Toronado Seattle

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  1. John_M

    John_M Grand High Pooh-Bah (6,849) Oct 25, 2003 Washington
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    I don't know anything about the place Terry is referencing, but I've certainly encountered places where one would have to run one's card every time you made a purchase.

    I was at a Pizza place in Gettysburg, Pa., that had hopslam on tap (which was the reason I was there). There was no actual bar area, and so you couldn't run a tab. You had to pay on the spot every time you made a purchase, and I was using my card for my purchases. After my second purchase, I even pointed out to them how ridiculous this was, but they just weren't set up to run a tab for anyone. I happened to have cash on me, so I went ahead and used cash from there on out.

    Living on the East Coast (land of many road tolls), you become accustomed to always carrying cash on you wherever you go. However, I try not to ever pay with cash unless I absolutely have to (aside from the award points I get with the card, I'm always worried I'll be someplace where some emergency will come up where I can only use cash), which is why I wanted to use my credit card at the pizza place. Luckily, I did have some cash on me, or I would have been forced to do the same thing the guy in the bar next to Terry did.
     
    #81 John_M, Jun 18, 2014
  2. schuey1010

    schuey1010 Initiate (0) Jun 18, 2009 California

    It happens my friend. I know someone that does it because he will forget his card otherwise. May have a bit of a problem
     
    #82 schuey1010, Jun 18, 2014
  3. Orca

    Orca Grand Pooh-Bah (4,710) Sep 18, 2010 Washington
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    This is all good, interesting info, but it misses an essential point: how many seats are you currently filling that might otherwise be empty if you had a cash-only policy? Let's say it's 5% (I pulled that number out of my ass). Would that $0.85 still seem like such a large cost? And what about the people who don't order that next beer because they've run out of cash? These are all unknowns, but I guess if you want to find out whether it makes a positive or negative difference, you can always change your policy.
     
    #83 Orca, Jun 18, 2014
  4. suncrust

    suncrust Zealot (603) Apr 17, 2011 Washington

    You guys are getting all worked up over nothing. Toronado is actually going to be a Bitcoin only bar. Get your Bitcoin wallets ready for $12 tulips!
     
    #84 suncrust, Jun 18, 2014
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  5. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    They better take dogecoins.
     
    #85 distantmantra, Jun 18, 2014
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  6. dayglo

    dayglo Initiate (0) Jan 15, 2009 Washington

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  7. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    #87 distantmantra, Jul 31, 2014
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  8. fupa

    fupa Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2014 Oklahoma

    Will they accept my EBT Quest card?
     
    #88 fupa, Aug 4, 2014
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  9. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Walked over to Toronado from my house. Had a couple beers at the bar. Kept the layout of Mutiny Hall with new paint, artwork and more taps. Food menu looks awesome, will be back on Thursday with my wife for dinner.

    Oh yeah. THEY TAKE CREDIT CARDS.
     
    #89 distantmantra, Aug 4, 2014
  10. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    #90 distantmantra, Aug 4, 2014
  11. kscaldef

    kscaldef Initiate (0) Jun 11, 2010 Oregon

    Those prices are... strange....
     
    #91 kscaldef, Aug 4, 2014
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  12. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    Assuming it's pint pours, unless otherwise noted? If so, I agree with @kscaldef. $6 a pint for Maui Coconut Porter? That's some Frisco pricing right there.
     
    #92 BBThunderbolt, Aug 4, 2014
  13. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    That's pretty in line with Seattle. $10 for Vieux Monde and RPM for me.

    If there are two prices, one is for 16 oz, the other 12 oz.
     
    #93 distantmantra, Aug 4, 2014
  14. sukwonee

    sukwonee Initiate (0) Dec 13, 2011 Washington

    I was hoping for some Alpine brews!! (I know I know...) When I was at Toronado SD last month they had Hoppy Birthday and Keene Idea on tap.
     
    #94 sukwonee, Aug 4, 2014
  15. distantmantra

    distantmantra Pooh-Bah (2,954) May 23, 2011 Washington
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    Nothing mind blowing on tap, but I'm sure they'll figure something out in time. Distribution laws, yo.

    Honestly, I'm just happy to have another craft beer place within walking distance of my house.
     
    #95 distantmantra, Aug 4, 2014
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  16. lordofthelambics

    lordofthelambics Initiate (0) Feb 14, 2014 Washington

    Fuck the tap list. Did they have Cable Car?
     
    #96 lordofthelambics, Aug 5, 2014
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  17. fupa

    fupa Initiate (0) Feb 18, 2014 Oklahoma

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  18. BuckeyeOne

    BuckeyeOne Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2008 Washington

    Wow. It seems like some of us have lost all perspective. A Seattleite and a Portlandian look at this taplist and says, "Meh" or "Weak." An out-of-towner looks at this taplist and says, "Holy shit!"
     
    #98 BuckeyeOne, Aug 5, 2014
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  19. m4ttj0nes

    m4ttj0nes Zealot (611) Feb 21, 2012 Oregon
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    the tap list seems great to me, especially for seattle ;P
     
    #99 m4ttj0nes, Aug 5, 2014
  20. BBThunderbolt

    BBThunderbolt Grand High Pooh-Bah (7,846) Sep 24, 2007 Kiribati
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    A post on another site says that there will be a "Grand Opening" on Aug 30. Rumors of RR and Cali Alpine.
     
    #100 BBThunderbolt, Aug 5, 2014
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