Yes, that Chelsea Barraco. Whatever that means.
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http://www.fridaypuppy.com/index.php/2012/01/18/review-the-bar-at-74-state-street/
As a preface, I just wish that Matt Baumgartner would remember when he was one of us. Just like me, Matt used to be nobody. I’m just a fucking bartender, I know that my opinion doesn’t matter. But I’m going to voice it just the same because I am a service industry person, and usually, we take care of each other.
This thing that Matt wrote is not a review, it’s a complaint. It’s someone using their popular reputation to shit on someone else’s business and get other people on board to support their bad behavior.
I’m astonished that someone who has worked in this industry would behave this way publicly and then bash the establishment for responding (appropriately). This is low class, Albany “do you know who I am” bullshit. I thought that Matt Baumgartner was not another DeJohn, and I was sorely mistaken.
I can say that I have definitely behaved like an idiot when drunk, but, afterward, I return with my head down and a hefty tip as well as an apology. We have all been there, and at least we can blame the alcohol and reward the establishment for putting up with us.
I’d be interested to see how Matt would react if someone behaved so disrespectfully in one of his establishments.
And as a final note, tonight the girl that Matt referred to as “Wednesday Adams” came in. She has been a regular customer for awhile, and gave us her side of the story- which I tend to believe is more true since she was dead sober when this incident occurred.
This one’s for you guy who stays well past close.
for the girl who sends a salad back because the dressing isn’t on the side
the guy who asks if I “know how” to make a Long Island Iced Tea, (and a grown man who actually orders one)
for the assclown who orders a dry, dirty martini with extra olives before a sold out ROCK concert in a crowd of 400.
for the people who are just looking for a discount
and to everyone who has never worked a service job- you do not know how big an asshole you are. You people have no idea how many of us resist the urge to spit in your food, overcharge you for your drinks, and treat you the way you treat us. Consider these things the next time you shit on the person doing a job you’ve never done, none of us are stopping by your work to tell you how to do your job.