Sunday, August 19, 2007

New rules for the bar.

I built a bar on my porch at the beginning of the summer. And there is generally only one standing rule:
Patron is not the tequila you pour into the margaritas. there's Cuervo enough for that stuff.
However, last night, at my B-day party there were some things that kinda pissed me off with people behind my bar. No one poured good tequila into a juicy drink with an umbrella. but here's some new rules I am putting into effect for those of you who like to stand behind my bar. and remember, it is MY bar.
1. if you're gonna stand behind the bar to play bartender, play damn bartender. It's not just so you can look cool. If people tell you to pour them a drink, pour them a damn drink.
2. Keep the immediate area of the bar open. there's not a lot of room on the bar what with all the bottles of booze, so try to keep it open. This IS the bartender's responsibility.
3. See that little ice chest on the floor that says ICE ONLY!, guess what. Its for ICE ONLY! don't put your hands in there, or get ashes in it, I use that for cocktails. AND Damn it! its ice, global warming and all that, keep the lid on it, ice melts slower if you do.
4. You need to rinse out the shaker and shot glasses. notice at bars you pay to drink at the bartender smells the shaker? that's to see if its clean. He's trying to keep the vodka out of the rum drinks and vice versa. so rinse em out. Even if you have to walk them to the kitchen. It ain't that far. This is also the bartender's responsibility.
5. Keep the empties off the bar. This should go without saying, but it didn't last night, so now you get a rule.
6. The plastic cups in the plastic wrap. keep them in the bag. They need to stay clean so we can drink out of them.
I don't think these rules are out of line. You shouldn't either. If you do, don't stand behind my bar. sit out on the chairs provided. there's enough of them.

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