Just bought a tavern

Habber

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As the title says.Far NW suburbs of Chicago,not far from the Wisconsin border.If anyone wants to drop in and talk knives over a cold drink drop me an email.
 
Congrats! Now all you gotta do is pack it up and move it down here to Springfield, Mo. :D
 
Congrats! Now all you gotta do is pack it up and move it East to Pompton Plains, NJ! You don't wanna move it to Missouri unless you wanna turn it into a gay bar. :p :D ;)


(Please note that I do not think that all Missourians are gay, just Burchtree. ;))
 
I have to step in and defend a fellow Missourian. We do not have gay bars here, we have bars for "livestock enthusiasts".

:)
 
I don't even want to live here. :D

Best Regards, and Good Luck,

Steven Garsson
 
Goog luck, Habber. Be sure to have a "special" that seperates your tavern from other bars, like a huge selection of beers or something.
 
Much success on your new venture.

If you want a hot tavern in the first couple of weeks invite all the hot chicks you know or can hire to frequent your place. Chicks will bring in guys, guys bring in more chicks of their own free will. After about two weeks you'll have them lining up outside.
 
Take it to Jersey, I'll make the trip.

Congrats on the buy, if I'm ever in the area I'll take ya up on the offer. :cool:
 
PhilL said:
Much success on your new venture.

If you want a hot tavern in the first couple of weeks invite all the hot chicks you know or can hire to frequent your place. Chicks will bring in guys, guys bring in more chicks of their own free will. After about two weeks you'll have them lining up outside.
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And then, hire Patrick Swayze to come in and be the bouncer! :D
 
Habber said:
As the title says.Far NW suburbs of Chicago,not far from the Wisconsin border.If anyone wants to drop in and talk knives over a cold drink drop me an email.
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Congratulations! I was a bartender in college and considered on several occasions becoming a bar owner.

I might just drop in, I was planing on seeing some of wisconsin (lake michigan shore) this summer.

Some advice, to keep a good loyal customers comming back, run the riff raff of as soon as they make themselves known. You will find every bar has a few of the same kind of guy. They spend a lot of time at the bar. Frequently intoxicated and tend to be the obnoxious or nasty drunk.
When I was a bartender we called these guys "Jimmy's"
(an awful lot of them were named Jim) Make these people unwelcome. These guys have friends and soon instead of one or two of these guys, you have a whole bunch of these guys. When these guys make your bar home your normal well behaved customers will stop comming in. Once your bar is their "club house" you will incur the attention of your local police department.

Drew
 
K.V. Collucci said:
Congrats! Now all you gotta do is pack it up and move it East to Pompton Plains, NJ! You don't wanna move it to Missouri unless you wanna turn it into a gay bar. :p :D ;)


(Please note that I do not think that all Missourians are gay, just Burchtree. ;))
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Check out Danbo's post and tell me that Illinois isn't the land o' the gay bars!
I think he's got a thing for swayze. ;)
 
Ilovetoolsteel said:
Congratulations! I was a bartender in college and considered on several occasions becoming a bar owner.

I might just drop in, I was planing on seeing some of wisconsin (lake michigan shore) this summer.

Some advice, to keep a good loyal customers comming back, run the riff raff of as soon as they make themselves known. You will find every bar has a few of the same kind of guy. They spend a lot of time at the bar. Frequently intoxicated and tend to be the obnoxious or nasty drunk.
When I was a bartender we called these guys "Jimmy's"
(an awful lot of them were named Jim) Make these people unwelcome. These guys have friends and soon instead of one or two of these guys, you have a whole bunch of these guys. When these guys make your bar home your normal well behaved customers will stop comming in. Once your bar is their "club house" you will incur the attention of your local police department.

Drew
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Years ago I worked in bars for a while. This is absolutely true, and I saw it kill a couple of nice bars. These people will tell you that if you run them out, they'll tell everyone they know and then no one will come in anymore. The problem with that is, usually everyone they know is already at your bar and are exactly the type you don't want. Don't listen to them, and run them off. There's a reason they're not at someone else's bar, because they got run out of there, too. Once they realize you aren't going to let them use their place as their second living room, they'll move on.

Also, find a good cook who can run a clean kitchen and develop a lunch crowd. You can make money from lunch everyday and those customers will be more likely to come back at night and drink.

So there's some advice. Remember what you paid for it. :)
 
K.V. Collucci said:
Congrats! Now all you gotta do is pack it up and move it East to Pompton Plains, NJ! You don't wanna move it to Missouri unless you wanna turn it into a gay bar. :p :D ;)


(Please note that I do not think that all Missourians are gay, just Burchtree. ;))
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thank god for the fine print my secret is safe :D
 
CONGRATS!!!!

There is no need to move the bar. Just say that all members of BladeForums get free beer and we'll all be there. :D
 
Owned a Bar or Tavern for about 15 years.Had a ball.It was a smorgisbord(sp) for women and my other hobbies(poker and pool)
Loved every moment until I caught my friends stealing from me.( big time)
Shut it down,remodeled it,and sold it.
Never looked back.
 
The following information is all you really need to know:

The first requirement is an imperial pint (20oz) glass. The glass should be clean, dry, and room temperature. In no circumstances use a chilled glass, or one that has not been cleaned properly. NOTE: a properly prepared glass will exhibit excellent ring-sustaining features.

Next, make sure the dispensing equipment is in proper working order. Taps and lines should be cleaned once per week at a minimum. The 50 liter (13.2 gallons) keg of Guinness should be stored between 38 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit, and served between 42 to 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Guinness should be dispensed by a gas mixture of 75% nitrogen and 25% carbon dioxide at a pressure of 30 pounds per square inch, so as to produce the creamy head. Finally, in preparation, one must have the proper Guinness tap and spout.
You are now ready to pull the perfect pint.

:D :D :D :D :D

Jack
 
Should be back up that way in June it looks like, visiting family. Will try to stop in

And Congratulations. :)
 
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