Saturday 11.30.13

LY Lunch Sales:$2283
TY Lunch Sales:$1637

+/- :Down 28%

LY Dinner Sales: $5173
TY Dinner Sales:$5602
+/- :up 8% !!!!


Weather:Overcast but high 50's low 60's

Any Special events going on?:Local Business Saturday

Who worked?:
Lunch: Esther had picked up for Johnny but never told anyone to get it covered, so I scrambled to get a hold of her (never did- and I even sent her a text that said she needs to respond to the contact we are trying to make with her....still got nothing) So I put Alex on the floor and I hosted. Ali, Kate, Alex and Clair CL. I hosted. Jason SA, Hiroe FR
Dinner: Miho, Naoto, Clair, Stephanie and Dusten CL. Lindsey and Alex hosted, KaoriFR, Perfaijer SA

Flow of Business:
Lunch was slow to start and remained slow all afternoon. I was waiting for some kind of pop but there wasn't one. We were full at one point, but not the sushi bar. I was having trouble seating the sushi bar all afternoon.  Went on a small wait for a 4 top, since they all came in at once around 1pm, but that was it. I cut Ali at 1:45, and Kate at 2. I was going to go down to 1 on but wasn't sure if we were going to get a strange 2:30 pop or what. We didn't and it was clear by 3pm.
Dinner: Started okay, then we went on a wait at 6:30 and that is exactly when EVERYONE wanted to eat. We were on an hour wait immediately. Everyone started clearing out at the same time, around 7:15 and then began the seating frenzy. We got off the wait but then went back on a small one around 8:30. Then it cleared out around 9:30. I cut Clair at 9pm, Stephanie & Naoto at 9:30 and down to Dusten at 10pm. At 10 I also cut Perfaijer and Kaori. I cut Alex at 8:30, and Lindsey at 9:15. That is a pretty indication of how slow the night got after that initial pop.

Ticket Times:
Nothing crazy at lunch or dinner. 

Any VIP's in?
Lunch just a few regulars of whom I can never remember the names of. 
Same for Dinner: Doug from Moonshine. Neal and 2 friends, The older couple where the dude is a white guy and the woman is Japanese...I can't remember anyone's names today!!

Comps of note:
Alex had 2 comps for guests who changed their mind (one ordered a tempura lunch, but actually wanted the Ebi fry, and another guest ordered the Ebi fry and when it came out they changed their mind) Had some Kome bucks from Ali and Clair redeemed.

A few Buzztable Gyozas at dinner. Building that client base!

R&M needs?:
Rodrigo took down the bamboo blinds outside for the winter. they are stored behind the fence. one can be thrown out.
Where did the scrub brush go for the floor? It has mysteriously disappeared? We needed a new one anyway. I'm going to Ace mart sometime this week to get stemless champagne flutes, a new floor scrubber, and anything else we may encounter
Gasket guy is going to come on Monday to replace the reach in gasket. It's more reliable and easier to have him do it than to order it and do it myself.