And now they work for me....my name is Charlie.....
So I get a "healthy" shake every morning and the shake place has just about every kind of protein bar, health food bar, protein cookie etc that you can possibly imagine. The pictures on these bars are amazing....the Blueberry Cobbler bar has a ridiculously delicious picture of blueberry cobber on it.....hence, making you think the bar will taste as amazingly delicious as the picture.....sigh...but alas, my friends, it is not meant to be.....the blueberry cobbler bar is simply a bar pretending to taste like blueberry cobbler when in fact it doesn't taste a gosh darn thing like blueberry cobbler.....so where am I going with all this?....well, you see, I ask these young men who work there which bars are their favorites....which ones might sorta kinda maybe taste like blueberry cobbler and a few days ago I said "you guys need Staff Recommendations on these stupid bars...this way if I love it I know who to thank and if (and when) I hate it I know who to sock in the head"......and bing....the lightbulb went on over my head and I thought....sheesh! I should do that at my bar.....have staff recommendations....who loves what and why.....so lets do that shall we?......lets pick the proverbial brains of the Brick and Barley Babes and get their take on their favorite menu item, favorite beer and heck, just for good measure we've asked them to divulge a Fun Fact about themselves
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
Meet our resident Sweetheart Susie every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
"I love the Chipotle Wrap! the sauce is unique and amazing. My favorite beer right now is the Oak Creek Nut Brown Ale....smooth, dark and delicious."
Fun Fact about me: I'm a wood worker...I use chainsaws, bandsaws, chop saws etc...pretty much any saw you can think of"
Xatia
Meet Xatia every Thursday, Friday and Saturday
"The X is my favorite..duh...with Rosemary fries....all my favorites on 1 plate...sometimes I add green chilies to this too....yummy!....and my favorite beer right now? definitely Koffee Kolsch, I think this is the best beer ever"
(Editor's Note: the X is named after Xatia because she created it and its her favorite. Its been on the menu for 7 years)
Fun Fact: I play the cello and "speak" a little American Sign Language.
Rachel
Meet Rachel every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
"My favorite food is the Honey Hot Wings...I love that they are grilled and never soaked in too much sauce...which is huge. My favorite beer is the Summer Shandy...I love the lemonade twist to the beer....it reminds me of summer in Chicago...which is the only season you look forward to"
Fun Fact: I was born on New Years Eve
Whitney
Meet Whitney every Thursday and Friday
"My favorite food item is the Whitney Wings...duh...they are different from everything else. I don't really like wings so for me to like them says something. The combination of cajun, thai chile and garlic just works. They aren't supposed to be messy because they're grilled but the sauce is such a hit, people always more sauce on them after they're grilled. "
Fun Fact: I can chug a beer in 3 seconds.
Oliver Jones
Meet Oliver Jones pretty much 7 days a week
"My favorite food is the grilled chicken breast....now, yes, its true....its the only thing I've had here but it is super dee duper delicious!....if you really lay on the doe eyes, Chef Reggie will cut it up for you and let it cool down so it doesn't burn your mouth. I'm not old enough to drink beer but our ice cubes here at Brick and Barley are fantastic....I eat them all day long"
Fun Fact: I've never met a pillow I did not like
Bella, Security
If you meet Bella, you have entered the building during non authorized hours, be very still, do not make eye contact....crying, whining and pleading might help but is not recommended.
"whoa whoa....wait a minute.....we sell other food here BESIDES the grilled chicken breast?? "
Fun Fact: once a man was vandalizing the building and I was barking my tail feathers off trying to warn my Mom....she was in her office and just kept yelling "Bella!! knock it off!!"....I did not in fact knock it off and when Mom finally came out of her office to yell at me she saw the guy ripping stuff off the building....when she opened the door, the man took off running.....I tried to squeeze past her to apprehend the suspect but apparently she thought it was a better idea to call the police and guess what? the guy got away....I could have had him on the pavement in 1.6 seconds but APPARENTLY that is frowned upon......
Cracker Von Jager
The Legend
"No time for food when I'm in this building.....I'm on patrol....every single minute"
Fun Fact: The kitchen guys have turned me into an Urban Legend. I'm only about 10% as dangerous as they make me out to be.......or am I ?