Say hello to 3 New Jersey Police officers who were here for the 4th of July.

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They are part of a task force working in middle Jersey from different agencies.

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It was good to have them and I look forward to having them back in the future to QuiXotes.

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We are slowly building a business here with return customers. Only 1.5 months in business and we get people returning many times, week after week! I can't imagine where we will be after 1 year in business.

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I am waiting for Doug and Linda to show up. They get in tonight from Edmonton. I haven't seen them for a few months and before we opened the restaurant. They are staying at Club Residential in my buddy Hermans apartment. Neat!

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Where the heck is HERMAN? Herman, come home!

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Hasta Pronto!

Would you take a look at my buddy Herbert, Dawn and Herberts girlfriend on the left and Jackie Quontree and our new bartender on the right! Now Herbert went home today and Dawn and I took him to the airport. My man Jackie goes home tomorrow unfortunately. My only salvation is that they are both coming back next month for extended stays~!

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Dominique stood for a picture with Jackie under protest. We had to make her do it so Jackie wouldnt feel bad:) Poor Jackie!

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I miss these guys already and Jackie hasn't even left yet.

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Last night we polished off the bottle of Don Julio Tequilla. I need to get some more. My wish list is Don Julio Gold and Silver, Patron Silver (many bottles), Grey Goose Orange, good looking woman and different bottles of stuff I don't already have. When I go to the States next week I will return with a 45 year old and a 29 year old Scotch that will go with the 21 year old, many 15 year olds and many many 12 year olds. I have some Tequillas to return with also I had picked up when in Mexico that I haven't seen in the US or the Dominican Republic.

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If you are coming to Sosua email me and I will gladly pick you up from Puerto Plata Airport and take you to Sosua/Cabarete in exchange for muling booze for me!

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Have booze will travel:)

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Hasta Pronto!

New Bartender for the Evenings

I finally got rid of our evening bartender. Man she was the worst. When I had to go behind the bar when the place was busy she even would get in my way more often than not. If I needed to ring up the register she stood in front of it and I had move her away every freakin time. I shouldn't have hired her to begin with. When I was in the restaurant before I took it over she would NOT give me change assuming it was a tip which it would have been but I don't like when people take anything for granted. I was just very needy of help at the time when I did hire her. Big mistake but rectified now. . Dominique started yesterday at 4 pm. I am usually not in the restaurant at 4 pm but taking my siesta. I came in to train her. Man it didn't take much. She is not only good looking but works on her own. The other I had to tell her to wipe the bar down and to do everything every day. Yahoooo, finally got rid of the dead wood. Only reason I hired her was her boyfriend made an appeal to me privately in email. When he was in town her mother got real sick and she took off from work:) Man some of these people think the rest of the world is completely stupid. . This gal kept guys in the bar all night. I thought a couple of guys had their arses glued to the seats:) . Day by day things are getting better here. Business is holding up even after the 4th of July Holiday travelers returned to where they came. More people are arriving daily to Sosua. . Stop in and say hi to Dominique when you are in town.

Happy 50th Anniversary

Say hello to the infamous "KEN" and his lovely wife Barbara. They have lived in the Dominican Republic for 14 years or more.

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They made a point of telling me that they came here specifically for their 50th Anniversary dinner which was a big compliment.

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It was our pleasure to have them here and they are the 1st couple to celebrate their 50th with us. They are now charter members of the QuiXote's 50th Anniversary Club! Their 55th, 60th, 65th, 70th, 75th, 80th, 85th, 90th, 95th and 100 year anniversary dinners are now on the house!

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I hope we are able to buy for them every one of them!

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Hasta Pronto!

Good morning world from QuiXote's Restaurant located by the beach in Sunny Beautiful Sosua, Dominican Republic. . These are pictures of folks having dinner here last night. Yesterday was a busy day ALL DAY and it was probably one of the top 5 days of all time here. Great people and friends both old and new coming though all day long. Some folks have had 2-3 meals a day here for many days already. . The first picture started out as 4 or 5 people and grew to about 11 or 12 before the seating was finished. Good friends here for good food and good talk. . What I like most is that everyone in these pictures do NOT stay in the hotel but come here to eat and hang out. I am shooting for a only 1 out of every 3 customers here to come from the hotel or less. That is the way it is working although this morning it was mostly hotel people. . People are even asking to get their pictures taken for here now and I am happy to do this. . The picture of the light fixture is one of 6 that was custom made to look like a suit of armour. People who look at the fixtures actually think I disassembled a old suit to make the fixtures instead of it being made from scratch by an artisan who lives locally. . Last night I closed at midnight and was busy the total day. This morning for the first time I woke up late. I have an internal clock that has never failed but but it did fail me my shower this morning. I am usually up early enough to get some reading in before coming to work but alas that wasn't to happen today. Perhaps it is because I went to Lou's Sharkbar after closing and hung out with the people that were here earlier. I thoroughly enjoyed myself yesterday and last night albeit I paid for it a little. After my mid day siesta I will be recovered I hope! .

It is 12pm and have a half dozen people eating now. This is usually the slow time of the day for us and the time I take off for my pool and bed. Heck I am here from before 8 am till midnight and you can't do it all. . We are going to be closed tomorrow. No doubt a lot of unhappy folks who will have to go other places for food. Still need the one day to regenerate to be able come back and fight another day. . Hasta Pronto!