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Chimes East beer menu
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:09 am
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:09 am
So these days they don't actually have a beer menu...they tell you to look it up on beermenus.com...just a heads up..is this something all the hip places are doing now?
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:15 am to mpar98
So they assume everyone has a smartphone and want to use their data? Why not just tell people we don't print menus anymore either its on our website?
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:18 am to mpar98
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So these days they don't actually have a beer menu...they tell you to look it up on beermenus.com...just a heads up..is this something all the hip places are doing now?
They tell you that but there are also menus printed floating around. They might not be as up to date as Beermenus but they're adequate if you're too uptight to appreciate a rotating tap selection that a paper menu can't quite keep up with.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:20 am to Catman88
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Why not just tell people we don't print menus anymore either its on our website?
Ha. Except here's the kicker: Chimes removed their menus from their website.
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So these days they don't actually have a beer menu...they tell you to look it up on beermenus.com...just a heads up..is this something all the hip places are doing now?
I agree that a paper menu is easier to read, but it is difficult to keep a paper menu up to date. You gotta cut costs where you can, and eliminating the need to reprint the menu every day makes sense.
This post was edited on 2/11/15 at 9:22 am
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:21 am to mpar98
I know Bulldog has one of those pixelated squares on every table. When you scan it with your smart phone, it brings you to their menu. Its just part of the mobile world we are moving towards
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:39 am to mpar98
Going to different cities and experiencing how most of them work, I'd say all bars need to place 2 monitors up that has the current tap list on display. It's easy to update and keep up.
Jax has been saying this for a long time in the FBD threads.
I think making people go online to see the menu is dumb. Yea, I have unlimited data, but some places have extra shitty data service. So it takes me 5 minutes to load a menu, that sometimes itself is out of date.
2 cheap monitors, each an end of the bar, problem solved.
Jax has been saying this for a long time in the FBD threads.
I think making people go online to see the menu is dumb. Yea, I have unlimited data, but some places have extra shitty data service. So it takes me 5 minutes to load a menu, that sometimes itself is out of date.
2 cheap monitors, each an end of the bar, problem solved.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:39 am to LouisianaLady
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I agree that a paper menu is easier to read, but it is difficult to keep a paper menu up to date. You gotta cut costs where you can, and eliminating the need to reprint the menu every day makes sense.
Just coming to post this. Profit margins are slim in the restaurant business. The guests need to bite the bullet on some things if they want to keep menu prices low.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:51 am to bbrou33
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Going to different cities and experiencing how most of them work, I'd say all bars need to place 2 monitors up that has the current tap list on display. It's easy to update and keep up.
I like how the Whole Foods in Sugar Land has a similar setup. It's only on one, centered big screen TV (which is all you need for the WF bar anyway) that lists the current beers on tap, style, ABV and IBUs of each, and how much the different sized pours costs as well as prices for 32oz and 64oz growler fills.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:54 am to mpar98
They try and update their rotating taps constantly and don't want to reprint menus every other day, is it that hard to pull up on your phone? I personally like it and can check it before I go to see if they have anything new I want to try.
Some people just search for things to bitch and moan about
Some people just search for things to bitch and moan about
Posted on 2/11/15 at 9:55 am to mpar98
The list is about 5 sheets of paper. They used to have a nice laminated binding menu but that costs money every time you change out your selections.
Dam I miss that place. Guinness every Monday @ 11:00am
Dam I miss that place. Guinness every Monday @ 11:00am
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:02 am to bbrou33
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Going to different cities and experiencing how most of them work, I'd say all bars need to place 2 monitors up that has the current tap list on display. It's easy to update and keep up.
Explain this more. Is this like an interactive touch screen? Or just a screen with the beer listed? Do they all fit or does it scroll?
I ask because Bulldog has a scrolling list of their beers on tap on a few TV screens, but I find that the list scrolls painfully slow and I'm better off just looking at the taps or in the case.
But I'd definitely be on board for a screen with a better layout.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:02 am to GeauxPack81
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one of those pixelated squares
What are you, like 87 years old?
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:10 am to LouisianaLady
I was at the steakhouse in the Fountainbleu in Miami and they had tablets that you could swipe through for their bar. Something you can update on your computer and download to a tablet is the way to go. You just got to make sure someone doesn't steal it.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:16 am to LSU-MNCBABY
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is it that hard to pull up on your phone?
For many people its actually an impossible task.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:20 am to mpar98
more irritating than having to go online to look up what beer I want is the obviously impatient waiter/waitress that is taking my order, that has to stand there while I look at the beer selection.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:41 am to LouisianaLady
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But I'd definitely be on board for a screen with a better layout.
This. The screen lists all the beers and any pertinent info. Its updated in real time and also shows how much beer is left in each keg (so you know which ones are fresh and which ones are about to kick).
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:43 am to mpar98
Why not just have it on a big chalk board?
Posted on 2/11/15 at 10:49 am to mouton
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Why not just have it on a big chalk board?
This...most places I go have a chalk board. As for TV monitors, they can kill the atmosphere at a lot of places. Draught House in Austin have 3 or 4 hanging above the old, wood bar that has a lot of "character" and its just horrible. Almost as bad as hanging your flat screen above your fireplace.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 11:17 am to mouton
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Why not just have it on a big chalk board?
In a bar, sure. At Chimes East, which is a massive 2-story restaurant, there's no way that would work.
Same for the monitors, which I actually think is a great idea for bars.
Chimes East either has to print menus every day or utilize this beer website.
I'm sure they talked it over and ultimately decided it was a good decision. The people who care enough to take their time going through the menu are probably younger and more tech savvy. How often do you see a 70 year old with a flip phone who is a maven?
Menu or not, someone who wants to try beer but knows very little about it, will almost always go with whatever their server recommends. So as long as your staff has a few go-to recs on hand, you're fine with those who don't have smartphones/data.
Posted on 2/11/15 at 11:20 am to Catman88
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For many people its actually an impossible task.
They do have a few hard copies on hand if you ask.
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