Sunday AM 8.31.14

Written By: Elizabeth

LY Lunch Sales: $1874
Projected Sales: $2203
TY Lunch Sales: $2090
+/- :  over LY by 12% missed projected by $113
Lunch Covers: 139 (exact same as Week 2)
Avg PPA: $15.04 (down an entire $1 from Week2)

Weather: High 90's

Any Special events going on?: Day after the UT game, middle of Labor day wknd

Who worked?: Sayo, Clair, Joel, Kate CL. Ruthy Host, Tr Ixchel, Mandy FR, Jason SA

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
Didn't start like a usual Sunday. We only had 5 tables walk in at open. ONLY FIVE! So it was an easy start. We soon filled up around 1:30 and went on a wait, about 15 minutes. Had a group come in of 8 adults and 7 children. We split them up between B1, A5, and A6-2. There were TONS of small children in here today. Had a 12p reso for 5 adults and 3 children, and pretty much family after family. Had some other 3, 4 and 5 tops walking in throughout the wait, then it started to die down around 2:15. I cut down to just Kate at 2pm and she got about 5 other tables between then and close. Everyone stuck around to help her out and work together.

Earlier in the shift B3 ordered some sushi bar items then ordered a miso ramen. The miso ramen came out later, obviously, because it was ordered later. At that point they decided they didn't want it anymore. Clair offered to box it for them to take home and they still refused it. How can we tell them not to do that? I took it off the check, but it was very begrudgingly.

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
Joel has been super helpful- helping prebus and water other sections in his down time.

Sayo came back strong and was doing the same (water and prebus outside her section)

Kate stepped it up in that last 30 minutes, and did a great job vocalizing what she needed and when.

Joel made a good observation on his shio saba teishoku today. He noted that the dressing from the salad tends to run into the middle of the plate and into the daikon and ginger. Is this an issue of too much dressing or just the bowls themselves?

Any VIP's in? Steven and Anya (Bar manager Contigo, Bartender @ Drinkwell), those were the only familiar faces I saw today.

Comps& Void Detail:
Comp'd that Miso Ramen to Guest Changed Mind
B7 marked Ebi on their card but meant Katsuo, Comp Guest changed mind
Thinkery 21 Kome Bucks redeemed.
Makani
FNF for Steven

R&M needs?:
I'm calling Cothrons and Boyd on Tuesday to look at the safe and beverage cooler, respectively.

86'd items/ need more?