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Shocker. A Korean style slammer. Pour three quarter ounces of soju in a shot glass...fill with sprite and a dash of fresh lemon juice over the top...cap with a couple of cocktail napkins...and slam it on the bar.Bar Banter
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Lemon Drop
The bumper bartender race has come to a conclusion. I finished just behind the leading group of higher seniority bartenders ending up with a couple of day shifts and three nights. I am happy with the results. Although I will … Continue reading →
Bumper Bartenders
Generally, bartending jobs aren’t all that hard to acquire if you are a decent bartender and interview well. However…landing a top paying and consistent gig can take years of hard work garnished with a lot of patience…you don’t just walk … Continue reading →
The Office With A Bathroom
I start off every week by promising myself that I won’t go out for drinks after work. Instead…I will be diligent, save my hard-earned tips, go straight home, wash some Top Ramen down with a couple of beers, watch South … Continue reading →
Good Spirits
The last several preceding nights at the bar have remained eerily smooth. However, when you interact with as many intoxicated people as I do a shift…five to six nights a week…you are bound to hit a few speed bumps on your … Continue reading →
One Ring To Fool Them All
The last few weeks at the bar have been great. We have been extremely busy and blessed with nice customers. If only tending bar were always this smooth and drama free. I have actually been looking forward to going to … Continue reading →
24 Years
We have a new manager at the bar. He has a jovial personality and seems to know his shit…along with an easy-going style of managing…as well as some great ideas on improving our wine list and cocktail menu. I am … Continue reading →
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Tagged 24 hours, 24 years, attempted murder, bartenders blog, busboy, busboy mafia, cocktail menu, food fights, having fun at work, hells angels, new managers, nostalgia, service industry, serving time, side station sabotage, tequila, true bar stories, whippets, wine list
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Significant Bother
I am a single forty plus year old bartender. I have never been married, have no kids, and all of my serious relationships have ended in a catastrophic climax after a year or so. Finally…having learned my lesson…I happily abandoned … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar napkin, bringing your work home with you, foolish fallacy, lemmings, loser bartender, marriage, married women, one night stand, pig, politics, quest for love, religion, run to the hills, significant bother, single bartender, swine status, true bartender stories
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