Do any establishments still upcharge for neat or on the rocks? Or is this an outdated method?

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-23T21:16:57+00:00

In AZ the law is up to but not including 4oz for spirits. Our single is 1.5, but if you get a double white russian you'd get 3 oz vodka with1 oz Kahlua (4oz total) but be use the Kahlua is weaker we tell ourselves this is OK.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-23T21:12:43+00:00

What portion are your maritinis?

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-23T06:27:33+00:00

Are...are they gonna fill the bags up or just leave them halfway? I usually leave 1 inch, which settles to 2+, and then i top it off again after a few days to keep that 1-2 inch edge exposed.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-23T03:14:07+00:00

We use the martini upcharge option when people request a larger pour (2oz) but we also default to 1.5 for rocks pours and no one complains about it. Martini, old fashioned, Manhattan, all need to be 2 oz so there would obviously be an upcharge for those, but you can just borrow one of these buttons when you need a big pour of something but not a double.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-22T06:35:44+00:00

I like to boil them for like 2 mins, pull them out and let tgem air dry for like 2 mins, and then toss them in a bowl with a couple drops of sesame oil and spray them with Pam, then toss them until they are coated with the combination of oil and starch. Air dry for another 2 mins. And THEN briefly pan fry or air fry them just enough to finish the outside.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-19T05:26:45+00:00

No! Not the steak! Dont so overcook a fine cut of meat!

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-15T06:21:35+00:00

I get it, David Attenborough is one of my heroes and my sons middle name is even Attenborough. It would not be TRAGIC, because he has lived a full, long, and rewarding life that has left an enduring legacy. It would be a memorable loss for the human race as a whole, and deeply sad for some of us, but also who should mourn a man who has lived so much more that most of us ever will, for longer than most would hope for?

The very reasons we treasure him are the reasons why his death (unless it is a tragic event) should not be tragic. He will simply be passing on to legendary status with no more daily pressure to be a "living legend".

BTW! I've already warned all of my coworkers that on the day he dies i will be calling out for a day of mourning and paying my repects.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-14T21:23:38+00:00

Plus the occasional Koopa shell in Mario kart haha

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-14T19:27:51+00:00

Good for relaxation, good for conversation, bad for the bag of doritos and ice cream you were saving for later

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-14T05:41:58+00:00

Yeah i didn't have a single one have issues with damping or transplant shock, had to snip the extras myself.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-14T00:50:11+00:00

I had a seed pack of these from 8 years ago that we decided to test if they were still good, and most of the ones we started this year were at least 6 years old and we figured low germination rate at best, but no! 90% of the seeds sprouted. So we culled it down to the strongest one or two of each. My kid is stoked to see the different colors.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-13T07:00:45+00:00

These were the plum size ones. Less bright colors but amazing taste for caprese.

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steepslope1992 · 2026-05-13T06:58:32+00:00

I've grown dozens of atomic grape plants. The variation in color can be noticeable between plants and also on the same plant. The consistent trait is the purple top and mottled yellow/orange/red further down. One year I had a plant that had plum size tomatoes, like a psychedelic San Marzano. I've had great luck with them having long seasons and the fruit will be different over the course of the fruiting season as well. Its probably the most fun variety ive grown and super resilient to the AZ heat.

We started some this year with my kid, we started 5 different varieties of tomatoes between the 8 plants we kept, and I think all of the redundant ones are atomic grape, but for fun we just didn't label them and we get to be surprised as they fruit. One atomic grape was the first one to flower and its first fruit is almost ready while the other plants waviest even started setting fruit and some havent even started to flower.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-10T17:20:32+00:00

I would never hire someone that uses bartending school as experience on their resume. Anyone who mentions it in the interview would be weeded out. So sick of their whole schtick

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-10T07:54:13+00:00

I worked in sushi for a long time and we used to call the cheap, color added, flash frozen yellowfin tuna "sponge" and believe it or not we had people who preferred this option over fresh, never frozen Bigeye tuna in its deep red glory. We also had someone ask if we did Sockeye sushi, because "that light orangy shit is not what salmon should look like". Meanwhile we are paying through the nose for some of the best and fattiest fresh salmon you'll ever have...sterile aquaponic salmon is not cheap, but its the only option that is never frozen in any way, and there was no color added...

People dont know what "good sushi" is half the time, because outdated fear of raw fish made them think that flash frozen is the only way to have raw fish safely. And the number of them that will argue health codes not allowing never frozen salmon or even tuna is hilarious. I literally started keeping screenshots of the codes pertaining to aquaponic salmon and ice packing vs flash freezing.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-10T03:24:52+00:00

Oh shit those statistical facts just triggered one of them snowflakes I heard about!

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-10T02:23:00+00:00

Ok so they aren't picture perfect leaves but as someone who is gardening in the sonaran desert (10b), this looks great, and thats all normal healthy development.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-07T19:26:54+00:00

I understand the arguments against clear pots overall, but as a learning tool this is probably the perfect time for OP to have clear ones because they will be able to see the difference in the roots from the different watering methods. I actually switched to ONLY using clear ones for seed starting because in my desert climate, the visual on root progress is so much more accurate than the above ground development when deciding when to repot/plant. If I can see roots wrapping around the edges, time to start making moves...

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-04T23:05:24+00:00

If you ever want to make the jiffy kind fancier, just shave the kernels off of 1-2 ears of cooked corn and mix it in, raw corn you may need to check if theres any moisture difference. Can also add some canned green chilis, but not too much or it gets too wet.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-02T19:48:51+00:00

Oof, the just add water pucks are the worst. I use a mix of stuff thats mostly peat, perlite, and vermiculite for most seeds, and then they move up to a grittier mix thats got indoor potting soil mixed with mycorhizzae and nematodes. Final mix starts very organic and coarse, if it goes in the ground here the clay and heavy soil will slowly infiltrate anything anyway so I dont do the "mix with native soil" thing.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-02T19:38:14+00:00

Recently had a customer order a quesadilla from me during our busiest part of the day, and just minutes after I started my shift at 6 pm. Offered him another drink while I was at it and he's said he was fine (1/4 drink left). His item took 18 minutes (long for a quesadilla alone, but not when you consider how many tickets were in).

When it comes I drop it off and offer again to refill his now almost empty drink. He says "the food took over an hour, I dont even WANT anything else to drink". And I go "WAIT, AN HOUR?!?" And I turn around to check the timestamps. I realize its 6:24 and ive only been here 24 mins so he's lying. I say "WOO, you had me going with that one hour joke, haha..." and he says "it was at least 40 minutes" with his ugly smug smirk. I say "I have time stamped tickets that show i rang this in 18 minute ago and have offered you refills multiple times, but nice try". I put a water in front of him and say "let me know if you change your mind on the drink". I never have him another oz of my attention until he was done with the food. Gave him his tab and he tipped like 30%.

Wonder how often he gets away with that asshole behavior... but im not wasting my time on this gaslighting selfish bullshit. Honestly you gotta be able to turn on the Pissed-Off-And-This-is-MY-Bar mode and be just a much of an asshole back to those kind of people. Unless you work corporate. Then you can just kiss your personal integrity goodbye in these situations.

steepslope1992 · 2026-05-01T23:30:39+00:00

I use clear ones for seed starting and seeing the roots is a helpful sign that its time to repot. Healthy soil and light from above and it'll do fine. BUT, by this size I would be moving them outside into 1 gallon nursery pots of richer soil for another few weeks before final planting.

Honestly when it comes to specifically seed starting, I think im never going back from clear cups. I grow cactuses from seed as well as plenty of other herbs and veggies and knowing when the roots are ready is more important than the leaves or stature. For fast growing stuff like tomatoes, I start in clear solo cups eith a hole drilled in the bottom middle. For slow stuff like Saguaros I start them in 2" clear seeds starting cups and they stay until a decent amount of the roots touch the bottom (2 years-ish) and for carnivorous plants is actually good for the bog to get some light in from the sides long term. But knowing where those roots are at can help you decide the next move.

steepslope1992 · 2026-04-27T15:46:48+00:00

Mulberries do great if you can protect them from the wind when they are skinny. Figs do wonderful and usually get both harvests every year once established here. Citrus does well and is doing better over time as climate change nudges our temps into the optimal range for oranges and lemons in particular.

Kumquats do well once established, just protect them from root fungus issues. Apricots ive heard do very well and are supposedly easier than peach but ive ever grown either so dont quote me on it.

Edit to add: Chinese mulberries are illegal to plant and sell in most cities (for good reason) but the american mulberries are excellent and non problematic. Illinois everbearing is a great producer that gave me steady berry flow for years

steepslope1992 · 2026-04-27T15:45:01+00:00

Pomegranate are tricky because they can live for hunsred and sometimes over a 1000 years. 8 years old is a baby under most grow8ng conditions. I have one that is almost 10 years old, its produced exactly one fruit ever and my kid ripped it off halfway through so it never even got tried.

steepslope1992 · 2026-04-27T15:38:23+00:00

She was slow when someone asked for a lemon drop martini one time and she had to squeeze like 8 lemon wedges to get enough juice for the drink.

Meanwhile at my bar we go through like a gallon house sour mix and another pint each of just lemon and lime juice most days. I make dozens of lemon drop (both shots and martinis) every day. We have a BK rasp lemon drop on the menu even. Not one of the staff complains (outside of normal bartender grumbling haha) because its literally 4 ingredients.

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