starting a bar

[PhillyB]

anyone thought about opening a bar before?

i've done assloads of research and i'm seriously considering taking the leap. my current job has soured considerably for a couple of reasons and my income has been cut squarely in half because of it, and i'm looking at alternatives. opening my own place is one of them.

[pstall]

It has to be called Both Sides. You're welcome. Good luck and if you need some help holla.

[Inimicus]

Not in NC...

The laws that require the majority of your net income comes from food submarine any bar before it gets off the ground.

 

Move out here to Denver and Ill be a regular.

[Batman]

Not in NC...

The laws that require the majority of your net income comes from food submarine any bar before it gets off the ground.

 

Move out here to Denver and Ill be a regular.

Asheville > Denver

[TheAmericanDream]

Thought of opening what I would call a watering hole out here near Belews Lake. No liquor just beer where friends can come out and have a couple of beers and shoot the poo. 

[Jangler]

Come to Winston, DT WS is booming right now. Philly's on Phorth.

There is a strip club called Filly's, but that shouldn't be a problem.

[Jeremy Igo]

Yep, have a great idea for a Charlotte bar.

[Inimicus]

Keep in mind Philly that the reason the Hotel gets to have bars with little to no food menu options is because they have a massive catering business to support the alcohol sales.

[Jeremy Igo]

I'd name my bar "straight up 77". It would be right off 77 and only serve straight hard liquor. No mixed drinks. Also, I'd hire hot women to bartend and make sure they are super condescending and insulting to everyone. Let's do this.

[PhillyB]

i've debated a couple of options. one is to simply not deal with liquor and just go for broke on craft beers and keep a decent wine selection. another is to move a lot of food but simplify the menu to cut down on supply costs and cater to a specific demographic of bar-goers (a potato skins and chicken fingers bar food crowd rather than a caviar crowd.

greensboro is booming and has a serious lack in good panthers sports bars. i wouldn't make it exclusively a sports bar but i don't think i'd have a problem drawing a crowd on sundays. i've been to countless kickass little bars in other countries that would blow the competition away here that are inspiring me.

rent for a halfway decent spot here is ~15/sqft/year, which is pretty damn decent. startup costs can be minimized if you know what you're doing.

[PhillyB]

I'd name my bar "straight up 77". It would be right off 77 and only serve straight hard liquor. No mixed drinks. Also, I'd hire hot women to bartend and make sure they are super condescending and insulting to everyone. Let's do this.

dicks last resort already beat you to it

[toldozer]

I've had similar feelings to my job the past year or so. Im slowly but surely making my way to doing my own thing. Big ups to Zack for helping me get started. Don't think he knows how much I appreciate it.

[Jeremy Igo]

dicks last resort already beat you to it

What?!?!

[PhillyB]

What?!?!

i think it's in boston. bunch of hot-ass bartenders greet you at the door like HEY fugER WHAT THE fug DO YOU WANT and then the staff freaks out and calls you a fuging ***** no matter what you order and insult every time they come to your table. the bartenders make fun of you mercilessly. it's probably the type of place you only go to once just for the novelty value