Carl Busch
Appears in 82 Episodes
From Chaos to Control: Managing a Bar with Ease
In this wild episode, Nacole recounts a chaotic night at a bar she managed. With owners and investors partying and overserving guests, the situation quickly spiraled o...
The Mysterious Regular: A Bartender's Unexpected Gift
In this episode, Carl and Riley are joined by Jon, a bartender in Dubuque, Iowa, at Brazen Open Kitchen. They discuss Jon's experiences with a regular customer named G...
Drunk and Hangry: St. Patrick's Day Hot Dog Stand Debacle
Maggie Young joins us on the podcast today. She bartends and does massage therapy at the Hotel Julien. In today's episode, the Carl, Riley, and Maggie delve into the h...
When Guests Cross the Line: The Importance of Bar Etiquette with Maggie Young
Maggie Young joins us on the podcast today. She bartends and does massage therapy at the Hotel Julien. Story One - A group of friends have an interesting night out try...
Episode 50 with Steve the Bartender!!
We are excited for two reasons!! Reason one, it's our 50th show. Reason two, Steve the Bartender is our special guest. Steve is an author, owner of a distillery, and Y...
Threatened to Fight: Dealing with Aggressive Customers
Story One - A group of people come into a bar, stand in the way of the servers and a smartass decides to try to buy their way out but doesn't have his wallet.Story Two...
Bartender vs. Ex-Sheriff: A Clash of Egos
Story One - A guest gets cut off, leaves the bar. The bartender gets off work and goes to a different bar for a couple. Orders an Uber and it's the guest they cut off...
A Generous Gift: How One Bartender's Life Was Changed Forever
Story One - A bar takes screen shots of security footage of people being assholes and hangs them on the wall. Someone isn't happy about that.Story Two - A server at a ...
Thanks for Offering Your Burrito & Tipping the Bartender at a Home Party
Story One - A random person offers part of his burrito to a woman that looks like she really needs it.Story Two - A woman hosts parties at her house and gets upset whe...
Racist Bartender Gets a Taste of Her Own Medicine
Story One - A racist bartender gets called dumb because of her hair color and doesn't like it at allStory Two - A guest wants to pay for $3,000 hotel room for a female...
Flirting for Tips: Good Service or Crossing Boundaries
Story One - Guest comes into a cocktail bar with a lot of attitude treat the bartender like shit. Bartender says she can't come back but 2 weeks later she does.Story ...
The Power of Tipping: How It Impacts Bartenders and Servers
Story One - A female guest shows her ID to the bartender and he decides to show other guests her ID.Story Two - A server from another restaurant never tips at a bar, t...
Gin Taste Test Setup & Did Customer Get Wrong Signal from Bartender
Story One - Customer thinks gin should be chilled before serving. Bartender asks him if he wants to put his skills to the test.Story Two - A customer is out with frien...
Touch Tunes Karen & Backing Out of Wedding Bar Job Week of
Story One - Playing metal and other songs at a bar and one woman doesn't like the choice of songsStory Two - A couple is supposed to bartend for a wedding and found ou...
What Else Do You Want With Your Coke? & Do You Have Drink Insurance?
Story One - A couple is at a airport restaurant and the bartender gives the husband a hard time for not drinking alcohol with his coke.Story Two - A guest who spilled ...
Margaritas and Fingernails & Broke College Student
Story One - A gentleman is at the bar drinking blended margaritas and clipping his fingernails.Story Two - A broke college student is at trivia night and runs into a v...
I Had to Fire My Friend & No Tip, Not Getting Laid
Story One - Bartender rips too many shots behind the bar and passes out. His friend/boss has to let him go.Story Two - Server wants his date to have all his shift dri...
We Wanted Our Drink Replaced & Go Ahead and Make It a Double
Story One - A group of friends are out at a bar and woman orders a drink and some food. The bartender leaves their open beer at a different table before bringing it ov...
Did the Customer Deserve That? & I Will Buy That Guy a Beer
Story One - Customer is doing what he pleases and makes fun of server. He forgets his phone at the bar and wants it back after they are closed. Doesn't get his way a...
My Friend Harassed a Bartender at My Bar & Husband Divorce's Wife at My Table
Story One - A bar owner is away on vacation. One of her friends decides to harass and assault one of the owner's bartenders.Story Two - A server sees a man at her tabl...
My Girlfriend Throws Up at Bar & Sober Bartender Gets Mad When Asking About Beer
Story One: Girlfriend throws up at the bar. The next day, her boyfriend tries to help her remember what happened and gets dumped. Story Two: A guest orders a craft bee...
No UFC on TV's at Sports Bar & Employee Takes 6 Pack, Doesn't Pay
Story One - Family goes into a sports bar and requests there be no UFC fights on the TVs. Bar manger takes care of the issue.Story Two - Employee steals a 6 pack of be...
I Deserve More of the Tips & Bars vs Tenants with Erick Castro
Erick Castro joins is today on the podcast! Erick is current co-owner of Raised by Wolves, and formerly Boilermaker and Polite Provisions, three award-winning destinat...
Women Sends Her Bill To a Man & Don't Serve Our Uncle at Our Wedding
Story One - A bartender watches a women tells him to give her bill to a gentleman that is sitting across the bar after a football game. Story Two - An uncle was told b...
Bartender Stealing a Table & AITA for Telling a Bartender To Stop Drinking
Story One - Server doesn't tip out the bartender because they think the bartender stole a 20 top table.Story Two - A guest who has known a bartender for 3 years, pulls...
Serving a Pregnant Woman & Drinking at a Movie Theater with Sean Prior & Katie Beeks
We have our first double guest episode! Sean Prior is a fellow podcaster, musician, and nice guy. His fiancé, Katie Beeks, is a former bartender and now going to denta...
Tequila Björn Borg & It's a Dry Wedding???
We had our first voicemail left!!! 😄Story One - A customer orders a Tequila Björn BorgStory Two - A wedding has a zero alcohol at a wedding and a friend doesn't take i...
Waiting, Waiting, WAITING! & Stayed Blessed with Nick Anderson
Nick Anderson joins us today on the podcast. He is a financial planner and part-time bartender. Story One - Woman is picking up a to-go order and has to wait at the ba...
A Pride Beer for MAGA Hat & Catch and Release Bigfoot
Story One - What do you do when I someone comes into your bar wearing a MAGA hat and an anti LQBTQ shirt?Story Two - A man talks about seeing Bigfoot and his plans aft...
An Odd Choreographed Shot & Do You Like an Asshole Bartender?
Story One - A very unusually choreographed shot happen between 6 guys.Story Two - Do you mind having an asshole bartender?