Post #793762 by Sandbartender on Wed, Mar 13, 2019 5:36 PM

On 2019-03-13 16:16, mikehooker wrote:

On 2019-03-12 08:13, Prikli Pear wrote:

The guys trying to launch the Quiet Village tiki bar in Austin have suffered their share of heartbreak with deals on space falling through. Some folks around, ever impatient, argue for them to just take any space that becomes available, regardless of size or location. They know better. Austin will support a tiki bar in general, but not all locations will. They know where it will work and where it won't, and are resisting the temptation of "Go fever." In the interim, several groups have announced opening dates for new tiki bars--dates that have come and gone without any tiki to speak of.

Three years and counting since the property search began....

Lemme quickly fill you in on the latest fiasco. We found the perfect spot that the agent insisted was zoned for bar use. We submitted our business plan and a letter of intent with the terms we hoped to get. Within a couple days, the landlord countered with a favorable compromise. He loved our plan and couldn't wait to get us in the space. Offered us a reasonable lease term with an alarmingly high amount of tenant improvement reimbursements, plus time to get our permitting and build out in order before rent commencement. It was a dream location in a high traffic area near our ideal neighborhood, perfect size, reasonably priced, with plenty of parking, easy access from different parts of town, and had the ADA bathrooms we needed, large area for a store room and office, plus plenty of plumbing hook ups (former salon), and high ceilings... Most every check mark on our list fulfilled. We came up with some great floor plans and concept renderings to suit the space. Then the permitting expediter tells us the property is not in fact the correct zoning and a bar can not open in that space. Typical Austin red tape and antiquated bullshit regulations. The fact the landlord gave us false information about the zoning and let us get that far into the process, and so excited to finally make this dream a reality, only to have it shattered once again is, needless to say, devastating. But we've been through similar scenarios several times before and we'll continue to persevere until we're able to bring Austin the tiki bar it deserves.

You and the missus should come over for a drink or few soon.

Sweet Cheebus, that is brutal. What an energy-suck. :(

On 2019-03-13 06:45, tikiskip wrote:

Also I know some pretty well off people and they can be really cheap, how do you think they got all that money.

WORD! Some of the richest people I know are the worst goddam tippers.
I think a lot of it stems from the fact they've never had to take service-industry jobs when they were coming up.

Anyone who has ever waited tables, bussed tables, or worked a food counter, (or even just worked retail) is, generally speaking, a "Tipping Avenger" compared to the
soft-hands sort of kid that never had to take a job with crappy shifts.

Also, spoiler alert, if you're a crap tipper your name/address WILL go down on a list for the delivery guy to make sure you're the LAST house to get delivery.
Even if you're the closest stop. The best tippers WILL get their food first, and frequently get extra stuff.

Same goes with regular (and good tipping) dine-in customers. You WILL get taken care of first, and better.

Trust this info- as a waiter and delivery guy, :D