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The interior was clouded in smoke as the bar’s smoke ventilator was out of order.
The beer taps were situated far from the bar area, thus costing bartenders a lot of valuable time just to serve a cold one. The bar’s chef Tom drank beer while on the job which made him move clumsier. Serafini and Erin went in the bar to grab a drink but they were forced to work as the unreliable staff weren’t exactly doing their jobs properly. As the owner busied himself in working, Tara and Wynter were busy drinking and goofing around. Taffer went inside The Bullpen Bar and reprimanded Serafini for letting the employees run wild. One of the bartenders even blamed Serafini and Erin for the bar’s condition, saying that they weren’t always around. The owner defended himself by stating that the employees should’ve been reliable in the first place. Taffer warned that people should be sober when he returns the next day or else heads will roll. When the Bar Rescue host returned the following morning, he introduced the concept of Drinks Production Average (DPA) to the employees. He explained that 40 seconds is the industry average time in producing a drink, and ideally bartenders should be able to make cocktails in around 30 seconds so the bar would be more profitable. To determine a bartender’s DPA, the sales time (in seconds) is divided by the amount of cocktails made and by the 40-seceond industry average time. Bartenders who get a quotient above 1 are considered slow. Vegas taught Tom the benefit of tenderizing meat while using ingredients like oranges, green onions, and garlic to make them cook faster and have a better taste. Wills monitored the mixing skills of the bartenders and their DPA scores weren’t very impressive.