Great place to grab good food and drinks. This is a classic spot in the area. They have a retro vibe as the decor is original. It adds to the atmosphere and I hope that they never remodel. It's like walking back in time. There is ample parking and an entrance for the bar or dining room. The bar area has lots of seating both along the actual bar itself, as well as other tables throughout and around the pool tables. The staff is super friendly and attentive even when they are very busy. There are lots of regulars and you can see that this place is a staple in the community based on the relaxed atmosphere and down to earth hospitality. They have pit beef/turkey/ham on weekends that are served on homemade rolls. They also have platter options. The menu also offers other things for lunch, as well as sides. The dinner menu has many other offerings as well. The bar has 6 beers on tap, as well as many other can/bottle options. The prices are very reasonable for what you get. Lots of items are homemade. The portions are good and the taste of what we ordered was great. Definitely a place worth the stopping by. read more

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Black Friday Lunch at Wargo's! Visiting friends in HarCo means lunch at the Legion or Wargo's! Yesterday was pit beef day but an outside sign "Best Corned Beef in Harford County" (paraphrased) tantalized me. I followed my buddy's lead and ordered the Wargo's Reuben. Thin sliced, no fat and probably the BEST Reuben I've had not just in Harford county but Metro Baltimore as well. Amazing! Wargo's, I understand, sources from a butcher in PA and not the kosher houses near Baltimore. The accompanying potato chips and pickle slices made the Sammy more enjoyable. Service friendly and top notch. Prices on the menu are reasonable and competitive. Atmosphere warm and inviting. For me at least, Wargo's is worth the 25 mile ride. Why did they leave Parkville anyway? read more

Great food! My husband and I went there for his birthday dinner. We got the Pot of Gold for apps, my husband got a 12oz ribeye and I got the shrimp dinner, both came with two sides, I got beets and baked potatoes, my husband got mashed potatoes and carrots. Everything tasted good. The service was pretty fast also. Although the place was busy, we didn't really have to wait too long for the food. The server was very generous, since it was my husband's birthday she got him a Lemon Morang pie on the house. And it was delicious. Ambiance was quiet and simple. read more

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My family had a large dinner gathering here recently. I think there were 11 or 12 of us. The restaurant staff did a great job taking care of us. The waitress was attentive and got everything correct. The support staff was very helpful as well. We had a variety of food and everything came out tasty and hot. I had the clam strips with fries and a small portion of cole slaw. I also got a side of cole slaw as I did not know it came with some. The clam strips were flavorful and a good portion. Fries were crisp outside and soft inside. Nice cole slaw. Some of us started in the bar side of things to have a drink. Looks like a nice dive bar atmosphere with pool tables and TVs. Overall a nice meal with family. Good service and food. read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - Clam strips dinner - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

This is known as a Harford County staple. We had a nice evening. It was very old school feeling in here, and very popular for families or older crowds. They have a full bar and a whole dining room. The prices are affordable. They're known for their pit beef, you can smell the pit walking in this place. The meat is fresh and they're also known for their fish being fresh as well. Their corn fritters, that are deep fried, cover in powders sugar that you dip in maple syrup. Wow. That was something different and so good. Would recommend. They make their rolls homemade here and they're fresh and warm. The meat here tastes great. I loved the corned beef. The roast beef was good and so was the ham! Robin was our waitress and she was so sweet and lovely. read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - Corned Beef - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

My dinner guest and I, in our late forties, were probably the youngest people in the dining room. That's not an accident here, I don't think. This restaurant has been around that long and clearly has a lot of regulars. The dining room is outdated, definitely. Very 70's vibe to it, complete with yacht rock in the background. So it was a bit jarring to see our server, who couldn't have been more than 16 at the most, come up and take our order. She was absolutely the sweetest thing, though, and was prompt and polite. I ordered a Reuben with chips, and a side of bacon cheese fries. Dinner guest ordered a hot roast beef sandwich and jalapeño poppers. The bacon cheese fries were tasty. Fries were hot and crispy, just like I like them, but it was pretty clear that the toppings were just bacon bits and shredded cheese out of a bag. It wasn't bad, just a little underwhelming. The Reuben, however, was damn near perfection. The ONLY thing that could have been improved was it needed a touch more dressing. But it was the perfect size, perfect taste, perfect balance. Very good. My companion also had no complaints about their food. The plates were absolutely clean. Our server, and others, were very pleasant and checked in on us regularly. Really, the only real downside was the outdated ambiance, plus the lack of air conditioning made it a little stuffy and hot inside. If that were updated, you'd have a 5 star review on your hands. Worth a visit. We'll probably come back again soon. read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

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Excellent bar service and food. Best onion rings in Harford county MD. Pitt beef and homemade rolls are scrumptious. The staff are super friendly and welcoming to all. read more

It's been around for a long time... Excellent Food, Great Service, reasonable prices....What more do ya need? read more

Wargos is underrated! Theo pit beef is the best I've had in a while. The pulled pork just melts in the mouth. The staff are amazing and the atmosphere is great too. read more

Wargo's has been around as long as I can remember and it had been a while since I last had food from here since I don't live in the area anymore. I was in town visiting my mom and she really wanted crab cakes. Got her some and I got a hot roast beef sandwich for myself. It was so good, and even going and picking it up to bring back home, things were still really fresh and hot. I would highly recommend to anyone in the area looking for a great, family owned business. read more

I try to support local businesses. My husband raved of their Pit Beef dinners with Mashed Potatoes, and gravy. The potatoes are Instant, and the Gravy I'm not home made. It doesn't take that much effort to make mashed potatoes and gravy. It's not a huge restaurant. read more

Good people Good service Good food Good bar with 4 pool tables. Plenty of parking. Private smoking area Cornhole set up read more

First of all, I have worked in the food service industry and until you walk in their shoes and do the job they do....you will never ever begin to understand...Be gentle be kind, give people breaks because no one is perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wargo's has the best pit beef in Harford county md This place is located in Forest Hill md The staff and owner does extremely care I know that for a fact They are very nice people.... read more

The only reason why I'm giving this place a 2 even if the food is that good here last time the service here was so quick this time this place is taking long as long as long as can be also I'm sitting here and they have the most annoying people here horrible service good food hit or miss on my opinion would go back if service is decent. read more

Great food been going there for YEARS even when u am in town very friendly and food very good

I hate to recommend this place because it is so dam good I don't want it to become crowded. The best pit sandwich you can get anywhere. Service is excellent and the beer is cold. It doesn't get any better than that. Uncle roy Top pick read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - Pit ham and beef combo - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

The best pit beef on homemade rolls I've ever had. The atmosphere is warm and cosy. The owners are very friendly. Saturdays are my favorite day. read more

Looking at the previous reviews I feel like some people's experience was truly better than mine. A few friends of mine loved happy hour here. We use to go at least once a week when I was in town. When we would go it was never anything fancy. Just bar food with a a good amount of seafood. When we went as a group they did have pool tables, TVs, a dart board, and they have a coin juke machine to choose music. The service was normally just regular nothing too special. The best thing I truly remember is the trash cans (alcoholic drink!). They are amazing!! read more

We have been going to Wargos for YEARS. We literally sat there 15 mins watching everyone get waited on but us. So we left. We won't be back. Sad, lost a valued customer. read more

Came here on a weekend and it was pretty busy which led to a delay in getting service. There were some super friendly regulars, though, that helped flag some help down for me to get an order in. The food was decent though not inexpensive. Seems like a decent dive bar and local restaurant if that's what you're looking for. Nothing amazing but nothing bad. read more

Waitress was very responsive to our table and kept our drinks filled but food for many dishes was unseasoned and bland. For example, steak didn't even have any flavor and wasn't seared at all. Also, salmon was over cooked and generally dry with a maple glaze that tasted like a worse version of baby rays bbq sauce. The glazed carrots were mush and barely edible baby food. read more

Good Food ...Good Service ... Nothing fancy just plain good! The Server Jaime served us with a smile. Awesome Job Brenda!(I was told by the kitchen to give credit to her for the awesome Crab Cakes ... KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! read more

Hands down my favorite restaurant. Everything is so good. Love the pit beef on home mead roll.

Great roast beef sandwiches on Friday and Saturday and the meatloaf is great the beef dinner is good too

Great food, good atmosphere, everyone is super nice, one of the few places to shoot pool.

Why? Because it's local! Not only that, the food was great! I ordered the Chicken Breast Breaded Sandwich with a side of Buffalo Fries and Utz Potato Chips. The chicken Sandwich was great, came out hot I asked for fried onions and mayonnaise, it was great and crisp! Would recommend staff was nice and caring! read more

Delicious homecooked food served with a smile. Reasonable pricing for the portion sizes.

Friendly staff! Very down to earth! Great comfort food at reasonable price! Had Reuben and Wham Bam shrimp! Scrumptious! Salad bar is also pretty awesome! Our bartender was so nice! read more

Would definitely recommend trying this place. The food was great, also you HAVE to get the pit beef sandwiches!

I love pit beef and Wargo's is one of the best. I started going there when it was a shack in the gravel parking lot of the Moose Lodge back in the early '70s. They finally bought the Moose lodge and had a place to eat indoors. And then all through the Basilone's incarnation. Since Andy and Brenda took it over (in the 80s, I think), it's only gotten better. If you love pit beef, ham or turkey, you gotta try it. I like my beef sandwich as a combination of medium rare with some burnt ends on their homemade roll with sauce and onions. The rolls are as good as the beef. The rest of their menu is good too... fried oysters, crab cakes, Maryland crab soup (and cream of crab on Fridays). It's country inn style, nothing fancy. It's priced right. And the service is friendly. This is my comfort food place. MSO read more

First time eating here. It was a Saturday night and they had BBQ (beef, ham - no pork). Ordered 3 sandwiches: 1) beef medium rare 2) beef with ham 3) beef medium. The sandwiches were served - no shit - on a freaking dinner roll. It looked like an appetizer from a wedding. AND it was dry meat. The onion rings were over saturated with oil, therefore wet and soggy after 5 minutes. And the bacons & cheese fries were dry as well. I mean almost crunchy dry like they had been in the fridge for 3 days and then re-heated. Bacon was real, though (that's the 1 star this review got). hmmmmm... a bad night? maybe. Nice people, but not such a great food experience. read more

We had a great dinner at Wargo's last month. We were looking for some comfort food and this place fit the bill! Great steak, Mac & cheese and the bread pudding was amazing. The owner came by, introduced herself and gave us a tour. Must stop in if you're in the area. read more

Good food. Had cup of beef barley soup and hot turkey platter with french fries. Turkey was real turkey (not lunch meat turkey.) Very good food and reasonably priced. read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - Hot turkey platter. - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

Great food for a fair price. Owners and family on site to insure food and service is consistent. Homey atmosfere.Please dont remodel. All the menu is good but pit beef has no competition in Harford Co. read more

This place is a bit old school on the food. The servers look like they have been there for years. It is old looking on the inside but the food was fairly good. We didn't need to send anything back and that is always a plus. We only been here once not because of a bad experience but it is out of the way for me. read more

Wargo's is a quiet, no-frills backwoods-type of bar and restaurant. The food is pretty good, and pitchers of domestic beers are very cheap. There's a couple of pool tables and a jukebox in the bar, the restaurant section is clean and quaint, all-in-all it's not a bad place to go. Some of the Bel Air college kid crowd have recently located Wargo's on Friday and Saturday nights, but it's not too bad and pretty much never packed. Give it a shot, you might be surprised. read more

They have awesome pit beef but prices seem a bit high for what you get. The service is friendly but slow and the dining room small and crowded. read more

Wargo's Restaurant & Tavern - Pit beef sandwich & onion rings - American Near Me - Forest Hill, Maryland

Excellent stop for lunch. Corn fritters were amazing and sweet. Pot beef sandwich was fantastic. Pulled pork was good. Both came on a homemade roll that was phenomenal. Mac and cheese was extra cheesy. Only negative- they use Hunt's ketchup. I always judge that. read more

Wargo's- I grew up in Bel Air, moved away in '07 to Nashville, TN Got a call from my father one weekend, telling me to come home to see my grandfather. He wasn't doing well. Came home and though Poppy's mind was sharp as a tack, but his body was failing. After arriving in Harford County, he and I went for a drive through the country and ended up stopping here. We got the burnt tips and two rounds of Blue Moon. Great food/drink, even better conversation about times past. We ate and drank, and left full and happy. I knew that this meal I had with him at your establishment would be my last with him on this earth. It was surreal and unlike anything I've experienced in my twenty-something years. His prayer over lunch is something I will never forget, us both knowing this would likely be our final prayer, final meal together. I returned to Nashville the next day heavy hearted, and two weeks later I returned for the celebration his life. It turns out that at your establishment I drank my grandfathers last beer of his life with him, after I'm sure many beers, many miles around the world in WW2, and many years of a happy life. His last beer was a blue moon here at Wargo's, and it was a damn good beer. THANK YOU. I will never forget our meal here. I figured y'all would like to hear this story and figured I'd say thank you for helping me create this memory with your hospitality and amazing burnt tips! 5 stars forever in my heart read more

Pit beef is very good. The rest is just ok. Drinks are small and expensive. Place is dated.