Description

The first-ever full-service restaurant inside a Crate and Barrel store, the Table at Crate is a modern, casual restaurant featuring Bill Kim’s morning-to-evening menu full of clever twists. The Table at Crate brings together the things we love best—connecting people, creative food, and timeless design.

The following reflects management’s definition of essential functions for this job but does not restrict the tasks that may be assigned. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodation or for other reasons.

• Greet guests, accurately take food and drink order and enter it into the POS.
• Accurately record and account for all items ordered, process payments, and balance all sales/receipts in compliance with restaurant policies and procedures.
• Make a constant effort to tailor service and add personalization.
• Participate in daily service meetings.
• Take ownership of designated station.
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge of menu items, food preparation techniques, and culinary terminology.
• Articulately describe all menu items, including daily additions to the menu.
• Ongoing cleaning and maintenance of workstation according to established restaurant procedures.
• Assist other stations whenever necessary.
• Assist in training new service staff.
• Report problem situations to management immediately.
• Attend mandatory meetings when scheduled.
• Always recommend specials, meals, appetizers, and/or beverages to the guests in an up-selling manner and answers any questions.
• Monitor guests to fulfill additional requests.
• Communicate any difficulties, guest comments, and other relevant information to your manager.

Requirements

• Must have weekend availability!
• At least 18 years of age.
• A high school education or equivalent.
• Minimum three years of upscale casual or fine dining experience preferred.
• Able to perform server and bus person’s duties.
• Read, write, speak, and understand English comprehensively.
• Have basic math skills.
• Basic computer skills preferred.
• A valid food handler and BASSET certification.

Benefits

• Paid vacation 
• 40 hours of IL Paid Leave frontloaded
• Premium holiday pay
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (must average 30 hrs/week) 
• Voluntary short-term disability, voluntary critical illness, and voluntary critical accident insurances offered 
• Dining Discount
• Naturalization Exam Reimbursement 
• Referral Program Bonus