your money on mediocre food, a terrible atmosphere (with the manager screaming) and fruit flies everywhere! Unacceptable!

08/14/08

DON'T GO HERE!!! HORRIBLE & ATROCIOUS

by rnymac at Citysearch

My husband and I used to go here every Friday. Loved the music, atmosphere. Service was always slow and everything overpriced but the food and drinks weren't bad.

One time we brought my sister there, got seated and ordered drinks. In about half an hour we got our drinks. We were starving and didn't want to wait another who knows how long to get our food so we asked for our bill, paid (we even left a tip, even with the horrible service) and left.

We still kept going there. Despite the one bad time, it was "our" place.

We came in on a Friday to listen to the jazz and have dinner. We got seated in the bar and waited for our menus. One waitress (NEVER smiles) kept ignoring us. We finally asked for menus from another waitress. She was very nice and said sure and handed them to us. The other waitress RIPPED THEM OUT OF OUR HANDS and said if you want food you can go to the other side, I'm not serving you. Then she IGNORED US AGAIN. I yelled that she owed us an explaination. She would not stop so we just kind of followed her and she told us that we don't leave tips so she won't serve us. I started seeing red. I demanded to speak to the manager because that was an outright lie. I have receipts to prove we leave tips, though most of the time we just leave cash. She said she was the manager and owner. I asked her who the guy was that was walking around saying he was the owner (he talked with us one time about a painting I reminded him of and he told us he was the owner) and she said it was her father. I said I wanted to talk to him but she wouldn't go get him. I looked around for him but he was in the kitchen so we just left.

We're STILL EXTREMLY UPSET. That place was special to us. I don't know why she chose us to take out her frustration on but it was uncalled for and the opposite of professional.

We have not, nor have any of our family and friends, been back since.

They lost a fairly large amount of customers that night.

• Pros: Ok food (for the most part), good music, location
• Cons: The owner/waitress, price, wait time (for getting seated, food & drinks), just about everything