Last night, one thing I noticed right away
is he brought this card out of the walk-in
with all these proteins and all his sauces.
He didn't bring this cart and put it back in.
He left it there all night.
It's critical violation for the health department.
First of all, we don't want food sitting out.
I saw you bring the cart out and it sat out here all night
and you can get someone sick, so that's your most important.
We're going to start off with the smothered chicken.
Chicken breasts. Wow.
Just going to drop it right in the fryer.
So while that's going, I want to make a quick gravy.
A little bit of oil and we're going to take
a little bit of these shallots, garlic,
mushrooms brought with a rue, little bit of cream,
nutmeg, white pepper, salt.
I'm going to set off to the side a little bit.
We'll get in on point.
We'll get it to go with our chicken,
and then this gravy just kind of over the top.
Everything like that. Big gun.
And there is our smothered chicken.
So let's taste it.
I like that gravy. That's awesome.
When John came in, he brought an excitement
in a level that's been missing from me for a while.
I'm motivated.
Really it's going to change the whole atmosphere down here.
Tonight's going to be stress test.
We've got a lot of work to do, so let's get ourselves ready.
Okay, it's going to be an honor.
I look forward to it.
Brad let Alisa go with no consequences
and she's clearly enough coming back,
which means he's down a bartender.
So tonight is a big knife for Brad during this stress test,
he has to prove to me that he has the ability,
the energy, the insight,
the desire to really run this place.
Because if he doesn't,
then I'm going to build it for his daughters, not him.
I've been tough on you. I have a reason.
I'm trying to kick your butt. Show me that you still got it,
okay? Okay.
Okay, go ahead. Invite them in.
All right.
Here we go guys. We're opening up. Here we go.
All right, well welcome to Fifth.
Come on in. Thank you. [crosstalk].
Hello, how are you?
Let me know what I can get for you guys.
No drinks one at a time, guys.
Who else wants a margarita? Two, three, four, five.
Make five of them get ahead of it, okay.
We literally just opened. In the next 10 minutes,
brad has an opportunity to get ahead of it.
He's got to move tonight. If he doesn't, he can't do this.
Holy shit. [crosstalk].
He just stands around like a deer in headlights.
What if a party like this actually showed up? [crosstalk]
Why isn't he taking food orders or doing something?
He's just wandering around.
We might be a minute.
Okay. I thought you were coming to take our order.
Nope. Jump in, do anything.
I really thought he was going to step up
and be more involved and be an owner,
so it's frustrating for sure.
Yes. Give me a second, I'll do that for you.
All right. What are you doing? Six stone sours.
Why is this slower than that?
Very good question.
(beep) this pressure.
This is what's called [inaudible]. Move faster, guys.
(beep) shit.
This is a mess.
Who's still waiting to order? [inaudible].
Everyone.
Where's Brad? You want the chicken?
Go ahead and figure out how to work this damn thing.
All right. Smothered chicken. All right, I got that.
Talk to me. What's going on?
They're trying which I like, but Brad needs to be faster.
I want to trouble buddy.
Yep. Yep. There's a smothered chicken.
All right. Ordering one smothered chicken.
Tony, somebody's got to get this side of the bar.
Brad. This is on you. Get them served.
Just because there's so many people at once
and we just can't keep up with it.
Right now I'm just trying to get food out
because I can't really order drinks.
So do you guys need to order food?
Where's Brad? Brad? [crosstalk]
And then you're smothered sauce.
Okay. Right on the top and there you are, one order up.
Ah, I need glasses.
Yep. Yep, yep.
Can I tell you guys what's going on?
I need a runner.
Is Brad around? Brad, could you run?
Where the (bleep) Brad?
He's not walking fast. He's not asking questions.
He doesn't know what to do.
And after 20 years, if he doesn't know what to do
then he didn't care enough to learn.
Brad, I got your attention here? Yeah.
The biggest problem in the kitchen tonight is Brad.
He doesn't have systems in place, and he's lost.
Two tickets right here.
So you got this one here and his one's these three here.
Okay.
That can run. They're getting cold.
Thank you. [crosstalk].
This is a law suit waiting to happen.
The wheel just came off.
Tony. Yes.
Where's this one go? Very first order you put in.
So the wheel fell off your chair? Brad.
That's not my handwriting, dude.
Seems like this whole bar is missing a wheel,
doesn't it?
When an owner knows how to manage your bar,
he gets involved in ordering, systems, procedures.
When he doesn't know what he's doing,
he runs food because he doesn't know what the hell else to do.
Shoot, that went to the wrong person.
Okay, so we can't get these people serve.
We can't get food out. I can't get the other rooms,
so the food is going to the wrong tables.
Where's Brad? Right here.
Right here. And your presence takes up space, but honestly,
you're not accomplishing a damn thing.
That's why you're failing.
Oh shit.