Both times I have been to STIR have both been exactly the same, disappointing. The first experience I had was about 3 months ago when me and my partner sat at the bar to have drinks and apps. The bartender took forever to even "greet" us, and by "greet" I mean stepped up to the bar without saying "hello" or "what can I get you?" but instead just stood there. So we assumed she wanted our order, so we apprehensively placed it. Once we received our drink we noticed flies circling around the several dirty glasses sitting at the end of the bar, which made us change our minds about getting any food. We wanted to order another drink but the bartender was too busy talking to other staff members at the end of the bar and when we finally caught her attention she just walked up to us without saying ANYTHING, so that made us get our bill instead of sitting there being ignored and surrounded by flies. The 2nd experience we had was almost exactly the same. About 2 weeks ago we decided to give it another try and sat at the bar again. We sat there for almost 15 minutes before the bartender even greeted us. He seemed like he was super busy and stressed but when I looked around to an almost empty restaurant and a few customers at the bar I was confused. Once he gave us our drinks he then disappeared again for another 10 minutes. When he reappeared we were ready to order another drink, but once again never asked us how the drinks were or if we wanted another round. So we finally waved him over and ordered a 2nd round and at this time a new patron sat at the bar next to me and asked for a menu. The bartender then picked up our menus and slammed them down in front of the new guy at the bar. Meanwhile there are several dirty cups on the bar and behind the bar was filthy, and again even more flies. Maybe this is a good place to go sit down and get food/drinks but this is definitely NOT a place to go to enjoy a few drinks at the bar. There are so many better options in North Hills and sadly after my last 2 experiences at STIR, I will not be coming back. Coming from someone who has 15+ years experience in the restaurant industry...my suggestion to management would be to find friendlier, more personable bartenders, and to make sure the bar is kept tidy and clean so customers are not afraid to order food.