Under the original title Bartender USA, the player would start at a Howard Johnson's and gradually work their way up to a trendy bar in New York City.
Cutler credited his choice to use Macromedia Director as making a mammoth task much easier.
[3] Actress Tina Fey, comedian Brian Stack, and vocalist Tammy Lang are some of the notable performers who provided voice acting work for this game.
[7] Ben Silverman of GameRevolution described it as a casual game, and not one that a player would expect to play for hours.
Silverman described it as a replacement for Solitaire that wouldn't hook players, but also stated that with its low price, it may be worth buying.
[2] Lisa Karen Savignano of AllGame praised the creative characters, but noted that some of the graphics were poor.
[8] Vincent Lopez of IGN appreciated the large library of drinks, but noted that the animation was often clunky.