Thursday Recap 1/8/15

Written By: Leary

-Stephanie the host called me today, and said she had a fever and wouldn't make it in tomorrow. I explained the call out procedure to her. I told her if she didn't get her shift covered, and didn't come in she would have to provide a doctor's note.
-Ani told me at the end of the shift that he would like to work more hours. His ideal schedule would be: Mon all day, Tues all day, Wed or Thurs 3-close, Sat all day, Sun all day. I told him that he probably couldn't have that many hours, but I would pass it on.  

LY Lunch Sales: $1745
Projected Sales: $1819 (+$72.80)
TY Lunch Sales:  $1891.80
+/- :  +$146.80, +8%
Lunch Covers: 114
Avg PPA: $16.58

LY Dinner Sales: $4727.00
Projected Sales: $5215 (-$1279.40)
TY Dinner Sales: $3935.60
+/- : -$791.40, -17%
Dinner Covers: 122
Avg PPA: $32.25

Weather: Cold, cloudy, and a little bit of drizzle

Any Special events going on?: Free Week

Who worked?:
Lunch: Sayo, Lindsey, Kate, Lynn CL, Jonathan SA, Kaori FR, Junko H
Dinner: Sayo, Naoto, Joel, Dusten, Sophia CL, Jason SA, Sigele FR, Dena & Grace H

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
Lunch:
The pop came a little sooner today. We filled up by 1230, and stayed pretty full until about 130. The flow of business came at a nice pace so ticket times were great. Shiloh seems to be doing a good job at the ramen station. Went 2 on at 115, and closed with 2 on.
Dinner:
Really slow start. Had me a little worried that the cold was going to scare everyone off, but folks started to come in around 7. Went on a 25 minute wait by 730, and were off it by 810. Had a steady flow of tables until 9, but never went back on a wait. Went 4 on at 815, 3 on at 830, 2 on at 9, and 1 on at 930. Cut the first host at 815, and cut the closing host at 930.

Specials?

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
-Kate was solid today at lunch. Her attention to detail is always great.
-Naoto always shows great teamwork
-Sophia super strong as a closer like always. 

Any VIP's in?
Rachel and Carlos with Octopus Project

Comps& Void Detail:
I comped a hot tea at lunch because we didn't have a tea pot available for the customer until after their food had hit the table. It was a cold lunch, and everyone ordered hot tea. We managed to keep up with the rest of the demand, but a few more would have been helpful. I believe there's more on the way, right?
FNF comps from Take for a couple of tables.
FNF for Steve from Barfly's

R&M needs?:

86'd items/ need more?