By: Cate Kearby
Bright afternoon sun casts sharp shadows across the "Del Sur Taqueria & Cantina" sign. The patio still quiet, ready for the bustle of the night shift chaos.
The bartenders for the night are Drew Allred (19) and Anna Grace Larson (21) working at inside bar. The sign allows customers to know who will be serving them that night.
Drew begins prepping his bar for the night by making a margarita keg. He uses a common bartending "tornado" method to speed up the process.
Drew begins adding in the most important ingredient into the mix, the tequila. The servers wait patiently at the bar for Del Sur to open.
Drew continues adding in the tequila to his $3.50 margarita keg. Samantha Allred (server) watches as drew continues pouring in the tequila.
Drew works under the brand new neon sign. The brightness of the sign attracts the attention of customers when they first walk into the building.
Jack Reardon (server) grabs his $3.50 margarita's for his customers at his table. He takes precaution when picking up the margaritas that are filled to the brim.
Drew continues making drinks and based on the screen behind, he is making a Statesboro Vice. The Statesboro Vice is one of the most popular drinks served at Del Sur.
John Searcy, Maddux Carregal, Samantha Allred, and Jack Reardon congregate inside Del Sur during the dead period.
Drew begins making his first margarita tower for the night shift. Once the keg is made it is loaded into the beer cooler, which then allows him to use the draft system to fill the tower.
After the tower is completed, Drew places the tower on the service bar. The service bar allows the servers to know when their drinks are ready to be ran to their customers.
Drew pours a fresh pint of beer from a row of drafts. The beer slightly spills out as the glass begins to fill.
Two fresh margaritas are placed on the service bar beside the labeled fruit tray. The date stamped represents the the day's prep work for that shift.
Anna Grace continues to make the cocktail, now adding in strawberry syrup. We can tell by these ingredients that she is concocting a sweet and sour cocktail.
Anna Grace finishes using her ingredients for the cocktail and begins shaking the drink.
Drew reaches for the $3.50 tap handle underneath the neon sign. He prepares to fill the cup that is packed with ice and the ticket on the side explaining what he needs to make.
Three freshly mixed mules sit on the bar mats in copper mugs, decorated with lime wheels. These mules were captured inside the dimly lit bar at Del Sur.
Anna Grace strains a bright pink cocktail into a coupe glass on top of the sticky bar mat. The liquid streams smoothly through the metal shaker into a frosted glass.
