Message 6542 of 22774 in Behind the Bar

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> It still stands, though. The only bars that can get away with being 
> "any drink to anybody, anytime" are bars in high-tourism areas, hotel 
> bars, and other places where every week or so new people come in and 
> old people leave. In other areas, one has to cultivate regulars and 
> suit their tastes. This tends to give bars certain "atmospheres" and 
> ways of doing things which sometimes include not making drinks of a 
> certain type, or serving people who act or dress a certain way. And 
> this isn't just flip flops and t-shirt man invading the local martini 
> bar; it happens when johnnie suit-and-tie goes to a bar where they 
> strain shots with their fingers into plastic cups and tries ordering 
> a Manhattan.

yeah but if he is workin in a place w/ 80+ cocktails on the cocktail list 
obviously gettin a cocktail made how someone wants it shouldn't be too much of 
a hassle.  I definitely don't see any problem w/ it unless the guy was being a 
jerk about it.