HOW BIGLOOS WORK
Staff guide — read this before your first Bigloo shift
THE FLOW: Host brings guests out to their Bigloo and shows them the QR code → guests order everything by QR — food and drinks → bartender makes the drinks and sets them in the pickup window → runners and servers bring everything out to the Bigloo → host flips the Bigloo for the next reservation.
HOST — CHECK-IN, IDs & TURNOVER
- Bring guests out to their Bigloo and show them the QR code. Service is completely QR — tell them: order everything right from the Bigloo, and we'll bring it all out to you.
- Check ALL IDs at check-in. Everyone 21+ gets a wristband — alcohol can only be handed to a guest wearing one.
- Tell guests to place a first order when they sit down — it opens their tab and starts the text thread — and to keep the tab open until they're done.
- Running over? If guests are still in the Bigloo past their reservation time, the host checks in with them — a text on the thread or a quick stop by.
- Once guests leave, the host cleans the Bigloo and preps it for the next reservation.
Small note: if you notice an orange notification icon pop up, that could be a Bigloo guest texting — please feel free to read the message and respond as needed.
ORDERING — COMPLETELY QR
- Everything goes through the QR code in the Bigloo — food AND drinks. Guests don't come to the bar for drinks; we bring everything out to them.
- First order first: guests should order something through the QR code when they sit down — that opens their tab and establishes the text thread.
- Don't close the tab: ask guests not to close out after their first order. Keeping it open keeps everything on the same tab — close it early and the guest's card gets run again for every round.
BARTENDER — YOU MAKE THE DRINKS
- Make every drink and can a Bigloo orders, and set them in the pickup window for the runners.
- Cans: if a can is ordered, grab it from the cooler, open it, and place it in the service window — never send a can out unopened.
- When a Bigloo's drinks are ready, mark the Bigloo ticket ready so the runners know to grab them.
KITCHEN — YOU MAKE THE FOOD
- Everything ordered to a Bigloo is TO GO. Fire it and package it that way, every time — no plates, no exceptions.
- Remember, it's eating outside: pack it to travel — lids on tight, sauces secured — so it lands in the Bigloo hot, complete, and looking like it would at a table inside.
- When it's up, the runners take it from there — your food is the main event of the Bigloo, so send it out like it matters.
FOOD RUNNERS — DELIVERY
- All items to the Bigloo go to-go, including silverware — 1 set per item.
- Deliver in a large to-go bag, and tell the guests on drop-off: the bag doubles as their trash bag.
- Bring extra napkins whenever they order food.
- Bar items too: when the bar marks a Bigloo ticket ready, grab the drinks from the pickup window and deliver them out to the Bigloo.
- WRISTBAND RULE: hand an alcohol drink ONLY to a guest wearing a wristband. No wristband, no alcohol handoff.
- On your way out, pull any empty glasses — it helps the cleanup a lot.
SERVERS — LEND A HAND
- When you have free hands, help the runners bring drinks and food out to the Bigloos. The wristband rule applies to you too — alcohol only goes to a guest wearing one.
TIPS: Bigloo tips are shared across the board — everyone involved in the service shares in them.