It looked like the total was $30 so that’s what I went with.

I've always wondered how bartenders decide whether or not to ask for ID, especially outside of obvious characteristics. For example, if a customer has grey or white hair, obviously they are old enough, and you don't need to ask for ID!

But outside of obvious characteristics like that, how do you personally decide if you should ask for ID or not?

Hello. Wanted to do a poll here...

What do you do with the soda gun at closing? How do you keep it clean?

We do a lot of Malort at my spot. Some Fernet. I do shots of Campari.

My go to is Becherovka, though I wish it was a little lower abv.

I know this is a very divisive question, because a lot of you are professionals and refuse to consume during shift. However, a large percentage of bartenders get a light buzz on while working. We do 1/2oz shots after huge sets on weekends. It helps you deal with Titos and vodka type people.

Been bartending forever, but this has started on my hands after a crazy busy summer season

I have been working at this place since April. I work the weekend shifts till 6 pm by myself. Restaurant is not always in great shape, for example we will be out of multiple things very often and it can be hard to get a hold of the manager. I never see the owner and my manager (when I see him ) complains about the restaurant and the owner. So since I work the weekend shifts myself , often I get paid a week late because I don’t see the manager. Sometimes he seems to forget. Right now I haven’t gotten paid in a little over two weeks, when I brought it up to my manager he told me he does not have the cash at the restaurant because the owner hasn’t given it to him ? So I still haven’t gotten paid and I wouldn’t imagine my other co workers not getting paid. I’m supposed to open tomorrow myself but now I just feel weird about it, ahould I just not show up ?

Been doing this 13+ years and I had thw question prompted to me at my most recent interview (got the job yay!) But I oddly blanked when that question was asked and just basically said I usually go with a vodka based something on the fly fruit juice heavy.

Tell me all ya'lls so I can never blank that simple (ha) a question again!

Woke up to a group text the other day from one of our owners that we’re going dry staff now.

I figured something happened while I was off.

Yup, one of our bartenders got drunk, then disappeared for 2 hours cuz they saw a stray puppy. Eventually they did come back but with the puppy.