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 65 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great" ((in 40 reviews)); "Decent pay and tips." ((in 25 reviews)); "One pro is that all the coworkers are great." ((in 20 reviews)); "The job role was very straight forward and training was great though." ((in 11 reviews))

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

"bad management could do better" ((in 70 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 for employees until after working there for one year." ((in 9 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

4.0

Apr 15, 2025

Good Money

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool environment beer knowledge testing of food and drinks for training

Cons

Not many cons besides the cons that come with tipped positions

1.0

Apr 11, 2025

Disappointing

Dish washer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Some friendly staff that made the job tolerable.

Cons

Seems to have a high turnover rate. Cold water when trying to do dishes. Stuff which is through dishes in with food and grease on things. Not sure how you can get dishes really clean without hot water. There was an agitator in the dishwashing bay. That would keep cycling all of the dishes and cookware. A bit of a toxic workplace. Requested for hot water and for new soap. I was told it would heat up after a while. I requested again to have hot water. I didn't want to wash dishes in cold water. With especially baked on cheese and baked on food on some of these cookware surfaces. It would be virtually impossible to clean without hot water. Even if it was agitating in the bay for a long time. I ended up quitting. It seems like nothing would get better. Just seemed like the type of culture there. Kind of backbiting and ignorant were some of the staff.

3.0

Apr 1, 2025

Pretty ok

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

chill place to work, cool people

Cons

management is not great at times

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