Does Culinary Dropout pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Culinary Dropout employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Culinary Dropout. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Culinary Dropout?

44% of Culinary Dropout employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Culinary Dropout 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Culinary Dropout?

Server (58) , Server/Waiter (35) , Bartender (12) , Line Cook (12) , Hostess (10) , Server/Bartender (7) , Busser/Runner (4) , Cook (3) , Dishwasher (3) , Server/Waitress (3) , Backserver (2) , Baker (2) , Bar Manager (2) , Barback (2) , Food Runner (2)

What are the pros of working at Culinary Dropout according to real employee reviews?

"the money can be good!" ((in 18 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and the menu items are priced highly so tips are usually okay" ((in 15 reviews)); "They have an awesome menu and a great staff." ((in 8 reviews)); "Good pay, fun music, nice to be able to style fun outfits" ((in 7 reviews)); "Managers are alright, and pretty laid back." ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Culinary Dropout according to real employee reviews?

"Favoritism is rampant and seems to have no rhyme or reason." ((in 12 reviews)); "long hours, side work takes over and hour to finish after you’re cut and table turnover is really slow" ((in 11 reviews)); "Extensive training" ((in 5 reviews)); "Overworked, underpaid, understaffed, no work life balance, poor communication from management, everyone is dead inside after a week, literally only two black employees in the whole building, only one woman in any kind of management position" ((in 3 reviews)); "Management is ok, they clearly have favorites and don't try to hide it." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Culinary Dropout locations?

Tempe , Austin , Phoenix , Scottsdale , Tucson , Gilbert , Charlotte , Dallas , Birmingham , Denver , Indianapolis , Atlanta , Dunwoody , Chandler , Mesa , Franklin , Orange , San Diego , Las Vegas , Dallas-Fort Worth

Culinary Dropout reviews

3.2

44% would recommend to a friend

(190 total reviews)

Sam Fox

60% approve of CEO

48% positive business outlook

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Culinary Dropout has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 190 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Culinary Dropout 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

190 reviews

1.0

Oct 25, 2025

Don't waste your time

Baker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Most of my coworkers were nice.

Cons

No formal training was given. But I was often working alone. I was full-time, but they only put me on the schedule for 2 days/week 6 hours/day and there were times when I would I received a text message on one of those days telling me to "take the day off". They eventually fired me for "making too many mistakes" even though the Executive Chef acknowledged that I had not received any training.

5.0

Oct 14, 2025

Great place to work

Bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good money, great environment, nice coworkers and management

Cons

It is a commute for me

4.0

Oct 13, 2025

Culinary Dropout Feedback

Busser/runner

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Treated well by management mostly and very good tips

Cons

Working holidays and late nights

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