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Post #109704 by LAWebChick on Sun, Aug 22, 2004 9:29 PM

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Our (vintage) stools are 30", the (ditto) bar is 40+, except 42" on the edge where it's padded...

Tim saw this post and trotted to another room to pick up his copy of "Successful Beverage Management" book. I don't know whether I'm more concerned that he owns it at all, or that it was on his nightstand as light reading material! So herewith - more information that you ever wanted to know about standard bar measurements:

  • Width of back bar - 24"
  • Width of liquor display shelves - 12-16"
  • Height of back bar - 42"
  • Distance between edge of speed rack and bar rail - 14"
  • Height of underbar - 30"
  • Width of underbar - 18"
  • Width of underwar including speed rack - 23-24"
  • Distance from underbar to bar top - 12"
  • Width of bar top - 24"
  • Width of speed rack - 5-6"
  • Distance between bar rail and front edge of underbar - 7-8"
  • Height of bar top - 42"
  • Distance between outside edge of bar top and speed rack - 37"
  • Height of bar die - 40"
  • Distance between bar die and back of underbar equipment - 3"
  • Distance from back wall to outer edge of bar top - 91"

A lot of things say width when I would have said depth, but that's just the tech writer in me talking. :roll: I have no idea what a "bar die" is, though.

[ Edited by: LAWebChick on 2004-08-22 21:31 ]