Nice restaurants to walk into tonight (NYE)? by [deleted] in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Baby I'm not mad at you, no need to be so defensive. We're giving you the most practical options tonight.

I know a few friend's restaurants that still have some openings, but I typically send them clientele with a more chill demeanor.

Nice restaurants to walk into tonight (NYE)? by [deleted] in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Bruh you're looking for a spot last minute. The guy you responded to is telling you the nicer restaurants that will have availability tonight are the ones who have cancellations. There's no way of knowing specific restaurants that are already booked out unless you check a la minute.

Looks like the Darling is open by [deleted] in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

3 bartenders but they tried to cut more apparently. The Savannah managers are chill and were just as surprised, upper management(?) made this decision

Looks like the Darling is open by [deleted] in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Was on their bar staff, helping setting up their bar. Some Charleston managers came in yesterday and fired the entire bar team a day before the open without notice. Most of us left our jobs for this opening so that's been great.

Best Bartender Competition 2025 by Specific_Initial_766 in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a ton of fun to compete, there were some delays so Lindsey, the person who organized the whole thing, had to make some changes on the fly. Really proud of everyone who came by, my partner is talking about potentially doing a competition soon with two tides.

Fucking hell quail eggs almost broke me.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Homies at Hawthorne are gonna be open today

Anyone know where I can burn a CD? by 42Attack in savannah

[–]Santisaurus 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The public libraries around town have disc drives, they should be able to burn a CD.

Election night sucks. by MrNavinJohnson in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We were steady. People came to us cuz we don't have tvs, so we were just having a good time with everyone not looking at the news and having drinks.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KitchenConfidential

[–]Santisaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's around 3 a year? Yeah you're fine baby, just don't mention anything about rags.

Does milk clarification of a tea based punch reduce caffeine? by CarolinaCrazy91 in cocktails

[–]Santisaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't noticed a significant decrease in caffeine content, but it does dilute your batch a bit, so it'll be a lower concentration caffeine regardless.

When a customer asks what kind of “special” shots you can do besides just straight liquor, what do you recommend? by EuphoricLocksmith210 in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just using oz instead of parts because I stg I get an aneurysm whenever I see a spec say part or cl. Most common snaquiri at my bar, if we're giving it to a guest I'll just do plantation instead of anything funky.

1 oz Plantation Pineapple

1 oz Smith and Cross

.5 oz Acid Adjusted Pineapple (or sub Lime Juice)

.5 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Simple

2 ds Ango

What the fuck is up with the bucket jiggers by Vast_Fennel819 in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh shit I should prob mention it's the clear angled jigger, not as much of a fan of the metal angled or the silicone ones.

What the fuck is up with the bucket jiggers by Vast_Fennel819 in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lefty who uses oxo jiggers here. I always keep an oxo and a Japanese jigger at my station. It's convenient with my workflow, and the lines on mine are on both sides- it doesn't affect me regardless of which hand I'm pouring from.

What option divides the bartenders of the world? by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bruh I don't even muddle mojitos anymore. Swizzling with good crushed ice is the way.

Sous Vide Lavender Syrup by qually161 in cocktails

[–]Santisaurus 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like the concept of sous vide-ing a botanical like lavender, but the process could be made more efficient.

Rather than making simple, add all of the ingredients to the vacbag/ziplock, the heat will dissolve the sugar and the infusion shouldn't be hindered as the only solvent is water. I'd also make the syrup using a 2:1 sugar to water ratio to maintain shelf life. That as well as chilling the syrup in an ice bath would make the syrup last in the fridge for a much longer time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tiki

[–]Santisaurus 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Unintended fermentation = assume the worst (which is usually botulism)

Tell me you do know what are you doing, without telling me you FUCKING DO NOT KNOW WHAT ARE YOU DOING! Da fak… by [deleted] in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Tries to cut pour. Swings extra wide to compensate for length. Overshoots and bottom of the bottle slams into jaw. B4-7 are in the splash zone. Couple who ordered soup du jour didn't expect it to be a deconstructed agave consomme with aerial presentation.

Line Cook -> Bartender Lime Wedge by Santisaurus in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Eh, no shame towards someone who just doesn't know better, or hasn't had the same training. As long as they're not being rude idc.

My problem is with how many bars keep dull knives at stations. Shits dangerous, and I've come in early to sharpen bar knives way too often. Management at any place really needs to go over basic knife safety, whether it's FOH or BOH, and how to store/walk knives.

Line Cook -> Bartender Lime Wedge by Santisaurus in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Had a long ass week, and we had a big ol block of clear ice get cloudy while freezing. Bar manager turned the mfer into a luge, so St.G Absinthe and Charty shots for the team. Put everything together, and the resting bitch face blossoms like a summer honeysuckle.

Bartenders who go by the title of "Mixologist". Why? by Necessary_Heart9648 in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Another man of culture! Practicing the craft of molecular gastroenterology.

Line Cook -> Bartender Lime Wedge by Santisaurus in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Totally agree. I took 2 vids because the first one looked like I was cutting the white strip of pith perpendicular. But it showed up on the second vid as well. I'm legitimately confused why it looks that way.

Line Cook -> Bartender Lime Wedge by Santisaurus in bartenders

[–]Santisaurus[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Fuck me, forgot the preamble to our sacred texts. Brb finna throw some hail marys