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Pappadeaux Seafood Kitchen

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2.0
Jul 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

You can work flexible hours and get a decent amount of tips on top of working less hours than most and still able to make the same.

Cons

Everyone acts like they're still in high school, only they're grown adults. Most managers don't care about the employees unless you do something for them which can range between sexual or kiss up to them. There are no benefits like paid vacations, retirement, medical insurance, etc. Most customers do not tip 20% which is now an average due to inflation and the fact that servers pay 1.5% of whatever they sell REGARDLESS of tip. So if someone stiffs you on a $100 check, which happens regardless of service because people can't afford the tip, you have to pay $1.50 to Pappadeaux, which means you're paying to work! The company illegally changes the employees hours so that they don't have to pay the servers anymore than what they have to (which is $2.13 an hour). Honestly, you can find a way better restaurant and corporation than this.

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5.0
Jan 25, 2026
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Pros

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Cons

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4.0
Jul 13, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very structured. Professional company, clear goals and good communication.

Cons

No room for growth. GM positions rarely open and the company isn't expanding. There is a program where you can become an "AGM" and qualify for better pay however the goals to achieve this don't seem realistic. We are told we can't give reviews to employees over a certain level "No one should be getting higher than a 3.5 on reviews, that's not realistic" Then told we need to achieve a 3.8 on OUR review to move forward. Clearly not going to happen. The schedule is brutal. We keep losing management due to long hours / late hours and weekends always working. They won't hire managers no matter how qualified without a college degree. So we get managers who are very unqualified with degrees that aren't relevant, while we have people who have experience and would be a great fit that we can't hire.

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