Welcome, W. If you noticed, the pictures were taken right around the time when it opened (late afternoon). The place got really busy in the evening. Also, please keep in mind it was a soft opening so no major announcement or grand opening yet. ;-)
Here's a review repost by EGold, a message board member:
Day 1
My impressions of the grand opening at Tempe
Morning All,
Needless to say the anticipation of going to the grand opening was exciting for my wife and I.
After owning the stock for so long, almost 1,800 posts of DD and or defending the company here it was great to actually feel the experience of a Snakes & Lattes. On the short side wow we had fun 4 hrs. of fun.
Juancy thanks for posting the pics I took hope everyone enjoyed them.
We stopped by Thurs. to check out the building. They were working very hard getting it ready. I wasn't 100% it would be done but it was.
The space
S&L is located on 6th St. and Mill Ave. I was told by many this intersection was the most popular on mill Ave. 2 of the most popular bars. sit on the corners with S&L just down 6th st. a bit. Hands down to JRF for finding this location. Just a great location.
Inside and outside
There is outdoor seating which was nice to see. Inside very very spacious. As soon as you walk in you can see the S&L sign right behind the bar. Off to each side are tables along with the shelves of lots and lots of games. Off to the right is a small area of shelving for the retail game section. There are booths, small tables for 2 and many larger tables for larger parties. Again a very open space.
The experience:
We were sitting next to another couple in a small 2 person table. Staff came right over and took our drink order and explained how the games worked. They asked if we had any games in mind. After saying no we walked up to the games shelving were they recommended something.
They started explaining the game to us, well to my wife. I'm checking the place out taking pics, txt'ing to some longs who are friends and leaned over to ask the couple next to us how he liked the pizza. He said it was very good so I ordered a chicken pesto pizza and my wife ordered a salad. While waiting for our food we starting playing a card game. I was curious how the couple found S&L since there was no advanced advertising in Tempe or on the website. This was a soft opening. He told me that he did some DD into the company not on S&L but on something else. Was I sitting next to a shareholder? I sure was lol.
He bought based on his DD on Gro3 a few months back around .08 which if I remember was prior to the audit being released. Small world right and not on IHUB. Imagine a long who is not on this board who would of thought lol.
He had a lot of questions once I told him how long I've owned and what I knew. That's for another post maybe.
The food
The menu was limited for the soft opening.
The food I saw being served looked fresh. My chicken pesto pizza was great and my wife loved her salad.
Back to playing games, taking pics and chatting with the couple next to us.
After my wife beat me we changed games. Came back and beat her in the next game. Note this: never beat your wife 2 out 3 games when your going back to your hotel after a fun night..... jk of course.
The Staff
Well trained and very friendly. Always came over to ask if everything was ok... The guru's would stop by frequently. They work as a team if they don't know the answer to your question they find someone that does.
Like any new restaurant opening a few bugs here and there. Over all great job corporate in training the staff.
We were there 4 hrs. I'm thinking the average time maybe 2+ hrs. I was taking pics, chatting to my new long friend and txt'ing to other longs. One more thing when your wife/gf gives you that ok put the freaking phone away look.. just remember the the hotel thing lol.
Our bill came to 60.00 before tip, would of been more but they only had vanilla ice cream which they were comping. Right now it's 5.00 cover not like the 8.00 in Canada. Maybe it will go up after the soft opening. One thing they have down, they don't rush you or push you into buying any more food/drinks. You do that yourself as time goes along. I never thought about the check just ordered what we wanted when we wanted it. I figure if they had dessert's without tip 70-75.00. That was 1 alcohol drink, 1 ice tea, 2 lattes along with 2 entree's. Entree's are around $10-12.00 very reasonable. I have a pic's of the menu and will ask Roger if I can post it here.
It was pure fun, everyone was laughing having a good time it was contagious. You couldn't help but have fun vs sitting in a movie saying nothing until it was over or at a club not being able to hear the next person. Lets not even talk about staying home pushing buttons on a ps4.
I would go back in a heart beat.
Overall A+++
Side note I did meet Ben. We chatted for a little bit (non business). Very nice guy and will be a key to growing S&L and the distributions side..
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Day 2
Yesterday at S&L Tempe.
Rained hard most of the day till 3ish. Some local flooding caused some delays. We got to SL around 5 and needed to leave by 6:30 for another commitment.
Ben and his friends were sitting at a table to the right of the entrance. He recognized me from Fri. and waved. It was not very busy maybe 4 tables occupied. As we walked down 6th from Mill noticed the 2 main bars were mostly empty also. Sat. Night in a college town 5pm is a little early to start your night out.
I asked to be seated at a 4 top vs 2 top as we were Fri. Liked the additional space especially playing games. Staff was very attentive from the start almost like yay customers lol.
No alcohol because of our other commitment plus I only drink on occasion. My wife ordered the Hawaiian pizza and ordered a burger, they looked really good on Fri. as the came out of the kitchen. Again both were excellent.
The menu is very diverse from traditional food to vegan and vegetarian entree's. Healthy foods.
I was told I can post the menu so will ask Jauncy to post it.
We started with the same game as Fri. Lost Cities. For some reason we split the 2 games. I'm not saying why that happened either lol. We then moved to battle sheep. This was picked out by the same guru that taught us lost Cities Fri. My wife caught on after a few games at least that's my story lol.
We got there around 5 left at 6:30. During that time I saw a party if 9 come in, party of 6 shortly after numerous 2 an 4's. By 6:30pm it was 1/2 filled maybe a bit more. The server said Sat. Night in Tempe doesn't get rolling until 8 or later. It was still 1/2 full and with no advertising I felt that was very good.
Fri. We had 1 alcohol 1 non alcoholic drinks. 2 entree's and 2 lattes as time went on. Again no desserts bc they don't have them right now. Total bill 60.00 before tip
Sat. 1 water, 1 non alcoholic drink, 2 entree's. No lattes due to time. Thought we would come back later for coffee but we were too tired.
Total bill for Sat. 35.00 for 1 1/2 hr. stay before tip.
I did ask 2 tables on the way out how they heard about SL. Both said there friends were here yesterday and said it was a lot of fun with great food.
All I can say is 2019 SL's going to be popping up all over the
U.S maybe international soon after.
For me this is a no brainier once a week for my wife and I or a group of our friends.
Not sure when you were there but Fri 6-10 it was very busy. Sat. We got there at 5 and left at 630 not a prime time for starting a night out. Yes it was empty at 5 and do were the 2 main bars on the corner. When we left at 6 1/2 full with 2 parties of 6 or more that walked in.
No it's not a 2000 sqft cozy latte Cafe with desserts and a few chess and checker boards.
People I saw were enjoying the human interactions with there friends and playing games.
I'm sure over time they will do more decorating inside and change the menu as all restaurants do.
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