10.18.2007 = JAYPLAY
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Bar-tiquette
Some rules and common sense for the bar By Kyle Gray
Know Thy Bartender
The unspoken rules of the bar can sometimes be just as sticky as the bar itself. Given the permission to bitch and moan, seven local bartenders were more than ready to lay down the commandments of proper bar etiquette—BartiQUE. Here are the five most important rules of the watering hole.
This is a prime example of how getting to know your bartender can work out for you in the long run. The general consensus is that if you are nice to your bartender, they'll be nice to you. It's just common sense.
A man walks into the Phogy Dog, 23rd and Iowa streets, and before he can get to the bar, Paul Goebel, Shawnee junior, asks him if he has his usual bottle. After seeing his taken care of, Goebel tells him the burgs are two-for-one tonight, and the Mrs. isn't making him dinner, he's got him covered.
There is one loophole that bartenders had to this rule. "Getting to know your bartender can work against you, too," says Rob Gillapie, bartender at the Replay Lounge."They could get to know you and figure out real quick you're an asshole."
Leaveth Thine Ladies Be
Gillaspie was also adamant about how to treat women at bars. He tells all the men at bars to stop hassling the ladies. He jokes that when you scare off the ladies, the guys tending the bar don't have anyone around to make them feel better about themselves.
"You never know what someone could slip into your drink, and for that same reason, don't go home with someone you just met," Major says.
Lindsay Major, Buffalo Grove, Ill., senior, says that you should also keep your hand on your cup at all times. She goes on to say that you aren't going to fall in love at a bar, and the people you meet at a bar don't love you.
The same rules that apply to the women in front of the bar go for the women behind it. Rachel Wagner, a bartender at Old Chicago, 2194 Iowa St., says that it doesn't matter how often you come to a bar, don't feel free to get touchy feely, or hit on the female bartenders.
Know Thy Limits
If you're standing at the bar, ordering shot after shot and注射 in the corners to poke, that not only makes you a bad drinker, but also a bad customer. Of all the bartenders I interviewed, the majority warned about beliegent customers who didn't know their limits.
Not only does it upset the bartenders, it annoys the other customers.
"At that point it's not a good time anymore," says Kristin Hoppa, Olathe senior. "Not only is puking a good time, it's not hot. No girl wants to go home with a guy who has his hunch all over himself."
A good rule of thumb: When you feel your buffalo wings defying gravity, slow it down a bit and switch to a little water.
Know Thv Drink
the barrenders at both Quinton's, 615 Massachusetts St. and the Replay Lounge, 10th and Massachusetts St. were adamant about customers knowing what they want, especially Gillasoie.
"Don't order a stupid drink, or for that matter, a drink that doesn't exist." Gillaspie says. The guys at Quinton's agree.
"Don't order an obscure shot and not only expect us to know it, but get pleased when we don't," says Matt Bantle, senior and bartender at Quinton's.
It's a short and sweet rule. If you say you're ready to order, make it snappy. Don't be wishy-washy and don't make up drinks. Not everyone knows what an Alabama Butt Crack is.
It's the cardinal rule of going out. It's the end all, beat all of the bartender etiquette. When asked what his or her biggest pet peeve was, every bartender started out with, "People who don't tip."
If you simply start out with a generous tip, not only will the bartender see you as a good customer, they're more likely to take care of you, be more attentive to you, and let some outrageous behavior slide.
Debra Ginsberg, author of Waiting: True Confessions of a Waitress, sums up a good customer as someone who's there to eat and
T-I-P
ILLUSTRATION BY BECKA CREMER
drink and not expecting a cheap therapy session. "I'm not responsible for your problems with your husband, mother, boss, or kids so don't take it out on me. I don't set the prices so don’t blame me for that either."
"Know what you want when you tell me you're ready to order. Oh yes, perhaps the most important quality of a good customer: A good tipper."
Angel's Tits
3/4 az creme de cacao
3/4 az cream
cherry on a toothpick
Sex on an Elephant
1½ oz. Golden Pear Liqueur
Amarula wild fruit cream
Weird (but real) Drinks
Monkey Dick
1 1/2 oz Crown Royal
1 1/2 peach schapps
'Shaken, get it?')
Blood Clot
1 shot Drambule
1 shot cherry Advocaat
Blue Balls Malibu rum Blue Curacao
Deep Throat
whipped cream
Kahlua
peppermint schnapps
vodka
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Pope on a Rope
Half a bottle of Smirnoff ice
3 ounces vodka
1/3 package of Kool-Aid
(any flavor)