Does Old Chicago pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Old Chicago employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Old Chicago. This rating has improved by 15% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Old Chicago?

42% of Old Chicago employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Old Chicago 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.7 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Old Chicago?

Server (104) , Server/Waiter (46) , Server/Bartender (36) , Hostess (32) , Bartender (30) , Host (22) , Line Cook (18) , General Manager (13) , Assistant Manager (12) , Manager (12) , Cook (7) , Dishwasher (7) , Kitchen Manager (7) , Server/Waitress (7) , Dining Room Server (5)

What are the pros of working at Old Chicago according to real employee reviews?

"You’ll get hours and if you’re a server you’ll make good money" ((in 63 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great" ((in 41 reviews)); "One pro is that all the coworkers are great." ((in 22 reviews)); "Decent pay and fun environment" ((in 21 reviews)); "Good management and flexible schedule" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Old Chicago according to real employee reviews?

"bad management could do better" ((in 64 reviews)); "As a manager with 6 years in, still considered the "new guy"." ((in 24 reviews)); "Long hours and some of the people you have to deal with is incredibly annoying." ((in 23 reviews)); "Absolutely No work life balance" ((in 9 reviews)); "No benefits of any kind." ((in 8 reviews))

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Old Chicago reviews

3.0

42% would recommend to a friend

(561 total reviews)

Srini Kumar

31% approve of CEO

24% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

2.8

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.7

Compensation and benefits

2.7

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Old Chicago has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 561 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Old Chicago 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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Reviews by job title

561 reviews

1.0

Jan 12, 2026

Poor management and lack of employees

Dishwasher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not really any pros here

Cons

Lacks teamwork in the kitchen so the dishwasher ends up staying till after midnight doing dishes and teamwork is nonexistent even though the managers throw the word around at team meetings it’s meaningless the pay rate is ridiculous as there are no raises and the management wants to stay open till 11p when they can’t even get the decent business to stay open till 10p that’s just wasting company money and employees time at least what few employees they can get with their current policies and current pay rate

4.0

Dec 11, 2025

Good experience

Foh server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Management Transparency Lots of hours/shifts available, you should be able to work as much as you want

Cons

No benefits for employees until after working there for one year.

2.0

Nov 14, 2025

Over worked

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good staff, easy menu and pos system.

Cons

No bussers, party’s too large without help, not steady.

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