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• trevista
  great HH menu food wise. HH drinks... not so much...
• willowboo
  I can't have gluten, so eating out can be a bit problematic. I was delighted that the waitress at the Matador not only knew what the heck gluten was but which entrees were safe as well.
• Mr Fantastic
  I like the building, I like the decor, I like the location, I like the fireplace, but it's so.... kirkland. Yuck.
• boardbrown
  The Matador is a waste of a perfectly great corner space.
• Spier01
  I LOVE the Matador. Just moved to the area and have eaten there at least once a week. Great food & stiff drinks. Makes for an outstanding lunch or dinner.
• jong
  i'm with mr fantastic. the drinks are good, but that crowd in there? not my crowd.
• m
  jong - re: the crowd; its not called The Meet-a-Whore for nothing...
• Steph
  Ballard's own little frat party!
• Geoff
  Wow some people are so bitter....
• Bethany
  It's so crowded, just not with people who actually live in Ballard.
• Doug Nichols
  I love eating mex, but this place puts a new price tag on okay food.
  
  First, I really find the atmosphere pretty nice, fireplace, lots of metal and cozy. On the down side it is loud, crowded and the awkward to get into. You cannot really go here and have a conversation unless you are outside
  
  The drinks are wells in the worse way- Watery, over priced and nothing special.
  
  The food is fine, but it is not great. Mostly lots of cheese, well I should say lots of food too- for you people who are hungry- but too much for me.
  
  The shrimp skewer thing is way over cooked and well over cooked. The braised carnitas are slow cooked to death and the enchiladas and ho hum.
  
  The other thing I would say about this place, and I think it is because of the crowd or volume they server, but it seems more like a pub and the wait staff act like it is a party place. And if that is what it is suppose to be, that is fine, just not my idea of dinner and fun.
• PAS915
  Too many "beautiful people" in the bar. I'll take The Sloop over the Matador any day. At least the people are real at the Sloop Tavern.
  M- I like the Meet-a-Whore -- I'll have to remember that!
• S_Coyne
  Too crowded! Too expensive! Too hoity-toity! The waitresses are dumb as bricks to add to the insanity. It ain't that hard ladies! They do serve a mean quesadilla though!
• Swede'N'Need
  Good for cheap, late-night happy hour food. The fire pit is nice in the winter. But it's more geared to the college crowd and tends to be loud and crowded.
• Edog
  Nice location, nice building, ok kitchen, horrible staff.
  
  Went there with a blind friend who had his dog with him. We were told three different times, the dog had to go out side. We told three different people, the dog was a seeing eye dog. You think the hostess would get a clue at some point and spread the word.
• Brian
  You people who judge a restaurant based on the type of people dining there are morons. Didn't your parents ever teach you not to judge a book by it's cover?
  
  Try judging a restaurant on the service or food, I know, it's an interesting concept for the snotty, inclusive, old-school Ballard types.
  
  You're no better then the people you judge.