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I have a radio show, so it's
rare that I'm lost for words,
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but tonight
I was pretty speechless.
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King: For over 30 years,
Jon Taffer has traveled
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the country, saving hundreds
of bars from failure and ruin.
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Jon: I started rescuing bars
decades ago
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because they're part
of the backbone of America.
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Let's go! And we're doing it.
We're doing it!
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But as the industry
continues to explode,
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the amount of failing bars is
increasing at an alarming rate.
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[dramatic music]
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When do I have you say,
"That's not gonna work?"
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So, I'm on a mission to save
as many bars as possible
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and give worthy owners
a second chance at success.
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I'm gaining more respect for you
by the minute.
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King: Now Jon's heading
to Boca Raton, Florida,
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to attempt to rescue
One11 Boca Raton.
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We are determined to raise the
bar and rise to the occasion.
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[upbeat music]
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King: In 2020,
music producer J Ambroise
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opened up One11
in Boca Raton, Florida.
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J: For the past 20 years,
I made a lot of my money
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producing music
and doing bookings
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for different venues.
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I got tired
of making everybody else
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millions and millions
of dollars, and I always wanted
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to have my own supper club,
so I opened One11
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and I was like, "I'm ready
to start making money."
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I'm very excited for myself.
It's hard work.
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King: From the start, J relied
on multiple marketing events
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to draw in customers.
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Tuesday nights
are the college party.
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J: Wednesdays
we got the ladies' night
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and then Rollback Thursdays.
Fridays is more of a Latin.
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I feel like
it's always been jumbled
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a little bit, like,
"What are we doing?"
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Enjoy it? Don't do nothing
I wouldn't do.
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I wanted to have more of
upscale supper club vibe
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where you could come in and eat,
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and after you're
done eating, the tables go out,
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the lights go down, music up
and just party the night away.
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There is nothing like this
in Boca Raton.
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King: But the bar's
lack of cohesive identity
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failed to bring people back.
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How you think
tonight's gonna be?
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- Hopefully busy.
- Well, busy night...
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The atmosphere is fun,
but I'm having
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hit-or-miss days and nights.
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King: And J's lack
of bar-management experience
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has left his staff
without a leader.
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So we don't have
general management.
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King: And the bar
in complete disarray.
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Sammy, where's this
two calamari going?
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Yeah, I have to check
the POS system.
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Some of the issues behind
the bar that we have is space.
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Kat: I mean, we are running
into each other all the time.
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Listen, obviously, you see
the space is super tight.
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Our furniture is so outdated
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and the layout
is very hard to get around.
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The whole setup
is just terrible.
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The service isn't the best
since it takes me a long time
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to get to the tables.
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Hi, guys. I'm so sorry
about the wait.
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King: As the losses
have started to add up,
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J spends more and more time
in the bar,
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trying to save the business.
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At least now you get to see
what I do all day.
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J: You know? And you get
to helping out. No?
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My dad's definitely stressed
'cause he has to be here
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six-seven days a week. Whenever
we're open, he's always here.
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Jose: I definitely
don't like it because
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we don't get to do
any family stuff.
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Charles, do you know how to put
this thing together?
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I really feel like
I miss a lot of moments
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that I could be doing more
with my family.
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It is mostly draining,
but I'm not a quitter.
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King: Now J finds himself
over $800,000 in debt,
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so before he has to shut
the doors,
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J has agreed to pull back
the doors, bust open the books
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and make a call for help
to "Bar Rescue."
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Everything's on the line,
'cause if I lose this,
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I lose everything.
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Jon: Welcome to Boca Raton.
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- Not far from you.
- Yeah, not far at all.
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King: For the kitchen, Jon
brings in Chef Michael Ferraro.
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With his Italian roots
and decades of experience
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in some of the finest
restaurants in New York City,
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Chef Ferraro
has cultivated menus
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at high-end establishments
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as well as local neighborhood
restaurants across the country.
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We are here at One11 Boca Raton.
There is our bar.
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[indistinct chatter]
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Jon: Take a look at the kitchen.
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Need to get another trash can
right here, please.
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J, he's the owner.
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He doesn't seem so happy
about it, does he?
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Mike: No.
- There is J's son, Jose.
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I'm gonna drop this.
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[indistinct chatter]
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There's Kat. She's the manager.
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Do you guys know what you want?
I can grab you guys menus.
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Like, drink menu.
I have a small food menu.
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There's Henrique.
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Jon: Looks to me like he's
handling that garnish
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with his hands,
instead of tongs,
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being completely unsanitary.
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And Rex.
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Thank you, sir.
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Jon: So as I understand it,
J personally designed
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this entire layout himself.
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Look at this freaking place,
look at the seating
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with walls around everybody.
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Jon: I mean, how do you get
anybody in there?
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Not the best way
to utilize the space for sure.
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There's no flow, walk-through,
social aspects. It's terrible.
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It's one of the worst layouts
I've ever seen.
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So for recon,
I got a Amelia De Vita.
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Jon: She's a very well-known
radio personality
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here in Southern Florida.
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And when she's not on the air,
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she reviews
restaurants and bars.
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So she's not only an on-air
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radio personality,
she's a foodie.
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King: Jon's spies
enter One11 Boca Raton,
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a 2400-squarefoot space
with a small bar,
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a tight kitchen
and a lounge-like layout
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with wide couches and seating
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sectioned off
from an underused DJ booth.
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Jon: So there's Amelia in front
and there's Sarah
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right behind her
in a black leather jacket.
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I wanna put my bag
on the corner 'cause it's like--
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Yeah, I don't want my bag
to touch the seat.
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They don't wanna put
their purses down
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'cause they think it's dirty.
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Mike: I don't blame 'em.
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Amelia: Hello. How are you?
- Hi, good. Thank you.
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How can I...
what can I get you guys?
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Would you guys like--
Yeah, well, a drink menu?
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- Yeah. Perfect.
- Food, too.
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How are we, Rex?
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Falling a little behind?
A little behind?
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Rex: Yeah, the oven took a while
to warm up. So did the fryer.
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- Oh, the fryer, too? Alrighty.
- Yeah.
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He walks into the kitchen,
he says, "You're behind."
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Guy says, "Yeah,"
he says, "Okay."
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Jon: And then he walks out.
- See you later.
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What's the point in asking
if you're not gonna help?
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Amelia: Can we do
the Little Miss Chris?
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Sarah: And I'll get
the One11 tiki, please.
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We'll do the Buffalo wings,
the egg rolls,
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the crab cakes
and the flatbread.
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Thank you so much.
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- I got, I got them.
- Please. Just gonna go see--
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Kat: I know, but please, I...
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You guys want something to eat?
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What do you think
of the way J's dressed?
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He's got a customer
sitting there in a sport jacket,
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and the manager
comes up in jeans.
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- What do you think about that?
Mike: Yeah, I mean...
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Obviously, what, the clientele
that he's trying
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to attract here,
it doesn't match.
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[rattling] You wanna give it
to Sammy for me?
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Who'd have shaken those
two cocktails at once?
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- Here we go.
Kat: Yeah.
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Okay, those cocktails
are bruised at this point.
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Your lemon tiki.
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Alright, here we go.
Cocktail time.
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Sarah: Thank you.
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There's an aftertaste.
Where's the mint?
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There's no mint.
You wanna try it?
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- You wanna try mine?
- Yeah.
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[indistinct chatter]
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- Little face.
- Well...
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You definitely don't have
to worry about
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too much alcohol.
This is all juice.
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I mean, this one, to me,
just kind of tastes like ice.
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Like, it's really
watered down. I...
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She's over-shaking those drinks.
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But the cup looks nice.
The cup is very tiki.
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Just what we were saying.
See, they tried.
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Cup is nice, but what they put
in it sucks.
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Yeah, maybe the food
will be better.
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Hopefully.
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Kat: Is something in there?
I see you, like--
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- Little speck.
- Let me see.
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[clears throat]
There's a floater in that glass.
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I don't know if it's actually
a speck or maybe it's...
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- A bug or a piece of malt.
Kat: Yeah.
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Kat: I'll just get you a new
one. It's okay.
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I'll leave the water.
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Jon: I find it interesting
how he's worn
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the same gloves
this entire time.
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So what's the point of wearing
gloves if you never change them
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after you touch
raw and cooked protein?
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Yeah.
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[oil bubbling]
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- Look at that oil.
Mike: Oh!
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Mike: That oil is completely
disintegrating.
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I mean, that hasn't been changed
in a very long time.
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Jon: It's almost
not even oil anymore.
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I'm worried about them
eating this food.
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Aren't you?
Especially out of that oil.
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The cocktails are just lousy,
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but that's not gonna
get 'em sick.
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That food might get 'em sick.
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That food might get 'em sick.
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I think we should go inside,
sit down with them,
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make sure the food is edible
before they eat it.
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She's got the real
cool-looking drink over here.
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- Yeah, the cup is really nice.
Amelia: The cup is really cute.
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[dramatic music]
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Amelia: What else have we got?
- Hi.
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- Hi.
- Oh, hi.
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Can you make some room for us?
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- We're gonna join you.
- Absolutely.
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Say hi to Mike Ferraro.
Good friend of mine.
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Hi, Mike. Nice to meet you.
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Mike's one of my favorite chefs
in America.
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- Oh, wow.
- Oh, really?
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I'm gonna tell you
why we came in.
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We're worried about your
health right now.
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We were watching the cooking oil
and some of the things going on
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in the kitchen, and we were
a little uncomfortable
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with you guys eating this food.
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So we wanted to be here
when it comes out.
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Okay.
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- Hi, J.
- How are you, Jon?
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- Good. Nice to meet you.
- Nice to meet you.
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They've been waiting for food
now for, like, 20 minutes.
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Right. I just checked
on their food, and it's coming.
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When?
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I think you should go back
there and see what's happened.
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- Go take a look.
- Okay.
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I mean, we ordered wings.
We ordered...
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Everything is fried, right?
Well, like...
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It could be prepared
really quickly.
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[indistinct chatter]
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Mike: Hey, guys.
- Hey, how's it going?
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Where we at with the ticket time
for this order there?
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We're at 950. Is this typically
as long as it takes?
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- Sometimes.
- So I gotta ask you a question.
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Do you own this place
or you the busboy?
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Jon:
Because you look like a busboy.
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Why are your customers
dressed better than you are?
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And if customers dress nicely
to come in here,
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shouldn't you class
the place up?
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Jon: Dress at least
as good as your customers,
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if not better,
and then you elevate the room.
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You're taking your concept and
you're turning it into trash!
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Look at the way you're dressed
as the owner.
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Are those hot?
It's okay, you can touch it.
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Are those hot?
No, they're not hot.
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This fryer here was, like,
smoking and bubbling over.
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Mike:
I've been a chef for 22 years.
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I've never seen oil
froth up like that.
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When was the last time
you changed the oil?
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It's been, like, two weeks,
I believe.
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- No, you can't even hold it.
- Is this the way it should be?
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- No.
- You can't even hold it.
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- That shouldn't be that way.
- Okay, so we're two for two.
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Jon:
If you had 50 girls like this
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in your bar tonight,
you'd be a rich man.
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- Wouldn't you?
- Right, I would be.
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Jon: So these are
your target customer, correct?
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- Yes. Yes.
- Upscale. Boca Raton.
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Fit the neighborhood, right?
Withdraw...
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So they come here,
they get a cocktail that sucks.
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You go in the kitchen, they blew
the food in front of you.
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You walk back there and stand
in front of that fryer.
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Did you see the color
of the grease in that fryer?
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- Yes, I did.
- It's disgusting!
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When was the last time
it was changed?
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[dramatic music]
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There's nothing to say.
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There is nothing to say.
You blew it, right?
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J: You're right.
- So this is, by the way...
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The worst floor plan
I have ever seen
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in almost 40 years
in this business.
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From a seating plan,
two girls sit here.
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Now they control
this entire space.
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So two people are now using
six people's worth of space.
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Here is the restaurant-bar
industry.
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- It's called sales per foot.
J: Right.
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You have to generate a certain
amount of money per foot.
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In order to generate
the money per foot,
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you have to have
a certain amount of people
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per foot in the space.
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Jon: You don't have people.
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You have freaking
walls everywhere,
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so you can't even
get enough people in here
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to generate the revenue
to make the money
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even if you did fill it up.
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Then the shitty food comes out
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with the shitty
drink dropped off
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by Mr. Busboy, the owner.
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with the shitty drink
dropped off
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by Mr. Busboy, the owner.
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You have no freaking
chance of succeeding.
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Zero.
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How much you lose
in a month?
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- Let him hear it.
- Thirty thousand.
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Jon: How much
in debt are you over this?
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How much you put into it?
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Well, over eight-eight fifty.
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Eight hundred
and fifty thousand dollars
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you put
into this piece of shit
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and then you completely
disrespect your own money.
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[tense music]
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First thing you got to do is
clean your freaking kitchen
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because it's
disgusting back there.
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Jon: Go back there,
get that place cleaned.
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When I come here tomorrow,
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if this place is clean,
kitchen and bar
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- I will help your ass.
J: Okay.
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If you don't clean it,
I don't come.
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J: I-- I'll go deal with it now.
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Thank you.
Thank you, ladies.
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Don't eat any of this.
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J, I mean clean.
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My standards of clean,
not yours.
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J: We're on it.
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Nobody ever come in
and scream at me. Period.
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And when Jon came in, started
screaming I was like, oh shit.
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But my mindset is
if someone's here to help me,
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I have to take the criticism
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and listen to what
they're saying
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because this is
my first rodeo.
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I have to understand
that there's people
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that knows more than I do.
So you know what?
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He was right.
The oil needed to be changed.
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You got to change
out the grease,
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and make sure everything is
on point.
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It's like kept my mouth closed,
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took it like a man.
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[instrumental music]
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[laughter]
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Jon walked in and
was screaming at J.
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Henrique was staring,
dumbfounded,
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didn't know what
was happening.
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The way how he was shot,
I didn't expect that.
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How do you feel
about yesterday, J? Like--
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It is what it is, you know?
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I mean, maybe I deserved it.
Who knows?
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J: Shit happens.
- Yeah.
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Yeah, what can I do about?
It's the past.
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- Exactly.
- I was trying to move forward.
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We gotta Learn from our
mistakes.
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J: Exactly.
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Jon pointed out my clothing,
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which I didn't think was bad.
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But you know what? I changed.
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I upscaled, you know?
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So, um, got that fixed.
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I got the kitchen
cleaned up,
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straightened up the bar a bit,
you know?
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So today we're ready to
open back up.
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Kat: Okay, Jose, what did
you think about last night?
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Because I saw you standing
there, like watching your dad.
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I've never seen anybody yell
at my dad like that.
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So it was just definitely
different, I guess.
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Jose: I guess he needed it,
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so things got
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changed a little bit
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and hopefully things
come out better.
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Jon: Last night, I saw a bar
that had great intentions,
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terrible execution.
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I think J has a vision,
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but he doesn't have the ability
to execute that vision.
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Hello.
You guys ready to do this?
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- We're ready.
- Come on over. Let's go.
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Today, I want to get
his passion going
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and direct that passion to
make him successful.
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- Okay. What's your name?
- I'm Samantha.
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- And how long you been here?
- Two years.
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Jon: Two years?
Can I call you Sam?
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- Yeah, of course.
- And what do you do here?
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I'm a cocktail waitress
and I'm a host as well.
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- Okay. What's your name?
- I'm Katherine.
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- And how long you been here?
- Since we're open. Four years.
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Jon: Four years.
And you go by Kat, right?
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- I go by Kat, yes.
- Okay.
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And what do you do here, Kat?
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- I manage and I bartend.
Jon: Okay.
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So when you say you manage,
what do you do?
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Do you do the schedule?
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I do scheduling.
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I help out, like, with
whatever is needed.
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So we'll take some
stress off of J
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and because he is doing a lot.
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So you guys got to be honest
with me.
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I know you love him.
He's a good guy, right?
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Kat: Yeah.
Jon: But we got to be honest.
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I'm not challenging him
as a human being,
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I'm challenging him
as a business owner.
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Why are we failing, Kat?
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It's more like
a night time spot,
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so I don't know if,
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you know, when people come by,
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they're like, "we don't
even know you're open,"
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because we don't open
till 9:00 at night.
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Most of the time,
there's nothing clear.
402
00:16:20,657 --> 00:16:23,226
Everything looks dark
and we always look closed.
403
00:16:23,226 --> 00:16:25,328
My mom lived just
couple of blocks from here.
404
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And I get to tell you, I would
want to have a happy hour.
405
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- Right.
- Especially...
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In this is sort of a retail kind
of an area here,
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but opening at 9:00, we miss
a whole audience, don't we?
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Kat: Right.
Jon: So that makes no sense.
409
00:16:36,973 --> 00:16:38,374
So what is it?
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Well, this, I
built it more like,
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because there's
nothing like this in Boca
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where you could come here
and have small bites
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and party at the same time
and enjoy yourself.
414
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There's no really real identity
because people are confused.
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J: They're like,
yes, they have food,
416
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but they're also like a club.
417
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But we're not a club,
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so I'm trying to
create that identity.
419
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Boca is a pretty upscale market.
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- Is it?
J: Yes, it is.
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Jon: And there's a lot of
competition around here.
422
00:16:59,062 --> 00:17:01,230
- Isn't there? A whole lot.
- A whole lot.
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00:17:01,230 --> 00:17:02,665
Five more restaurants
just opened up
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in the past three months.
425
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So it's getting more and more
competitive every day.
426
00:17:08,571 --> 00:17:10,473
Okay, so this was
an upscale vision again.
427
00:17:10,473 --> 00:17:11,574
Yes.
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00:17:11,574 --> 00:17:14,577
So explain last night to me,
429
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because I'm
walking into a place.
430
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I see glitter chandeliers.
431
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Jon: I mean, this looks like it
should be at a Christmas party.
432
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Chicken wings were ice cold.
433
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Pizza bread was soggy.
434
00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:25,288
Pizza bread was soggy.
435
00:17:25,288 --> 00:17:26,422
- What's your name?
- My name is Rex.
436
00:17:26,422 --> 00:17:28,191
Rex, how long you've been here?
437
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- About three years.
Jon: About three years.
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Jon: You work in the kitchen?
- Yes.
439
00:17:30,593 --> 00:17:32,095
Who gave you the recipes?
440
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Most of them were already here.
441
00:17:33,129 --> 00:17:34,297
Jon: Okay.
442
00:17:34,297 --> 00:17:35,331
When we first opened,
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I had management that was here
444
00:17:37,033 --> 00:17:40,436
that worked at another bar
that closed down.
445
00:17:40,436 --> 00:17:43,673
And I brought most of the team
here to help me open the place.
446
00:17:43,673 --> 00:17:46,109
And you opened right before
COVID, too, didn't you?
447
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Three days.
448
00:17:47,377 --> 00:17:50,513
It ran open
in March 14th of 2020
449
00:17:50,513 --> 00:17:52,348
and March 17th
the country shut down.
450
00:17:52,348 --> 00:17:53,716
I know you-- you
built this place
451
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for about 350,000
when you opened.
452
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J: Yeah, yes.
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Jon: How far in are you
right now?
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- [scoffs] A lot.
- How much?
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Like about eight fifty.
456
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Jon: $850,000 in this place.
457
00:18:05,061 --> 00:18:06,663
Let me tell you something and
you're not going to like this,
458
00:18:06,663 --> 00:18:08,064
but I'm going to say it
anyway because I think
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you need to hear some things.
460
00:18:09,198 --> 00:18:10,566
You know you made a lot of money
461
00:18:10,566 --> 00:18:12,135
when you were pretty young,
didn't you?
462
00:18:12,135 --> 00:18:13,469
- Yes, I did.
- You did pretty good in music.
463
00:18:13,469 --> 00:18:16,205
So you say to yourself,
I'm the man... in music.
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I made my money.
I'm the man.
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I got this confidence now.
466
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I know what the hell I'm doing.
467
00:18:21,544 --> 00:18:23,212
I'm going to go open this bar.
468
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And then you realize
you're not the man.
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Jon: Here, you're not the man.
- No. No.
470
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And you don't have
that knowledge.
471
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Jon:
Everything about this is wrong.
472
00:18:31,587 --> 00:18:34,157
I walk in here past this stuff.
473
00:18:34,157 --> 00:18:36,225
I don't understand
what the hell this is.
474
00:18:36,225 --> 00:18:38,461
This makes no sense
to me at all.
475
00:18:38,461 --> 00:18:40,063
I don't know if I'm at
a wedding in Hawaii
476
00:18:40,063 --> 00:18:41,497
or what the hell is
going on here.
477
00:18:41,497 --> 00:18:43,700
Now I walk in, I see
this tiered seating
478
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and everybody's facing this way,
479
00:18:45,334 --> 00:18:49,072
so I immediately look this way,
expecting a stage.
480
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- It makes no sense to me.
Samantha: Yeah.
481
00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:54,110
And then I walk in and
I have this huge wall...
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between me and the bar.
483
00:18:55,411 --> 00:18:57,513
Samantha: The layout is
[bleep] terrible.
484
00:18:57,513 --> 00:19:00,249
I hate it.
It's terrible to work in.
485
00:19:00,249 --> 00:19:02,151
So I'm glad he pointed it out.
486
00:19:02,151 --> 00:19:05,288
Everything creates discomfort
487
00:19:05,288 --> 00:19:09,525
and disconnection...
rather than connection.
488
00:19:09,525 --> 00:19:11,694
So, why didn't you
do anything about it?
489
00:19:11,694 --> 00:19:13,196
Like--
490
00:19:13,196 --> 00:19:14,764
I'm saying all this stuff
491
00:19:14,764 --> 00:19:16,265
and you're standing there
shaking your head.
492
00:19:16,265 --> 00:19:17,734
[tense music]
493
00:19:17,734 --> 00:19:20,303
Why haven't you changed
or done anything?
494
00:19:20,303 --> 00:19:21,804
Because COVID.
495
00:19:21,804 --> 00:19:23,606
J: COVID didn't allow--
- Oh, stop that excuse.
496
00:19:23,606 --> 00:19:24,574
That was years ago.
497
00:19:31,548 --> 00:19:33,517
The food took forever.
It sucked.
498
00:19:33,517 --> 00:19:36,686
Every single thing that
you wanted to accomplish
499
00:19:36,686 --> 00:19:38,255
didn't work.
500
00:19:38,255 --> 00:19:40,390
If you're so committed,
why don't you fix it?
501
00:19:41,858 --> 00:19:43,360
Jose, does your dad have
502
00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:44,528
a bit of a thick head sometimes?
503
00:19:44,528 --> 00:19:46,263
- Sometimes, yeah.
Jon: Yeah.
504
00:19:46,263 --> 00:19:48,198
Jon: Doesn't listen
as much as maybe he could?
505
00:19:48,198 --> 00:19:49,699
- Doesn't really, no.
Jon: No.
506
00:19:49,699 --> 00:19:51,568
What happens when you tell him
he's wrong?
507
00:19:51,568 --> 00:19:53,837
When I feel like he's wrong,
there is a discussion
508
00:19:53,837 --> 00:19:56,173
and it's just a lot of "Yeah,
yeah, yeah, we'll get to it."
509
00:19:56,173 --> 00:19:58,542
There's so much
that could be done.
510
00:19:58,542 --> 00:20:00,110
But yet he picked you
as manager.
511
00:20:00,110 --> 00:20:02,446
You think he'd listen?
How come you don't?
512
00:20:02,446 --> 00:20:06,116
I look at it as if it seems
like it costs extra money
513
00:20:06,116 --> 00:20:07,717
that has to come
out of my pocket,
514
00:20:07,717 --> 00:20:09,586
I just put it aside.
515
00:20:09,586 --> 00:20:12,789
It's interesting that you'll
spend $850,000 on this...
516
00:20:12,789 --> 00:20:15,125
I'm going to say a piece of
shit. But when your staff
517
00:20:15,125 --> 00:20:17,127
comes to you with an
enthusiastic idea
518
00:20:17,127 --> 00:20:19,663
that you don't want to
spend money on.
519
00:20:19,663 --> 00:20:20,831
So I'm going to ask you
this question.
520
00:20:20,831 --> 00:20:21,798
Why are we failing?
521
00:20:26,536 --> 00:20:28,605
We're failing because I think
I'm not doing the right things.
522
00:20:33,443 --> 00:20:35,779
I've asked an owner,
why they're failing 249 times,
523
00:20:35,779 --> 00:20:37,514
never wants you to
look at me and say
524
00:20:37,514 --> 00:20:39,649
I'm failing because of me.
You just said that to me.
525
00:20:39,649 --> 00:20:41,251
Yeah, I'm not doing
the right things.
526
00:20:41,251 --> 00:20:42,819
- You got a team you believe in?
- Yes, I do.
527
00:20:42,819 --> 00:20:45,489
So if I train them and train
you, you ready to step up?
528
00:20:45,489 --> 00:20:47,757
- I'm ready to step up.
- Okay, let's do this, guys.
529
00:20:47,757 --> 00:20:49,759
J: Everything Jon said,
he was right.
530
00:20:49,759 --> 00:20:51,595
Because I didn't
get any training
531
00:20:51,595 --> 00:20:53,530
prior to entering this place
532
00:20:53,530 --> 00:20:55,298
and I should be
on top of everything
533
00:20:55,298 --> 00:20:56,733
that's going on
in my establishment.
534
00:20:56,733 --> 00:20:59,236
Mike Ferraro is a chef
from New York,
535
00:20:59,236 --> 00:21:00,470
one of my favorite
in the country.
536
00:21:00,470 --> 00:21:02,772
Jon: Carlos Ruiz,
537
00:21:02,772 --> 00:21:05,408
great bartender from the
New Jersey, New York area.
538
00:21:05,408 --> 00:21:08,712
Male narrator: For the bar,
Jon brings in Carlos Ruiz,
539
00:21:08,712 --> 00:21:10,547
a native of Lima, Peru.
540
00:21:10,547 --> 00:21:13,383
Carlos is a multi
award-winning mixologist
541
00:21:13,383 --> 00:21:15,752
and a hospitality industry
consultant.
542
00:21:15,752 --> 00:21:17,821
Carlos has spent
nearly two decades
543
00:21:17,821 --> 00:21:19,623
in the New York
nightlife scene,
544
00:21:19,623 --> 00:21:22,459
where he has worked
tirelessly to master his craft
545
00:21:22,459 --> 00:21:25,896
and to rise to the top of
the custom cocktail for years.
546
00:21:25,896 --> 00:21:27,864
Okay, so we got to
train all day today,
547
00:21:27,864 --> 00:21:29,266
stress test tonight.
548
00:21:29,266 --> 00:21:30,300
- Thank you.
- Thank you.
549
00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:31,268
- Thanks.
- Thank you.
550
00:21:33,336 --> 00:21:36,273
[up-tempo music]
551
00:21:40,577 --> 00:21:42,512
So Jon mentioned
two things specifically.
552
00:21:42,512 --> 00:21:44,915
One was Kat over diluting
the cocktail
553
00:21:44,915 --> 00:21:46,416
and then we had Henrique
554
00:21:46,416 --> 00:21:48,451
grabbing Brute
with his bare hands.
555
00:21:48,451 --> 00:21:49,653
Carlos: Going to the training,
556
00:21:49,653 --> 00:21:51,454
I want them to
learn cleanliness
557
00:21:51,454 --> 00:21:53,823
and proper drink making.
558
00:21:53,823 --> 00:21:56,426
So today, we're going to be
making the button up.
559
00:21:56,426 --> 00:21:57,794
If you like whiskey sours,
560
00:21:57,794 --> 00:21:58,828
you're going to
love this cocktail.
561
00:21:58,828 --> 00:22:00,497
It's all equal parts,
562
00:22:00,497 --> 00:22:02,332
so it's going to be
really easy for you.
563
00:22:02,332 --> 00:22:04,467
So we're going to grab our
Cocktail Kingdom shakers
564
00:22:04,467 --> 00:22:07,404
and three dashes of aromatic
bitters or blackberries.
565
00:22:07,404 --> 00:22:08,939
We're going to do
three of them.
566
00:22:08,939 --> 00:22:11,508
Anytime you're touching fruit,
you have the tongs.
567
00:22:11,508 --> 00:22:13,777
I don't want to taste
dirty hands in a cocktail.
568
00:22:13,777 --> 00:22:15,979
Now we're going to muddle.
[clinking]
569
00:22:15,979 --> 00:22:17,547
Next we're going
to do a three counts
570
00:22:17,547 --> 00:22:19,716
of Twisted Alchemy
cold pressed lime juice.
571
00:22:19,716 --> 00:22:21,251
One, two, three.
572
00:22:21,251 --> 00:22:23,019
Three counts of Twisted
Alchemy Demerara.
573
00:22:23,019 --> 00:22:24,955
One, two, three, four.
574
00:22:24,955 --> 00:22:27,290
Same thing.
One, two, three, whiskey.
575
00:22:27,290 --> 00:22:29,326
One, two, three, Caribbean Rum.
576
00:22:29,326 --> 00:22:32,028
One, two, three. Add ice.
577
00:22:32,028 --> 00:22:33,997
Now with the shaking,
what you want to do is
578
00:22:33,997 --> 00:22:36,366
aerate the cocktail,
not over shake it,
579
00:22:36,366 --> 00:22:38,501
because the dilution comes
very quickly.
580
00:22:38,501 --> 00:22:40,737
A trick is, as soon
as this gets really cold,
581
00:22:40,737 --> 00:22:42,005
that's when the cocktails ready.
582
00:22:42,005 --> 00:22:43,840
Shake it up.
[ice rattles]
583
00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:46,376
Fruit glass,
fresh lime juice in here,
584
00:22:46,376 --> 00:22:49,579
and then we have a little
nutmeg and now we just strain.
585
00:22:49,579 --> 00:22:51,581
And there you go.
586
00:22:51,581 --> 00:22:53,750
The button up.
Give it a taste.
587
00:22:53,750 --> 00:22:55,418
It's supposed to be
a bit stronger
588
00:22:55,418 --> 00:22:57,020
but also refreshing
at the same time.
589
00:22:57,020 --> 00:22:58,955
Yes, we have the rum,
yes, we have the whiskey
590
00:22:58,955 --> 00:23:00,824
and then the bitters,
but the blackberries
591
00:23:00,824 --> 00:23:02,726
is what's
tying everything together.
592
00:23:02,726 --> 00:23:04,961
And there's a nutmeg.
You need a little spice in life
593
00:23:04,961 --> 00:23:06,496
and that's why you have that.
594
00:23:06,496 --> 00:23:08,565
- Beautiful.
- Alright, I like it.
595
00:23:08,565 --> 00:23:10,400
So we are going to be
training a little bit more,
596
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,736
tonight it is stress test.
You got to be on your game.
597
00:23:12,736 --> 00:23:14,537
Carlos: I want to see
this cocktails coming out.
598
00:23:14,537 --> 00:23:17,307
Boom, boom, boom. Stay focused
and just make sure
599
00:23:17,307 --> 00:23:18,608
the cocktails tastes good
and look good.
600
00:23:20,510 --> 00:23:22,078
- Hey, guys.
J: Hey, chef.
601
00:23:22,078 --> 00:23:23,947
Mike: How you guys doing today?
- We're good.
602
00:23:23,947 --> 00:23:26,316
So last night,
the kitchen was filthy
603
00:23:26,316 --> 00:23:27,717
Mike:
and we saw some of the dirtiest
604
00:23:27,717 --> 00:23:29,686
fry oil we've ever seen.
605
00:23:29,686 --> 00:23:31,588
Heading into
kitchen training today,
606
00:23:31,588 --> 00:23:33,690
we need to focus
on cleanliness
607
00:23:33,690 --> 00:23:36,026
and producing some
better quality food.
608
00:23:36,026 --> 00:23:37,694
Thanks for putting in the effort
609
00:23:37,694 --> 00:23:39,763
and clean the kitchen.
The fryer got cleaned out.
610
00:23:39,763 --> 00:23:42,465
We have some fresh fryer oil in
there. We're a lot closer.
611
00:23:42,465 --> 00:23:44,567
I wouldn't say we're there,
but we're a lot closer.
612
00:23:44,567 --> 00:23:46,803
So the first dish
I'm going to introduce is
613
00:23:46,803 --> 00:23:49,372
crispy chicken tikka marsala.
614
00:23:49,372 --> 00:23:51,541
So it's a finger food,
it's fresh.
615
00:23:51,541 --> 00:23:53,510
It's something
that you guys make here.
616
00:23:53,510 --> 00:23:54,644
It's something that
we're going to be able to
617
00:23:54,644 --> 00:23:55,879
lower the food cost on
618
00:23:55,879 --> 00:23:58,048
and very few steps.
619
00:23:58,048 --> 00:24:00,050
So half a large chicken breast
620
00:24:00,050 --> 00:24:03,520
pounded thinly, standard
breading procedure. Okay?
621
00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,355
Mike: These are all
done before service
622
00:24:05,355 --> 00:24:06,589
and they're not frozen,
623
00:24:06,589 --> 00:24:08,024
so they're going to cook
really quickly.
624
00:24:08,024 --> 00:24:09,693
Okay, last night
we had a problem
625
00:24:09,693 --> 00:24:11,795
with keeping some
of the food hot, right?
626
00:24:11,795 --> 00:24:14,564
That breading and that
thin cutlets going to stay hot.
627
00:24:14,564 --> 00:24:17,834
Here what I made is
a tikka masala sauce,
628
00:24:17,834 --> 00:24:19,536
a super easy recipe,
629
00:24:19,536 --> 00:24:21,738
and it's something that can be
done ahead of time.
630
00:24:21,738 --> 00:24:23,406
So for service,
631
00:24:23,406 --> 00:24:25,075
you're able to get those orders
out really quickly.
632
00:24:25,075 --> 00:24:26,910
- Alright.
Mike: A little bit of salt.
633
00:24:26,910 --> 00:24:27,000
Mike: And we're going to
cut this into strips.
634
00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:28,912
Mike: And we're going to
cut this into strips.
635
00:24:28,912 --> 00:24:31,381
Finish with
some fresh cilantro.
636
00:24:31,381 --> 00:24:34,551
This is the crispy spiced
chicken breast.
637
00:24:34,551 --> 00:24:37,654
Mike: Give it a taste?
Rex: So good.
638
00:24:37,654 --> 00:24:39,689
Rex: Really delicious.
- Very juicy.
639
00:24:39,689 --> 00:24:41,157
Definitely something
that can be made quick
640
00:24:41,157 --> 00:24:43,793
and go out and be
presentable on the table.
641
00:24:43,793 --> 00:24:45,595
Awesome. You think you can pull
this off tonight?
642
00:24:45,595 --> 00:24:46,896
- Yes, I can.
- Alright, guys.
643
00:24:46,896 --> 00:24:48,631
So we got a lot more work to do
644
00:24:48,631 --> 00:24:50,600
before stress test tonight.
645
00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,669
- Best of luck, gentlemen.
- Thank you.
646
00:24:52,669 --> 00:24:55,038
Rex: It was definitely
inspirational working with chef.
647
00:24:55,038 --> 00:24:57,874
The chicken was delicious and
flaky and really easy to do.
648
00:24:57,874 --> 00:24:59,809
So I think I'm going
to perform really great
649
00:24:59,809 --> 00:25:00,777
with the stress test.
650
00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:06,816
[upbeat music]
651
00:25:12,789 --> 00:25:14,190
So tonight, I want you to
think of yourself
652
00:25:14,190 --> 00:25:15,425
as a music producer.
653
00:25:15,425 --> 00:25:16,459
Right.
654
00:25:16,459 --> 00:25:17,494
You got to keep all these
655
00:25:17,494 --> 00:25:18,528
instruments on time.
656
00:25:18,528 --> 00:25:19,863
- Watch your bar.
- Right.
657
00:25:19,863 --> 00:25:21,097
Watch your ticket times
in the kitchen.
658
00:25:21,097 --> 00:25:22,699
- Be a leader.
- Right.
659
00:25:22,699 --> 00:25:24,501
Your energy becomes
their energy.
660
00:25:24,501 --> 00:25:25,735
- I'm with you.
- Okay.
661
00:25:25,735 --> 00:25:26,803
You're going to keep them all
on time.
662
00:25:26,803 --> 00:25:28,004
- Time and line.
- Okay.
663
00:25:28,004 --> 00:25:29,572
- Open them up.
- Thank you.
664
00:25:29,572 --> 00:25:30,774
Here we go. [claps]
665
00:25:33,543 --> 00:25:34,677
Come in in everybody.
666
00:25:34,677 --> 00:25:35,979
[upbeat music]
667
00:25:35,979 --> 00:25:37,781
[indistinct]
668
00:25:37,781 --> 00:25:39,916
Kat: Hi, guys.
Welcome to One11.
669
00:25:39,916 --> 00:25:42,051
J: Sit wherever.
- Welcome. What could I get you?
670
00:25:42,051 --> 00:25:43,453
Woman 1: Tequila City within
a...
671
00:25:43,453 --> 00:25:45,955
Two crispy chickens
and an egg roll.
672
00:25:45,955 --> 00:25:46,990
Okay.
673
00:25:46,990 --> 00:25:48,725
I've got one crispy chicken
674
00:25:48,725 --> 00:25:50,026
and five egg rolls.
675
00:25:50,026 --> 00:25:51,828
Alright. Super fast,
pick up on that.
676
00:25:51,828 --> 00:25:52,595
In and out.
677
00:25:54,664 --> 00:25:56,599
Jon: Next 15 minutes are
everything.
678
00:25:56,599 --> 00:25:58,001
Either they get ahead of it
or they don't.
679
00:25:58,001 --> 00:26:00,236
[ice rattles]
680
00:26:00,236 --> 00:26:01,938
Shake the cocktail
a little longer.
681
00:26:01,938 --> 00:26:03,072
This was a little too quick.
682
00:26:03,072 --> 00:26:04,808
[ice rattles]
683
00:26:04,808 --> 00:26:06,543
That's your two... guys.
684
00:26:06,543 --> 00:26:08,077
[indistinct]
685
00:26:08,077 --> 00:26:09,679
[tense music]
686
00:26:09,679 --> 00:26:11,147
- How we doing?
Mike: Coming along good.
687
00:26:11,147 --> 00:26:12,916
Jon: We got that clean oil.
Jose: Yeah.
688
00:26:12,916 --> 00:26:14,617
How's that ticket time?
689
00:26:14,617 --> 00:26:16,219
Mike: Right now, ten minutes.
690
00:26:16,219 --> 00:26:18,021
If we can stay
under 12 minutes,
691
00:26:18,021 --> 00:26:20,890
Jon: I'm a happy guy.
Jose: Okay, sir.
692
00:26:20,890 --> 00:26:22,725
J: Alright, guys, have you
guys ordered your drinks yet?
693
00:26:22,725 --> 00:26:24,727
- No, we haven't.
- Alright.
694
00:26:24,727 --> 00:26:26,663
Let me grab a handheld.
One second.
695
00:26:26,663 --> 00:26:29,199
J, just went to get
a handheld POS.
696
00:26:29,199 --> 00:26:30,800
Jon: He's going to
start taking orders
697
00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,602
because he saw tables are
falling behind.
698
00:26:32,602 --> 00:26:35,538
Jon: But ringing in orders is
just the start.
699
00:26:35,538 --> 00:26:39,642
He needs to get the kitchen and
bar staff to pick up the pace.
700
00:26:39,642 --> 00:26:40,810
What would you ladies like?
701
00:26:40,810 --> 00:26:43,279
Woman 2: A bottom up,
please.
702
00:26:43,279 --> 00:26:44,948
Rex: I've got the egg rolls
ready with the ticket.
703
00:26:44,948 --> 00:26:46,916
And then I've got the calamari
salad here ready.
704
00:26:46,916 --> 00:26:49,118
The first order was chicken and
then the egg rolls.
705
00:26:49,118 --> 00:26:50,854
Those are two separate tickets.
706
00:26:50,854 --> 00:26:52,689
You got to go off of
what's in the ticket.
707
00:26:52,689 --> 00:26:54,057
- Okay.
- Let's go, guys.
708
00:26:54,057 --> 00:26:55,859
We should be having
more drinks out here.
709
00:26:55,859 --> 00:26:57,694
Jon: Let's go, Henrique.
Let's do it.
710
00:26:58,995 --> 00:27:00,530
Carlos: There's no simple syrup.
711
00:27:00,530 --> 00:27:01,564
I think you gotta
dump the pot here.
712
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:05,235
So we're open, what now,
about 15 minutes--
713
00:27:05,235 --> 00:27:07,036
Fifteen minutes and only a
few people have drinks already.
714
00:27:07,036 --> 00:27:08,271
So we are failing already,
right?
715
00:27:08,271 --> 00:27:10,874
- Yes, we are.
- Come on, Henrique.
716
00:27:10,874 --> 00:27:13,009
That's over, you have
a lot of booze in there.
717
00:27:13,009 --> 00:27:14,577
Do it again.
718
00:27:14,577 --> 00:27:17,714
Oh, my God, this is
so much stress.
719
00:27:17,714 --> 00:27:21,117
Let's go, guys, you're about
15 minutes on this ticket here.
720
00:27:21,117 --> 00:27:23,319
Jose: 15 minutes? Oh, my God.
721
00:27:23,319 --> 00:27:25,822
Just made three drinks over
there without simple syrup.
722
00:27:25,822 --> 00:27:27,156
Jon: So he's dumped
how many down to drain?
723
00:27:27,156 --> 00:27:29,592
- Six. Yeah.
- Six cocktails down the drain?
724
00:27:29,592 --> 00:27:31,728
Jon: We don't have one drink
out in any of the table stalls.
725
00:27:31,728 --> 00:27:33,830
Not one. So if they don't think
out soon we're in big trouble.
726
00:27:33,830 --> 00:27:35,665
Carlos: Oh, yeah.
727
00:27:35,665 --> 00:27:38,334
Right now things are falling
apart all over this place,
728
00:27:38,334 --> 00:27:40,203
and J's oblivious to it.
729
00:27:40,203 --> 00:27:42,338
Jon:
Not 'cause he doesn't care,
730
00:27:42,338 --> 00:27:44,741
because he's a waiter
right now.
731
00:27:44,741 --> 00:27:46,009
Calamari and egg rolls are
here?
732
00:27:46,009 --> 00:27:49,712
- Yeah.
- Here is your calamari salad.
733
00:27:49,712 --> 00:27:51,047
- No?
- No.
734
00:27:51,047 --> 00:27:53,016
Did you guys order
the calamari salad?
735
00:27:54,851 --> 00:27:56,786
You guys didn't order
a calamari salad?
736
00:27:56,786 --> 00:27:58,221
- Nope.
Samantha: The ticket is wrong.
737
00:27:58,221 --> 00:28:00,623
It said ten, but it's
obviously not ten,
738
00:28:00,623 --> 00:28:01,925
so has to be for something
at the bar--
739
00:28:01,925 --> 00:28:03,993
Well, somebody ordered it, so...
740
00:28:03,993 --> 00:28:07,096
We're completely unraveling
here, aren't we, folks?
741
00:28:07,096 --> 00:28:09,599
Twenty minutes of waiting,
and who doesn't have a drink?
742
00:28:11,868 --> 00:28:13,703
Who ordered food
and doesn't have it?
743
00:28:15,338 --> 00:28:16,940
Jon: Nice job, J.
744
00:28:16,940 --> 00:28:19,008
You kept this coordinated well.
745
00:28:19,008 --> 00:28:21,811
We haven't gotten
one table right.
746
00:28:21,811 --> 00:28:22,779
Not one.
747
00:28:32,047 --> 00:28:33,882
Who ordered food
and doesn't have it?
748
00:28:35,584 --> 00:28:38,119
We haven't gotten
one table right.
749
00:28:38,119 --> 00:28:39,154
Not one!
750
00:28:40,322 --> 00:28:42,123
What do you need?
751
00:28:42,123 --> 00:28:44,659
Man 2: The city within a park
and the bottoms up.
752
00:28:44,659 --> 00:28:45,994
Mike: We got
another order up here.
753
00:28:45,994 --> 00:28:47,996
Where are these going?
Table 11.
754
00:28:47,996 --> 00:28:49,364
That's waiting for this
egg rolls right here.
755
00:28:49,364 --> 00:28:50,966
And that's this ticket.
756
00:28:50,966 --> 00:28:52,067
They're picking and choosing
757
00:28:52,067 --> 00:28:54,235
the orders on the handheld
758
00:28:54,235 --> 00:28:56,037
and not what's on the ticket.
759
00:28:56,037 --> 00:28:58,073
So we're sending the wrong
food to the wrong table?
760
00:28:58,073 --> 00:28:59,341
Mike: Correct.
761
00:28:59,341 --> 00:29:01,176
J tried, but the fact is
762
00:29:01,176 --> 00:29:03,044
he doesn't have the systems in
place
763
00:29:03,044 --> 00:29:04,779
where he can be an owner
tonight.
764
00:29:04,779 --> 00:29:06,281
Jon: The bar has been
a complete failure.
765
00:29:06,281 --> 00:29:07,949
The wrong food went
to the wrong tables
766
00:29:07,949 --> 00:29:09,818
because the systems
didn't work in the kitchen.
767
00:29:09,818 --> 00:29:14,055
And J, as an owner, has been
completely ineffective.
768
00:29:14,055 --> 00:29:15,724
J, I've seen
what I need to see.
769
00:29:15,724 --> 00:29:17,058
We need to close this down.
770
00:29:17,058 --> 00:29:18,994
Apologize, own this.
771
00:29:18,994 --> 00:29:22,063
Alright, guys, I apologize for
the inconvenience of your time.
772
00:29:22,063 --> 00:29:23,398
J: You know, we're
going to close it down
773
00:29:23,398 --> 00:29:25,066
and invite you guys back in
two days,
774
00:29:25,066 --> 00:29:26,401
for our grand open.
775
00:29:26,401 --> 00:29:27,802
Thank you guys all for coming.
776
00:29:29,037 --> 00:29:30,905
[applause]
777
00:29:30,905 --> 00:29:34,042
With Jon, either you
fail or you succeed
778
00:29:34,042 --> 00:29:36,211
and tonight we failed.
779
00:29:36,211 --> 00:29:38,046
Jon: Alright, guys, we got
a lot of work to do.
780
00:29:38,046 --> 00:29:41,016
Every one of these yellow dots
represents a competitor.
781
00:29:41,016 --> 00:29:44,085
This is as competitive a market
as we've ever been in.
782
00:29:44,085 --> 00:29:46,655
I don't think he was
so far off in his concept
783
00:29:46,655 --> 00:29:48,790
of almost a supper club-ish
784
00:29:48,790 --> 00:29:50,925
type of an environment with
small plate food.
785
00:29:50,925 --> 00:29:53,128
So if we stayed with
that direction and said,
786
00:29:53,128 --> 00:29:56,731
okay, we're going to do
almost a New York City style
787
00:29:56,731 --> 00:29:58,667
clubby bistro-ey
kind of a concept,
788
00:29:58,667 --> 00:30:00,268
where do you
land for cocktails?
789
00:30:00,268 --> 00:30:03,905
This area of more affluent,
so high end ingredients, fresh,
790
00:30:03,905 --> 00:30:06,174
just easy cocktails
that tastes delicious.
791
00:30:06,174 --> 00:30:07,809
What do you see
for food, chef?
792
00:30:07,809 --> 00:30:10,111
You know, Jon, we're
right by the beach.
793
00:30:10,111 --> 00:30:12,347
We need some seafood,
fresh seafood.
794
00:30:12,347 --> 00:30:15,116
Alright, guys. So we got
a whole menu to develop.
795
00:30:15,116 --> 00:30:17,852
We got a whole signature
cocktail program to develop.
796
00:30:17,852 --> 00:30:20,021
- I'll buy the coffee. Okay?
- Sounds good.
797
00:30:20,021 --> 00:30:20,989
- Let's go do it.
- Sounds good.
798
00:30:31,032 --> 00:30:32,233
[Carlos speaking
in foreign language]
799
00:30:32,233 --> 00:30:33,301
- How's everybody doing?
- Hola!
800
00:30:33,301 --> 00:30:34,903
Yeah? Alright.
801
00:30:34,903 --> 00:30:36,871
Well, yesterday, you know,
it was stressful.
802
00:30:36,871 --> 00:30:38,707
Carlos: So one of
the key things is
803
00:30:38,707 --> 00:30:40,709
trying to get
multiple orders at once,
804
00:30:40,709 --> 00:30:42,877
because if you only take
one cocktail order
805
00:30:42,877 --> 00:30:44,713
and then you start
making that cocktail,
806
00:30:44,713 --> 00:30:46,715
people are still waiting.
807
00:30:46,715 --> 00:30:48,850
Alright, so let's make
some cocktails now.
808
00:30:48,850 --> 00:30:50,251
You have affluent
people around here,
809
00:30:50,251 --> 00:30:52,020
so you need affluent cocktails.
810
00:30:52,020 --> 00:30:54,255
Things that look pretty,
things that taste delicious.
811
00:30:54,255 --> 00:30:56,825
Alright, so we're going to be
making the Florida Air.
812
00:30:56,825 --> 00:30:58,293
First ingredient
is going to be
813
00:30:58,293 --> 00:31:00,395
our Agave 3/4 of an ounce.
814
00:31:00,395 --> 00:31:04,099
Twisted alchemy cold fresh
lime juice, 3/4 of an ounce.
815
00:31:04,099 --> 00:31:06,234
Twisted alchemy,
pineapple juice,
816
00:31:06,234 --> 00:31:08,303
fresh cucumber juice,
817
00:31:08,303 --> 00:31:10,805
rum flavored with lemon.
818
00:31:10,805 --> 00:31:11,806
Let's add some ice.
[ice rattling]
819
00:31:16,311 --> 00:31:19,280
Cocktail kingdom
Hawthorn strainer
820
00:31:19,280 --> 00:31:21,883
and for garnish,
a cucumber.
821
00:31:21,883 --> 00:31:23,151
And there you have it.
822
00:31:23,151 --> 00:31:24,385
The Florida Air.
823
00:31:24,385 --> 00:31:25,353
Salud.
824
00:31:28,890 --> 00:31:31,426
I'm pretty excited to
do those new recipes.
825
00:31:31,426 --> 00:31:34,095
It makes me realize
cucumber was made for rum too,
826
00:31:34,095 --> 00:31:36,297
not only for the gin.
So I love that.
827
00:31:36,297 --> 00:31:37,866
Alright, guys,
so we're almost there.
828
00:31:37,866 --> 00:31:39,868
We have a little bit more
training to do.
829
00:31:39,868 --> 00:31:41,136
[clapping]
Alright, let's go. Come on.
830
00:31:42,337 --> 00:31:44,873
[upbeat music]
831
00:31:46,841 --> 00:31:49,277
Last night concerns me.
J is a winner.
832
00:31:49,277 --> 00:31:50,845
He's made good money
in his life.
833
00:31:50,845 --> 00:31:53,515
He's a successful record
and music promoter.
834
00:31:53,515 --> 00:31:55,517
But in that bar, he's failing.
835
00:31:55,517 --> 00:31:57,085
And that's on him.
836
00:31:57,085 --> 00:31:59,120
- Hey, guys.
- Hey, how are you?
837
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,356
He needs to learn that.
So we need to talk.
838
00:32:01,356 --> 00:32:02,423
Got beat up a little last night,
huh?
839
00:32:02,423 --> 00:32:03,958
Oh, yes, I did.
840
00:32:03,958 --> 00:32:06,327
The definition of
management to me
841
00:32:06,327 --> 00:32:09,264
is the achieving of
objectives through others.
842
00:32:09,264 --> 00:32:11,065
So if you want
the drink perfect,
843
00:32:11,065 --> 00:32:12,333
you have to achieve it
through them.
844
00:32:12,333 --> 00:32:13,902
You can't make
every drink yourself.
845
00:32:13,902 --> 00:32:15,303
You can't make
all the food yourself.
846
00:32:15,303 --> 00:32:18,139
So you have to achieve this
through them.
847
00:32:18,139 --> 00:32:19,908
Yes.
848
00:32:19,908 --> 00:32:21,442
Has this week been what you
thought it would be?
849
00:32:21,442 --> 00:32:23,845
Oh, no, no, no, not at all.
850
00:32:23,845 --> 00:32:25,346
Jon: In what way?
851
00:32:25,346 --> 00:32:26,414
I just thought you was
going to come in
852
00:32:26,414 --> 00:32:28,183
and not do all the screaming.
853
00:32:28,183 --> 00:32:29,317
But I needed it.
854
00:32:29,317 --> 00:32:31,352
I needed to get that fire lit
855
00:32:31,352 --> 00:32:33,955
so I can get moving.
It's your passion.
856
00:32:33,955 --> 00:32:35,590
And the same thing with me,
with my passion.
857
00:32:35,590 --> 00:32:38,092
When I see an artist or someone
that I'm working with
858
00:32:38,092 --> 00:32:40,261
aren't doing what they need
to do and I'm going to scream,
859
00:32:40,261 --> 00:32:42,497
I'm going to shout.
Because you know what?
860
00:32:42,497 --> 00:32:44,032
Either you're with me
or you're not,
861
00:32:44,032 --> 00:32:45,266
there's the door.
862
00:32:45,266 --> 00:32:47,202
- Bingo. That's the deal.
J: Yes.
863
00:32:47,202 --> 00:32:48,837
That's how you
protect your money.
864
00:32:48,837 --> 00:32:51,406
- That's how you make a legacy.
- Right.
865
00:32:51,406 --> 00:32:53,341
And you want to hand
that legacy over there.
866
00:32:53,341 --> 00:32:55,009
J: Yeah, I want to hand it to
him. Well, like I told him,
867
00:32:55,009 --> 00:32:57,879
you know, this is something
that he has to want.
868
00:32:57,879 --> 00:33:00,481
You know, I mean, I still
got my work ethic on to him,
869
00:33:00,481 --> 00:33:02,517
but whatever he choose to
do with it,
870
00:33:02,517 --> 00:33:04,152
is what he choose to do with it.
871
00:33:04,152 --> 00:33:06,287
- Cool dude, isn't he?
- Very cool dude. Yes.
872
00:33:06,287 --> 00:33:07,488
So what do you want to do?
873
00:33:07,488 --> 00:33:09,023
You want to run
this bar one day?
874
00:33:09,023 --> 00:33:11,092
Maybe one day if the business is
doing better
875
00:33:11,092 --> 00:33:13,194
and with the proper
business training as well.
876
00:33:13,194 --> 00:33:15,029
I can't go into it
with no business training.
877
00:33:15,029 --> 00:33:16,631
- He's a good kid, isn't he?
J: He is.
878
00:33:16,631 --> 00:33:18,433
A good father, good kid.
879
00:33:18,433 --> 00:33:21,035
And when the bar's making money,
you can take some time off.
880
00:33:21,035 --> 00:33:23,004
You guys can
get some good time together.
881
00:33:23,004 --> 00:33:24,572
We'll have Sunday fun days.
882
00:33:24,572 --> 00:33:26,000
Jose: Yeah, like we used to.
- Exactly.
883
00:33:26,000 --> 00:33:26,875
Jose: Yeah, like we used to.
- Exactly.
884
00:33:26,875 --> 00:33:29,510
J: That's something
that I miss, you know, doing.
885
00:33:29,510 --> 00:33:30,945
So I got to go back to work.
886
00:33:30,945 --> 00:33:32,013
- I got a bar...
- Thank you very much.
887
00:33:32,013 --> 00:33:33,314
- Rip to shreds.
- Alright.
888
00:33:33,314 --> 00:33:34,983
So get some sleep tonight,
889
00:33:34,983 --> 00:33:37,318
get some time together.
I'll see you guys tomorrow.
890
00:33:37,318 --> 00:33:39,387
It's been a big learning
experience for me.
891
00:33:39,387 --> 00:33:40,488
J: We're going to train
the rest of the day
892
00:33:40,488 --> 00:33:41,656
and I'm going to make sure
893
00:33:41,656 --> 00:33:43,124
that I make Jon very proud.
894
00:33:45,426 --> 00:33:48,363
[upbeat music]
895
00:33:54,202 --> 00:33:55,904
You know, this is a tough one
896
00:33:55,904 --> 00:33:58,406
because Boca is a pretty
discerning market.
897
00:33:58,406 --> 00:34:00,174
Jon: So we're doing
an upscale food program,
898
00:34:00,174 --> 00:34:01,509
upscale cocktail program,
899
00:34:01,509 --> 00:34:04,412
so we need that upscale
environment to match it.
900
00:34:04,412 --> 00:34:07,348
So we got to get
just the right concept.
901
00:34:07,348 --> 00:34:10,151
And so much of that is
going to be color.
902
00:34:10,151 --> 00:34:12,453
We want rich colors,
but not loud,
903
00:34:12,453 --> 00:34:14,422
but we still want to be
Floridian.
904
00:34:14,422 --> 00:34:17,425
How do we find those right
colors to really nail this?
905
00:34:17,425 --> 00:34:20,194
Well, this week I was so excited
to be able to use Benjamin Moore
906
00:34:20,194 --> 00:34:22,030
because their palette
is so much richer.
907
00:34:22,030 --> 00:34:23,197
I've had actually a hard time
thinking the colors
908
00:34:23,197 --> 00:34:24,666
because there's
so many good ones.
909
00:34:24,666 --> 00:34:26,134
Jon: It's the centerpiece of
what we're doing here is
910
00:34:26,134 --> 00:34:27,368
going to be the paint.
911
00:34:27,368 --> 00:34:28,569
And then this floor plan.
912
00:34:28,569 --> 00:34:30,338
Oh, my God.
So the question--
913
00:34:30,338 --> 00:34:31,372
I've never seen anything
like this.
914
00:34:31,372 --> 00:34:32,607
We've got to blow this out
915
00:34:32,607 --> 00:34:34,075
and there's no floor
underneath it
916
00:34:34,075 --> 00:34:35,143
when we blow it out,
917
00:34:35,143 --> 00:34:36,177
so we've got a real problem.
918
00:34:36,177 --> 00:34:37,545
Can we blow it out?
919
00:34:37,545 --> 00:34:39,314
Can we get the floor
to replace it?
920
00:34:39,314 --> 00:34:41,249
And not look like we've
puzzled piece things together,
921
00:34:41,249 --> 00:34:42,650
- Right?
- Can we do it?
922
00:34:42,650 --> 00:34:44,652
That is, we won't know
until we get into it.
923
00:34:44,652 --> 00:34:46,354
Laura: And that's what my guys
are really worried about.
924
00:34:46,354 --> 00:34:47,956
- So it could go either way?
- Either way.
925
00:34:47,956 --> 00:34:49,223
Okay, guys, let's go to it.
926
00:34:49,223 --> 00:34:51,559
[whirring]
927
00:34:56,030 --> 00:34:57,298
[tapping]
928
00:34:59,634 --> 00:35:02,570
[up-tempo music]
929
00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:07,642
[scattered applause]
930
00:35:07,642 --> 00:35:09,677
Jon: Hello, everybody.
- Hello.
931
00:35:09,677 --> 00:35:12,747
To think about this,
J... opens up a bar...
932
00:35:12,747 --> 00:35:14,449
- Your dream, right, buddy?
- Yes. Yes.
933
00:35:14,449 --> 00:35:17,652
Jon: Losing money month
after month after month.
934
00:35:17,652 --> 00:35:19,687
So I came here. We had
a rough first night, didn't we?
935
00:35:19,687 --> 00:35:21,556
Yes, we did. I thought you was
out of your mind.
936
00:35:21,556 --> 00:35:24,459
But then I started thinking,
and you was right.
937
00:35:24,459 --> 00:35:26,094
A hundred percent.
938
00:35:26,094 --> 00:35:28,429
- So I had to take your vision.
- Okay.
939
00:35:28,429 --> 00:35:30,064
Tweak a vocal here and there,
940
00:35:30,064 --> 00:35:32,300
change the instrumentation
slightly.
941
00:35:32,300 --> 00:35:34,068
But the feel of the song...
942
00:35:34,068 --> 00:35:35,636
- Okay.
Jon: Is the same.
943
00:35:35,636 --> 00:35:37,438
Jon: You guys nervous?
- Oh, very.
944
00:35:37,438 --> 00:35:38,639
- You ready?
- Yeah.
945
00:35:38,639 --> 00:35:41,442
One, two, three!
946
00:35:42,543 --> 00:35:43,678
Wow!
947
00:35:43,678 --> 00:35:46,214
[cheering]
948
00:35:54,214 --> 00:35:55,182
Wow!
949
00:36:01,155 --> 00:36:02,556
Boca Luna.
950
00:36:02,556 --> 00:36:04,158
Jon: I wanted to be
a little sexy,
951
00:36:04,158 --> 00:36:06,226
just like the bar needs to be
a little sexy.
952
00:36:06,226 --> 00:36:08,262
- You guys ready to see it?
J: Yes, we are.
953
00:36:08,262 --> 00:36:09,630
Alright, go ahead.
954
00:36:09,630 --> 00:36:11,131
Ooh!
955
00:36:11,131 --> 00:36:14,134
[cheering]
956
00:36:14,134 --> 00:36:15,435
Wow!
957
00:36:15,435 --> 00:36:19,373
- Oh, my!
- Wow!
958
00:36:19,373 --> 00:36:22,242
Kat: Oh, my God.
Jose: This is beautiful.
959
00:36:22,242 --> 00:36:23,510
Oh, I love this.
960
00:36:23,510 --> 00:36:26,079
J: Nice touch. Wow.
961
00:36:26,079 --> 00:36:27,447
Now you can walk
through in there.
962
00:36:27,447 --> 00:36:29,550
You can just take a stroll.
963
00:36:29,550 --> 00:36:31,318
Kat: I love the color.
J: I like that.
964
00:36:31,318 --> 00:36:32,619
And you wanted
to keep going late.
965
00:36:32,619 --> 00:36:34,121
J: Well, I have to
go to the DJ booth.
966
00:36:34,121 --> 00:36:35,522
Jose: They got the logos
on the TV.
967
00:36:35,522 --> 00:36:36,757
Nice.
968
00:36:36,757 --> 00:36:38,058
That's an Orange Door
969
00:36:38,058 --> 00:36:39,459
entertainment system.
970
00:36:39,459 --> 00:36:42,763
J: Okay. Wow.
- Has about 57,000 songs.
971
00:36:42,763 --> 00:36:46,266
You can program it in beats
per minute, curves, by key,
972
00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:48,168
by artists, by music type.
973
00:36:48,168 --> 00:36:50,304
- Nice.
- Come on, sit at the bar, guys.
974
00:36:50,304 --> 00:36:52,139
I want to show you
everything we did.
975
00:36:52,139 --> 00:36:56,243
I'm speechless. And it's really
over exceeded my expectations.
976
00:36:56,243 --> 00:36:59,746
First, I got you
a SkyTab POS by Shift Four,
977
00:36:59,746 --> 00:37:02,649
two brand new systems
and handheld.
978
00:37:02,649 --> 00:37:04,451
It's a speed system.
979
00:37:04,451 --> 00:37:06,420
Jon: Then I got Cocktail
Kingdom to give you guys
980
00:37:06,420 --> 00:37:10,057
all the bar tools,
all the supplies. Classy?
981
00:37:10,057 --> 00:37:12,659
Everything is designed to
enhance our experience.
982
00:37:12,659 --> 00:37:15,796
I got Dark Horse Miami
to do all the interior wraps,
983
00:37:15,796 --> 00:37:18,832
the vinyl wraps, the logos.
In addition to that,
984
00:37:18,832 --> 00:37:21,535
I got Benjamin Moore,
the paint company.
985
00:37:21,535 --> 00:37:23,370
You got to pick
just the right color.
986
00:37:23,370 --> 00:37:26,640
So we land on Benjamin Moore
because the color was perfect.
987
00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:28,342
So I called my friends there,
988
00:37:28,342 --> 00:37:30,377
they gave me the name
of a local store,
989
00:37:30,377 --> 00:37:32,613
they mixed all night long
990
00:37:32,613 --> 00:37:35,182
to get this special color
for you guys.
991
00:37:35,182 --> 00:37:36,817
I got Commercial Kitchen Stop
992
00:37:36,817 --> 00:37:38,752
to set you guys up
in the kitchen
993
00:37:38,752 --> 00:37:40,721
with the griddle,
a new work table,
994
00:37:40,721 --> 00:37:43,223
an equipment like this
we can do this better
995
00:37:43,223 --> 00:37:44,858
and not fall behind.
996
00:37:44,858 --> 00:37:47,294
So, did I give you everything
you needed to be successful?
997
00:37:47,294 --> 00:37:49,429
- Yes, you did.
Jon: Is this what you hoped for?
998
00:37:49,429 --> 00:37:50,731
I love it.
999
00:37:50,731 --> 00:37:52,366
It exceeded my expectations.
1000
00:37:52,366 --> 00:37:53,767
You realize now, right,
1001
00:37:53,767 --> 00:37:56,136
that you're the leader here?
1002
00:37:56,136 --> 00:37:58,138
Now you need to lead them
to victory.
1003
00:37:58,138 --> 00:37:59,573
- You with me, right?
- I'm with you.
1004
00:37:59,573 --> 00:38:00,874
Okay, get 'em back.
1005
00:38:00,874 --> 00:38:02,342
- You ready?
- We will. We're ready.
1006
00:38:02,342 --> 00:38:03,443
Alright, let's go do it.
1007
00:38:03,443 --> 00:38:04,711
Let's go to it.
Let's get set.
1008
00:38:07,481 --> 00:38:09,850
Welcome to the new
Boca Luna, guys.
1009
00:38:09,850 --> 00:38:11,251
Come right in.
1010
00:38:11,251 --> 00:38:12,386
[upbeat music]
1011
00:38:12,386 --> 00:38:13,820
Come in.
I hope you guys like it.
1012
00:38:13,820 --> 00:38:15,422
Hello, guys.
1013
00:38:15,422 --> 00:38:17,791
Jose: Welcome
to the Boca Luna. [laughs]
1014
00:38:17,791 --> 00:38:19,559
So, what can I get you guys
started to drink?
1015
00:38:19,559 --> 00:38:21,328
I'm going to have
the button up.
1016
00:38:21,328 --> 00:38:23,630
- I'll have a Boca Paradise.
- Florida Air.
1017
00:38:23,630 --> 00:38:25,399
- The Florida Air?
- What about you?
1018
00:38:25,399 --> 00:38:26,667
Boca Paradise.
1019
00:38:26,667 --> 00:38:28,268
- Unbelievable.
- You like it?
1020
00:38:28,268 --> 00:38:30,270
- Yeah, it's a whole makeover.
- Nice. It is.
1021
00:38:30,270 --> 00:38:32,306
Man 3: And a crab cake,
one of everything.
1022
00:38:32,306 --> 00:38:33,840
One of everything? Beautiful.
[chuckles]
1023
00:38:33,840 --> 00:38:35,575
J: How we looking, Kat?
1024
00:38:35,575 --> 00:38:38,412
Kat: Good. I just don't know
which one's first.
1025
00:38:38,412 --> 00:38:40,147
Just lay them all,
like, side by side
1026
00:38:40,147 --> 00:38:41,214
and then we'll do it by time.
1027
00:38:41,214 --> 00:38:42,282
I got it. I got it. Here.
1028
00:38:42,282 --> 00:38:43,383
You got it? Perfect.
1029
00:38:43,383 --> 00:38:46,219
[music continues]
1030
00:38:46,219 --> 00:38:47,587
Mike: What's that
main bar ticket?
1031
00:38:47,587 --> 00:38:49,756
Jose: Teriyaki skewers
and lucky crab cake.
1032
00:38:49,756 --> 00:38:52,225
Mike: Okay,
so you're almost ready?
1033
00:38:52,225 --> 00:38:54,528
- How you feeling? Good?
- Good.
1034
00:38:54,528 --> 00:38:57,297
Jon: Much faster than
the other night, isn't it?
1035
00:38:57,297 --> 00:38:58,465
Carlos: Look at that. Beautiful.
1036
00:38:58,465 --> 00:38:59,900
Well, we're off and running.
1037
00:38:59,900 --> 00:39:01,868
What a difference
from stress test.
1038
00:39:01,868 --> 00:39:03,503
Already in the
first five minutes,
1039
00:39:03,503 --> 00:39:04,938
Kat has made more drinks
1040
00:39:04,938 --> 00:39:07,541
than she made half hour
during stress test.
1041
00:39:07,541 --> 00:39:08,575
I bet we're gonna have
a great opening.
1042
00:39:10,844 --> 00:39:12,679
J: You guys ordered a
Boca paradise, am I correct?
1043
00:39:12,679 --> 00:39:14,915
- Yes.
- Yes, Boca Paradise.
1044
00:39:14,915 --> 00:39:17,784
- Hi, Amelia. Hi, Sarah.
- Hi, Jon.
1045
00:39:17,784 --> 00:39:19,319
Does it feel like
the same place?
1046
00:39:19,319 --> 00:39:20,954
- Not at all.
- Absolutely not.
1047
00:39:20,954 --> 00:39:22,422
It's way more elevated,
1048
00:39:22,422 --> 00:39:24,524
way more loud, warm
and inviting.
1049
00:39:24,524 --> 00:39:26,293
The food is really good, too.
1050
00:39:26,293 --> 00:39:27,728
Jon: Excellent.
1051
00:39:27,728 --> 00:39:29,396
Mike: My God, it looks
so delicious.
1052
00:39:29,396 --> 00:39:31,965
- How we doing, chef?
- We're kicking ass here.
1053
00:39:31,965 --> 00:39:33,700
Food looks great, guys.
You're catching up.
1054
00:39:33,700 --> 00:39:35,402
We're running
great ticket times.
1055
00:39:35,402 --> 00:39:36,970
[clapping] Really well done.
I'm proud of you guys.
1056
00:39:36,970 --> 00:39:38,872
all: Thank you.
1057
00:39:38,872 --> 00:39:40,273
That table right there, did you
take that order first table?
1058
00:39:40,273 --> 00:39:41,541
- Yes.
- Alright.
1059
00:39:41,541 --> 00:39:42,843
Well, they haven't
got their food.
1060
00:39:42,843 --> 00:39:44,478
Can you go check, please
to make sure?
1061
00:39:44,478 --> 00:39:45,779
I love how you're
in the middle of it, buddy.
1062
00:39:45,779 --> 00:39:47,280
You're running this place,
aren't you?
1063
00:39:47,280 --> 00:39:48,348
- I have to be.
- Jon: Feeling good?
1064
00:39:48,348 --> 00:39:49,950
Yes, I'm feeling great.
1065
00:39:49,950 --> 00:39:51,218
Feeling great. Alright.
1066
00:39:51,218 --> 00:39:52,486
[upbeat music]
1067
00:39:54,254 --> 00:39:56,590
I know you love your daddy
long before I got here.
1068
00:39:56,590 --> 00:39:58,792
But he's been pretty amazing
this week, don't you think?
1069
00:39:58,792 --> 00:39:59,993
Oh, absolutely, yes.
1070
00:39:59,993 --> 00:40:01,461
You've got a lot of character.
1071
00:40:01,461 --> 00:40:02,963
You have to these days,
you know,
1072
00:40:02,963 --> 00:40:04,865
if you want to be successful,
you have to listen.
1073
00:40:04,865 --> 00:40:07,501
He's an amazing guy.
You got a great father.
1074
00:40:07,501 --> 00:40:09,703
- You got a solid son, too.
- Yeah, he is. He is.
1075
00:40:09,703 --> 00:40:11,538
- My work's done, buddy.
- Thank you.
1076
00:40:11,538 --> 00:40:12,706
Alright, group hug.
1077
00:40:12,706 --> 00:40:13,740
[laughter]
1078
00:40:13,740 --> 00:40:15,876
[cheering]
1079
00:40:15,876 --> 00:40:18,378
♪ Yeah, we live, yeah, we live
yeah, we live ♪
1080
00:40:18,378 --> 00:40:21,014
♪ Yeah, we're gonna turn the
party up turn the circle up ♪
1081
00:40:21,014 --> 00:40:23,417
♪ Yeah, we live, yeah, we live
yeah, we live ♪♪
1082
00:40:23,417 --> 00:40:24,851
This one feels good.
1083
00:40:24,851 --> 00:40:27,454
Jon: You know, J was
a good guy in a bad place.
1084
00:40:27,454 --> 00:40:29,723
He was losing money.
He didn't see a way out.
1085
00:40:29,723 --> 00:40:31,892
He didn't know what to do,
when to do it.
1086
00:40:31,892 --> 00:40:33,727
Tonight, completely
different story.
1087
00:40:33,727 --> 00:40:35,962
He led this place.
He solved problems.
1088
00:40:35,962 --> 00:40:37,597
He got involved
when there were issues.
1089
00:40:37,597 --> 00:40:38,565
He was a manager.
1090
00:40:51,711 --> 00:40:53,280
Male announcer: Provided by
Benjamin Moore & Company,
1091
00:40:53,280 --> 00:40:54,881
Skytab POS, Orange Door Music,
Twisted Alchemy,
1092
00:40:54,881 --> 00:40:56,883
Cocktail Kingdom, Commercial
Kitchen Stop, Dark Horse Miami,
1093
00:40:56,883 --> 00:40:58,652
Erica's Plumbing AC
and Restoration, Alley Cat,
1094
00:40:58,652 --> 00:40:59,653
Onestone and ESRI.