Elixis Mendoza

Well-rounded Bartender committed to providing guests with genuine hospitality and delivering exceptional service. Talented and skilled multitasker comfortable juggling competing priorities. Polished in concocting specialty cocktails and adding inspiration to new menus.

Bartender at Truckyard (2024-02 – 2026-02)

Serve drinks in responsible manner and provide excellent bartending service

• Serve drinks in responsible manner ID everyone under 35 yrs old
• Know all craft cocktails and draft beers
• Batch draft cocktails
• Run food and drinks to outside guests

Bartender at The Manhattan (2025-04 – 2026-01)

Front of house bartending and food service with inventory management

• Run front of house bartend, serve and food run
• Know full food menu and specials that day and night
• Set the bar and dining area up for success
• Keep up to date on inventory, cleaning duties and daily tasks

Floor Help/Bartender at Sean Patrick's Pub (2023-03 – 2023-12)

Floor setup, bartending, inventory management, and shift reporting

• Floor up set up the whole floor and closed it down including trash, bathrooms, dish pit, sweeping and mopping the floor
• Bartender set up bar in the morning to open and close properly at night
• 74 taps that had to be checked and changed when needed
• Check inventory every day and order when needed as well as write checks to live music players and vendors
• Bartenders were expected to be very hands-on in the management aspect in reporting sales everyday
• Creating reports documenting and filing them at the end of every shift

Bartender / Shift Manager at The Davenport (2020-01 – 2023-03)

Bartending and shift management with menu expertise and customer service

• Set up bar ready to open as well as close down
• Look at inventory, keep things clean and presentable throughout shift
• Explain the menu and give suggestions based on what they are craving to drink or eat
• Go as far as creating their own special cocktail off what they describe they are wanting
• Create your own atmosphere each shift and keep the customers coming back

Bartender at TREFFS Tavern (2019-08 – 2020-01)

Bartending with customer service and inventory support

• Greet customers make drinks, helped with inventory and made sure bar stayed clean open to close
• Know full shot menu
• Keep customers happy, make sure all the TVs were on the games playing that day

Bartender/Server at Figaro's Pizza and Pub (2017-08 – 2019-10)

Front of house service combining bartending and server duties

• Ran front of the house, greet and serve customers
• Bartend as well as waited tables
• Helped with liquor orders and all clean up in the front

Bachelor's Degree in Business Management – Texas State (2020)