"Sorry, it's one in, one out right now."
Those are the dreaded words that often greet customers at our door. Believe me, we don't want to make you wait- the line outside our door isn't part of some big conspiracy to make it seem like we're a cool place or to punish people for some reason.
Buildings have fire codes, and along with those codes come occupancy limits that are based on complicated formulas. In our case, it boils down to mostly one thing: we only have one door. Our legal occupancy is only 49, and when there's 49 people in the bar it still seems empty. Especially when they're all sitting down.
Our patio often complicates the situation at the door. In most cases, people who have been inside but go outside to the patio are allowed to come back inside without waiting in line again. Often, people who are waiting in line don't understand this, so it might seem like people are cutting the line, when they're really not. Our door staff has a lot to keep track of, and we think they do a pretty good job.
So, next time you're waiting in line, cut them a break. It doesn't help if you yell at the door guy, argue about how many people are inside, or tell them that you know Dave. For the record, Dave's actual friends don't use his name to get stuff; they just patiently wait their turn.
Tweeting at us to tell us our door guy sucks doesn't make us love you, either.
Exactly! Well said 🙂
Or you could just come early and enjoy a Shark Attack as the line forms 🙂
Thanks! I’m sure you can appreciate this- you probably deal with this issue too!
So true about waiting in line patiently… and I even know the owners!!! 🙂
Yes, that is the recommended solution! Line-watching can be fun. I actually need to spend some time IN line soon…it makes for great stories to entertain people with here.
Heck, you’re RELATED to the owners! How many hours do you think you spent in line, Brit? Bet it was a lot.
Yes.. I have spent a fair amount of time in the lines… but back in the olden days, there would be drinks once you got inside the foyer…