Is True Food Kitchen a good company to work for?

True Food Kitchen has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 749 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has increased by 4% over the last 12 months. 47% of employees would recommend working at True Food Kitchen to a friend and 29% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about True Food Kitchen have been left by employees working as Bartender , Server/Bartender and General Manager .

Does True Food Kitchen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, True Food Kitchen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at True Food Kitchen. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at True Food Kitchen?

47% of True Food Kitchen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated True Food Kitchen 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at True Food Kitchen?

Server (197) , Server/Waiter (87) , Hostess (70) , Bartender (31) , Server/Bartender (28) , Host (22) , Host/Hostess (20) , Line Cook (18) , General Manager (17) , Server/Waitress (12) , Busser/Runner (10) , Manager (9) , Sous Chef (9) , Chef (8) , Executive Chef (7)

What are the pros of working at True Food Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"Hospitality experience and great coworkers" ((in 48 reviews)); "Good pay and good values behind their purpose in their meal" ((in 48 reviews)); "Some good people there that made the work tolerable" ((in 42 reviews)); "Local store staff are great." ((in 32 reviews)); "Good money if it’s busy" ((in 26 reviews))

What are the cons of working at True Food Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"managers were rude and not accommodating" ((in 36 reviews)); "Long hours and underpaid" ((in 30 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism." ((in 15 reviews)); "No benefits." ((in 8 reviews)); "As long as you have a great management team, it's great!" ((in 8 reviews))

What are the top reviewed True Food Kitchen locations?

Austin , Chicago , Plano , San Diego , Newport Beach , Phoenix , Dallas , Atlanta , Nashville , Fairfax , Scottsdale , Palo Alto , Bethesda , Kansas City , Denver , Boca Raton , Walnut Creek , Pasadena , Jacksonville , Alpharetta , Houston , Santa Monica , The Woodlands , New Orleans , King of Prussia , El Segundo , Naples , Hackensack , Arlington , Garden City

True Food Kitchen reviews

3.6

47% would recommend to a friend

(737 total reviews)

Peter Koumas

Not enough data to show CEO approval

29% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (737 reviews)

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True Food Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 737 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The True Food Kitchen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.4 stars).

Reviews by job title

737 reviews

4.0

Oct 4, 2025

Good for first time Servers

Server/waiter

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training & easy sections

Cons

A little overstuffed and small sections

True Food Kitchen Response

9mo

We appreciate your feedback! We are happy you felt your experience training and working was a positive one! We are committed to maintaining this standard and we thank you for helping us grow!

4.0

Oct 4, 2025

Working here is cool

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very family environment 50% discount Chill staff

Cons

Management changes all the time and positions like host, Togo, and busser is always understaffed

True Food Kitchen Response

9mo

Thank you for your review! We are pleased to hear you enjoyed working with your team and the environment! We take your feedback seriously and are committed to maintaining a supportive environment for everyone. Thank you for helping us grow!

4.0

Sep 11, 2025

Working at TFK

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great food. Management works with you as long as you work with them. Paid training incentives. Ability to move up in the company (usually management-wise). You work with a ton of diverse individuals.

Cons

Can be a bit stressful (true with most restaurants), It's usually a 50/50 whether the place is overstaffed or understaffed. Sometimes management makes premature decisions, usually not in employee favor. Part-time benefits could be better. No overtime allowed (unless you're a server sometimes).

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