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Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

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Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen reviews

3.5

65% would recommend to a friend

(1,840 total reviews)

John Wilkerson

77% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,840 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
3.0
May 16, 2012
Recommend
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Pros

Employee discount made eating there nice

Cons

Side work and closing work. I'm not sure how it is at other restaurants but I know they all don't make you do it. You essentially work and clean for Cheddar's while they pay you 2.15 an hour after you close out your tables.

3.0
Apr 21, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Flexible Schedule, especially regarding school schedules -You can earn your own money in tips -High-volume restaurant environment -Relatively short training period

Cons

-Very little room for growth -Exhausting work environment -Unfair standards for immigrant workers -Section assignments were often chosen arbitrarily or showed favoritism

1.0
Feb 2, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

A good manager will help you out and answer your questions

Cons

-Made less than minimum wage while working there, with tips added in - took home about $20 per 6-hr shift in tips, consistently -Tips are terrible - people who go to eat at a restaurant that cheap aren't planning on tipping you well - not to mention the fact that when two people can eat for $15 dollars, 15% works out to only $2.25 - think that you can wait on 12 - 18 tables a shift for $2.25 a table - that's $27-$40, minus $5-$10 tipout to hosts, bussers, etc. - at the end of the day, you made $5.79 - $7.13 an hour -Many of the managers were extremely rude and unhelpful - on a power trip -Management expects you to stay an hour or more after your shift (or getting cut from your shift) doing heavy cleaning: pulling out tables to sweep under them, cleaning blinds, etc. for 2.13 an hour -Leaving after your shift takes an hour to hour and a half with cleaning and cashout - you only make 2.13 an hour during that extra time you are working and not making tips -They don't want you to eat there, i.e. to take advantage of the 50% off you get as an employee discount - there are absolutely NO breaks, not even to eat a granola bar or a torn throw-away croissant. If you want to eat a meal there after your shift, you have to leave the premises after your shift, wait an hour, come back, and then you can get your half-off meal. Also, you HAVE to buy a drink - no free water, you have to pay $1.99 for a drink, even if you're just getting water - recouping costs.

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