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| - We are new to Charlotte and two Sundays ago wanted to find a good place to watch football. We stumbled upon East Blvd Bar and Grill. We had an amazing female bartender that was all smiles and very personable. She happily put a game we wanted on a side TV for us and talked to us throughout the afternoon. I watched her make bloody mary after bloody mary, answer the phone, and manage to socialize with her customers. She was the epitome of a good bartender. The food was great, as well. This morning we both had wings and football on the brain and East Blvd is where we wanted to go. It wasn't busy when we walked in, 30 mins prior the game. The bartender didn't even greet us, but merely set a menu in front of us and said, "What can I get you?" Sure, I guess everyone isn't as personable as the last...but he just seemed as if everyone was a nuisance and an inconvenience. He acted as if he was swamped, and when we asked for a game on a side tv, he coldly said it would be a bit. At one point, a customer was joking about the phones ringing off the hook, and he fired back " Would you rather I answer the phone or pour your beer?" Never cracked a smile, couldn't even muster a "you're welcome" following a customer's thank you...I mean, why be a bartender? Every single patron at the bar noticed his poor attitude. I am not writing this with the intention of trying to get anyone fired, and I have only ever written a review on yelp one other time, and it was a good one. But come on! The energy at a bar on football Sunday should be high. I shouldn't feel afraid to ask a question about the menu. On the contrary, he was attentive and I always had a drink in front of me. But personality as a bartender is a key quality. This gentleman did not display this quality in the least. I truly hope he was just having a bad day because we enjoy that location very much, however I can think of plenty of other places with nicer bartenders.
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