1 00:00:05,038 --> 00:00:08,775 Um, I think I've stayed here so long 2 00:00:08,775 --> 00:00:11,578 'cause it's, like, my family. 3 00:00:11,578 --> 00:00:13,713 Sorry, I don't wanna cry. 4 00:00:13,713 --> 00:00:15,248 I don't know. I just love it here. 5 00:00:15,248 --> 00:00:16,416 I really do. 6 00:00:16,416 --> 00:00:17,784 It's, like, my second home. 7 00:00:17,784 --> 00:00:20,387 So, it's a lot of love 8 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:24,624 and caring here, I guess. 9 00:00:27,627 --> 00:00:29,195 narrator: For over 30 years, 10 00:00:29,195 --> 00:00:31,197 Jon Taffer has traveled the country 11 00:00:31,197 --> 00:00:34,768 saving hundreds of bars from failure and ruin. 12 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:37,670 The past few years have been harder on our country 13 00:00:37,670 --> 00:00:39,839 than I've ever seen before. 14 00:00:39,839 --> 00:00:42,442 But now, in a post-pandemic world, 15 00:00:42,442 --> 00:00:47,781 restaurants and bars are seeing a massive surge in business. 16 00:00:47,781 --> 00:00:51,484 And a customer base that has a much higher expectation 17 00:00:51,484 --> 00:00:53,553 for quality food and drinks. 18 00:00:53,553 --> 00:00:54,788 Not a huge fan of this. 19 00:00:54,788 --> 00:00:57,290 So I'm on a mission to save bars 20 00:00:57,290 --> 00:00:59,292 that have been struggling to keep up with 21 00:00:59,292 --> 00:01:01,194 the new landscape of our industry. 22 00:01:02,896 --> 00:01:05,231 narrator: So now, Jon is back out on the road 23 00:01:05,231 --> 00:01:06,666 and heading to Loveland, Colorado 24 00:01:06,666 --> 00:01:09,469 to rescue CJ's Patio Grill. 25 00:01:09,469 --> 00:01:11,404 This is a new era for our country, 26 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:15,475 so we need to raise the bar and rise to these challenges. 27 00:01:15,475 --> 00:01:18,678 [upbeat music] 28 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:20,447 narrator: In 2019, 29 00:01:20,447 --> 00:01:22,315 restaurant manager and liquor rep, 30 00:01:22,315 --> 00:01:23,716 Fadil Astafaj 31 00:01:23,716 --> 00:01:25,585 purchased CJ's Patio Grill 32 00:01:25,585 --> 00:01:27,187 in Loveland, Colorado. 33 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:28,721 Well, I've always wanted to have a bar. 34 00:01:28,721 --> 00:01:30,590 Been in and out of bars and restaurants 35 00:01:30,590 --> 00:01:31,758 and liquor and wine sales 36 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,326 pretty much my entire life. 37 00:01:33,326 --> 00:01:34,861 Can I get a couple of beers for you? 38 00:01:34,861 --> 00:01:37,697 What makes CJ's unique is our home cooking food 39 00:01:37,697 --> 00:01:39,399 and friendly service. 40 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:41,167 Here's your Fuzzy Smurf. 41 00:01:41,167 --> 00:01:42,902 We were really on a nice trajectory. 42 00:01:42,902 --> 00:01:45,438 It was a successful formula. 43 00:01:45,438 --> 00:01:47,207 Head on. 44 00:01:47,207 --> 00:01:48,541 narrator: After a successful first year, 45 00:01:48,541 --> 00:01:50,510 business quickly ground to a halt. 46 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:53,179 When COVID hit, there was no handbook 47 00:01:53,179 --> 00:01:56,749 and, uh, we had to make decisions on the fly. 48 00:01:56,749 --> 00:01:58,218 Everything has gone up. Labor cost, 49 00:01:58,218 --> 00:02:00,320 food cost, you name it. 50 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,389 And I did inherit some, some issues with the restaurant 51 00:02:03,389 --> 00:02:05,959 and I have myself been unable to fix. 52 00:02:05,959 --> 00:02:08,261 narrator: So to keep the bar afloat, 53 00:02:08,261 --> 00:02:11,664 Fadil started taking on every role within the bar. 54 00:02:11,664 --> 00:02:13,967 So I work about six days a week 55 00:02:13,967 --> 00:02:17,604 and generally I'm here 16 hours a day. 56 00:02:17,604 --> 00:02:20,907 I consider myself a 100% hands-on owner 57 00:02:20,907 --> 00:02:22,742 because it is mine and I take pride in it 58 00:02:22,742 --> 00:02:24,711 and I want it to be perfect. 59 00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:26,913 narrator: And he refuses to delegate work at the bar. 60 00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:29,649 Fadil does, uh, want things a certain way. 61 00:02:29,649 --> 00:02:33,987 And I'm still working on trying to figure out how that way is. 62 00:02:33,987 --> 00:02:36,289 Fadil been overbearing at times. 63 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:38,691 Fadil can definitely get in the way in the kitchen 64 00:02:38,691 --> 00:02:41,594 when we're busy and we're going and he comes back 65 00:02:41,594 --> 00:02:43,997 and he tries to help, but he just plows in 66 00:02:43,997 --> 00:02:45,932 and then we got to start it over. 67 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:47,700 I can't help myself sometimes. 68 00:02:47,700 --> 00:02:49,702 How are we doing back here, boys? 69 00:02:49,702 --> 00:02:51,704 Oh, you know how we're doing. 70 00:02:51,704 --> 00:02:53,339 He's, he's great. 71 00:02:53,339 --> 00:02:54,841 I've never worked for someone that cares 72 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,576 so much about their employees. 73 00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:58,912 Stop making fun of my New York accent, man. 74 00:02:58,912 --> 00:03:01,681 But the guy spreads himself pretty thin. 75 00:03:01,681 --> 00:03:04,717 narrator: Now, with almost $500,000 in debt, 76 00:03:04,717 --> 00:03:07,353 there's only a few months left until they close. 77 00:03:07,353 --> 00:03:12,358 If CJ's were too close, uh, it's, I, 78 00:03:12,358 --> 00:03:13,993 I don't know what I would do. 79 00:03:13,993 --> 00:03:16,496 narrator: So, Fadil has made the decision 80 00:03:16,496 --> 00:03:18,898 to pull back the doors, bust open the books, 81 00:03:18,898 --> 00:03:22,335 and make a call for help to "Bar Rescue". 82 00:03:22,335 --> 00:03:25,805 If I lost this place, I would be devastated 83 00:03:25,805 --> 00:03:28,875 because it's how I provide for my family. 84 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:29,876 Um, I'd be lost. 85 00:03:40,964 --> 00:03:42,632 - Here we go, buddy. - Oh, boy. 86 00:03:42,632 --> 00:03:45,234 - We've been here before. - Yes, we have. 87 00:03:45,234 --> 00:03:48,204 narrator: For the kitchen, John brings in Vic Vegas, 88 00:03:48,204 --> 00:03:51,641 an executive chef with over 25 years experience. 89 00:03:51,641 --> 00:03:54,310 Vic has worked with major food distributors 90 00:03:54,310 --> 00:03:58,581 while also owning and operating his own successful restaurant. 91 00:03:58,581 --> 00:04:01,617 Because this bar is gonna be a challenge for us. 92 00:04:01,617 --> 00:04:05,755 The owner of this bar, Fadil moved here from New York. 93 00:04:05,755 --> 00:04:07,490 You know I can relate to that 94 00:04:07,490 --> 00:04:09,892 because his son got into Colorado University. 95 00:04:09,892 --> 00:04:11,761 - Okay. - He was successful 96 00:04:11,761 --> 00:04:13,730 selling liquor for a liquor distributor. 97 00:04:13,730 --> 00:04:17,467 So, with some knowledge of alcohol and mixed cocktails 98 00:04:17,467 --> 00:04:20,370 in the beverage space, you figured, he'll buy a bar. 99 00:04:20,370 --> 00:04:23,239 A few years later, he's in debt. You ready? 100 00:04:23,239 --> 00:04:27,577 $472,000 101 00:04:27,577 --> 00:04:28,911 for this little place. 102 00:04:28,911 --> 00:04:30,346 Look at the size of it. 103 00:04:30,346 --> 00:04:32,248 Sixty seats, eighty seats. 104 00:04:32,248 --> 00:04:35,284 The environment isn't conducive to generating 105 00:04:35,284 --> 00:04:36,953 the kind of money that he has to generate 106 00:04:36,953 --> 00:04:38,855 to pay back his debt. 107 00:04:38,855 --> 00:04:40,490 - You got what you want? - No. 108 00:04:40,490 --> 00:04:42,558 Are you getting the devil's backbone? 109 00:04:42,558 --> 00:04:44,627 - Of course, we will. - Of course, you are. 110 00:04:44,627 --> 00:04:46,329 So here's Fadil. 111 00:04:46,329 --> 00:04:48,698 - No need for a menu. - He's the owner. 112 00:04:48,698 --> 00:04:52,035 There's Jade. Jade is his manager. 113 00:04:52,035 --> 00:04:54,270 There's Shawna. She's a server. 114 00:04:54,270 --> 00:04:56,606 There is Dan, he's your kitchen manager. 115 00:04:56,606 --> 00:05:00,777 And Javon is the assistant kitchen manager. 116 00:05:00,777 --> 00:05:02,712 So, they're butchering their own meat in-house. 117 00:05:02,712 --> 00:05:04,547 Look at that. 118 00:05:04,547 --> 00:05:06,616 Right now, that's a lot of wasted meat right there. 119 00:05:06,616 --> 00:05:08,451 - You see that? - Yeah, 120 00:05:08,451 --> 00:05:09,919 he's, he's cutting it in all different ways 121 00:05:09,919 --> 00:05:11,554 against the grain, with the grain. 122 00:05:11,554 --> 00:05:13,756 He's taking a lot of meat with that fat. 123 00:05:13,756 --> 00:05:15,558 Interesting way to butcher. 124 00:05:15,558 --> 00:05:16,759 A good butcher would be peeling that back, 125 00:05:16,759 --> 00:05:18,061 not cutting it back that way. 126 00:05:18,061 --> 00:05:20,029 He's taking meat with every cut. 127 00:05:20,029 --> 00:05:23,433 Now, when we butcher meat in restaurants, we track yield. 128 00:05:23,433 --> 00:05:26,536 You should yield 97% of the meat. 129 00:05:26,536 --> 00:05:28,504 He's throwing away an awful lot of factor 130 00:05:28,504 --> 00:05:30,006 in butchering that meat. 131 00:05:30,006 --> 00:05:31,674 And they're definitely not accounting 132 00:05:31,674 --> 00:05:33,709 for their waste and their price per pound. 133 00:05:34,844 --> 00:05:36,546 Uh, let me throw these. 134 00:05:36,546 --> 00:05:38,347 They're baking their own bread. Do you see that? 135 00:05:38,347 --> 00:05:39,816 Well, you've got a lot going on here, Jon. 136 00:05:39,816 --> 00:05:41,684 Like you have a whole restaurant operation 137 00:05:41,684 --> 00:05:44,754 taking place in this structure. 138 00:05:44,754 --> 00:05:47,590 All right. Now, here is Fadil with his potatoes. 139 00:05:47,590 --> 00:05:49,525 Fresh potatoes. There he goes again 140 00:05:49,525 --> 00:05:51,027 with something amazing. 141 00:05:51,027 --> 00:05:54,530 So Fadil is trying to take a cloudy approach 142 00:05:54,530 --> 00:05:55,998 at what he's doing here. 143 00:05:55,998 --> 00:05:58,668 And I wonder if he's achieving it. 144 00:05:58,668 --> 00:06:00,670 Yeah, looks nice. 145 00:06:00,670 --> 00:06:02,505 All right. After you, my dear. 146 00:06:02,505 --> 00:06:03,873 Oh, thank you. 147 00:06:03,873 --> 00:06:07,643 So for recon, I got two media stars. 148 00:06:07,643 --> 00:06:08,945 I got Kylie Bearse. 149 00:06:08,945 --> 00:06:10,413 Ooh. Lots of brown. 150 00:06:10,413 --> 00:06:12,448 - [indistinct] - Yeah. 151 00:06:12,448 --> 00:06:14,851 She is a Denver-based TV personality, 152 00:06:14,851 --> 00:06:16,853 does the weather on TV. 153 00:06:16,853 --> 00:06:18,754 And then I got her friend Chelsea Thomas, in the left, 154 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:21,724 who's a radio personality on 106.7. 155 00:06:21,724 --> 00:06:23,860 Hi, guys. How's it going? 156 00:06:23,860 --> 00:06:25,695 - Good. How are you doing? - Good. 157 00:06:25,695 --> 00:06:27,029 They know this town. 158 00:06:27,029 --> 00:06:28,865 They go to a lot of charity events. 159 00:06:28,865 --> 00:06:30,833 They can give us a good Colorado scope on this bar. 160 00:06:30,833 --> 00:06:32,835 Good choice. 161 00:06:32,835 --> 00:06:35,138 It's a very large menu. 162 00:06:35,138 --> 00:06:37,006 - I mean, massive. - Lot of options. 163 00:06:37,006 --> 00:06:39,008 I'm gonna try this Fuzzy Smurf. 164 00:06:39,008 --> 00:06:40,576 - Fuzzy Smurf? All right. - Yeah, thank you. 165 00:06:40,576 --> 00:06:41,911 Can I do the sweet tart? 166 00:06:41,911 --> 00:06:43,479 - Yeah. Of course. - Thank you. 167 00:06:43,479 --> 00:06:44,747 - Okay. - Can we order a food too? 168 00:06:44,747 --> 00:06:46,149 - Yes. - Yeah, okay. 169 00:06:46,149 --> 00:06:47,984 Sorry. The Mac Attack as an appetizer. 170 00:06:47,984 --> 00:06:49,685 I think we're gonna split that. 171 00:06:49,685 --> 00:06:51,020 - Okay. - I'm gonna do 172 00:06:51,020 --> 00:06:53,055 the smothered green chili burger. 173 00:06:53,055 --> 00:06:55,758 Okay. Green onion, tomato, sour cream okay? 174 00:06:55,758 --> 00:06:58,828 Could I have no green onions and sour cream on the side? 175 00:06:58,828 --> 00:07:00,429 Sure. 176 00:07:00,429 --> 00:07:02,031 Um, I'm gonna do the top sirloin steak. 177 00:07:02,031 --> 00:07:03,132 - Yeah. - Thanks. 178 00:07:03,132 --> 00:07:04,934 - Thank you. - Yeah. 179 00:07:04,934 --> 00:07:06,836 All righty. We'll see how much you like that one. 180 00:07:06,836 --> 00:07:08,037 Very well. 181 00:07:12,041 --> 00:07:13,843 Man, that looks like a terrible drink. 182 00:07:13,843 --> 00:07:15,845 That can't possibly be good. 183 00:07:17,547 --> 00:07:18,848 I forgot about it for two seconds now. 184 00:07:18,848 --> 00:07:19,949 - Fuzzy Smurf. - Oh, wow. 185 00:07:19,949 --> 00:07:21,884 - Wow. - Thank you. 186 00:07:21,884 --> 00:07:23,186 - And a sweet tart for you. - That does look like Smurfy. 187 00:07:23,186 --> 00:07:24,987 Right? 188 00:07:24,987 --> 00:07:26,722 Give 'em about, like, 30 seconds on that macaroni, 189 00:07:26,722 --> 00:07:28,524 I have you ready. 190 00:07:28,524 --> 00:07:30,760 Okay, so this is what their famous mac and cheese is. 191 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,095 It goes in a taco bowl. 192 00:07:33,095 --> 00:07:35,097 Those taco shells are greasy, don't they? 193 00:07:35,097 --> 00:07:36,632 Yeah, no. That's not appealing at all. 194 00:07:36,632 --> 00:07:38,434 That's ugh. 195 00:07:38,434 --> 00:07:41,137 Okay. We got the meat now in holding mode. 196 00:07:41,137 --> 00:07:42,872 Ooh, right in the gutter. 197 00:07:42,872 --> 00:07:44,607 The beef goes on top of that. 198 00:07:46,876 --> 00:07:48,444 Okay, interesting item. I... 199 00:07:48,444 --> 00:07:49,879 What you're saying is could be cool. 200 00:07:49,879 --> 00:07:52,481 Could be cool, but it's not right there. 201 00:07:52,481 --> 00:07:54,150 All right. 202 00:07:54,150 --> 00:07:55,551 - Thank you. - The sweet tart. 203 00:07:55,551 --> 00:07:56,819 - Thank you. - Fuzzy Smurf. 204 00:07:56,819 --> 00:07:58,487 - Cheers. - 2Cheers. 205 00:07:59,288 --> 00:08:00,856 - Okay. Ready? - Uh-hmm. 206 00:08:00,856 --> 00:08:02,124 Taste test. 207 00:08:05,161 --> 00:08:07,230 Oh! 208 00:08:07,230 --> 00:08:09,031 Oh, whoa. 209 00:08:10,633 --> 00:08:11,801 It's okay. It's just, you know, 210 00:08:11,801 --> 00:08:13,970 a little sweet, little tart. 211 00:08:15,037 --> 00:08:16,739 She's still reacting to that cocktail 212 00:08:16,739 --> 00:08:17,940 10 seconds later. 213 00:08:17,940 --> 00:08:19,175 Yeah, right. 214 00:08:19,175 --> 00:08:21,143 You know what this reminds me of 215 00:08:21,143 --> 00:08:24,046 is like the really frozen mac and cheese you get from store. 216 00:08:24,046 --> 00:08:25,915 Ooh, she's not-- it's cheese product then, 217 00:08:25,915 --> 00:08:27,049 it's not real mac and cheese. 218 00:08:27,049 --> 00:08:28,951 Not the comparison you want. 219 00:08:28,951 --> 00:08:30,119 Righty. Let's see. 220 00:08:30,119 --> 00:08:32,054 Oh, green chili burger? 221 00:08:32,054 --> 00:08:33,489 - That's me. - Oh, that's us. 222 00:08:33,489 --> 00:08:34,490 - Got ya. - Yeah, thank you. 223 00:08:34,490 --> 00:08:35,825 We'll make some room. 224 00:08:35,825 --> 00:08:37,627 There goes the burger. 225 00:08:37,627 --> 00:08:39,161 There's the steak. 226 00:08:39,161 --> 00:08:41,564 Um, I, I might have done this wrong. 227 00:08:41,564 --> 00:08:44,100 I think I asked for no green onions. 228 00:08:44,100 --> 00:08:45,901 Is she gonna take 'em off 229 00:08:45,901 --> 00:08:47,570 or are they gonna make her a new burger? Let's see. 230 00:08:47,570 --> 00:08:49,639 [tense music] 231 00:08:49,639 --> 00:08:51,173 Green onions, sour cream. 232 00:08:51,173 --> 00:08:53,943 - Um, guys? - Yes, ma'am? 233 00:08:53,943 --> 00:08:55,611 The lady that ordered it 234 00:08:55,611 --> 00:08:58,147 said she doesn't want green onions on it. 235 00:08:58,147 --> 00:09:00,783 - Mac and cheese? - At least there was a cheese. 236 00:09:00,783 --> 00:09:01,984 Yeah. 237 00:09:01,984 --> 00:09:03,886 What's he gonna do? 238 00:09:03,886 --> 00:09:06,055 Sorry. 239 00:09:06,055 --> 00:09:08,557 - He's just gonna take 'em off. - [indistinct] 240 00:09:08,557 --> 00:09:11,927 No, he's not. He's gonna squeegee that right off. 241 00:09:12,962 --> 00:09:14,530 That's unbelievable. 242 00:09:17,933 --> 00:09:19,635 My dude. 243 00:09:19,635 --> 00:09:22,638 I've never seen that in all my years. 244 00:09:22,638 --> 00:09:24,140 Yeah, I see it. 245 00:09:28,010 --> 00:09:30,179 There is the burger. 246 00:09:30,179 --> 00:09:32,148 The refurbished burger. 247 00:09:32,148 --> 00:09:33,749 I can't refurb food. 248 00:09:33,749 --> 00:09:35,184 I hate his food. 249 00:09:35,184 --> 00:09:36,252 I don't use the word hate often. 250 00:09:36,252 --> 00:09:37,253 I hate his plates of food. 251 00:09:37,253 --> 00:09:38,954 It is slob on a plate. 252 00:09:38,954 --> 00:09:40,122 It is shit. 253 00:09:40,122 --> 00:09:42,124 I need to show this to him. 254 00:09:42,124 --> 00:09:45,094 He needs to understand this and see his failure 255 00:09:45,094 --> 00:09:46,929 'cause right now, he doesn't have a clue 256 00:09:46,929 --> 00:09:48,631 this is even going on. 257 00:09:50,199 --> 00:09:53,135 [tense music] 258 00:09:53,135 --> 00:09:54,837 - [laughter] - Does he have a clue? 259 00:09:54,837 --> 00:09:56,505 Yeah. 260 00:10:02,778 --> 00:10:04,146 Jon is here. 261 00:10:04,146 --> 00:10:05,915 This is really happening. 262 00:10:05,915 --> 00:10:07,149 Fadil. 263 00:10:08,250 --> 00:10:09,618 - How are you? - Nice to meet you. 264 00:10:09,618 --> 00:10:11,053 Nice to meet you. 265 00:10:11,053 --> 00:10:12,855 - Just talk to me for a minute. - All right. Go. 266 00:10:12,855 --> 00:10:14,357 So I noticed when you came here, you baked your own bread. 267 00:10:14,357 --> 00:10:16,225 You're butchering your own meat. 268 00:10:16,225 --> 00:10:18,728 So you had some culinary intentions when you came here. 269 00:10:18,728 --> 00:10:20,062 - Absolutely. - Now, I want you to see 270 00:10:20,062 --> 00:10:21,163 what's actually happening. 271 00:10:21,163 --> 00:10:22,732 - Come with me. - Okay. 272 00:10:22,732 --> 00:10:24,100 These are two dear friends of mine. 273 00:10:24,100 --> 00:10:25,301 - She ordered a hamburger... - Okay. 274 00:10:25,301 --> 00:10:27,069 ...without green onions, correct? 275 00:10:27,069 --> 00:10:29,271 - Yep. - It came out with green onions. 276 00:10:29,271 --> 00:10:30,673 - Okay. - That happens. 277 00:10:30,673 --> 00:10:32,108 - Uh-hmm. - So, she sends it back, 278 00:10:32,108 --> 00:10:33,609 the cook in the kitchen, takes the burger 279 00:10:33,609 --> 00:10:35,378 off the bun, holds it in his hand 280 00:10:35,378 --> 00:10:37,713 over the garbage pail, 281 00:10:37,713 --> 00:10:40,850 scrapes the onions off it, puts it back on it. 282 00:10:40,850 --> 00:10:42,618 So, look at this hamburger. 283 00:10:42,618 --> 00:10:44,320 - Is, is that edible? - Never. Yeah. 284 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:45,855 I mean, does that even look edible? 285 00:10:45,855 --> 00:10:47,089 Yeah. 286 00:10:47,089 --> 00:10:48,991 Then talk about the drinks for me. 287 00:10:48,991 --> 00:10:50,726 And that's a Fuzzy Smurf, I believe. 288 00:10:50,726 --> 00:10:51,927 It is. Okay. Wait. 289 00:10:51,927 --> 00:10:53,396 Smurf has to be blue. 290 00:10:53,396 --> 00:10:56,232 - This is green, first of all. - [laughter] 291 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:00,336 They would never come back here. 292 00:11:00,336 --> 00:11:02,271 And if I can't get them back here, 293 00:11:02,271 --> 00:11:04,140 I can't get you paid back. 294 00:11:05,307 --> 00:11:08,244 Let me show you something else. Come with me for a minute. 295 00:11:08,244 --> 00:11:10,679 [breathes heavily] I need a drink. 296 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,649 Stand right here. Look back there. 297 00:11:13,649 --> 00:11:15,184 When you were in a liquor business, 298 00:11:15,184 --> 00:11:16,852 did successful operations, 299 00:11:16,852 --> 00:11:18,220 did you look at cases of booze like that? 300 00:11:18,220 --> 00:11:20,222 - No. - Of course, look back there, 301 00:11:20,222 --> 00:11:21,757 when you were in a liquor business, 302 00:11:21,757 --> 00:11:23,025 did you see successful operations 303 00:11:23,025 --> 00:11:25,194 - that looked like that? - No. 304 00:11:25,194 --> 00:11:26,762 Look over there. 305 00:11:26,762 --> 00:11:28,197 When you were in a liquor business, 306 00:11:28,197 --> 00:11:29,832 did you see successful operations 307 00:11:29,832 --> 00:11:31,700 - that looked like that? - We have limited space. 308 00:11:34,136 --> 00:11:35,738 So while your food is coming out 309 00:11:35,738 --> 00:11:37,373 and you're alienating two customers, 310 00:11:37,373 --> 00:11:39,809 you're making mashed potatoes. 311 00:11:39,809 --> 00:11:42,745 Uh, I do know that. It's just hard for me to let go. 312 00:11:42,745 --> 00:11:44,713 Well, if you don't let go, you're gonna lose your money. 313 00:11:44,713 --> 00:11:46,215 - Yes. - Think about that. 314 00:11:46,215 --> 00:11:48,250 Fadil, your priorities are all [bleep] up. 315 00:11:51,746 --> 00:11:54,715 Fadil, your priorities are all [bleep] up, right? 316 00:11:54,715 --> 00:11:56,350 Yeah, I'm trying to do too much. 317 00:11:56,350 --> 00:11:58,686 So that you're your own worst enemy in this regard. 318 00:11:58,686 --> 00:12:00,288 I try not to be, but I get it. 319 00:12:00,288 --> 00:12:02,123 - This is stupid. - This is stupid. 320 00:12:02,123 --> 00:12:04,125 - That's stupid. - Yeah, no doubt. 321 00:12:04,125 --> 00:12:05,793 What happened up there is stupid. 322 00:12:05,793 --> 00:12:07,862 So, you're a smart guy doing stupid things. 323 00:12:07,862 --> 00:12:09,297 Yeah, I am. 324 00:12:09,297 --> 00:12:10,364 So we've got to turn this business around 325 00:12:10,364 --> 00:12:11,666 by $1,000,000 in revenue. 326 00:12:11,666 --> 00:12:13,367 And I know we can do that here. 327 00:12:13,367 --> 00:12:14,769 I wanna meet with the whole staff with the kitchen team. 328 00:12:14,769 --> 00:12:16,137 - Okay. - I wanna find out 329 00:12:16,137 --> 00:12:17,705 - what's going on here. - Yeah. 330 00:12:17,705 --> 00:12:18,806 Get us a little more organized a ton, 331 00:12:18,806 --> 00:12:20,308 when I come in tomorrow morning 332 00:12:20,308 --> 00:12:21,742 then we don't have to deal with these things. 333 00:12:21,742 --> 00:12:22,844 - Okay. Okay. Okay. - Okay? 334 00:12:22,844 --> 00:12:23,945 You should be better than this. 335 00:12:23,945 --> 00:12:25,046 Yeah, I will be. I will be. 336 00:12:25,046 --> 00:12:26,180 You should be better than this. 337 00:12:26,180 --> 00:12:27,381 All right. We'll get you there. 338 00:12:27,381 --> 00:12:29,217 - I will be. Thank you. - Okay. 339 00:12:29,217 --> 00:12:30,985 It's really good to have somebody that knows 340 00:12:30,985 --> 00:12:32,220 what they're doing, walk in and show you 341 00:12:32,220 --> 00:12:34,088 a lot harder than I kind of expected. 342 00:12:34,088 --> 00:12:37,325 But I think in the end, it's gonna be good for us all. 343 00:12:37,325 --> 00:12:39,193 So, we got to make it work. 344 00:12:39,193 --> 00:12:42,230 You know, I think his direction is going in the right way. 345 00:12:43,397 --> 00:12:45,366 [upbeat music] 346 00:12:47,235 --> 00:12:49,337 Hey, I moved on. 347 00:12:51,939 --> 00:12:54,175 Javon, Dan, come on out here a minute. 348 00:12:56,010 --> 00:12:59,180 Okay. So, what I wanna do is I wanna talk about last night 349 00:12:59,180 --> 00:13:00,848 and what happened with, uh, 350 00:13:00,848 --> 00:13:02,416 with that, those couple of orders. 351 00:13:02,416 --> 00:13:04,385 We need to make sure that if we're going to be 352 00:13:04,385 --> 00:13:06,354 changing anything, that we make it fresh from the start. 353 00:13:06,354 --> 00:13:07,922 That's our procedure. 354 00:13:07,922 --> 00:13:09,323 That's the way we've always done it. 355 00:13:09,323 --> 00:13:11,025 - So, we don't... - You know, 356 00:13:11,025 --> 00:13:12,326 we do the best we can, but we don't have time 357 00:13:12,326 --> 00:13:14,028 to read a book back there either. 358 00:13:14,028 --> 00:13:15,730 You know, like, with the green chili burger, 359 00:13:15,730 --> 00:13:17,365 we made it the way they said they wanted it, 360 00:13:17,365 --> 00:13:18,966 and then they come back, say they want it different. 361 00:13:18,966 --> 00:13:20,468 And we just need the front of the house 362 00:13:20,468 --> 00:13:22,236 knowing what goes on these things, you know, 363 00:13:22,236 --> 00:13:23,938 maybe if they knew the green onions 364 00:13:23,938 --> 00:13:25,773 came on the burger, they would have been like, "Hey, 365 00:13:25,773 --> 00:13:27,108 there's still gonna be green onions. 366 00:13:27,108 --> 00:13:28,309 Do you want those still?" 367 00:13:28,309 --> 00:13:29,911 I was a little frustrated 368 00:13:29,911 --> 00:13:31,445 about having to talk about that burger. 369 00:13:31,445 --> 00:13:33,014 And yeah, mistakes are gonna be made. 370 00:13:33,014 --> 00:13:34,482 Things are gonna have to be remade. 371 00:13:34,482 --> 00:13:36,450 But if we're doing it on every little nook 372 00:13:36,450 --> 00:13:38,886 and cranny on something that's easily fixed, 373 00:13:38,886 --> 00:13:41,756 then, then we're gonna-- we're gonna go under real fast. 374 00:13:41,756 --> 00:13:44,258 But the key factors here, we have to make sure 375 00:13:44,258 --> 00:13:45,893 that we're doing it the right way, 376 00:13:45,893 --> 00:13:48,162 one way or another. All right, guys? 377 00:13:49,864 --> 00:13:52,466 Last night, I saw good people that care, 378 00:13:52,466 --> 00:13:54,769 trying to do a good job, 379 00:13:54,769 --> 00:13:57,471 great intention, terrible execution. 380 00:13:57,471 --> 00:13:59,340 - Hi, everybody. all: Hello. 381 00:13:59,340 --> 00:14:00,942 Come on over. Let's all talk. 382 00:14:00,942 --> 00:14:03,477 How can the execution be so bad 383 00:14:03,477 --> 00:14:06,280 when the intent is so good? 384 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:07,949 I have to figure that out today. 385 00:14:07,949 --> 00:14:09,817 Well, you survived last night, didn't you? 386 00:14:09,817 --> 00:14:11,219 Yeah. 387 00:14:11,219 --> 00:14:12,853 - Hi. What's your name? - I'm Jade. 388 00:14:12,853 --> 00:14:14,222 Jade? And how long have you worked here? 389 00:14:14,222 --> 00:14:16,123 - About nine years. - Nine years? 390 00:14:16,123 --> 00:14:17,792 - You've been here a long time. - I've been here very long. 391 00:14:17,792 --> 00:14:19,093 From before he bought it, huh? 392 00:14:19,093 --> 00:14:20,228 Before he bought it, yeah. 393 00:14:20,228 --> 00:14:21,896 So what do you do here now? 394 00:14:21,896 --> 00:14:24,332 I'm a GM, bartender, and server. All three. 395 00:14:24,332 --> 00:14:25,533 So you do a little bit of everything? 396 00:14:25,533 --> 00:14:27,068 - I do. Oh, yeah. - Okay. 397 00:14:27,068 --> 00:14:29,003 - So you GM while you tend bar? - I do. 398 00:14:29,003 --> 00:14:30,972 Okay. That's not always so easy to do, is it? 399 00:14:30,972 --> 00:14:33,307 Sometimes it gets overwhelming. Yes. 400 00:14:33,307 --> 00:14:34,842 - Yeah, I bet. - Yeah. 401 00:14:34,842 --> 00:14:36,377 - What's your name? - Malissa. 402 00:14:36,377 --> 00:14:38,079 Malissa. How long have you been here? 403 00:14:38,079 --> 00:14:39,880 I've only been here for about two and a half months. 404 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:41,549 Okay, so you're one of the newer ones, if you will. 405 00:14:41,549 --> 00:14:43,251 - Yes. - And what do you do here? 406 00:14:43,251 --> 00:14:45,319 I'm a wait staff and training behind the bar. 407 00:14:45,319 --> 00:14:46,821 Got you. Okay. What's your name? 408 00:14:46,821 --> 00:14:48,122 - I'm Shawna. - Shawna. 409 00:14:48,122 --> 00:14:49,257 And how long have you been here? 410 00:14:49,257 --> 00:14:50,524 I've been here two years now. 411 00:14:50,524 --> 00:14:51,993 And what do you do here? 412 00:14:51,993 --> 00:14:53,327 - I'm a server. - Server? Okay. 413 00:14:53,327 --> 00:14:54,929 Hi. What's your name? 414 00:14:54,929 --> 00:14:56,030 - Javon. - Javon. 415 00:14:56,030 --> 00:14:57,164 How long have you been here? 416 00:14:57,164 --> 00:14:58,566 Been here going on three years. 417 00:14:58,566 --> 00:15:00,134 - Two and a half years. - Three years. 418 00:15:00,134 --> 00:15:01,235 And what do you do here? 419 00:15:01,235 --> 00:15:02,903 I'm a sous chef/lead. 420 00:15:02,903 --> 00:15:04,038 Okay. 421 00:15:04,038 --> 00:15:05,940 - Hi. - I'm Dan. 422 00:15:05,940 --> 00:15:07,174 - Dan? - Yup. 423 00:15:07,174 --> 00:15:08,309 How long you been here, Dan? 424 00:15:08,309 --> 00:15:09,510 I've been here off and on 425 00:15:09,510 --> 00:15:11,445 for a total of nine years. 426 00:15:11,445 --> 00:15:14,315 Wow. So when was the last off and on? 427 00:15:14,315 --> 00:15:16,350 Uh, I've been on a three-year stretch. 428 00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:19,120 Okay, I want to tell you what I saw last night. 429 00:15:19,120 --> 00:15:21,055 You guys are all well-intended, 430 00:15:21,055 --> 00:15:22,957 but last night was terrible execution. 431 00:15:22,957 --> 00:15:26,193 Let me share why, you served my two friends at the bar. 432 00:15:26,193 --> 00:15:27,928 - Yup. - One ordered a burger 433 00:15:27,928 --> 00:15:30,331 - without onions, was it? - It was, yeah. 434 00:15:30,331 --> 00:15:32,533 - And it came out with onions. - It did. 435 00:15:32,533 --> 00:15:34,402 It went back in the kitchen. 436 00:15:34,402 --> 00:15:36,237 If you saw what happened to that burger in the kitchen, 437 00:15:36,237 --> 00:15:38,639 you wouldn't have reserved it as a general manager. 438 00:15:38,639 --> 00:15:40,474 You took that burger in the kitchen, 439 00:15:40,474 --> 00:15:42,443 scraped off the burger, and the onions, 440 00:15:42,443 --> 00:15:44,278 put the burger back on the bun. 441 00:15:44,278 --> 00:15:46,213 Tell the rest of the story for me. 442 00:15:46,213 --> 00:15:48,282 Put it back on the bun-- on a new bun 443 00:15:48,282 --> 00:15:50,384 and just switched plates and sent it out. 444 00:15:54,388 --> 00:15:55,623 Is that the way you want it to be? 445 00:15:55,623 --> 00:15:57,425 That's not our procedure. 446 00:15:57,425 --> 00:15:59,460 We did have a discussion about it since last night, 447 00:15:59,460 --> 00:16:01,395 - a couple of times. - So refurbished the burger? 448 00:16:01,395 --> 00:16:02,630 Refurbished burger, yeah. 449 00:16:02,630 --> 00:16:05,433 Drinks. They order a Smurf. 450 00:16:05,433 --> 00:16:07,902 - What color is a Smurf? - Blue. 451 00:16:07,902 --> 00:16:10,404 - What color was the drink? - Green. 452 00:16:10,404 --> 00:16:12,340 Was it blue when you named it Smurf? 453 00:16:12,340 --> 00:16:14,542 - Yeah. - So are we following a recipe? 454 00:16:14,542 --> 00:16:16,310 I do follow the recipe, but-- 455 00:16:16,310 --> 00:16:18,045 Terrific. Tell me what the recipe is. 456 00:16:18,045 --> 00:16:20,514 Uh, I believe it's a half ounce of Captain Morgan, 457 00:16:20,514 --> 00:16:22,550 uh, half ounce of Malibu-- 458 00:16:22,550 --> 00:16:25,219 or I could be wrong. [chuckles] 459 00:16:25,219 --> 00:16:27,154 Blue Curacao. Um-- 460 00:16:27,154 --> 00:16:30,291 - So you think there's a recipe? - I--there is. I--you're right. 461 00:16:30,291 --> 00:16:32,059 We have no consistency here, do we? 462 00:16:32,059 --> 00:16:33,994 - No, we don't. - Now, let me show you 463 00:16:33,994 --> 00:16:35,296 something else. 464 00:16:35,296 --> 00:16:37,064 You're serving cocktails in a pint glass. 465 00:16:37,064 --> 00:16:39,200 When you fill this to the top with ice, 466 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:41,435 this is gonna hold about eight to nine ounces, right? 467 00:16:41,435 --> 00:16:43,037 Maybe more. You know this 468 00:16:43,037 --> 00:16:44,939 from your beverage merchandizing days. 469 00:16:44,939 --> 00:16:47,041 Generally speaking, the ratio of liquor to mix 470 00:16:47,041 --> 00:16:50,211 is one part liquor to three parts mix. 471 00:16:50,211 --> 00:16:52,646 So now if we put the right amount of liquor in here. 472 00:16:52,646 --> 00:16:54,482 Can't taste it. It's too weak. 473 00:16:54,482 --> 00:16:56,517 So now you're forced to over pour. 474 00:16:56,517 --> 00:16:59,520 So, it's all engineered wrong from the get-go. 475 00:16:59,520 --> 00:17:01,188 Let me show you the result. 476 00:17:01,188 --> 00:17:02,957 I had Partender come in here. 477 00:17:02,957 --> 00:17:05,226 What Partender does is they weigh 478 00:17:05,226 --> 00:17:06,594 every liquor bottle in the bar. 479 00:17:06,594 --> 00:17:08,262 We then let you run for three days. 480 00:17:08,262 --> 00:17:09,997 We then weigh everything again. 481 00:17:09,997 --> 00:17:12,633 We then compare that to the cash register. 482 00:17:12,633 --> 00:17:14,735 So based upon your prices, 483 00:17:14,735 --> 00:17:18,606 you poured $2,095 worth of alcohol, 484 00:17:18,606 --> 00:17:22,676 but you only collected $1,459. 485 00:17:22,676 --> 00:17:26,080 If you take a look, we lost $636 486 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:28,649 in one night of beverage potential. 487 00:17:28,649 --> 00:17:30,418 Now, let me take it a step further. 488 00:17:30,418 --> 00:17:34,522 That equals $9,673 a month. 489 00:17:34,522 --> 00:17:37,124 And Jade, how much a year? 490 00:17:37,124 --> 00:17:39,460 $116,000. 491 00:17:40,694 --> 00:17:43,697 - Say it loudly. - $116,000. 492 00:17:43,697 --> 00:17:45,566 - That's crazy. - Wow. 493 00:17:47,134 --> 00:17:49,537 And it's happening as you sit at the bar watching it. 494 00:17:49,537 --> 00:17:52,173 Uh, that's a reality check right there. 495 00:17:52,173 --> 00:17:55,276 Liquor costs being lost about $116,000 a year. 496 00:17:55,276 --> 00:17:56,343 That hurts. 497 00:17:56,343 --> 00:17:58,179 You're a general manager. 498 00:17:58,179 --> 00:17:59,747 You don't even know what the beverage cost should be. 499 00:17:59,747 --> 00:18:01,482 - Do you? - I don't know. 500 00:18:01,482 --> 00:18:03,250 Shame on you. 501 00:18:03,250 --> 00:18:04,618 You have a general manager who doesn't even know 502 00:18:04,618 --> 00:18:06,153 what her goals are. 503 00:18:06,153 --> 00:18:07,655 You're a glorified hostess, 504 00:18:07,655 --> 00:18:09,557 and it's not your fault. 505 00:18:09,557 --> 00:18:11,492 He's never made you a manager. 506 00:18:11,492 --> 00:18:13,661 I use this term, a stupidvisor. 507 00:18:13,661 --> 00:18:15,262 It's somebody who you give a title to, 508 00:18:15,262 --> 00:18:16,497 but no real authority, 509 00:18:16,497 --> 00:18:18,098 they really don't have the knowledge 510 00:18:18,098 --> 00:18:20,034 or the basis to succeed. 511 00:18:20,034 --> 00:18:22,436 So, we got to teach you these things 512 00:18:22,436 --> 00:18:24,405 because you don't see it. 513 00:18:24,405 --> 00:18:25,739 What do you guys think when I say this? 514 00:18:25,739 --> 00:18:27,274 Do you agree with what I'm saying? 515 00:18:27,274 --> 00:18:29,043 - Yes. - Right? Do you see 516 00:18:29,043 --> 00:18:31,045 this kind of failures when you work here on occasion? 517 00:18:31,045 --> 00:18:32,446 - Yes. - And he's in the back 518 00:18:32,446 --> 00:18:34,782 making mashed potatoes. 519 00:18:34,782 --> 00:18:37,184 Why does he do that? He comes in your kitchen. 520 00:18:37,184 --> 00:18:39,086 You guys aren't that busy. 521 00:18:39,086 --> 00:18:41,489 Meanwhile, the food's coming back and forth from the bar. 522 00:18:41,489 --> 00:18:43,257 Drinks should be blue or green, 523 00:18:43,257 --> 00:18:45,726 Abut he's pouring the milk in the flour blender. 524 00:18:45,726 --> 00:18:50,297 So I wonder if you do what you like to do 525 00:18:50,297 --> 00:18:52,099 rather than what you should do. 526 00:18:59,607 --> 00:19:01,676 rather than what you should do. 527 00:19:02,610 --> 00:19:05,079 Does he like doing those kinds of things, chef? 528 00:19:05,079 --> 00:19:06,414 He likes to do it all. 529 00:19:06,414 --> 00:19:08,382 Under your watch it's not working, is it? 530 00:19:08,382 --> 00:19:10,251 Based on what happened last night, 531 00:19:10,251 --> 00:19:12,386 in the current way that you're running this business, 532 00:19:12,386 --> 00:19:14,155 - is it working? - I need help. 533 00:19:14,155 --> 00:19:15,222 - Okay. - Yeah. 534 00:19:15,222 --> 00:19:16,724 He's in a jam. 535 00:19:16,724 --> 00:19:19,493 He's put in about a half a million dollars. 536 00:19:19,493 --> 00:19:21,228 So think about this. At the end of the year, 537 00:19:21,228 --> 00:19:24,365 he's gonna lose about another $50,000. 538 00:19:24,365 --> 00:19:26,167 Son of a gun. We can flip that. 539 00:19:26,167 --> 00:19:27,702 - That's flippable. - Very flippable. 540 00:19:27,702 --> 00:19:29,804 If we do this right together. 541 00:19:29,804 --> 00:19:31,572 But we got to do better than we did last night. 542 00:19:31,572 --> 00:19:33,674 All right. Let's get my experts in here. 543 00:19:33,674 --> 00:19:36,744 Hi, sir. How are you? 544 00:19:36,744 --> 00:19:40,414 So this is Alex Goode. Great mixologist. 545 00:19:40,414 --> 00:19:42,116 narrator: For the bar, 546 00:19:42,116 --> 00:19:44,151 Jon brings in mixologist Alex Goode. 547 00:19:44,151 --> 00:19:46,287 Alex has served as brand ambassador 548 00:19:46,287 --> 00:19:48,289 for several major spirits labels, 549 00:19:48,289 --> 00:19:51,726 and has won cocktail competitions around the globe. 550 00:19:51,726 --> 00:19:53,761 His mission is to deliver a dinner 551 00:19:53,761 --> 00:19:55,629 and movie experience to guests, 552 00:19:55,629 --> 00:19:57,498 by ensuring his bartenders 553 00:19:57,498 --> 00:20:00,101 are as unforgettable as the drinks they served. 554 00:20:00,101 --> 00:20:01,669 - Are you guys ready? all: Yeah. 555 00:20:01,669 --> 00:20:03,204 - Are you ready, guys? - We're ready, Jon. 556 00:20:03,204 --> 00:20:04,438 All right, let's go to it. Come on. 557 00:20:04,438 --> 00:20:05,806 All right. 558 00:20:07,241 --> 00:20:09,243 Jon told me a little bit about what's going on 559 00:20:09,243 --> 00:20:11,378 behind this bar. So we've got a few issues 560 00:20:11,378 --> 00:20:13,380 we're going to be addressing today. 561 00:20:13,380 --> 00:20:14,882 Going into training today, 562 00:20:14,882 --> 00:20:16,417 I need to know where these bartenders stand. 563 00:20:16,417 --> 00:20:18,185 So, Jade, I would love to invite you back 564 00:20:18,185 --> 00:20:19,887 behind the bar to make a couple of drinks for me. 565 00:20:19,887 --> 00:20:21,622 A good bartender should really bang out 566 00:20:21,622 --> 00:20:23,691 three cocktails in 60 seconds or less. 567 00:20:23,691 --> 00:20:25,626 - I have here a stopwatch. - Okay. 568 00:20:25,626 --> 00:20:27,161 Jade is the general manager, 569 00:20:27,161 --> 00:20:29,396 so I'm absolutely expecting more from her. 570 00:20:29,396 --> 00:20:30,798 I'm going to have you make 571 00:20:30,798 --> 00:20:32,666 three of your menu cocktails for us, 572 00:20:32,666 --> 00:20:34,435 and I'm gonna time you. 573 00:20:34,435 --> 00:20:36,537 Three, two, 574 00:20:36,537 --> 00:20:40,274 - one, mark. - Yup. 575 00:20:40,274 --> 00:20:41,842 Going in a stress test, I want Jade 576 00:20:41,842 --> 00:20:43,377 to be the captain of this team, 577 00:20:43,377 --> 00:20:44,712 so she should know that menu 578 00:20:44,712 --> 00:20:46,147 front to back. 579 00:20:46,147 --> 00:20:47,715 Um, is this sour? 580 00:20:47,715 --> 00:20:49,316 - I don't know. - Good work, 581 00:20:49,316 --> 00:20:52,219 - believing on your gun. - Oh, yes, it is. 582 00:20:52,219 --> 00:20:53,587 How it works here? 583 00:20:53,587 --> 00:20:55,389 Alex watching me making my drinks 584 00:20:55,389 --> 00:20:57,324 was very intimidating. 585 00:20:57,324 --> 00:20:59,326 I was definitely nervous. 586 00:20:59,326 --> 00:21:02,596 I don't know if I feel as confident as I want to be, 587 00:21:02,596 --> 00:21:04,465 but I want--I want to get there. 588 00:21:04,465 --> 00:21:05,866 - [bell rings] - Okay. 589 00:21:05,866 --> 00:21:08,402 That took one minute and fifty-five seconds. 590 00:21:08,402 --> 00:21:09,737 Not bad. 591 00:21:09,737 --> 00:21:11,939 However, a really good bartender 592 00:21:11,939 --> 00:21:13,774 who knows their way around their own bar 593 00:21:13,774 --> 00:21:15,376 should have made all three of those drinks 594 00:21:15,376 --> 00:21:16,777 in 60 seconds or less. 595 00:21:16,777 --> 00:21:19,246 So we have our work cut out for us. 596 00:21:20,915 --> 00:21:22,917 Guys, come on in. Come on in. 597 00:21:22,917 --> 00:21:25,519 Last night, I saw the guys cutting a lot of corners. 598 00:21:25,519 --> 00:21:28,522 So, this is the starting point to see where the issues are 599 00:21:28,522 --> 00:21:29,723 and where we could fill in. 600 00:21:29,723 --> 00:21:31,625 I wanna talk about last night, 601 00:21:31,625 --> 00:21:33,661 the scrape. Never again. 602 00:21:33,661 --> 00:21:36,397 - Just promise me that. - For sure. I promise you that. 603 00:21:36,397 --> 00:21:37,698 Okay. Now I can work with you. 604 00:21:37,698 --> 00:21:39,400 I'll introduce a new dish to you. 605 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:41,669 But it all starts off with watching you guys 606 00:21:41,669 --> 00:21:43,404 so I can see what's going on. 607 00:21:43,404 --> 00:21:45,406 - All righty. - Show me a burger, brother. 608 00:21:45,406 --> 00:21:47,208 Barbecue, bacon, cheeseburger, 609 00:21:47,208 --> 00:21:50,311 because that seems to be one that everybody likes. 610 00:21:50,311 --> 00:21:52,413 Then we get three onion on the bottom. 611 00:21:52,413 --> 00:21:54,448 Mayonnaise on the top. 612 00:21:54,448 --> 00:21:56,951 Lettuce and two tomatoes. 613 00:21:56,951 --> 00:21:59,320 The barbecue sauce on top of the bacon. 614 00:21:59,320 --> 00:22:01,288 Roll in with some cheddar cheese. 615 00:22:01,288 --> 00:22:03,457 You know, watching what you're doing up close, 616 00:22:03,457 --> 00:22:05,392 we got a lot to work with. That's good news. 617 00:22:05,392 --> 00:22:06,760 You know, the burger that he's making, 618 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,462 there's a lot of steps to it. 619 00:22:08,462 --> 00:22:09,930 So we're gonna give him a better dish 620 00:22:09,930 --> 00:22:12,333 that people don't have to wait so long for. 621 00:22:12,333 --> 00:22:13,868 Pork Chile Verde. 622 00:22:13,868 --> 00:22:16,637 The longest part of this is grilling the bread. 623 00:22:16,637 --> 00:22:18,239 My man Javon, come here. 624 00:22:18,239 --> 00:22:20,908 Take me one piece of that ciabatta bread, 625 00:22:20,908 --> 00:22:23,544 rub it with a little bit of that garlic butter. 626 00:22:23,544 --> 00:22:24,879 While he's doing that, 627 00:22:24,879 --> 00:22:26,780 let's go with three nice scoops. 628 00:22:26,780 --> 00:22:28,515 We're gonna take a little bit 629 00:22:28,515 --> 00:22:29,817 of the queso fresco, 630 00:22:29,817 --> 00:22:33,354 cilantro, little fresh radish. 631 00:22:33,354 --> 00:22:34,755 That looks perfect. 632 00:22:34,755 --> 00:22:35,789 Three cuts. 633 00:22:35,789 --> 00:22:37,591 And look at that. 634 00:22:37,591 --> 00:22:38,893 Get in there and try your delicious 635 00:22:38,893 --> 00:22:41,395 two-minute and eleven-second dish. 636 00:22:41,395 --> 00:22:43,364 The pork chili, that's an easy maker 637 00:22:43,364 --> 00:22:45,766 and it's, it's dang-well delicious, man. 638 00:22:45,766 --> 00:22:46,934 It's amazing. Taste all around. 639 00:22:46,934 --> 00:22:48,769 Uh-hmm. That's--uh-hmm. 640 00:22:48,769 --> 00:22:50,471 All right, my brothers. 641 00:22:50,471 --> 00:22:51,805 Just, hmm, so good. 642 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:53,574 Bring chili here in Colorado, man. 643 00:22:53,574 --> 00:22:55,009 Just makes the world go round. 644 00:22:55,009 --> 00:22:57,678 Gentlemen, go get yourself a cool drink, 645 00:22:57,678 --> 00:22:59,446 take a breather, and get ready 646 00:22:59,446 --> 00:23:01,282 for your stress test because it's coming. 647 00:23:01,282 --> 00:23:03,584 Stress test is gonna be a little-- 648 00:23:03,584 --> 00:23:05,052 we're gonna have to fight it. 649 00:23:05,052 --> 00:23:07,955 But, I wanna prove to Vic and Jon tonight 650 00:23:07,955 --> 00:23:09,390 that we know what we're doing here. 651 00:23:12,593 --> 00:23:15,396 [tense music] 652 00:23:15,396 --> 00:23:16,997 Jade, could you pull everybody together for me? 653 00:23:16,997 --> 00:23:18,432 Yes, sir. 654 00:23:18,432 --> 00:23:20,434 I'm feeling stressed. [laughs] 655 00:23:20,434 --> 00:23:23,904 My role as a GM right now, all of it right now, 656 00:23:23,904 --> 00:23:25,873 it's just a little overwhelming and new to me, 657 00:23:25,873 --> 00:23:29,977 but, um, I'm just gonna do the best that I can. 658 00:23:29,977 --> 00:23:31,812 What's the plan for tonight? 659 00:23:31,812 --> 00:23:34,915 Uh, my plan right now is the first part for me, 660 00:23:34,915 --> 00:23:36,951 I am gonna be behind the bar to start this off. 661 00:23:36,951 --> 00:23:38,986 Why? 662 00:23:38,986 --> 00:23:42,556 Uh, because I am one of the better-ish bartenders. 663 00:23:42,556 --> 00:23:44,391 How are you gonna become a manager 664 00:23:44,391 --> 00:23:45,759 if you're behind the bar? 665 00:23:45,759 --> 00:23:47,027 - Well, I can't. - You can't? 666 00:23:47,027 --> 00:23:48,629 Yeah. I'm not gonna let you 667 00:23:48,629 --> 00:23:49,897 get in your comfort zone tonight 668 00:23:49,897 --> 00:23:51,498 which is behind the bar. 669 00:23:51,498 --> 00:23:53,767 You're gonna run this place tonight. 670 00:23:53,767 --> 00:23:55,903 - Okay. - And you play owner, 671 00:23:55,903 --> 00:23:58,472 but let her take the lead tonight. 672 00:23:58,472 --> 00:24:00,674 They can do this, right? 673 00:24:00,674 --> 00:24:02,876 So I'm gonna have 30 guests come in. 674 00:24:02,876 --> 00:24:04,945 I'm gonna put 30 minutes on the clock. 675 00:24:04,945 --> 00:24:07,514 At the end of 30 minutes, I want everybody served. 676 00:24:07,514 --> 00:24:09,750 - Okay, are we ready? - Yeah, we're ready. 677 00:24:09,750 --> 00:24:11,485 All right, let's go to it. Let's go. 678 00:24:11,485 --> 00:24:13,587 I am ready for this stress test. 679 00:24:13,587 --> 00:24:15,522 I'm excited. 680 00:24:15,522 --> 00:24:17,658 I'm not worried about getting overwhelmed tonight. 681 00:24:17,658 --> 00:24:19,393 It is a stress test, 682 00:24:19,393 --> 00:24:21,095 but I think that that's something 683 00:24:21,095 --> 00:24:23,397 we handle on a pretty regular basis. 684 00:24:24,698 --> 00:24:25,833 Here they come. 685 00:24:25,833 --> 00:24:27,601 All right. 686 00:24:27,601 --> 00:24:29,570 Everybody, thank you for coming. 687 00:24:29,570 --> 00:24:32,573 We're putting a little stress on this team 688 00:24:32,573 --> 00:24:34,141 to see how good they can be. 689 00:24:34,141 --> 00:24:37,478 So, we're giving them 30 minutes to serve all of you. 690 00:24:37,478 --> 00:24:39,880 So, we're gonna start the clock on three. 691 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:41,081 - Are you ready? - Yes. 692 00:24:41,081 --> 00:24:42,983 One, two, three. Let's do it. 693 00:24:42,983 --> 00:24:46,854 Go ahead, everybody. Let's go. Come on. 694 00:24:46,854 --> 00:24:48,922 - How are you guys doing? - Good. 695 00:24:48,922 --> 00:24:51,725 Good? You got our menu on the little scan. 696 00:24:51,725 --> 00:24:53,394 All right. Do you all know 697 00:24:53,394 --> 00:24:54,962 what you would like to drink yet? 698 00:24:54,962 --> 00:24:58,365 [tense music] 699 00:24:59,133 --> 00:25:01,435 Come on, guys. We've got to move faster than that. 700 00:25:01,435 --> 00:25:03,470 - Here we go. - Let's go. Come on. Move! 701 00:25:03,470 --> 00:25:05,773 Move! Move! Move! Move! Move! Faster. Faster. 702 00:25:05,773 --> 00:25:07,608 I can't mess around. 703 00:25:07,608 --> 00:25:10,878 Fadil has a half a million dollars in this business. 704 00:25:10,878 --> 00:25:12,579 Jade needs to learn to lead. 705 00:25:12,579 --> 00:25:14,648 And this team needs to learn how to deliver. 706 00:25:14,648 --> 00:25:16,683 They got to watch their pours, they got to watch 707 00:25:16,683 --> 00:25:18,052 their portions in the kitchen. 708 00:25:18,052 --> 00:25:19,686 They have to seize the revenues 709 00:25:19,686 --> 00:25:20,888 that are here in the room. 710 00:25:20,888 --> 00:25:22,456 Everything is critical 711 00:25:22,456 --> 00:25:24,625 the next few minutes as orders go in. 712 00:25:24,625 --> 00:25:27,494 If it's not right, we need to remake it for you. 713 00:25:27,494 --> 00:25:29,530 [indistinct] 714 00:25:29,530 --> 00:25:33,634 Okay. I need another red rocks on the fly, please. 715 00:25:33,634 --> 00:25:35,069 Yes, sir. All right. 716 00:25:35,069 --> 00:25:36,937 - You heard that, didn't you? - Oh, no. 717 00:25:36,937 --> 00:25:39,006 Barbecue bacon on a split plate. 718 00:25:40,874 --> 00:25:42,676 Red Rocks. I'm having a brain fart. 719 00:25:42,676 --> 00:25:44,545 Um, it's the, uh, the Red Rocks 720 00:25:44,545 --> 00:25:46,814 - is the old-fashioned. - Just faster. Stay focused. 721 00:25:46,814 --> 00:25:48,982 Come on, guys. Let's get this. 722 00:25:48,982 --> 00:25:51,218 Twenty-two and a half minutes left, guys. 723 00:25:51,218 --> 00:25:53,487 Twenty-two and a half minutes left. 724 00:25:53,487 --> 00:25:54,988 How we doing, ladies? 725 00:25:54,988 --> 00:25:57,891 - We need help. We need help. - Okay. Okay. 726 00:25:57,891 --> 00:26:00,861 Um, can you go get the drinks for 71? 727 00:26:00,861 --> 00:26:02,129 - Seventy-one-- - Because I gave them a QR code, 728 00:26:02,129 --> 00:26:03,730 but they do need some drinks. 729 00:26:03,730 --> 00:26:07,534 [upbeat music] 730 00:26:09,470 --> 00:26:10,871 Okay. Food is coming out of the kitchen. 731 00:26:10,871 --> 00:26:12,172 Here we go. 732 00:26:12,172 --> 00:26:13,674 Let's see. I have a flip burger 733 00:26:13,674 --> 00:26:16,009 over here for you guys. Yeah. 734 00:26:17,044 --> 00:26:18,846 Dan, talk to me. Are we okay? 735 00:26:18,846 --> 00:26:20,747 Oh, yeah, man. I'm doing good, man, 736 00:26:20,747 --> 00:26:22,816 lead ticket is six minutes. 737 00:26:22,816 --> 00:26:24,751 Then who's-- what's going on here now? 738 00:26:24,751 --> 00:26:26,620 No more tickets and he's cool as can be. 739 00:26:26,620 --> 00:26:28,222 They're rocking. Good job, buddy. 740 00:26:28,222 --> 00:26:29,490 Yeah. Yeah. 741 00:26:31,825 --> 00:26:33,160 Let's go, guys. Don't stop now. 742 00:26:33,160 --> 00:26:34,761 Come on. We're getting here. 743 00:26:34,761 --> 00:26:37,097 Fifteen minutes left. Fifteen. 744 00:26:37,097 --> 00:26:39,166 Come on, guys. Let's get these drinks out. 745 00:26:39,166 --> 00:26:41,869 What are you doing? Five over there. Here we go. 746 00:26:41,869 --> 00:26:43,804 Look at you, girl. Go. 747 00:26:43,804 --> 00:26:46,006 At that rate, we should have been out of here 10 minutes ago. 748 00:26:46,006 --> 00:26:47,574 It's what we've been looking for. 749 00:26:47,574 --> 00:26:48,876 Five cocktails at a time. 750 00:26:48,876 --> 00:26:50,511 It's what we've been looking for. 751 00:26:50,511 --> 00:26:51,712 Give her some plates, she'll spin them. 752 00:26:51,712 --> 00:26:53,680 This is the bar business. 753 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:56,216 Friday night, Saturday night, every minute counts. 754 00:26:56,216 --> 00:26:59,219 The clock is actually always ticking in every bar. 755 00:26:59,219 --> 00:27:01,922 The more volume we create primetime, 756 00:27:01,922 --> 00:27:03,590 the more money we make. 757 00:27:03,590 --> 00:27:06,059 They're getting a simulation of primetime. 758 00:27:06,059 --> 00:27:07,895 If they can do this, 759 00:27:07,895 --> 00:27:09,696 they'll seize their Friday and their Saturday nights 760 00:27:09,696 --> 00:27:11,198 and make money. 761 00:27:16,671 --> 00:27:18,706 Seven minutes, ten seconds. 762 00:27:18,706 --> 00:27:20,675 Who still doesn't have food? 763 00:27:20,675 --> 00:27:22,844 - Uh-oh. - Oh, man. 764 00:27:22,844 --> 00:27:24,178 - Medium. - Medium. 765 00:27:24,178 --> 00:27:25,813 Come on, guys. We got six minutes. 766 00:27:25,813 --> 00:27:27,215 Let's get that food out of here. 767 00:27:27,215 --> 00:27:28,916 Guys, cross this finish line, please. 768 00:27:28,916 --> 00:27:29,984 Yes, sir. 769 00:27:29,984 --> 00:27:31,119 What's our lead ticket? 770 00:27:31,119 --> 00:27:32,787 How long on our lead? 771 00:27:32,787 --> 00:27:34,589 - Here's my lead right here. - Right here. 772 00:27:38,593 --> 00:27:40,661 Come on, guys. We're down to three and a half minutes. 773 00:27:40,661 --> 00:27:42,730 Come on, we're almost there, almost there. 774 00:27:42,730 --> 00:27:45,900 [cheers and applause] 775 00:27:47,635 --> 00:27:49,270 Medium well burger, please. 776 00:27:49,270 --> 00:27:51,139 - Medium well coming your way. - Thank you very much. 777 00:27:51,139 --> 00:27:53,107 Who hasn't gotten a drink? Anyone? 778 00:27:53,107 --> 00:27:54,609 Come on. One, two. Come on. 779 00:27:54,609 --> 00:27:57,011 - One... - [cheering] 780 00:27:57,011 --> 00:28:00,915 - Two. - [cheers and applause] 781 00:28:00,915 --> 00:28:02,984 Now let's get the food out. 782 00:28:02,984 --> 00:28:04,719 Come on, guys. We're down to one minute. 783 00:28:04,719 --> 00:28:06,154 - Right behind you. - What are we waiting on? 784 00:28:06,154 --> 00:28:07,989 - Two more, buddy. - Two more burgers? 785 00:28:07,989 --> 00:28:09,190 - That's it? Yup. Two more. - And we're done? 786 00:28:09,190 --> 00:28:10,892 - And we're done. - Yeah! 787 00:28:10,892 --> 00:28:12,693 Let's make this. Come on, guys. 788 00:28:12,693 --> 00:28:14,862 You're very welcome. 789 00:28:14,862 --> 00:28:16,297 [dramatic music] 790 00:28:16,297 --> 00:28:18,066 Guys, one ticket to go here. Let's roll! 791 00:28:18,066 --> 00:28:19,300 One more. Let's go. Last one. 792 00:28:19,300 --> 00:28:21,069 Come on, guys. 793 00:28:21,069 --> 00:28:24,806 [dramatic music] 794 00:28:24,806 --> 00:28:28,176 Eight, seven, six, five... 795 00:28:28,176 --> 00:28:32,580 all: Four, three, two, one. 796 00:28:32,580 --> 00:28:35,116 - [buzzer buzzes] - Remember, school. 797 00:28:35,116 --> 00:28:38,152 - Put your pencils down. - Pencils down. 798 00:28:38,152 --> 00:28:40,822 Okay, guys. How did we do? Everybody got a drink? 799 00:28:40,822 --> 00:28:43,791 all: Yeah. - Did you like them? 800 00:28:43,791 --> 00:28:45,026 - Yeah. - Whoo! 801 00:28:45,026 --> 00:28:47,028 Who didn't get food? 802 00:28:47,028 --> 00:28:49,230 One, two, and it's coming out right now. 803 00:28:49,230 --> 00:28:52,233 They're gonna miss it by about a minute. Can you believe it? 804 00:28:52,233 --> 00:28:54,202 So right-- food's coming out right now. 805 00:28:54,202 --> 00:28:57,238 - So... - [cheers and applause] 806 00:28:57,238 --> 00:28:59,207 Thank you. 807 00:28:59,207 --> 00:29:01,976 Come back in two nights, we'll even be better. 808 00:29:01,976 --> 00:29:04,912 - [cheers and applause] - Great job you guys! 809 00:29:04,912 --> 00:29:06,881 - This is the way you run a bar. - Thank you. 810 00:29:06,881 --> 00:29:08,316 - With pressure. - Yeah. Uh-huh. 811 00:29:08,316 --> 00:29:10,084 With speed, right? It's never complacent. 812 00:29:10,084 --> 00:29:12,019 - And with good people. - And with good people. 813 00:29:12,019 --> 00:29:13,988 If this was a Friday night, you'd be making so much more-- 814 00:29:13,988 --> 00:29:15,256 - I know. - --money than normal. 815 00:29:15,256 --> 00:29:16,657 - You agree? - I totally agree. 816 00:29:16,657 --> 00:29:18,025 - We seized it tonight. - We did. 817 00:29:18,025 --> 00:29:19,794 Tonight felt really, really good. 818 00:29:19,794 --> 00:29:22,763 Jade was amazing, Dan handled that kitchen 819 00:29:22,763 --> 00:29:24,665 as well as I've ever seen anyone 820 00:29:24,665 --> 00:29:27,034 and, um, we're gonna do great moving forward, I know it. 821 00:29:27,034 --> 00:29:28,336 That's what I wanted to teach you. 822 00:29:28,336 --> 00:29:29,704 Thank you for your help. I appreciate it. 823 00:29:29,704 --> 00:29:31,239 - Good work. - Thank you. 824 00:29:31,239 --> 00:29:33,174 - Jade? - Yes? 825 00:29:33,174 --> 00:29:35,643 - You did great tonight. - Thank you. 826 00:29:35,643 --> 00:29:37,745 - They did great tonight. - They really did. 827 00:29:37,745 --> 00:29:41,082 Think of what you did in sales in a half hour. 828 00:29:41,082 --> 00:29:42,984 - Yeah. Probably a good amount. - Yes. 829 00:29:42,984 --> 00:29:45,052 - And it feels really good. - Yeah. You did a good job, 830 00:29:45,052 --> 00:29:46,154 - I'm proud of you. - Thank you very much. 831 00:29:46,154 --> 00:29:47,622 I appreciate that. 832 00:29:50,057 --> 00:29:54,295 [dramatic music] 833 00:29:54,295 --> 00:29:56,197 You guys should be very proud. 834 00:29:56,197 --> 00:29:58,766 The stress test was successful. 835 00:29:58,766 --> 00:30:01,369 So today, we're gonna build on this new menu 836 00:30:01,369 --> 00:30:04,405 with our simplified, elegant, elevated cocktails. 837 00:30:04,405 --> 00:30:07,341 And the first one is called the Blue Mustang. 838 00:30:07,341 --> 00:30:09,210 Half an ounce of lime juice, 839 00:30:09,210 --> 00:30:12,180 one half ounce of butterfly pea syrup. 840 00:30:12,180 --> 00:30:14,048 One and a half ounces of vodka. 841 00:30:14,048 --> 00:30:15,850 Add ice, 842 00:30:15,850 --> 00:30:18,653 and top it with some ginger beer. 843 00:30:20,221 --> 00:30:23,858 A beautiful spring of mint, and voila. 844 00:30:23,858 --> 00:30:25,359 Oops. 845 00:30:25,359 --> 00:30:27,128 - There we go. A Mustang. - [laughs] 846 00:30:28,696 --> 00:30:30,264 This is a drink of one horsepower, 847 00:30:30,264 --> 00:30:32,433 the Blue Mustang. 848 00:30:32,433 --> 00:30:35,136 A blue drink that is actually blue. 849 00:30:35,136 --> 00:30:37,004 [laughter] 850 00:30:37,004 --> 00:30:39,006 Thirty-seconds away 851 00:30:39,006 --> 00:30:41,976 from knocking every item out of the kitchen. 852 00:30:41,976 --> 00:30:43,477 You guys did well. 853 00:30:43,477 --> 00:30:46,847 So for the first time ever on "Bar Rescue", 854 00:30:46,847 --> 00:30:50,918 we are going to be doing a little baa... 855 00:30:50,918 --> 00:30:52,486 - Oh. - A little lamb. 856 00:30:52,486 --> 00:30:54,388 Lamb is an excellent alternative to beef 857 00:30:54,388 --> 00:30:56,390 due to its high-quality protein, 858 00:30:56,390 --> 00:30:58,292 outstanding source of iron, 859 00:30:58,292 --> 00:31:00,795 zinc, and vitamin B12. 860 00:31:00,795 --> 00:31:04,365 Additionally, lamb is often more expensive than beef 861 00:31:04,365 --> 00:31:06,434 and therefore its presence on menus 862 00:31:06,434 --> 00:31:09,971 often suggests a finer dining experience. 863 00:31:09,971 --> 00:31:13,007 Marinated lamb, give it a little salt and pepper shot, 864 00:31:13,007 --> 00:31:14,208 hit the grill. 865 00:31:14,208 --> 00:31:15,343 Fingerling potato. 866 00:31:15,343 --> 00:31:17,111 Boil them, a little al dente, 867 00:31:17,111 --> 00:31:19,247 press it together like that, into the deep fryer. 868 00:31:19,247 --> 00:31:21,148 Hit it with your herbs. 869 00:31:21,148 --> 00:31:24,252 Now, let's take the lamb and put her on top, 870 00:31:24,252 --> 00:31:25,920 and drizzle delicious mustard sauce. 871 00:31:25,920 --> 00:31:28,222 It's strong but so amazing to the palate 872 00:31:28,222 --> 00:31:29,357 once it hits that lamb. 873 00:31:29,357 --> 00:31:30,825 Delicious scallions, 874 00:31:30,825 --> 00:31:32,426 put them right on top. 875 00:31:32,426 --> 00:31:36,163 This right here is the CJ's kicked-up lamb dish. 876 00:31:36,163 --> 00:31:37,999 Never seen before on Rescue. 877 00:31:37,999 --> 00:31:40,868 Nobody's ever got the rack, you're welcome. 878 00:31:40,868 --> 00:31:44,438 And there's our new identity in the kitchen moving forward. 879 00:31:46,173 --> 00:31:49,810 [dramatic music] 880 00:31:51,112 --> 00:31:53,381 Last night was a great stress test. 881 00:31:53,381 --> 00:31:56,150 There's nothing better than training a team 882 00:31:56,150 --> 00:31:58,419 and watching them succeed together. 883 00:31:58,419 --> 00:32:01,155 Now, I wanna talk to Jade and Fadil, 884 00:32:01,155 --> 00:32:03,858 and I want to really set parameters for Jade 885 00:32:03,858 --> 00:32:07,428 to take over and become the manager of this business. 886 00:32:07,428 --> 00:32:11,198 Fadil's problems are solved with Jade. 887 00:32:11,198 --> 00:32:12,400 Hello, hello. 888 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,101 - Hey, Jon. How are you? - Hi. 889 00:32:14,101 --> 00:32:15,403 - Good to see you. - Good. How are you, Jade? 890 00:32:15,403 --> 00:32:17,204 - How are you? - Oh, good. Yeah. 891 00:32:17,204 --> 00:32:19,573 You know what's interesting? Last night was sort of 892 00:32:19,573 --> 00:32:21,542 a great example of the bar business 893 00:32:21,542 --> 00:32:23,811 because it's never really complacent. 894 00:32:23,811 --> 00:32:25,212 Yup. Exactly. 895 00:32:25,212 --> 00:32:26,347 So, did you learn anything this week? 896 00:32:26,347 --> 00:32:28,349 Learned a lot. I learned to, uh, 897 00:32:28,349 --> 00:32:30,251 let my staff do what they have to do 898 00:32:30,251 --> 00:32:32,486 and, uh, be in order a little bit more than 899 00:32:32,486 --> 00:32:34,422 - just fully hands-on. - Yeah. 900 00:32:34,422 --> 00:32:36,424 You functioned like a manager last night. 901 00:32:36,424 --> 00:32:37,958 - I'm so proud of you. - Thank you very much. 902 00:32:37,958 --> 00:32:39,226 I must really tell you. So, what do we do 903 00:32:39,226 --> 00:32:41,028 to let him let go a little bit? 904 00:32:41,028 --> 00:32:43,964 I think, you know, he, he just needs to trust me. 905 00:32:43,964 --> 00:32:46,500 Um, obviously, we need to communicate though too, 906 00:32:46,500 --> 00:32:49,236 if I do have questions and I--and I need, uh, 907 00:32:49,236 --> 00:32:50,905 some sort of leadership. 908 00:32:50,905 --> 00:32:52,907 Um, I'm hoping that he has answers for me 909 00:32:52,907 --> 00:32:55,042 and then I can build off of that too, and... 910 00:32:55,042 --> 00:32:56,310 You see, if you step back, 911 00:32:56,310 --> 00:32:57,978 - she will grow more. - Yeah. 912 00:32:57,978 --> 00:33:00,114 And weeks from now, she'll be a superstar. 913 00:33:00,114 --> 00:33:02,116 Now, there's one thing I'd like to put in your head, 914 00:33:02,116 --> 00:33:03,417 I showed you numbers yesterday. 915 00:33:03,417 --> 00:33:05,319 Thirty percent labor cost, right? 916 00:33:05,319 --> 00:33:07,288 Thirty percent food cost, twenty-five percent beverage, 917 00:33:07,288 --> 00:33:08,923 those numbers should be her goals. 918 00:33:08,923 --> 00:33:10,191 - So you should share-- - I [indistinct] 919 00:33:10,191 --> 00:33:11,392 --the numbers with her. 920 00:33:11,392 --> 00:33:13,194 When she hits those numbers, 921 00:33:13,194 --> 00:33:14,628 - give her a bonus. - Absolutely. 922 00:33:14,628 --> 00:33:16,397 Now, we have a real general manager 923 00:33:16,397 --> 00:33:18,165 who's empowered to succeed. 924 00:33:18,165 --> 00:33:20,401 An owner who's inclined to step back and let you do it. 925 00:33:20,401 --> 00:33:22,103 You have everything you need to succeed now. 926 00:33:22,103 --> 00:33:23,437 - I'm really excited. - Only one thing left. 927 00:33:23,437 --> 00:33:25,005 I got to get your bar built. 928 00:33:25,005 --> 00:33:26,440 It's gonna be beautiful. 929 00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,175 But I gotta get back to work, so... 930 00:33:28,175 --> 00:33:29,610 All right. Appreciate you. Thank you. 931 00:33:29,610 --> 00:33:31,612 - Thank you very much. - Thank you, Jon. 932 00:33:31,612 --> 00:33:33,914 This week has really proved to me that Jade can do it, 933 00:33:33,914 --> 00:33:36,584 and moving forward, if she needs anything from me, 934 00:33:36,584 --> 00:33:38,352 I'm here for her. 935 00:33:38,352 --> 00:33:39,487 My heart's always been in the right place 936 00:33:39,487 --> 00:33:41,455 and I believe in my staff. 937 00:33:41,455 --> 00:33:43,391 But now it's time to let them shine and do it on their own. 938 00:33:43,391 --> 00:33:44,992 - It's gonna be life-changing. - Yeah. 939 00:33:44,992 --> 00:33:46,427 - It's gonna be good. - It's gonna be awesome. 940 00:33:48,996 --> 00:33:52,366 [upbeat music] 941 00:34:01,409 --> 00:34:04,011 [cheers and applause] 942 00:34:04,011 --> 00:34:05,646 Hello, everybody. 943 00:34:05,646 --> 00:34:08,115 What do you think of this week, Fadil? 944 00:34:08,115 --> 00:34:09,917 It's been amazing, actually. 945 00:34:09,917 --> 00:34:12,253 You opened this place with the best of intentions, 946 00:34:12,253 --> 00:34:14,455 but you put a half million bucks into it, 947 00:34:14,455 --> 00:34:16,323 you never dug yourself out. 948 00:34:16,323 --> 00:34:18,492 And then I learned how you micromanage. 949 00:34:18,492 --> 00:34:21,262 So during stress test, I made you step back. 950 00:34:21,262 --> 00:34:23,164 - What happened? - They killed it. 951 00:34:23,164 --> 00:34:24,465 - We did. - They really did. 952 00:34:24,465 --> 00:34:26,500 They killed it because you stepped back 953 00:34:26,500 --> 00:34:28,068 and let them shine. 954 00:34:28,068 --> 00:34:30,538 - And you did, didn't you guys? - Yeah. 955 00:34:30,538 --> 00:34:33,441 I mean, you guys really stepped up and did a great job, 956 00:34:33,441 --> 00:34:36,243 so I can't wait till you see the bar 957 00:34:36,243 --> 00:34:38,112 that we built for you. 958 00:34:38,112 --> 00:34:40,047 You ready? Does that make you nervous when I say that? 959 00:34:40,047 --> 00:34:42,716 - Yeah. Very nervous. - [laughter] 960 00:34:42,716 --> 00:34:45,319 You trust me? 961 00:34:45,319 --> 00:34:46,720 I have to at this point. 962 00:34:46,720 --> 00:34:48,389 [laughter] 963 00:34:48,389 --> 00:34:50,491 - But I do. - You ready to see it? 964 00:34:50,491 --> 00:34:52,059 all: Yes. - Here we go. 965 00:34:52,059 --> 00:34:54,395 - [cheers and applause] - One, two, three! 966 00:34:54,395 --> 00:34:57,031 [cheers and applause] 967 00:34:57,031 --> 00:34:59,366 Whoo! 968 00:35:01,677 --> 00:35:06,015 - Here we go. One, two, three! - [cheers and applause] 969 00:35:06,015 --> 00:35:08,684 - Oh, here we go. - Whoo! 970 00:35:08,684 --> 00:35:10,186 Love it. 971 00:35:10,186 --> 00:35:11,987 - Oh, I love it. - I love it. 972 00:35:11,987 --> 00:35:13,289 - Yeah. - [laughs] 973 00:35:13,289 --> 00:35:14,690 Oh, my God. That looks so good. 974 00:35:14,690 --> 00:35:16,692 Look at that. That looks amazing! 975 00:35:16,692 --> 00:35:19,995 Yeah. All the flowers and everything. 976 00:35:19,995 --> 00:35:23,165 - That looks so good. - Kept the brand. 977 00:35:23,165 --> 00:35:24,467 What do you think, Jade? 978 00:35:24,467 --> 00:35:26,469 Um, I love it. It's amazing. 979 00:35:26,469 --> 00:35:28,371 Uh, I can't wait to see inside. 980 00:35:28,371 --> 00:35:30,339 So I wanted to build you a great bar, 981 00:35:30,339 --> 00:35:32,641 not only because of him, but because of you. 982 00:35:32,641 --> 00:35:34,410 - Thank you. - So, are you ready? 983 00:35:34,410 --> 00:35:35,411 - I'm so ready. - All right, guys. 984 00:35:35,411 --> 00:35:36,479 Go take a look. 985 00:35:36,479 --> 00:35:39,949 [cheers and applause] 986 00:35:39,949 --> 00:35:42,251 Oh, my God. 987 00:35:42,251 --> 00:35:44,186 Wow. 988 00:35:44,186 --> 00:35:46,355 Holy smoke. 989 00:35:46,355 --> 00:35:48,090 - Oh, my... - Oh, my God. 990 00:35:48,090 --> 00:35:49,158 - Wow. - Seriously? 991 00:35:49,158 --> 00:35:52,194 - Oh, my. - Wow. 992 00:35:52,194 --> 00:35:54,330 When I walked in, I was, uh, 993 00:35:54,330 --> 00:35:57,500 completely surprised and overwhelmed. 994 00:35:57,500 --> 00:35:59,368 Yeah. I had to sit down. 995 00:35:59,368 --> 00:36:01,437 The place looks spectacular 996 00:36:01,437 --> 00:36:04,240 and it still looks like CJ's, which I love. 997 00:36:04,240 --> 00:36:06,242 Holy smoke. Look at the stools. 998 00:36:06,242 --> 00:36:08,010 - Wow. - Look at these. 999 00:36:08,010 --> 00:36:09,645 This is cute, bro. 1000 00:36:09,645 --> 00:36:11,480 Yeah. Look at the back bar. It looks amazing, yeah. 1001 00:36:11,480 --> 00:36:13,282 - It's badass. - Yeah, it is. 1002 00:36:13,282 --> 00:36:15,184 I love the wood kind of, like the wood on the wall. 1003 00:36:15,184 --> 00:36:16,452 - Oh, my. - I can't believe that 1004 00:36:16,452 --> 00:36:18,220 this is still the same place. 1005 00:36:18,220 --> 00:36:20,423 Grab a seat at the bar, I wanna show you all what I did. 1006 00:36:20,423 --> 00:36:22,525 - There's more to talk about. - Okay. 1007 00:36:22,525 --> 00:36:24,059 So are you surprised? 1008 00:36:24,059 --> 00:36:27,029 Actually, knowing you now, no. 1009 00:36:27,029 --> 00:36:28,631 - [laughs] - No. 1010 00:36:28,631 --> 00:36:30,433 There's a lot going on. Take a look at the walls. 1011 00:36:30,433 --> 00:36:32,501 We had all the walls with televisions put in place. 1012 00:36:32,501 --> 00:36:35,137 I got Timberline Audio and Video to come 1013 00:36:35,137 --> 00:36:37,706 revamp your video system and your audio system. 1014 00:36:37,706 --> 00:36:39,575 - Yeah. - I got PathSpot. 1015 00:36:39,575 --> 00:36:41,343 After you wash your hands, 1016 00:36:41,343 --> 00:36:43,546 you put them under the PathSpot device. 1017 00:36:43,546 --> 00:36:46,115 If you get a green light, there's no viral 1018 00:36:46,115 --> 00:36:48,017 or bacteria matter in your hands, you go to work. 1019 00:36:48,017 --> 00:36:49,585 If you get a red light, wash them again. 1020 00:36:49,585 --> 00:36:51,720 - I love that. - I got Standard Restaurant 1021 00:36:51,720 --> 00:36:53,622 Supply to give you guys all the bar tools, 1022 00:36:53,622 --> 00:36:55,591 all the small wares, the plate ware, 1023 00:36:55,591 --> 00:36:57,059 everything in the kitchen. 1024 00:36:57,059 --> 00:36:58,661 I got BarProducts.com 1025 00:36:58,661 --> 00:37:00,696 to give you guys all the tools that you guys need. 1026 00:37:00,696 --> 00:37:03,399 Then I got Partender, remember those numbers? 1027 00:37:03,399 --> 00:37:06,368 I got you lifetime Partender for free. 1028 00:37:06,368 --> 00:37:08,504 Next, Dan? 1029 00:37:08,504 --> 00:37:10,306 - Oh! - [cheering] 1030 00:37:10,306 --> 00:37:11,507 Yeah! 1031 00:37:11,507 --> 00:37:13,242 - Javon. - Yeah. 1032 00:37:13,242 --> 00:37:16,612 [cheers and applause] 1033 00:37:16,612 --> 00:37:18,047 Whoo-hoo! 1034 00:37:18,047 --> 00:37:19,515 - [laughs] - Wow. 1035 00:37:19,515 --> 00:37:21,250 Now the food's worth another $3, isn't it? 1036 00:37:21,250 --> 00:37:23,052 [laughter] 1037 00:37:23,052 --> 00:37:25,788 So, did I give you everything you need to succeed? 1038 00:37:25,788 --> 00:37:28,190 Absolutely. And I have the team to, 1039 00:37:28,190 --> 00:37:29,525 to move forward as well. 1040 00:37:29,525 --> 00:37:31,160 So are you ready to do it, guys? 1041 00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:32,428 - Yeah. Yes. - All right. We got uniforms 1042 00:37:32,428 --> 00:37:34,263 to put on, a kitchen to get ready, 1043 00:37:34,263 --> 00:37:35,698 bar to set up, and I guess about 50 people out there, 1044 00:37:35,698 --> 00:37:37,266 - so let's get to it. - That's awesome. 1045 00:37:37,266 --> 00:37:38,400 - Thank you. - Thanks, everybody. 1046 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:40,436 Thank you. 1047 00:37:42,438 --> 00:37:44,273 [upbeat music] 1048 00:37:44,273 --> 00:37:47,610 [cheers and applause] 1049 00:37:47,610 --> 00:37:50,312 Welcome. Come on in. 1050 00:37:50,312 --> 00:37:52,448 Oh, wow. 1051 00:37:52,448 --> 00:37:53,549 [upbeat music] 1052 00:37:53,549 --> 00:37:55,484 Oh, look at the bar! 1053 00:37:55,484 --> 00:37:56,752 Oh, my God, look at the bar! 1054 00:37:56,752 --> 00:37:59,388 Hi! How you doing? 1055 00:37:59,388 --> 00:38:00,789 - Hi, honey. - Hi, Jade. 1056 00:38:00,789 --> 00:38:02,124 What are we gonna have to drink, babe? 1057 00:38:02,124 --> 00:38:04,093 Okay. I want you to take them, 1058 00:38:04,093 --> 00:38:06,328 I want you to take 53. 1059 00:38:06,328 --> 00:38:09,164 Red rocks? All right. Cool. 1060 00:38:09,164 --> 00:38:10,866 Doors are open, people are in. 1061 00:38:10,866 --> 00:38:13,102 Food's already fired. 1062 00:38:14,169 --> 00:38:17,172 Gotta be able to back off. I didn't change my clothes, 1063 00:38:17,172 --> 00:38:19,141 - so that's sign number one. - [laughter] 1064 00:38:19,141 --> 00:38:20,543 [upbeat music] 1065 00:38:20,543 --> 00:38:21,877 Okay. We're off and running. 1066 00:38:21,877 --> 00:38:23,546 - How you doing? - Yes. Doing good. 1067 00:38:23,546 --> 00:38:25,414 Look how cool and calm you are 1068 00:38:25,414 --> 00:38:27,716 - compared to two nights ago. - Right. 1069 00:38:27,716 --> 00:38:30,586 Whoo. 1070 00:38:30,586 --> 00:38:32,588 Order going out, Jade. 1071 00:38:34,490 --> 00:38:36,358 Walking in, we got one three cheese mac, 1072 00:38:36,358 --> 00:38:38,127 one brisket chili. 1073 00:38:38,127 --> 00:38:39,595 - That looks amazing. - Three cheese mac there. 1074 00:38:39,595 --> 00:38:42,131 Going four all day. 1075 00:38:42,131 --> 00:38:45,568 [upbeat music] 1076 00:38:46,635 --> 00:38:48,537 - How is that? - Perfect. 1077 00:38:48,537 --> 00:38:49,672 - Yeah? You like it? - Perfect food, yeah. 1078 00:38:49,672 --> 00:38:51,173 - Good. - [indistinct] 1079 00:38:51,173 --> 00:38:53,642 [upbeat music] 1080 00:38:56,445 --> 00:38:58,147 Ready to plate when you are, bud. 1081 00:38:58,147 --> 00:38:59,348 Yes, sir. 1082 00:39:00,683 --> 00:39:02,184 Guys, you're almost done, aren't you? 1083 00:39:02,184 --> 00:39:03,185 Jon, they're rocking it. 1084 00:39:03,185 --> 00:39:04,286 Comments on the food 1085 00:39:04,286 --> 00:39:05,387 are unbelievable, guys. 1086 00:39:05,387 --> 00:39:07,156 Everybody loves everything. 1087 00:39:07,156 --> 00:39:08,290 Javon, good job, buddy. 1088 00:39:08,290 --> 00:39:09,925 Dan, good job. 1089 00:39:09,925 --> 00:39:11,894 Coming behind you, Fadil. 1090 00:39:11,894 --> 00:39:13,896 Yes, ma'am. 1091 00:39:13,896 --> 00:39:17,366 It feels amazing that Jade is blossoming into a wonderful GM. 1092 00:39:17,366 --> 00:39:19,735 I knew she could do it, that's the reason I hired her, 1093 00:39:19,735 --> 00:39:23,539 and, um, I'm gonna let her do her thing and step back. 1094 00:39:23,539 --> 00:39:26,175 Look at these drinks going out. Here we go. 1095 00:39:26,175 --> 00:39:28,210 That's what you call a production line here. 1096 00:39:28,210 --> 00:39:30,646 - [cheers and applause] - Here we go. Let's go. 1097 00:39:30,646 --> 00:39:32,915 - [applause] - Thank you, guys. 1098 00:39:32,915 --> 00:39:35,217 Tables are served, food is coming out 1099 00:39:35,217 --> 00:39:37,319 flawlessly, drinks are caught up. 1100 00:39:37,319 --> 00:39:40,255 And rather than making mashed potatoes in the back, 1101 00:39:40,255 --> 00:39:43,892 Fadil is helping out what he can in operations, 1102 00:39:43,892 --> 00:39:47,229 making a difference but letting Jade run the place. 1103 00:39:47,229 --> 00:39:50,466 [upbeat music] 1104 00:39:51,934 --> 00:39:54,603 - It's rocking. It's rocking. - Yeah. 1105 00:39:54,603 --> 00:39:56,405 You're a great guy, buddy. 1106 00:39:56,405 --> 00:39:58,207 - You really deserve this. - Thank you. Thank you. 1107 00:39:58,207 --> 00:39:59,608 And the community's reacting well to it, isn't it? 1108 00:39:59,608 --> 00:40:01,477 - Yeah. - With Jade running the place, 1109 00:40:01,477 --> 00:40:02,511 you're able to sneak a night off every once in a while 1110 00:40:02,511 --> 00:40:03,879 to be with your family. 1111 00:40:03,879 --> 00:40:05,481 I'm looking forward to it, actually. 1112 00:40:05,481 --> 00:40:06,882 - Yeah. Congratulations. - I really am. 1113 00:40:06,882 --> 00:40:08,517 - Thank you very much. - My work's done, buddy. 1114 00:40:08,517 --> 00:40:09,618 - Now it's up to you. - Thank you. 1115 00:40:09,618 --> 00:40:10,886 I appreciate it. Thanks. 1116 00:40:10,886 --> 00:40:12,554 - Thank you. - I appreciate you, man. 1117 00:40:12,554 --> 00:40:14,256 - Ah, no problem. - Thank you. 1118 00:40:14,256 --> 00:40:16,792 A great neighborhood bar appeals to everyone, 1119 00:40:16,792 --> 00:40:18,627 and that's what's going on here. 1120 00:40:18,627 --> 00:40:21,296 Old, young, tall, short, everybody's here, 1121 00:40:21,296 --> 00:40:22,698 they're eating, they're drinking, 1122 00:40:22,698 --> 00:40:23,899 they're enjoying this bar. 1123 00:40:23,899 --> 00:40:26,301 But the greatest thing, Jade. 1124 00:40:26,301 --> 00:40:28,404 She's taking control of this business, 1125 00:40:28,404 --> 00:40:32,441 and I see Fadil smiling and feeling good. 1126 00:40:32,441 --> 00:40:35,477 [dramatic music] 1127 00:40:37,446 --> 00:40:40,616 [upbeat music] 1128 00:40:47,456 --> 00:40:49,958 Promotional consideration provided by: SkyTab POS, 1129 00:40:49,958 --> 00:40:51,593 PathSpot, Partender, Cleaning Pros, 1130 00:40:51,593 --> 00:40:53,429 Timberline Audio Video, Alder Plumbing, 1131 00:40:53,429 --> 00:40:55,397 Mile High Beverage Brothers, TiCoat, Bar Products, 1132 00:40:55,397 --> 00:40:58,467 Standard Restaurant Supply, Ink Monstr, Door 222, 1133 00:40:58,467 --> 00:40:59,468 One Stone, and ESRI.