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Angeles Bar Hop--Willie Pig's
Latest Report from Billy in Angeles:
Friday afternoon comes and I want get there early for the Grand Opening of Willie Pig’s Playpen – I’ve been helping Mr. & Mrs. Pig out with the opening of the bar and wanted to be on hand early. I know the bar is small, just a tad larger than Treasure Island, so I getting there early to claim a good seat – Never a bad idea. Well, 3:00 PM comes and there are no little piggy’s on stage yet… So Sad. Apparently, there was mammasan drama with the girls. Apparently half of her group have returned back to their Province to “sell” their votes and the other half were having trouble getting their salary and commission from their previous employer. Further, another NEW to Angeles City mammasan and her girls were still en route from their Province and not yet to arrive. Bottom line it’s 5:00 PM now and still NO GIRLS!
The time was not lost some friends stopped in to wish Willie well. I got to catch up with Daddy Dave from Treasure Island who came into see the new girls… A little disappointed, yet he need to get dinner and settled for food and conversation with me. He ordered what must have been the BIGGEST fish sandwich I have ever seen. It’s was mammoth! And very delicious he mentioned. We visited a while longer and he had to push off to get to work at T.I. so he took the unfinished portion of his Fish Fry Sandwich “To Go” and he was off… 6:15 PM now and still NO GIRLS… Willie Pig your killing me!
What all the time in the bar did offer was a chance to look at the bar itself, as there were no girls to watch NICK! I was really amazed at the transformation. This is a kick ass little bar. Gone is the LONG bar that was against the wall, chopped down and transformed into a nice stage, compete with flashing lights, mirrors, and rope lights. What I REALLY liked a lot was that there is NO “perverts row.” I know the temptation for bar owners are to stuff the bar with eating everywhere, just in case you get busy. I understand the thinking, but I respect the restraint The Pig showed here. Few guys like sitting in “perverts row” usually it is TOO close to the girls especially in a small bar. Also when you have a “perverts row” the stools usually get in the way and you end up kicking and tripping on the stool bases. If a waitress is standing there taking orders the traffic area becomes impassible. Remember this is still a working restaurant and waitresses need to shuttle trays of food back and forth to the kitchen. Smart pig! STILL NO GIRLS… Willie Pig your killing me!
The motif of the interior of Willie Pig’s was red, rich dark reds, in booth fabrics, and dark mahogany wood colors. All this has been repurposed for the bar Willie Pig’s Playpen. The lighting is very good, not too bright, not too dark. The ceiling is black. The massive AC unit put out plenty of BTUs to cool this bar. In the center of the ceiling there is a full circle oscillating fan that moves the existing air around nicely. Also the pen has installed vent fans in the ceilings to move smoke out of the bar – so it’s not so smoggy. The booths lay opposite the stage. Elevated to be at about the height as the stage offers excellent sight lines to the stage, were there ANY GIRLS to look at! Willie Pig your killing me!
The booths are plush and comfortable, with rich dark mahogany wood tables evenly spaced along the length of the bar. Flanking the stage to the left is one booth, solo low on the floor, giving you a side view of the stage. I believe this is the perfect, intimate little nook that you would want to grab if you decide to table a girl or two for lady drinks. Behind the little booth to the left of the stage is the pappasan table. The table seems a little crowded in, but it currently sharing space with the AC unit. Nick tells me he is planning to move the AC unit to the opposite corner, but could not get the contractors there to do it before opening. Once the AC unit is relocated it will open up the space around the papas an table and seat 5-6 guys around the table. The pappasan table itself is pub height and allowing a manager a complete view of the bar, customers, staff and GIRLS… IF THERE WERE ANY… Willie Pig your killing me!
The bar itself now is in the rear by the kitchen door. It takes the entire width of the bar. Looks like Willie Pig has a good system. The service bar is also done in the same dark rich looking wood, like you see in Paradise Beer Garden or One Eyed Wench. The design is thoughtful and laid out well. The right hand side of the service bar is where the bar tender mixes drinks, waitresses give the orders to the bartender, and then on the left side is the Cashier/DJ area where the cashier writes all the slips, not the waitress. This Nick explained means there are less errors and you only have to be on the same page with one persons hand writing and abbreviations… Ingenious. That’s one smart pig! Alas, still no girls on the stage…. Willie Pig your killing me!
Well it’s now about 6:15 and a new drama arises… Apparently during final remodeling Willie Pig had hired a Philippine laborer to do some tile work in the new bar space. He was paid and sent on his way… However, it’s now Friday – 6:15PM and the guy had already blown his week’s worth of wages in a good number of Red Horse Beers and thought that his work was so good he was entitled to return to Willie Pigs and demand more money for his labor. So this dude is blasted out of his mind and comes into the bar first speaking with Nick’s Filipino Manager and then with Mr. & Mrs. Pig. Their position was “Hey, we paid you full wage.. even though your work wasn’t great. And we’re not paying you anymore pesos” This pissed the guy off even more… So now the guy is going ape shit, screaming, drunk, carrying on… Until finally Mrs. Pig calls the police. When the cops arrive the guy is still wound up screaming pounding breaking things. However, cops say he’s not going to be arrested. Give him a few hundred pesos and he’ll go away quietly… Love criminal justice system here in the Philippines. I think Nick ended up giving him a few hundred peso and all ends well… However, still NO GIRLS on the stage… Willie Pig your killing me!
I’m going to Splash.. I know they have some girls. I go and visit with Daddy Graham and have a few beers. Side note Splash girl in black lingerie and T-Backs… I likey! Graham and I sit and gossip like a couple of old hens for forty five minutes or so then I tell him I’m giving The Pig one more chance! I head back over to Willie Pig’s Playpen and low and behold… The bar is full of guys… and what is that there on the stage that was bare for hours before… GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS!!!! Best of all… They were all kind of HOT! In mean not just, not bad… real HOTTIES. Damn the pig did good! Honestly why should I have doubted Nick. Anyone who knows Nick knows he is his own worst enemy, usually disheveled, always unorganized so when he says he’s having a go-go bar and hiring dancers you immediately think Jollibee’s and older gals with kids, stretch marks and all that baggage. I mean the place is called Willie Pig’s Playpen… Jokes already flying around the boards that the girls will all be pigs, yada, yada, yada… But, what we all forget is Nick is a GREAT judge of talent… After all look at Alma (Mrs. Pig) as I’m often caught doing! Alma is gorgeous, that is one HOT Filipina Nick married. So give the Pig his due. He can evaluate talent and it’s as if he has done well! Some of these girls are hot! With more arriving throughout the weekend and after election day Monday… I must return to this place as the new girls arrive over the next few days.
Ok let’s talk about things that are important when talking about a Perimeter Road bar… PRICING. Willie Pig’s Playpen is without a doubt one of the least expensive places in Angeles City to drink. If you are “outside” the Playpen, drinking in the fan cooled Nipa hut “outside” or in the restaurant local drinks are ONLY 35 peso, that’s for a SML, Coors Light, Rum Coke or Vodka Cranberry… Only 35 Peso! Now if you are “inside” Willie Pig’s Playpen the drink are 50 Peso for Local Drinks. The deal of century is Willie Pig’s Playpen Lady Drinks are 95 Peso all day, all night, everyday. Willie Pig’s Playpen hours currently are 3:00 PM until 12:00 Midnight. Nick say once he has two shifts of girls the hours will change to 12:00 PM until 12:00 midnight. Now best of all… the tradition Early Work Release, which here is referred to as a “Side Of Bacon” (Classic) is only 999 peso (I wonder how many guys will want the 1 peso coin back for their change purse?) How can he do it? How can his prices be so cheap??? It really simple… Willie Pig’s was a restaurant first. He has established a good restaurant business here over the years. That business covers his nut, rent, electric, supporting he and his family… The Playpen bar unlike other Perimeter road bars doesn’t have to rely on revenue from a bar only operation to pay all the bills. Any money he makes in the bar operation is incremental profit for him. Again, that’s one smart pig!
Speaking of the restaurant this is what put Willie Pig on the map -- Good food, good menu, good variety, good quality, excellent prices, great value for your money. Another benefit of Willie Pig’s Playpen is that great Willie Pig Finger Food is being served each afternoon as FREE “Happy Hour” Finger Food. Willie Pig’s Playpen, doesn’t offer a traditional “Happy Hour” discounted prices because it’s “Happy Hour” prices all the time! However, Free Finger Food is Willie Pig’s Playpens “Happy Hour” premium. Also because of the aggressive pricing schedule Nick says there will be no board member discounts in the bar… However he continues to give board member discounts on all restaurant menu items. Also for Willie Pig’s Playpen, Nick has created a special menu of 99 Peso Pub Grub. Come in sit down enjoy some HOT girls, good food and cheap drinks… Damn That Pig’s Got It Going On!
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