NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication:  Rocky open. I was the opening bartender in the lobby till about 15 mins before doors. Gus and I went through pars and prep for the Newfest cocktails - I'll be managing the first big party so I will take point on batching and setting up for the event when we get all the product delivered.  Rocky open made way for a smooth close - team was great across the board. Pre-Code was very busy and everyone was up to the challenge. - IP Customer Comments:  The guy who does his podcast in Trees is awesome. -GS BAR Staff Observations:   Tevon rules. Jeshua gets the game ball for agreeing to come in out of the blue. -GS Yeah, Jeshua is the freaking best. Came in to open lobby and ended his shift crushing the Pre-Code after-party. He went to go see Resident Evil and I comped his food as a massive thank you. Tevon and Duan also kicked major butt for the party. Greg had a relatively chill evening in lobby and closed smoothly. - IP Sick Leave/ Call outs:  ...

Manager Communication:  Open was smooth due to the gate, but we got through it. Good communication between Gil and me -GS Busy Monday with the Music Doc. Great crowd before and after - Jared and Christine crushed floor service. Big ups to Jared who helped me out with a bunch of Toast related stuff tonight. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Sam was great in lobby. Really turning up the charm - love to see it. Greg and Jeshua absolutely destroyed a very busy music doc afterparty. Greg closed down with no issue as the theaters were chill. - IP FOH Staff Observations: I just want to say how sad the effort and priorities of the some of FOH team truly is. 11am Gil is outside letting people in because the gate won't close. I'm dealing with Dio and figuring out the problem that is the leak by the walk-in, and Monica walkies asking about drink support. I get back to trees, tray up the drinks and bring them to the theater and there were 5 employees standing in the server station. And Stan le...

Manager Communication: Busy, rainy Sunday. Opened with Wyatt. Greg and Lydia opened bars. It had been raining all morning, but no one on the porter team had gotten the mats out for the lobby and Th 3/5 hallway - Wyatt and I ran up right at doors and grabbed them and set them out - I'm going to ask Vlad to make sure the team is prepared to be on top of getting those ready for doors on these rainy days. The glut of kegs in the walk-in made it difficult to maneuver so I reorganized the kegs when there was a lull in service. - IP Definitely stayed busy throughout the night throughout the building and Trees was pretty full up until about ten or so. JH Customer Comments: I ejected two guests from the 8:15pm Social Reckoning for writing an explicit note and putting it up in the coil for their server (Katherine) to grab.  They left without issue and did not offer any explanation or defense once I told them that their behavior was unacceptable.  Michael walked them out of the buildin...

Manager Communication:  Mellow mellow morning.  Absolutely beautiful day outside.  Bartenders were fine being solo for the first two rounds and the building was grooving. JH Good times tonight. Really great energy. Trees was rocking, but never overwhelming. Customer Comments: A lady had her birthday party in Trees. Huge table- they stayed for awhile. Good sales numbers in Trees tonight.  BAR Staff Observations: Big Kudos to Patrick who used his cross venue Nitehawk knowledge to very helpful when closing the bars.  FOH Staff Observations: Torey still seems really down in the dumps.  Hiring/Training: Sick Leave/ Call outs:  Cut Tevon from the day.  Pushed Sam's in-time to 3:00pm.  Then Lydia + Sam swapped in-times.  7Shifts updated. JH Special Events?  Little Shop of Horrors was the big draw for the first part of the day.  Gotta love those Audreys. JH Staff Meeting Agenda notes: Closeouts. I did the closeout tonight. Lets talk ...

Manager Communication:  Chill open. GS Decently busy in the smaller theaters, and the larger theaters took turns selling out in the later rounds.  Tables at Trees are definitely keeping folks hanging around after their movies, which has been nice. JH Customer Comments:  There is a lady who is usually around the area who often comes in to use the restroom in the lobby.  Most staff who work in lobby recognize her, and we have not had issues with her previously.  However, yesterday she was bothering the folks at the table for the film festival, and Dwight asked her to leave.  She came back today and had a lot to say about how Dwight is picking on her and looking at her and that he should be fired.  She had a lot of choice words and terms for myself and Dwight, and she is no longer allowed in the building. JH BAR Staff Observations:  Cut Danny.  7Shifts updated. GS Matthew got out of here once the dinner round had settled, and Duan + Tevon handle...

Manager Communication:   Put away frozen machine parts. Dumped old product from menu that was turned. Rang it in as spillage.-LB BAR Staff Observations: Easygoing night.  Gabrielle got us a head start on some prep items and Greg stuck around until just as the second round was winding down and Trees had gotten over the last crew of post-screening bar guests.  Both Jeshua and Matthew closed each bar without issue. JH Special Events?  Neither of the special screening guests hung around Trees too long afterwards, but they definitely brought a decent early third round pop to the bar.  Most were one and done, and they were overall very mellow crowds. JH Staff Meeting Agenda notes:  Porters did not take out any of the trash outside of the liquor room or office.  I will take it out when I am leaving tonight. JH 86ed / counts on items:  stouts back in stock.-LB Prep List:  new banana daiquiri, needs simple. 6 lemonades, pineapple express.-LB. I ...