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?

"Good pay and good values behind their purpose in their meal" ((in 46 reviews)); "Hospitality experience and great coworkers" ((in 45 reviews)); "Some good people there that made the work tolerable" ((in 36 reviews)); "Local store staff are great." ((in 34 reviews)); "Good money if it’s busy" ((in 25 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 32 reviews)); "Blatant favoritism." ((in 15 reviews)); "No benefits." ((in 9 reviews)); "no work life balance even though company preaches it during all company conference calls." ((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

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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

5.0

Apr 24, 2025

Management that cares

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Flexible schedule -Caring manager -Ability to pick up shifts

Cons

-Can be hard to make money outside of 'season'

True Food Kitchen Response

1y

Thank you for your review! We are so pleased to know that you felt cared for by your management team and had a sense of work life balance. We truly appreciate your feedback and time with us! We wish you the best in your future endeavors.

2.0

Apr 20, 2025

Meh

Host

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

You get to meet cool people, customers, bussers, servers

Cons

Management is really awful to hosts

True Food Kitchen Response

1y

Thank you for your feedback. We take these concerns seriously and are committed to fostering a healthy and supportive work environment for all our team members.

4.0

Apr 2, 2025

Ok

Server/bartender

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice people to work with, flexible schedule

Cons

Can be slow at times

True Food Kitchen Response

1y

Thank you for kind review! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the team and the work environment. We're committed to maintaining this standard and continuously striving to make our workplace even better. We're grateful to have you as part of our team!

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