Post #432930 by Mai Tai on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 2:10 PM

Great feedback, peeps! Keep it coming!

On 2009-02-05 13:36, metikiman1705 wrote:
South Bay night was OK at best. Not to diss on any one place but I think the S.F and E.bay were beter.

No diss taken, metikiman. :) We definitely want to hear what people liked, and what people thought were shortcomings on The Crawl. It's easier for San Francisco and the East Bay to outshine San Jose, especially when you factor in historical significance. But compared to the S.F. and the East Bay, the South Bay seems to be catching up, and developing it's own scene, which seems to be getting better every year. Even though we lost Martini Monkey as a destination on the crawl, new things keep developing in that area.

On 2009-02-05 11:35, Tiki-Kate wrote:
I'd like the San Francisco night to start at the De Young Museum. I always seem to be hearing about these cocktail receptions that they host.

On 2009-02-05 22:34, Bora Boris wrote:
Hmm, I would say "So Long Trad'r Sams!" Grouchy Grouchy!

Can the Kona Club stop be about a half hour instead of two hours? I know they want their menu's back but can I get my two hours back? Jeez! Hall and Oates anyone?

I agree with Tiki-Kate a stop at the De Young Museum would be nice.

Bring back Hawaii West.

More time at Forbidden Island for the out of towners that go back to work on Monday and can't hang around for wind down Sunday.

The DeYoung Museum is a good idea, Kate and Grouchy Boris. All very good points. I can't make any promises for a shirted Boz Scaggs, though.

On 2009-02-06 07:20, Chief Bartender at Brenda's Tiki Hut wrote:
I'd like to see some of the places better prepared for us. The Tonga Room last time was just plain rude and not a good start to the evening. They acted like they didn't want us there. And the Kona Club was happy to see us but plain unprepared.

Yeah, some places are going to give surly service no matter where they are located, or how much business you bring to them. There are a couple of diner type restaurants in Manhattan that will throw your ass out and maybe ban you for a month plus for simply trying to substitute something on your order, or bringing more than a party of 4, or even trying to split up your party of 4 into smaller groups. Ridiculous, yes. But it happens, that's life.

I think that some of the stops will always be unprepared, have servers that are irritated that they have to work a busier than normal crowd (even though they are getting tips from us, or have virtually no business at all during that period), and even have managers and owners that aren't really all that welcoming of the business that we bring to them. People on The Crawl feel it, but as Crawl organizers we feel it even more. Just try to look at it as part of the experience: those folks in Manhattan that get kicked out and temporarily banned from the restaurant keep coming back for the experience.

And before the next crawl, keep the wife away from staircases. I missed having her on the crawl.

Sean, staircases are the enemy! Even more so than Buffett! Heh heh.