tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2585304061484955206..comments2024-03-28T14:39:03.770-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Why Taylor Swift fans treated the staff like shit at Ballaro on 2nd AvenueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31363549531894394022015-10-25T15:03:37.150-04:002015-10-25T15:03:37.150-04:00Yeah, the EV needs more wine bars. Yeah, the EV needs more wine bars. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39154341266437418382015-08-15T03:09:16.694-04:002015-08-15T03:09:16.694-04:00I might have to.stop.by and spend a few bucks at B...I might have to.stop.by and spend a few bucks at Ballaro. Fuck those people own the sentiment no need to backtrack or apologize.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44759877448811758632015-08-14T07:54:12.189-04:002015-08-14T07:54:12.189-04:00I honestly think that if Taylor Swift's name w...I honestly think that if Taylor Swift's name was not mentioned in this piece, there would be no more than five comments.<br /><br />In the future, stories could read: Taylor Swift Fan Runs Red Light on Bicycle; Taylor Swift Fan Leaves Dog Poop on Sidewalk; etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36514939153929307452015-08-14T03:08:09.824-04:002015-08-14T03:08:09.824-04:00Gotta say, 3:49 PM has a point.
As for 7:07; come ...Gotta say, 3:49 PM has a point.<br />As for 7:07; come on people, you really don't recognize a troll when you see one?? You all been hooked.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62266423532305770492015-08-13T22:47:04.498-04:002015-08-13T22:47:04.498-04:00This story is whack and the East Village sucks ass...This story is whack and the East Village sucks ass. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-70851005519270931652015-08-13T15:49:01.674-04:002015-08-13T15:49:01.674-04:002:55, unclench please. It's true I am not a pa...2:55, unclench please. It's true I am not a patron of Ballaro. That said, just because I think the story seems fabricated does not mean I assume it's a "bro bar." That doesn't even make sense. What also doesn't make sense is allowing a giant group of rude and belligerent people to enter one's establishment, run up a huge tab, provide no credit, tell the staff what music to play, make racist comments to the owner, and then leave en masse without paying. You do not need to run an establishment that regularly caters to groups of 10 or more to know when you have a disaster in the making. <br /><br />You can hardly run a successful business in NYC without having some sort of innate intelligence about problematic customers. So how is it that they manage to run a successful, well-liked place but completely lose all sense of logic when a bunch of racist Taylor Swift fans show up? It makes no sense. And their response to this alleged incident is some hippy-dippy letter about viral love while calling people cunts on the sidewalk. Not security footage, not asking if any other patrons maybe have phone footage or could ID the offending party.<br /><br />I'm sorry, I'm sure Ballaro is run by nice people but common sense will tell you that this story is FULL OF HOLESAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-25586284760022704282015-08-13T15:46:20.638-04:002015-08-13T15:46:20.638-04:00I agree with Scuba Diva - I think I'm going to...I agree with Scuba Diva - I think I'm going to check this place out....provided they do NOT play any Taylor Swift! Marty E.http://www.twitter.com/mrmartyenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-51889735515186709412015-08-13T14:55:12.218-04:002015-08-13T14:55:12.218-04:00Anonymous 10:04
"this Ballaro harassment sto...Anonymous 10:04<br /><br />"this Ballaro harassment story is dumb and full of holes."<br /><br />???? You obviously don't know this restaurant and have no idea what you are talking about. So sorry you live in a universe where people would make up this story. <br /><br />Ballaro is a restaurant that caters to the neighborhood - not a bro bar, not even a full liquor license. They have no reason to make up a story - they're not trying to bring in customers, they do well enough with their regular patrons: espressos and pastries or eggs for breakfast, typical Italian sandwiches and pastas for lunch, and small plates and pastas for dinner. It's a lively but respectful restaurant that is usually filled with tables of 1, 2, 3 or 4 diners (yes, that kind of place - where a person can go and eat by themself and be comfortable and treated as a valuable patron). <br /><br />They've probably rarely, if ever had a table of 15 people. Diners ordering appetizers, entrees and glasses or bottles of wine typically aren't asked for a credit card before the check is delivered as is done in mainly drinking establishments. It's no surprise that staff would not ask for a credit card from these jerks before they ran up a $500 tab - they would never have expected to be stiffed for dinner. <br /><br />I really can't understand the people putting blame on the owner or suggesting it's a made up story. Only people who assume this is a 2nd Ave bro bar could say those things.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-54880665487233620262015-08-13T14:53:00.930-04:002015-08-13T14:53:00.930-04:00All you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta...All you're ever gonna be is mean<br />Why you gotta be so mean?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91156978870739258972015-08-13T14:38:15.661-04:002015-08-13T14:38:15.661-04:00@11:43: get a grip, jerk.
As for this incident, ...@11:43: get a grip, jerk.<br /><br />As for this incident, I wish that, at the point where these people started getting out of hand, one of the owners/managers had gone into the kitchen and phoned 911 to report a riot. THAT would have gotten a response from the police.<br /><br />BTW, I see the effect the FB/Google/Deathstar crowd is having around the EV, and it's ugly. They have, incredibly, managed to make a bad situation worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-71638198168137710992015-08-13T14:23:21.514-04:002015-08-13T14:23:21.514-04:00
When in doubt
Ask yourself
What would Dick Mani...<br />When in doubt<br /><br />Ask yourself<br /><br />What would Dick Manitoba do?TaxiManStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14278313356376077142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-53794306514617753162015-08-13T12:04:15.506-04:002015-08-13T12:04:15.506-04:00Welp. 11:43 you could, you know, READ the thread a...Welp. 11:43 you could, you know, READ the thread and find out for yourself. Way to live up to that slacker stereotype, man. But I'm with you that elf awareness is important. Those Keebler cats should totally unionize.<br /><br />/nonlazy GenXerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-83481448829054700412015-08-13T11:43:32.610-04:002015-08-13T11:43:32.610-04:00I hope this thread isn't full of Baby Boomers ...I hope this thread isn't full of Baby Boomers complaining about the "entitled" millenials generation. Otherwise elf awareness is officially dead.<br /><br />/Gen XerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23492886112414984012015-08-13T10:44:15.904-04:002015-08-13T10:44:15.904-04:00@7:07
I'm pushing 50 with a broom and I'v...@7:07<br /><br />I'm pushing 50 with a broom and I've never stiffed anyone on a tab. I don't know anyone who has ever admitted to that...and that's not just my friends but *anyone* including some assholes I know. I worked in a bar and never personally had anyone stiff us on the tab (although there were some who didn't leave tips). The bar did have a few stories of people who tried to walk out without paying, but they were rarities. <br /><br />I am aghast that you think this is normal and funny. If even the obnoxious people I know wouldn't ditch a tab, I can't imagine what you are like. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-13043059397329871172015-08-13T10:19:29.229-04:002015-08-13T10:19:29.229-04:00The ONLY person who gets a pass for walking (runni...The ONLY person who gets a pass for walking (running) out on a restaurant tab is Julie Andrews' character in "Victor/Victoria."Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18658843202341575932015-08-13T10:04:34.559-04:002015-08-13T10:04:34.559-04:00Every single one of you people nattering on about ...Every single one of you people nattering on about bodegas and stealing and manners, I mean of course you are correct but you sound like a bunch of rubes, because this Ballaro harassment story is dumb and full of holes. So maybe don't get worked all-caps up about THEFT and PLUMS and BOTTLE SERVICE because none of what anyone is saying happened that night makes an ounce of common sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73457189390725334242015-08-13T09:53:26.161-04:002015-08-13T09:53:26.161-04:0011:09, there are two potential responses to the pe...11:09, there are two potential responses to the people who won't yield public sidewalk space: (i) you either walk right into them or (ii) when you're approaching one another and it's clear that they're not going to do the courteous thing and step aside, acknowledging that someone else might actually exist, you simply stop in your tracks and wait for them to walk around you. Also, no eye contact is important. If you're a normal person you tend to look at other people in your environment -- note well: these types of people do not. Once you signal to them that you're paying attention, they don't have to and will expect you to move out of the way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-11874872558769275942015-08-13T07:20:24.044-04:002015-08-13T07:20:24.044-04:00@ 7:07. If you casually pick up a plum in front o...@ 7:07. If you casually pick up a plum in front of a bodega, put it in your mouth and chew / swallow without PAYING for it first, it's called stealing.<br /><br />Same for a $500 bar tab. <br /><br />One more time. S T E A L I N G.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-80892628455700754092015-08-13T03:24:24.349-04:002015-08-13T03:24:24.349-04:00Anyone who thinks that walking out a bar tab is ac...Anyone who thinks that walking out a bar tab is acceptable is also a CUNT, 7:07.IzFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-5442341161139420712015-08-12T23:34:40.592-04:002015-08-12T23:34:40.592-04:00@ 7:07 First off, a retail bottle of vodka cost a ...@ 7:07 First off, a retail bottle of vodka cost a small fraction of that, even less for a bar. Second, Ballaro doesn't have a full liquor license. So, obviously the tab did not involve an over priced bottle of vodka. And third, the majority of adults don't walk out on a bar tab. This is childish and I truly hope your comment was meant to be sarcastic, other wise, humanity is utterly fucked. I am willing to put down money that you are a Taylor Swift fan. The bars story has some flaws, but for god sake, people actually think like you?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-16490205732181764372015-08-12T23:11:23.473-04:002015-08-12T23:11:23.473-04:00@7:07...WALKING OUT ON A BAR TAB IS CHILDISH. @7:07...WALKING OUT ON A BAR TAB IS CHILDISH. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24467080389431628832015-08-12T23:09:31.612-04:002015-08-12T23:09:31.612-04:00The East Village is DEAD because of entitled woo w...The East Village is DEAD because of entitled woo woo girls like these who want everything THEIR WAY and then don't even pay the check. AND THEY GOT AWAY WITH IT. SOMETHING IS WAY OFF HERE. AND you know what else? These are the same types of women who never get out of the way on the sidewalk and who are always walking on the wrong side or three-four apiece, blocking the entire thoroughfare with their BS entitled attitude. IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN NYC SO BADLY, be a POSITIVE part of the community...youth isn't everything...it fades. Besides anyone over age 24 here is considered ancient. I HATE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NOW, ESPECIALLY ON THE WEEKENDS. The new kids are HORRIFICALLY RUDE, falsely superior, and oh so FULL OF THEMSELVES. They probably do work in the death star; how appropriate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34530195582731903812015-08-12T21:32:20.434-04:002015-08-12T21:32:20.434-04:00@7:07 Who hasn't walked out on a $500 bar tab?...<br />@7:07 Who hasn't walked out on a $500 bar tab?<br />Who doesn't scream “BOO, YOU SUCK!” at the owner and wait staff because Taylor Swift isn’t playing on the sound system at an East Village bar?<br />Who hasn't criticized a bar owner for playing the "WRONG" Taylor Swift songs? As if there are any "RIGHT" Taylor Swift songs!<br />Who doesn't hang out with drunken Broholics and their Sorostitutes who yell at the bar owner to "go back to your country with that fucking immigrant face?” <br />Who hasn't blackmailed a bar owner with a viral video if he doesn't give into all of your pathetic infantile alcohol impaired demands?<br />Everyone else, that's who! Everyone else except for these 15 drunken entitled trust fund babies. These people don't even have the guts to come out and tell their their side of the story, because then they would have to pay for their drinks and face the music, and by that I don't mean a stupid Taylor Swift song.<br />Giovannihttp://urbanmyths.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-26780966597361465112015-08-12T19:42:33.849-04:002015-08-12T19:42:33.849-04:00To 7:07: Who hasn't walked out on a bar tab b...To 7:07: Who hasn't walked out on a bar tab before?? MOST PEOPLE. I never have and I've been here forever. I know I'm not alone. What is wrong with you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-21676801640118950352015-08-12T19:40:12.983-04:002015-08-12T19:40:12.983-04:00Someone in this restaurant that night has to have ...Someone in this restaurant that night has to have video of them and they need to post it immediately. If not tourists, then my guess is they're young IBM/Facebook/Google employees straight from the DeathStar. I'd also guess that that this wasn't their first time leaving a restaurant without paying. Call the police, they robbed you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com