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Welcome my 'Duo' review. Two bars, one of the best and one of the worst in the valley. A great example of opposites. I hope you enjoy reading both!
First off let's touch on the name. What the 'H-E-Double Hockey Sticks' does the name Devil's Martini mean or refer to? The first, most important detail in opening a bar is the name. I don't know who came up with the name but they should have slept on it. My guess is that the name was decided upon after many drinks and shots and somehow sounded good the next day after some aspirin and Gatorade (or rather Red Bull).
I always enjoy a bar who shares a parking lot with a strip mall (grocery store, drug store, a few banks, etc), I didn't see them but what did they do with the train tracks? I know I must have crossed them going to this location. So parking and walking up there was no one in line, my mistake I walked up to the right. I was then told by the bouncers to get into the line on left. I said "what line"? His response was that I was in the VIP line. I responded, "what line, I'm the only one out here beside you guys". So I walked over and stood in front of the rope. I waited a minute then after my ID was checked I proceeded to enter.
On your way in you pass the patio, Pottery Barn coffee tables and couches, dusty flat screen TVs, kids drinking Red Bull and Vodka. I then paid my cover. I don't understand a cover charge here? Cover for what? Does Safeway charge a cover too, their rent /sq foot is probably the same.
Upon entering I see a large bar that shares drink orders from the patio and interior bar, with people 2 deep waiting to order their drinks or waiting to place an order. I have never understood waiting to place a drink order for more than a minute or two. First, I'd rather be at a bar that treats me like a guest, so I don't have to stand next to an attractive girl to get the bartenders attention. Secondly, why would a bar want their guests to wait to order a drink? Doesn't it make sense to get the drinks to guest quickly? How many sales are they missing out on? How much more money would the bar make selling drinks quickly and possibly making an extra sale in the time it takes the guest to get the order in? Additionally, guests don't like waiting for drinks, so they'll take their business elsewhere, to the bar's competitors!
The place is a box, bar on either end separated by a dance floor in the center. With the usual, or rather typical Scottsdale white pillars. I've got to ask, what is up with Scottsdale and Greco/Roman white pillars? Is it a design necessity when opening a bar or a club in Scottsdale? There is a third bar elevated on one side that does not seem to get as much attention as the main and the rear. There are VIP tables, but that's it, just rentable tables, nothing to brag about. I'm guessing because it is Scottsdale the owners felt like they needed a VIP something in the bar. Servers are slow, I wouldn't knock them but at few points it was more important for them to socialize among themselves then to get to you. So the answer between going to the bar and fighting your way to the bartender or waiting for table service is up to you, its slow either way.
Waiting to order my drinks was not worth the wait. I don't know why bartenders think they are doing you a favor by over pouring alcohol in a mixed drink. If you order a Jack and Coke and you get a Jack with a splash of Coke what's the point in ordering a Jack AND Coke? Wouldn't the guest order a Jack with a splash of Coke if that is the drink they wanted? A drink poured professionally is just that, a drink with a sense of balance. I don't know who trains the bartenders but they're awful, for the guest and owners. How much money in extra alcohol are they pouring out? How much more money could the bar be making by training its bar staff better? I've got idea, pour drinks right and eliminate the cover charge, the owners wouldn't be losing any more money, and the guest would spend the money on an extra drink, if they can actually make it to the bar to order one. Drinks are not cheap; you're going to spend some money here, $8-$12 per drink, so you're paying Scottsdale prices in a strip mall bar.
My question is why people come here. It's got to be to people watch. Honestly, watching people was mildly entertaining for a short time, 45 year old guys approaching girls who looked like they used a fake ID to get into the place was fun to watch. Three guys doing shots and one deciding it was closer to hop the fence in the patio to get his car rather than leave through the exit (I hope he didn't drive himself to the ER). I did see 2 bachelorette parties, both swarmed by stumbling, incoherent guys; that was funny too. But then I realized it wasn't Devils Martini that provided the fun and entertainment is was the drunken idiots that pulled the night off for me. I give the crowd 5 STARS!
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