Is Union Square Hospitality Group a good company to work for?

Union Square Hospitality Group has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5, based on over 280 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 62% of employees would recommend working at Union Square Hospitality Group to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Union Square Hospitality Group have been left by employees working as Manager , Bartender and Line Cook .

Does Union Square Hospitality Group pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Union Square Hospitality Group employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Union Square Hospitality Group. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Union Square Hospitality Group?

62% of Union Square Hospitality Group employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Union Square Hospitality Group 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.0 for culture and values and 4.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Union Square Hospitality Group?

Server (27) , Bartender (15) , Line Cook (12) , Manager (11) , Server/Waiter (10) , Captain (8) , Host (7) , Intern (6) , Pastry Cook (5) , Server Assistant (4) , Sous Chef (4) , Barista (3) , Food Server (3) , Intern - Hourly (3) , Porter (3)

What are the pros of working at Union Square Hospitality Group according to real employee reviews?

"The benefits are great and available to all." ((in 32 reviews)); "Great Culture and history to learn from" ((in 22 reviews)); "Great values and people." ((in 10 reviews)); "Great coworkers" ((in 6 reviews)); "great company culture, they practice what they preach!" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Union Square Hospitality Group according to real employee reviews?

"low pay compared to other companies" ((in 13 reviews)); "Long hours and frustrating clientele." ((in 11 reviews)); "managers are inexperienced and clearly do not have mentors teaching them" ((in 6 reviews)); "No work life balance avaible" ((in 6 reviews)); "Normal restaurant negatives, long hours, late nights" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Union Square Hospitality Group locations?

New York , Brooklyn , Washington , Chicago , Saratoga Springs , Buffalo , Baltimore

Union Square Hospitality Group reviews

3.8

62% would recommend to a friend

(257 total reviews)

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70% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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Union Square Hospitality Group has an employee rating of 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 257 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Union Square Hospitality Group employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

257 reviews

4.0

May 27, 2025

Good group

Support

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Comparatively to other restaurants least chaotic experience I’ve had Good consistent pay Good benefits Health insurance Great coworkers

Cons

Horrible clientele Toxic culture in some locations

3.0

May 13, 2025

Mostly not worth it

Server assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great benefits 51% off all the restaurants in the company MoMA access

Cons

do not start as a server assistant here if you want to become a server because they will keep you trapped there for as long as possible. it's not as desirable of a position so they lure you in by saying you'll become a server and after 6 months you're still where you started cold managerial style not very accommodating of time off and schedule requests

3.0

Apr 30, 2025

title

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I enjoyed the staff I worked with

Cons

Non tipping and under payed

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