All Blog Posts Tagged 'texas' (5)

Non-Operator I think Austin Bar Owners Got Sick of SxSW This Year

Every year, thousands of tech geeks, rockers and hipsters descend on Austin, TX for the annual South by South West Festival (SxSW). It’s a week of conferences, discussion panels, tech launches but most of all partying, networking and more partying.

It might be a lucrative week for the bar owners, but it;s not an easy one, with all-nighters common and a few too many drunk revellers to handle.

I think this particular bar owner had enough. What do you think…? (warning: bad… Continue

Added by Barry Chandler on March 26, 2010 at 11:24pm — No Comments

Non-Operator Should Bartenders Be Assigned To A Certain Section of The Bar

I received this question this week at http://thebarblogger.com/askbarry:

We run a very popular restaurant w/an 20 seat L-shaped bar and a service area at the end for servers lets the 3 bar tenders working any shift roam up & down with no assigned section nor one of the 3 designated for service exclusively.Sometimes the wait is long for servers and bar patrons/customers.Is it not sound business to assign them a… Continue

Added by Barry Chandler on February 23, 2010 at 9:27pm — 1 Comment

Non-Operator Would You Pay Your Bar Tab With Your iPhone?

It had to happen. It was only a matter of time before there was “an app for that”. Customers can now open, monitor and close their tab from their iphone with a clever new app called TabbedOut.

Invented in Austin, TX and so far only available to use in a handful of cities there, it seems to be (at first glance) a very useful app that meets the needs of a customer base increasingly used to doing business on their… Continue

Added by Barry Chandler on February 4, 2010 at 9:58pm — 2 Comments

Non-Operator How to Get More Customers To Your Area

On a recent trip to Dallas, TX I learned about Restaurant Row.

Restaraunt Row in Dallas is the two mile area along I-35E around Walnut Hill, so named for the number of restaurants and entertainment venues attracting locals and tourists to an otherwise unremarkable area. (There are supposed to be over 150 within a two mile radius)

Many guide books, hotels and tourism agencies recommend people visit this area bringing much additional revenue to the area. Could you replicate this in your… Continue

Added by Barry Chandler on February 2, 2010 at 9:20pm — No Comments

The new "LONE STAR SALOON" re -opens with a bang!

http://lonestarftbend.blogspot.com/

9 time Grammy Winner" Ray Benson" plays the new Lone Star Saloon and Dinner Theater in RICHMOND TEXAS!

Ray Benson’s performance was nothing short of spectacular at the Lone Star Dinner Theater in downtown Richmond Texas. Ray dazzled the crowd of 85 guests with his music and commentary. Ray performed nonstop for 1 hour and 45 minutes. Making the $35.00 door fee including dinner quite a… Continue

Added by xtreem visual on November 5, 2009 at 9:26am — No Comments