RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: Two Enamigos

1.13.2006

Two Enamigos

I had an unfortunate run-in with one of the owners of Highland Square's Two Amigos. I was at Adam's Street over by the hospital on Wednesday night. Every Wednesday and Friday they have a causal piano bar; it's a nice change of pace from the standard bar scene.

I was with a group of friends, when this man come up to us cursing and swearing telling us to shut up. Granted we were being a little loud, but we're at a bar. People are going to talk. Well the yelling gentleman, sat back down and preceded to keep bad mouthing a friend of mine call her a fat b-i-t-c-h more time then I care to discuss. Finally, I had had enough of this guy. I turned around and went off on him. Saying that if we were too loud, then he could have asked us to be quiet instead of being an ass about it. We sparred back in forth for a few minutes resulting in my using the lamest put down of all time. I called this guy "an ineffective human being." I don't even know what that means. Eventually, he stopped bad-mouthing my friend and within an hour he left the bar. I was even thanked by others in the bar for telling him off.

After my tirade, I found out this guy was one of the owners of Two Amigos. Earlier in the evening, he had been complaining about how rude people are and how they need to learn some manners. Sure, my outburst wasn't proper, but neither was calling another human being "fat bitch." He needs to take his own advice.

I guess I'm not the first to have such an encounter with one of the new Two Amigos owners. Check out the forums at HighlandSquare.org. There are other horror stories.

I feel terrible talking about a local business owner, but it comes doen to a simple question: why should I support a local business owner who doesn't seem to support the community around him? When you own a business, you represent it 24 hours a day. Everyone you meet is a potential customer. Why would you want to endanger that relationship?

So there's my side of the story. Two Amigos Guy, if you're out there I'd love to hear your side. In fact I'll publish it here. I want to be fair to you. I don't know your side; I shouldn't judge you. Maybe you can address your behavior in public places and in your restaurant to all of Akron once and for all.

(joe :: Two Enamigos)

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