One opportunity within a two-year period is provided for a bar that earns one pin in hopes of increasing its status — but it can also decrease during a reassessment.
“Nobody has yet to obtain three pins in the application process and three pins in the bar review,” Dove said.
Only show-stopping bars that receive three pins for both parts of the evaluation process can secure the coveted three pins all around.
“We expect this section to have very, very few numbers globally,” Dove said.
The criteria for bars to receive one, two or three pins includes staffing, management of staff, cocktails, experience and more. (The Pinnacle Guide / Fox News)
Feedback is critical to the Pinnacle Guide founders. They offer bars as much insight into their score as possible, whether they have pin status or not.
Thirty-seven bars around the world with a fresh take on atmosphere and cocktails earned at least one pin.
“The bars have had fun trying to figure out who the reviewers might be,” Dove said.
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The brand is looking to expand to over 30 countries in the next 2½ years. It said it is enlisting residents in popular locations around the world to conserve a sustainable evaluation.
“We know we have proven that it works,” Dove said. “The way that we set the system up is to be able to expand quickly.”
The co-founders are recruiting reviewers by state and will continue to do so.
