Lights, tiles and paint are damaged or incomplete. While the bar is open, it's still unfinished. Tyler gathers together the team that put the bar together and offers his thanks and congratulations over champagne. With moments to go, Tyler heads toward the bar as the staff continues to put in final touches. With two hours to open Yawar discovers that the phone lines are not working so the bar cannot accept credit cards. There are a few minor things that need to be corrected but the bar passes inspection. With seven hours to open the health inspector in conducting the final inspection. Tyler arrives just in time to keep it from catching fire. As Yawar and Tyler talk about trying to train the staff, Yawar gets a frantic call from chef Luis reporting that the grease trap is smoking. Tyler lists off all the construction that needs to be completed and all the inspections that need to be passed. He brings in the staff and goes over policies. He meets with the kitchen staff, who all express their doubts that the opening will come off. With two days to go, Yawar is frustrated that he is unable to train the staff on the computer system because the bar is still so heavily under construction. Back at the bar, Tyler finally raises the last of the million dollars. With three days to go before the opening, Tyler breaks away for his weekly charity work delivering meals for Project Angel Food. She is shocked at how rough the bar still is and expresses great doubt that he will be able to open on time. After the weekend his mother and stepfather come for a visit and tour the bar. One week before the opening, he meets with his largest investor, Greg, who agrees to put up another $60,000 to ensure the budget to open.Ī burned out Tyler takes a weekend off and spends the time with his ex-boyfriend Benjamin. With eight days to go and in need of $400,000 more, Tyler continues to hold investor meetings but is continually frustrated by how slow response is. Tyler organizes a tasting party to allow the investors to offer feedback on the menu. With 14 days left before opening and $550,000 to raise, Tyler and Yawar hire 15 bartenders, 10 barbacks and 10 servers. The bartender callbacks go off and Tyler and his managers end up a little drunk. His kitchen staff is less than pleased with that idea since the kitchen is not yet up to health department code. With 20 days to go and needing to raise $600,000 more, Tyler decides to hold a tasting for his investors in hopes of raising more money. 22 days before opening day, Yawar and Tyler schedule "callbacks" for bartenders. Finally the city is satisfied with the menu and the permit is issued. With 24 days to open the exterior permit is still being held up over the menu. After seeing the sketches and touring the location, Terry decides to invest. Tyler shows him the sketches for the bar and they interview about how Tyler came out to him. With 25 days to go, staff interviews begin and Tyler has more items added to the menu, but the permit is still not approved. The exterior permit is still being held up, now because the city has concerns about the menu. With 30 days left to open, general manager Yawar Charlie begins reviewing applications for bar staff. The interior permit is approved but the exterior permit is held up. They decide to split the permitting into interior and exterior. With 36 days to open, Tyler still does not have construction permits. They work out their differences and renew their partnership. With 40 days left, Tyler decides to talk to Richard. With Richard out, Tyler tries to find a new contractor. Tyler has 45 days to open the bar by Gay Pride Day. Construction is halted pending city permits. That combined with a new roof that leaks and Richard's decision to travel to Paris leads an irritated Tyler to sever his ties with Richard. They raise only $80,000 instead of the half-million they'd hoped for. He and Richard throw a party for potential investors but a tipsy Richard annoys Tyler by talking more about Tyler's coming out than the plan for the bar. Both offer little encouragement and try to impress upon him the enormous amount of work opening and running a bar entails.ĭemolition begins and consumes all of Tyler's capital. He discusses his plans with his mother and Richard Cooley, owner of West Hollywood gay bar The Abbey. Tyler refinances his house and puts up his life savings for the first $200,000 of the one million dollars he needs to raise. Coincidentally, a prime location becomes available within 24 hours of their meeting and they sign escrow papers. Tyler meets with Richard Heyman, a restaurant developer. One day while out for a run, he felt like God spoke to him, telling him to open a gay bar, so he moved to West Hollywood. He came out but struggled with feelings of depression. Tyler Robuck is introduced, explaining that he grew up just like everyone else, except gay and in the closet.
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