NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication:  Easy open. Jared, Jeremy and I opened with ease -GS Very sleepy Friday night. I think Coyote v Acme might actually have some legs due to really good word of mouth - the dinner round was rippin' tonight. Otherwise a nice end of summer Friday. - IP The lights at Trees Lounge were bumped up higher than they should be on the wall panel, so I adjusted them to their appropriate levels at the end of the night to avoid a laser lights show for the guests, as those dimmers are finnicky on their best day. - IP Customer Comments:  Tevon caught some kids trying to buy tickets to an R rated movie and notified me. They didn't get them.-GS BAR Staff Observations:  Great opening team. made some cuts (well 1)-GS Gabrielle is cut tomorrow- No one is pushed back. We feel good about the plan.-GS Matthew helped out with the big dinner round push and got outta here around 7:30. Tevon stuck around to help with a relatively light Friday night crowd (bolstered by US Open co...

Manager Communication: Got Lobby machines cleaned this morning. The FroCo chamber in Trees on the OTHER side is now acting up, so I will replace the temperature gauge ASAP - it will just be a little more invasive as I'll have to move the whole unit from the back bar to have space to work on it. I also replaced the broken nozzle on the sprayer in the dishpit at Trees. - IP The folks at NuCo FINALLY dropped off and installed our new N2 generator! It's sleek and smaller than the old one - I already have it labeled to make sure to not place anything on top of it. - IP Still waiting on Coca Cola to come by and take a look at the soda guns in the lobby. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Danny and Gab opened up. - IP Easygoing night, which meant I was able to get both Danny + Gabrielle out of here on the earlier side.  Jeshua + Matthew crushed solo service and closed each bar without issue. JH Special Events? ST&B.  This crowd showed up thirsty for MILK.  They went through twen...

Manager Communication: Really productive morning! FroCo tumbler is fixed, Trees machines have all been deeply cleaned, floor drains are clean and flowing, Booze Island is freshly re-developed and manicured, and the walk-in is all stocked up. - IP Lauren and I went through the ordering interfaces that I'll need to use when she's on vacation - all set and ready to rock. - IP ***Trees elevator is OOS having glassware recirculate upstairs for the last round so Trees has glassware while the elevator is out.-LB I was talking to Greg to offer help carrying his suitcases of merch down the stairs since the elevator was broken. He said he enjoyed our food so much even though he usually doesn't eat much when he does shows. He said he was eyeing our burger. He mentioned talking to James Franco and James having said Nitehawk is his favorite.-LB The plants have been watered and will be good for the duration of my PTO.-LB Customer Comments:  BAR Staff Observations: Matthew in Trees and ...

Manager Communication: First floor was quite busy this evening and Greg and Patrick were up to the challenge. Trees lounge stayed decently busy thanks to the New York, New York screening, and 4/6 remained boppin' all night. Becca and Christine are a fantastic team - really communicative and thorough. - IP BAR Staff Observations: Tevon and Duan were excellent in Trees tonight. It stayed busy at the bar and the service pass didn't really stop all night. I got Patrick out of here after the busiest portion of the dinner rush downstairs, and after helping with restocks, Tevon got outta here around 10. Both bars were closed without issue. - IP FOH Staff Observations: Rada is proving to be a very good addition to the server team - very prompt about running drink trays and has yet to make any mistakes that needed addressing from the Bar side of things. - IP Special Events? New York, New York with Blank Check. Sold out theater 1 and kept Trees busy most of the evening. - IP Prep Lis...

Manager Communication:   James is an angel on earth dealing with the Genius malfunction and filmbot, which ultimately was our ethernet. Always something right around doors, but thankfully the cool-headed master took care of it and we were back in business without major issues. I only had to hand write one ticket.-LB Ian started a deep clean of the liquor room shelves. Looking nice ahead of menu change. I donated some spices that we don't need to the kitchen and we are organizing for the fall menu transition. I got some stuff done for the Trees cheaters as well.-LB Lauren "The Toolwoman" Billings was on the scene today, getting all sorts of things ship shape for the upcoming season. We tag-teamed some of the shelves in the liquor room and it's going to be great to go into the fall with a tidy, well organized space - can't wait to get the new Nitrogen unit installed. Lauren and I spoke in-depth about me taking on the ordering of soda/lime juice/napkins and straws wh...

Manager Communication: Wyatt and I opened up. Chill end of August Sunday vibes to start. - IP I put gold nail polish on the non-carbonated kegs today. I hope it will not chip off. If you can point this out to Matthew on his batch shift. I will make sure Tevon sees it tomorrow. I told Tevon today and he said he goes mainly by the different color gasket, I think they are black versus white on the others.-LB Customer Comments: BAR Staff Observations: Nat in Trees and Greg in Lobby. - IP I pushed Duan and Sam both back to 4p, as afternoon sales are totally manageable for Nat, Greg and Tevon. Openers can get ready to skedaddle right when they walk in the door. - IP Possible slight change in the swiftness of exits, as Jeshua has called out sick tonight. After no luck seeing if any not scheduled bartender wanted to pick up the shift, I pushed Duan back to 5p to close Trees, and Tevon can hang until the crunch of the dinner round is over. While Sam handles the Lobby solo. I checked in with ...