NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication:  What a day! It wasn't easy, everyone is exhausted, but we got it done. AB Switched Ian & Natasha's shifts for this upcoming Friday 07/05 on 7Shifts. Natasha will open Trees & Ian will close that night. AB There are orange segment garnishes prepped in the walk-in next to the mint, so no one can be mad at me. AB BAR Staff Observations:  Really great work across both bars today, with Miguel holding down lobby solo the majority of the day, and Natasha setting up Trees with an open that lasted several sold out service pushes.  Maya helped Miguel reset, and then she came up to Trees, where she and Tevon stayed on top of service while Natasha helped get us batched up on some product. JH Jeshua closed out all the tabs that were pre-authorized but didn't close out or sign, without asking me to add gratuity. He thought he could just put in 20% and I explained the legal issue regarding this and to call an MOD over next time. The card info doesn't st...

Manager Communication: Lydia's swing-shift this morning was very much appreciated. They juiced for both bars, sliced fruit, & put away tons of glassware. They were able to leave around 1PM and both bars were extra prepared for Saturday service. AB FDNY inspector returned today to check CO2, he said both our inspections this week are approved! One note, the CO2 sensor in the soda closet closest to the floor was off. He mentioned if that light is off to make sure it's on, it's the sensor that tells us if we're going to die from lack of oxygen (lol). AB Busy, tough night for the staff today. Had a large crowd from BRIC arrived to Trees extra thirsty at the beginning of the rush from TH1 Quiet Place. Bartenders commented that it felt nonstop today. Gabrielle and Kelsey really held it down on the closing side tonight with it being a rough night for them. I gave both a token for rolling with the punches tonight. -DL BAR Staff Observations: A little concerned about Maya ...

Manager Communication: Probably the smoothest Menu Change Day at Prospect Park for bar. No hiccups thus far! Ian & Tevon were integral this morning, in perfect communication with each other regarding prep & all things SUMMER MENU. AB A lot of bartenders are not available for coverage tomorrow so we needed to move some people around. Lydia is going to work a short shift alongside openers from 10-1PM, this way we could have the bar covered for batching and Lydia can leave in time for her friends memorial service. Kelsey is going to be in 3-12AM as a pre-close. 7Shifts has been updated. AB Lobby was low on glasses when Gabrielle was getting out. Keep in mind for opener tomorrow. -AB2 A note I want to add is for bartenders to empty out what they have for frozens into the machine at the end of the night. I just noticed tonight on my way out. Lemme know if this makes sense but I feel like it is just better for the opening bartender to come in and see the machine full. -AB2 Customer C...

Manager Communication: After the tasting the bar staff had more than enough time to set up both bars and prepare for a busy first round with Inside Out in TH1 and Th2 both nearly sold out.  Just notes about the line cleaning- Let's remind them to change the Espresso Martini line back to Co2 so it can be ready for the Fleur Delacour to replace it. Let's also make sure they check the lines for the Pilsner since the bobbin gave issues last week. And we they should also check the line the NA Spritz was on since the kegs were constantly losing charge, just to make sure it's not a leak anywhere in that line. -DL I emptied out the Espresso Martini line and both bars have it ready to go in S&P, will definitely need to batch more tomorrow at some point. 1 Fleur Delacour and 1 N/A Spritzer keg are charged and ready to go, there are backups that just need to be charged tomorrow AM. AB Bar binders are all updated. All Trees, Lobby, HH and GF/V menus are stuffed, giving openers tim...

Manager Communication: Outside of a busy TH2 the rest of the building was relatively quiet which was perfect to get us all up and ready for tomorrow. Jenn got the syrups all prepared and I sorted the product to make things go quick from the beginning. -DL BAR Staff Observations: Kelsey and Matthew have a great flow while working together. Had a quick rush in Trees and they were able to dance through it without missing any steps as Darius knocked out service bar mostly alone. -DL  FOH Staff Observations: Dee had a great energy and was extremely helpful on multiple levels during the busy and slow moments of the night. -DL Special Events? Karaoke had a small, but fun crowd tonight during the rainy moment. -DL 86ed / counts on items: Pamplemouse will arrive on Friday morning. Until then let's keep an eye on Neon Demon and put it on a count Tomorrow if necessary. -DL  Prep List:  All syrups are prepped and ready to go for batching tomorrow!  Made a double batch of the...

Manager Communication:   Tonight was a sweet little break from the chaos. TH1 6PM Inside Out 2 was the only real push, giving us time to focus on product levels and transitioning into new menu. Tevon got a lot of batching done while Darius and Maya slung some cocktails. Ian handled a lot of walk-ins and newcomers down in Lobby. AB Just some things to keep an eye on the night before menu change meeting: - ice trays in Trees - fresh lemon and lime juice - bus bin of all liquor for batching - bus bin of all refrigerated syrups/puree for batching - fresh eggs in Trees - AB Special Events? Karaoke menus are ready to go, in the event container in the liquor room. AB 86ed / counts on items: Other Half, Grimm, Balvenie, Pistachio Mai Tai. AB Prep List: Knocked out some necessities today including Bloody Mary concentrate. Butterfly syrup for Fleur Delacour is ready to go, we're pretty prepped up on the tea bags as well. Syrups we need with tomorrows delivery include: Strawberry Mint, Waterm...

Manager Communication: I got $20 worth of Lemons and $20 worth of Limes from Mr. Kiwi before coming in. - AB2 Volo came in to my surprise today. All was good though and had a solid crowd. I brought out some Red Stripes and had them be charged for with the "$5 Beer Stub" button. Everything else was business as usual. - AB2 Tevon got some batching done. We are low on Espresso Martini but I told him not to batch since we will be moving away from kegging it for Summer. - AB2  Jeshua said he heard the frozen machine for the Ecto Chiller crack during his shift. At the end of the night he pointed out to me that the machine had a crack. The crack is on the main plastic container that holds the liquid. The crack is at the top. I told him to put a piece of tape at the bottom of the crack for now to at least indicate how high up we can fill that frozen to. - AB2 I do not know how to pull up receipts from previous purchases so I can not find if it was under warranty or anything. I went o...