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3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,085 total reviews)
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Tony Marolejo

67% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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2.0
Aug 15, 2013

Full Service Dinning with a late night bar crowd.

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great guest and employees. Decent pay.

Cons

Store Manager and Kitchen manager typically work all days and leave by 4pm before any real sales come in the door. All other management is left to run peak dinner rush by themselves,and run labor and, oh yeah, do the dishes because day shift blew labor and you can't afford a dish person. Also kitchen manager will leave a detail cleaning list for the night crew to complete, so plan on being there until 3 sometimes 4 in the morning. If the crew don't complete the detail cleaning list, regardless of how busy or short they are they are punished by the kitchen manager because he will cut back their hours to mess with their pay. It's unbelievable that an hourly KM has that much control over a shift that he never is a part of.

4.0
Aug 13, 2013
Recommend
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Pros

Managers worked well with the customers and the employees. The people you work with really determines your time. If you like your coworkers or become close friends with them, which I highly suggest you do since you will be spending your weekends with them, it will be a great work experience. You can make a lot of money if you work hard enough and have a nice section.

Cons

Scheduling is inconsistent. Weekends are when you make the most money.

1.0
Aug 13, 2013

Dismal Dishtank

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Pros

Decent pay, ok food, lots of hours, very fast paced,

Cons

long hours of bending and lifting steaming hot plates, no room to think, the dishes pile up quick if you have to use the bathroom. Lied to a lot. Sometimes denied a break because the cooks where backed up

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