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3.7

58% would recommend to a friend

(2,083 total reviews)
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3.0
Feb 28, 2015

Fun place to work while in school.

Recommend
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Pros

Fun people, decent tips, friendly customers, good food, half off meal at the end of the day

Cons

Terrible managing, staying until 2 in the morning, no benefits, schedule you even when you need off for school(might just be the location)

2.0
Feb 10, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

Decent money. Lenient dress code. Get to take home all your money at the end of the night.

Cons

Expect very long night shifts and having to stay 2 hours to do sidework. There is a 3.5% tip-out of total sales which goes to hosts and bartenders. So you do lose money if a table stiffs you. If the tip-out is going to the bar, it should be a tip out of drinks, not total sales, IMO. Very rapid turnover of employees, but the managers don't care who they lose. Clientele at this location is horrible. That's probably the worst part.

3.0
Jan 22, 2015

I was a server for about a year.

Recommend
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Pros

-money is good for servers -usually fun kitchen staff -interacting with guests was fun -you can let your personality shine

Cons

-stressful at times -management was very poor and dysfunctional -you are working very long hours, NO SHORT DAYS -it's like your second home

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