NPP Bar Blog

BAR Staff Observations : Really good work at both bars tonight.  Eliel was able to get out of here after some light batching and covering Miguel for a break, and Darius was able to get out once the initial service push from Clueless was over.  Both Miguel and Tevon closed each bar without issue. Special Events? Drink service for Clueless was very smooth, and settled down after a busy initial service push.  86ed / counts on items : 86'd St. Agrestis Spritz Ordering/Receiving/Shipping : Amazon and US Foods tomorrow.  Maintenance : The coffee maker at Lobby began pouring hot water from both coffee baskets at the top of the third round.  It only lasted a moment, and Miguel was able to turn the machine off, which stopped the leaking.  We turned it back on about twenty minutes later and, while it did pour water from both sides for a moment, it quickly stopped.   Miguel left cambros underneath both sides to catch any water that may leak overnight. ...

Manager Communication:  Pretty quiet day at Prospect Park. Besides the sold out No Budge and the pretty well sold Escape From New York, it was an unremarkable day. Trees did have a late crowd after No Budge, but it wasn't a drinking crowd. EA BAR Staff Observations: We ran with a very light crew today. Miguel put his shift up, but with the sales being as low as they were, we were able to easily get away with running only 3 bartenders. Eliel ran the the lobby while Lee and Tevon split the trees. Lee was good about setting up and supporting throughout No Budge and the rush for Escape from New York as well as the post No Budge crowd at Trees. He was cut after he helped reset and stock. Tevon closed out Trees with ease. EA 86ed / counts on items: Pinto Grigio, St. Agrestis Spritz, Stagg Jr. Whisky, Tequila Ocho Reposado. EA Prep List: Arbol Tequila, Firewalk, and Holy Mountain. EA Ordering/Receiving/Shipping : Stumptown (cold brew) will be arriving tomorrow. US Foods arriving Wednesday...

Manager Communication: Pretty busy start to the day with Strange Love doing good and Never Ending Story doing great. Got a little slower after that but great crowds. EL Steady dinner round, but slowed for the late round. NFL @ Trees wasn't didn't see a lot of action this week, but the lack of NY teams in the playoffs probably had a bit to do with it. EA BAR Staff Observations : Jenna and Tevon had great opens and both left at about 3:30 after Jenna batched and Tevon helped all around. Lee and Ashley are mids. EL I was able to get Ashley out early due to sales and because Lee wanted the hours. I had her stock Trees and do a little house keeping in the liquor storage before she left. Lee stayed behind and was great support for the bar for the last bit of rushes before he was cut.  It was Andrea's first Sunday closing with the lobby frozen machines, but she was able to break them down, clean, and put them back together very quickly as expected. Sean was able to close Trees wi...

Manager Communication : Very busy first round in Th1 & 2, which was a great start to the day.  There was definitely a bit of a lull in the second round, but things ramped back up in time for the dinner rounds. JH Dinner was steady all around with foot traffic in both the lobby and Trees. Both bars ran very tightly and smoothly. EA Customer Comments: We had a second walk in birthday party come in and set up shop, confounding things for a bit as I was trying to figure out where the scheduled event actually was. They hung out in trees eating and drinking for a while too. EA BAR Staff Observations : Andrea and Lee opened both bars without issue this morning, and were ready to dive right into service once doors opened.  Andrea really is great at crushing those well-sold weekend screenings in Th1 & 2, and is really great about communicating any needs she may have during service.   Once both Chelsea and Matthew arrived, I was able to cut Lee, as sales were pretty me...

Manager Communication : Very smooth night tonight, everyone rolled through service with no issues.  Ordering/Receiving/Shipping : Baldor tomorrow.  Amazon will be delivering more pink sugar and bows during the week, so please remind bartenders to be judicious with the pink sugar we have left in-house until the new one arrives. JH Maintenance : The lowboy that Dio installed the new part on yesterday appears to be in good working order and is no longer freezing anything without alcohol in it. JH

Manager Communication:  Quiet start today with a lot of wind in the neighborhood. Dio was in to work on the lowboy. More of that listed below. EA Evening was a lot. Theater 1 delay, a couple of dropped drink trays for a busy 4/6 round at the same time as the rush which was still going strong when theater 2 started and Trees was filling with Action Jackson folks. The team handled everything wonderfully. Trees stayed busy for a while longer then emptied out and got quiet on the earlier side. EL Customer Comments: Helped clean up vomit in theater 7. Jared handled the guests. EL BAR Staff Observations:  Super slow open for both Chelsea and Ashley. They were up and going pretty quickly and was able to make sure the bar was stocked and clean before the closers were in. EA We got Chelsea out early, Ashley helped through all the rush stuff and was out by 10. Ian closed Trees and Tevon handled Lobby. Great jobs all around. EL FOH Staff Observations: Brendan and Rebecca showed grace und...

Manager Communication: Pretty good evening at Trees lounge. EL BAR Staff Observations : Chelsea and Matthew were great opening both bars, and were able to get cut after both bars were restocked and set for the rest of the night. JH Gabrielle did a great job closing lobby and Ashley slayed karaoke. EL Special Events? Karaoke was a gas. Nice crowd. It's getting bigger and the staff is really into it. EL Prep List: We'll need a real nobody tomorrow EL R&D comp checks: $24 EL Pay Outs: $100 Susan Karaoke. $2.29 goya cream of coconut. (I wanted to try a creamier cream of coconut) EL Ordering/Receiving/Shipping : Baldor tomorrow.  The remaining twelve cases on the Ruby Hibiscus order will be arriving later this week. JH