NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication: Quiet start to the day in the building. Tevon was able to swing back to batch soon as the closers got in to get ahead before the busy TH1 and TH2. Jeshua knocked out some deep cleaning in lobby bar during his down time. He was able to swing upstairs to support Maya when Ian got in. -DL  Dinner round was bustling, especially in Th1/2 with back-to-back Challengers seatings.  Dogville also brought out a decent crowd, so Tevon hung around until a little after ten to help Maya keep up with guests and tickets. JH Staff Meeting Agenda notes:  Had a small group from PPWSL stop by Trees tonight.  Mostly sat at the bar, which kept Trees service bopping until about ten or so. JH Ordering/Receiving/Shipping: Union, Skurnik, Southern and Empire will all arrive tomorrow. -DL  Maintenance: The lowboy in Trees on the right side is pooling water again. Added to the doc and made Juan aware. Jenn will have the closers empty it out so he can check it ag...

Manager Communication: What a busy Monday! Lydia was masked up & seems to be feeling almost 100%. Jenna helped out both bars tonight, the flexibility was necessary & appreciated.  Challengers & NoBudge Live #39  were pretty much sold out. The NoBudge crowd came out to Trees as the last push started for TH2. We were absolutely slammed, and Darius couldn't have handled it any better.  *note about NoBudge* This is second in a row I've worked with a very young crowd. Everyone at the bar I ID'ed was born in 2002/2003, ordering multiple drinks at a time. Darius was also very diligent with checking ID's, but it feels worth noting for the next.  The bubbler in Trees is starting to act up again. The left side stopped bubbling, I turned it on and off and it came back to life. Let's keep an eye on it this week!  Glasses were looking naughty tonight. I de-seeded the bar inside the dishwasher and there was a plethora of debris. It definitely did the trick - we sh...

Manager Communication: Trees had a good crowd for majority of the night. A lot of cocktails flying out. Large crowd around the pool table all night. -DL BAR Staff Observations: Tevon was great support throughout the building like normal. He handles Sundays well consistently, even with being the only lead usually available. -DL Special Events?  Volo menus for tomorrow are printed and prepped, and are hanging out on top of the QR menus in the mailbox. JH Staff Meeting Agenda notes: Reminder for staff to check the temperature at the dishwasher on the regular when doing glassware. Found the water on cold several times during service this weekend. -DL 86ed / counts on items: Balvenie is on a count until Tuesday's delivery. -DL Prep List:  PST Concentrate should be made tomorrow. JH We should also make Pistachio Syrup. -DL Over/Short on Banks : Trees was short $18. Jeshua had no recollection of what may've happened and there were no tab issues during service that I know of that ...

Manager Communication: Busy Saturday in the building with a lot of people hanging out. Trees continue to stay crowded well after the event was over and the games ended. -DL BAR Staff Observations:  Kelsey handled the lobby like a pro tonight with only little support during the busy theaters. I did have to remind her at the end of the night to not bring the gate down all the way. -DL  FOH Staff Observations: Misha was doing great every time I encountered them. They asked questions when in doubt and took input extremely well when handling drinks and trays at the pass. -DL Family was all gone before Jay was able to get any. He was helping flip when it first came out and it was gone pretty quick even with a lot of people not wanting to grab any. -DL Sick Leave/ Call outs:  Lydia posted their Trees closing shift yesterday, as they are very under the weather.  I spoke with Wyatt and Paul, and we were able to have Kelsey work a closing shift today instead of her previousl...

Manager Communication:  First round was pretty sedate, which gave both bars ample time to set up for what looks to be a very busy evening. JH The last two rounds were back to back busy for Trees but the team never appeared overwhelmed. Very smooth service for everyone . -DL BAR Staff Observations: Tevon made drinks, batched, stocked the bars and supported the bars in any way needed. Literally a rockstar that we should cherish to have. -DL FOH Staff Observations : Erika said she saw multiple ants in the service station for TH5 during service. I looked around at the end of the night when she told me about it but we didn't see any in the area or where the point of interest should be. Should keep an eye on it in the morning and during service. -DL Prep List:  Tevon juiced lemons and limes for service today, so that should hold us over until Sunday.  I'll make sure bartenders keep an eye on it tomorrow, as the next two nights look bustling. JH Yuzu Pom Spritzer kicked toward...

Manager Communication: Multiple theaters jumped up with Challengers coming in with force. Ian, Matthew and Gabrielle were able to pop between guests and tickets without any issues. I believe the FOH blog will have more information but we had a guest pass-out in the main stairwell. Will was the first person there and the guest's partner called an ambulance and it arrived not too long later. -DL Prep List: Ian was able to start an Ecto Chiller and get the hard part out of the way. Just need tangerine juice which will arrive in the morning.-DL Pay Outs: 7550-DJ-DJ for shouting at the screen-$100 5200-FOOD-$9 Ordering/Receiving/Shipping:  Baldor & US Foods arriving tomorrow. JH Maintenance:  Victor from CleanSlate stopped by this morning and was able to check out the Trees glasswasher.  He replaced all the lines and recalibrated the chemicals, and said the machine appeared to be running normally after a few test runs.  Just to keep an eye on it, let's mention whe...

Manager Communication: When I came in today, the bubbler holding the Peach Tea in lobby bar had black spots in the top corners of it from the liquid that splashes on the side of the bubbler. Gabrielle had a good idea to empty it and start to pour hot water in it at closing during the slower nights to avoid this from happening. We emptied all the product for it and kept the rest in a store n pour for the remainder of the day. -DL Evening stayed pretty mellow, barring some dinner round pops.  Smooth night across the building. JH BAR Staff Observations: Darius was able to knock out some batching, and Gabrielle swung upstairs to offer Kelsey support while Darius was in the back.  Both openers got out of here once the dinner round had settled, and both Jeshua and Kelsey were great solo.  Kelsey was very much on top of organizing and pre-closing at Trees, and did a really good job closing with minimal guidance. JH Ordering/Receiving/Shipping: Union delivered today but were mi...