NPP Bar Blog

Manager Communication:  This is possibly already a plan, but a reflector mirror for coming out of bar prep facing the new dumbwaiter seems prudent. -LB Lauren took initiative to get some prep started for Thursday's meeting and impending menu flip - and with Val's call-out I had to be more hands on at the bars. Chelsea and Dion held things down around the building and it was overall a lovely evening! - IP BAR Staff Observations: Lydia pulled a long shift in the lobby, and I got them out right at 10. I manned the lobby until reroute at 10:30 - then I handled the lobby close (just like old times!). Really appreciated Lydia's willingness to help out - and Greg and Tevon were awesome at Trees. Especially Greg who rolled with the punches and took on the solo Trees close. I helped him out with cleaning the lounge tables and flipping the chairs - otherwise, he crushed his close. - IP  Sick Leave/ Call outs: Val lost her dog this afternoon and was just unable to talk, let alone work...

Manager Communication: I watched some videos on the frozen machines today. Just wanted to let y'all know. In slush mode, the higher the number, the more dense it gets. If it's on a 1, it will be more watery with some ice chips and at the highest, well, real thick. In Cold mode, the number indicates the temperature in Celsius. - AB2  It is extremely hot and humid, and the bar department has a lot to do before Friday, if there is anyway to prioritize the mounting of the fans. That would be really wonderful. -LB BAR Staff Observations: The bar team crushed a busy late night event calendar, glad I kept both openers to facilitate the onslaught. I have some notes that are bar team specific that I will highlight Thursday. Instrumental teamwork today.-LB Patrick is a darling and went up to help Nia close her first Monday solo close at Trees.  I had him walk her through close out as sometimes a coworker vs a manager is helpful. I told her Ian is a most reliable helper and will be here ...

Manager Communication: The chenin chard keg was weird when I tapped it. Luckily I was going to show Vlad something in the walk-in and it had leaked all over the ground. I untapped it and it exploded in my face. So it definitely has bacteria in it. We should get a credit for it. I have 86ed it in the system.  I believe whatever had spilled on the ground was run-off from the spout that fills the bottle affixed to the wall that fills when we tap new kegs. When I went to change a Sauv-Blanc keg to refill the fob, the little black plastic hose was not in the bottle and was spilling directly onto the floor of the walk-in. This isn't a usual problem, someone probably just forgot.  Tonight was quite busy in the theaters and at Trees. The football games kept some people hanging out before and after the sold out OBAA's. - IP Temporarily the lobby bar has all ground coffee bags, since we are in flux upstairs, it seemed better.-LB BAR Staff Observations: Daytime Jeshua is obviously also a...

Manager Communication:  First round was great on all three floors.  Not crazy busy, but enough to banish those slow season blues. JH PTA said SLOW WHO?? OBAA is raking it in. Excellent sales and they are THIRSTY. The drink special is selling very well, and this is a booooozy crowd in general. Team was firing on all cylinders across the board - servers were helping out with the glassware, the bar team was expediting and communicating wonderfully and all of the extremely busy service pushes went very smoothly. Sometimes when we come out of a business lull there can be a slower response to meet the business demands, but everyone seems really excited for it to be busy and stepped up and did a great job.  Customer Comments: We had a guest (ticket G51) who had a soda spilled on them, and subsequently did not receive a soda refill or popcorn refill that they had ordered. They were not charged for the items they never received, however they (understandably) felt as though there w...

Manager Communication: Stacked team today. Jenn crushed inventory. Jared opened the building. Jess and Rebecca on Admin. I was mostly in my prison (the new liquor room) I'm bringing a bunch of liquors from here over to NWB. - AB2 I moved the trash cans from the liquor room into the main prep area where they usually lived. I did this because Vlad suggested since the other porters would not know to look in there. If we wanna change the location of the cans I'm down to communicate to them but figured we'll know for sure when everything is done. - AB2 Just an FYI, the outlets are a lil finicky in the liquor room. If you're having trouble just press the restart button on the outlet and it'll be all good. - AB2 BAR Staff Observations: Tevon and Charlie did a good job opening the building. Gabrielle, Matthew, and Natasha crushed it today. So much so that Torey told Matthew and Natasha that they absolutely killed it and that he appreciated having them tonight. - AB2 Specia...

Manager Communication: FOH team really crushed it tonight. Customer Comments: BAR Staff Observations:  Based on sales, Jeshua took the cut for today and Gus pushed Matthew and Greg's in-times to accommodate.  7Shifts has been updated. JH FOH Staff Observations:  Was able to walk Alex through service at Trees Lounge during the second round, and he was very attentive and asked plenty of good questions.  It's their Day 4, so they have definitely gotten more comfortable with the layout. JH Special Events? The special event was the aount of booze I moved Staff Meeting Agenda notes:  The liquor room looks like a very organizational tornado rolled through.  The evolution continues. JH 86ed / counts on items:  86'd Bevi Sangiovese. JH Prep List: I made simple. It was very tight spacially.  R&D comp checks: Over/Short on Banks: Pay Outs:  $28.20 (Staff Food) JH Lost & Found?: Ordering/Receiving/Shipping: Maintenance:  Trees ice machi...

Manager Communication:   The evolution of the bar prep area is continuing.  It feels like we will want a landing table for bartenders restock near the walk-in door to mitigate spillage and crowded areas. Understandably we will take it as it comes.-LB The rain definitely brought in some folks during the beginning of the third round which kept Trees bopping until a little after eleven. JH BAR Staff Observations:  Got openers (Matthew & Tevon) out of here on the earlier side, and both Jeshua and Val held down each bar without issue.  Val was great up at Trees, and only ever needed me to help out behind the bar during the initial service push for Day of the Dead .  I took over the service pass and Val made quick work of a fair amount of bar guests.  Jeshua made sure the lobby ice machine was emptied and checked in on Val and helped her get ahead on some Trees closing bits.  Val did a great job closing and needed no assistance when doing Trees' money, s...