Walked in with a friend for a drink or two and were ID'd, no problem. The bartender turned to my out-of-state friend and told him that he needed a valid Wisconsin ID in order to drink at the bar. Okay, now we have a problem.
The bartender proceeded to refer to a Budweiser promo sign and say that it specifically stated the need for a WI ID (if you were wondering, no, of course didn't say this) After explaining that we were both traveling for work, he again insisted that my friend needed a Wisconsin ID. I explained that I too had bartended, for 3 years, and that a WI ID was not necessary as long as the ID was valid and the customer was over 21. The bartender scoffed at me and told me that he knew the law better because he had been bartending for 15 years. I then asked the bartender if he thought it was against the law to drink as a 21+year old person with a non-Wisconsin ID. He confirmed again that it had to be a WI ID. I told him that we were done arguing and left the bar after the ridiculous exchange. We never even sat down... Thanks to the grizzled and grey bartender on a...
Read moreWe stayed at an airport hotel near here. We visited twice on our stay. First time, the female owner was very nice and accommodating. She said her husband would be working later that night, and we said we'd come back. We did, we shouldn't have... he was the rudest person we've met in a long time. Didn't want our business... let's just say he was not approving of the diversity of our group... oh well, lost our money, but as he said when I pointed it out, he proudly pointed out the sign saying they were celebrating 50 years in...
Read moreWalked in last night after a wedding and was automatically told to leave. Said that our group was not welcomed and would not be served. Now none of us were out of hand nor belligerent. We even had the bride and groom coming to meet us but since we had to leave we went down the street to Wild Bill's which turned out great for us because that bar was great! Your bar lost a lot, a lot of customers last night. We will also...
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