Perty Please....

I'm not stirring up any trouble, though I certaintly could if I did not have so much class. Like I stated, the health inspection is public record. Debbie may be right about the cooler temp., I read a number of local health inspections so it may have been another restaurant. For mispeaking on that, I would like to offer an apology. But... there did seem to be a problem with servers smoking in the kitchen. Please feel free to look this up for yourself.

And no, I do not like stirring up trouble, but I do have hard feelings for everyone at Longbranch. There isn't an honorable one in the whole bunch. As for nice - I believe that until now, I've not said one mean thing on this site about Longbranch, except of cource stating a fact about the inspection. Like I said, this is a matter of public record and should be a matter of concern for any patron of that establishment. Face it, 73 is pretty damn bad!!!

Further, if you take the time to check out the dates and times of each of these posts you would find that I did not start this thread and therefore am not 'stirring up trouble' - you moron!!

I think name calling is uncalled for. That is why there is many restaurant out there for people to choice from and bad mouthing your competition is not professional. I will admit that there is one waitress that I choice not to be seated with because she is not my favorite but all the other ones there are awesome people and I will continue to refer my friends there and make sure to tell them how well we enjoy the place. When you go to a restaurant you may not always like every visit but everyone has their own opinion. I will end this with saying have a great day and not call you a name, I am better than that.

Too.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

that you would respond to this blog with such a positive attitude after the way Lindsay did you. Just about any other woman would have been right there with everyone else and talk as bad as they could about him. You truely have a heart of gold. You go girl!

Jim and Pam were great people but were not open to adding new options to the menu. Now the Long Branch has seafood on their menu that has been long needed in Fayetteville. If you ask for a center cut of the filet you won't get any gristle. You will get a better steak that way anyway.

I know acey1 and guess what, he has a life. From the way you post, if anyone has a problem at this place it is the customers fault. Bad steak, well you should have ordered a different one, bad service well hell that's the customer's fault too, just too picky, don't like gristle, you picked the wrong steak and you should have picked the seafood anyway. I suggest you stand at the door and explain the rules to all the dumb customers who don't know any better otherwise they might think they deserve good service and food.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

So gristle is one of the things you will find in there. Next time try a nice salad in a smoke-free enviornment like - oh - anywhere else in Fayetteville.

I haven't thought of Pam and Jimmy in years! What great people (and bosses) they were. I worked at the LB in the 80s, if you want to call it work...it was more like hanging-out with my friends. After work we would all sit around and talk and enjoy our "shift beer." Boy...some of the stories that we shared!! Do Ronnie and Aurthur still work there?

the tubes. All the friendly, personable waitresses don't appear to still be working there. It was always great when several from your table ordered the same drink, like Sweet Tea, those ladies knew to go ahead and give your table a pitcher - and they were very prompt in keeping it full, too.

When they asked you how everything was with your food, they meant it. If something was wrong, they did everything they could to make it right, or tell the manager about it so it would be taken care of that way. We actually had a waitress roll her eyes when we pointed out a steak that had been ordered well-done was bloody in the middle.

I'll admit I've been really creeped out with all the old barflies hanging around there in the evenings, drinking, then heading out the door to drive home!

The really creepy thing is that their last health inspection was a 73. The Health Dept. gives a restaurant a few days to correct any problems, then they will come in and reinspect but I think that the original score of 73 should be of great concern. Some of the problems they had were with proper cooler temp - 50 degrees, I wouldn't want any chicken or seafood that had been stored there.

Now, this is not me gossiping about the competition - this is a matter of public record.

As to the comment on the barflies...I know all these guys and MOST of them are responsible drinkers. They are also, most of them, Shriners - active in the endeavor to provide aid and joy to children that have been burned or crippled. I know that many of these barflies volunteer time at the Shriners Hospital. They are good people.

As a bartender, I share your concern about sending people out that are unable to drive safely. All I can do is use good judgement about serving, offer taxi service, and on many occasions my boss has driven people home - sometimes making multiple trips in one evening. I am proud to announce that on New Years Eve we saw to it that everyone got home safely - I like to think that we may have saved lives that night.

I remember that the place looked dirty when I was there one time.
Restaurants like that have no pattern of washing off the door knobs, windows, walls, tables with disinfectant, and especially kitchen cleaning with disinfectant of the floors and work surfaces. Gaskets, handles for ice scoops, etc., require much cleanliness--not to mention hand washing with disinfectant (scrubbing--not rinsing).
That is a lot of work, but in these germy days, a necessity.
Even Peanut butter factories aren't scrubbing everything after every batch---costs too much!

Now, do those SAME Shriners also drink at your place as you said? I know a few of them and they are huge drinkers for the most part. Their good work does not excuse them because it doesn't come out of their pocket--circuses and such provide the cash--and those stupid poppies on the road. I don't appreciate all that gibberish that Shriners do in their meetings! It is for sick people.

Now about drunks leaving your bar and driving. You and I both know that it is impossible to solve that problem by occasionally taking someone home or paying for their cab! It happens far too often and one's judgement isn't that good to determine just who needs it.

It is impossible for you to do.

Cops don't bother with it either---too many powerful alcoholic people to send to court and they don't want the static.
They could watch the drivers outside a dozen bars and clubs and give scores of tickets in one night for impaired driving if they wished.

You have a tough job and I for one think what you do is far better than welfare or nothing. And you seem to enjoy the companions, anyway.
Hope you survive the depression coming.

I do believe that this is the most congenial conversation you and I have ever had.

You are correct. It is impossible to mother every bar patron. I'm mature enough to recognize that my job comes with tremendous responsibility and I do take it very seriously. However, all I can do is remain within the confines of the law, ie: carding, looking for 'typical' signs of intoxication, and offering taxi service when necessary. The problem is that there are no real 'typical' signs of intoxication, some are obnoxious even when they're sober while others display no signs what so ever. This is when it comes in handy to actually know your customers and to know their limits. You are right, some do escape under my radar and I do not feel good about knowing that I have put someone on the road that could kill someone you love.

As far as the coming depression... I have been working alot the last few months and socking some cash to the side. I have paid off 4 of my 7 credit card accounts, paid off my car note, and my student loan. My goal now is to have at least two months worth of mortgage payments set aside. I don't know that that will even be close to enough, but if my husband can keep his job (they just had lay offs last week) we should be O.K. for a little while.

I hope the best for you too.

Oh boy, a whole pitcher of sugar tea! (Must have a value of .33 cents)but considered a treasure!

I ate there once---all of my meal tasted like cigarette smoke!
Place reminds me of the "real" Longbranch in Gunsmoke---same kind of people hang there!

Now just what is a barfly? A male or a female?

Reckon the cops know people drive home drunk from all of our local bars? Of course they do!

I've eaten there, for lunch, a few times in the past. I didn't enjoy the meal as much as some. There seem to be many people in this area who have, somewhat, low standards in food quality. I'll take fast-food over the LB any day.
Sorry if I've upset someone, I call 'em like I see 'em.

"Your, yore, you're all idiots." (T.Floyd)

Well it is a bar, number one.

Number two it has greasy, overcooked breaded stuff!

And losers go there for friendly waitresses and hopefully other friendlies.

All kinds needed, I suppose.

but mine. The national chains are OK, if you can't, or don't want to cook your own.
I'll share my secret: Tony's(cool huh?) creole seasoned salt, generously applied, Room temp meat, marinated with Worcestershire sauce for about 20 mins.
The cut: a two inch slice off the fat end of a tenderloin(need a good butcher for that one).
A very hot grill to heavily brown both sides, only about 4-5 mins per side. I like mine rare to rare-plus.

"Your, yore, you're all idiots." (T.Floyd)