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Lettuce Entertain You

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Ramen San River North and Il Porcelino employee review - Barback/Bartender Lettuce Entertain You Employee Review

4.0
Apr 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good job, or jobs, for those looking to work in restaurants for the first time. Lettuce being a massive restaurant group means that it has very corporate feel to the procedure and is a good litmus test to see if working in as restaurants is good for you. They do a good job training staff, specifically those in front of house, and thus allow those new to gain a good quick grasp off how the work is going to be. Also, just a good connection to have in the industry due to the size of the company and how many restaurants they have in Chicago.

Cons

The corporatized, assembly line structure, that works well for new people, can be a hinderance for those who have a long history of working in the industry. For those working as a barback, you with be working in both Ramen San, and the attached restaurant, Il Porcelino, which while good money, is massively stress full and your ability to handle it will depend on the level of the bartenders you are working with. This specific location is known for boon and bust cycles, and while it can be great on the boons, it is a struggle during the bust cycles, and you won't know which it is going through until you start working. Lower level managers are great, but the ones with the most power in the restaurant aren't , and one has very little experience being on the floor leading to issues between him and those on the floor.

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Lettuce Entertain You Response
4y
Thank you for your review, we appreciate you sharing this with us. If you’d like to share more details about your experience, please contact our Chief Human Resources Officer John Simmons (773-907-7334 or jsimmons@leye.com).

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strong mentorship, fun programming, supportive team culture

Cons

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Lettuce Entertain You Response
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Thank you for sharing your feedback on your internship! We're glad to hear you're enjoying the mentorship, programming and culture.
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Cons

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Thank you for choosing to work at Lettuce and for sharing your review! Your feedback is genuinely important to us -- it's key in helping us foster our Culture of Caring.
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