MondayPM 6.29.15

Written By: Elizabeth

LY Dinner Sales: $4788
Projected Sales:   $4816
TY Dinner Sales: $4622
+/- : -3% LY and -$194 PS
Dinner Covers: 156
Avg PPA:  $24.30

Weather: Humid and hot. 90s

Any Special events going on?: nope

Who worked?:
Camacho CL. Kate, Clair, Joel and Stephanie. Ruthy Host, Hiroe FR TR Samara, Kaori SA

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
Slow night. Never picked up much. We had a full house around 7:30 but never went on a wait. by 8:30 it still stayed pretty slow, so I ended up cutting down to just Joel and Camacho. Beth Sher (the woman who is very particular when she orders her catering trays) was in with her husband and son- it was her birthday. Her table was actually how we inadvertently ended up cutting down to just Joel and Camacho. Joel and Stephanie switched cuts. Joel was in the Back Bs and Stephanie the back As but Joel only had B7 and B8 sat, and Stephanie only had A4, so when A7 was sat I know Beth would respond better to a male server than a female (especially Stephanie- who can be really sensitive and probably let that get the best of her) So I gave her table to Joel and then since most of the Bs were emtpy, as was the sushi bar, I just took a chance and gave Jason the Bs. It worked out. We were just busy enough for the two of them to be busy but not overwhelmed.

No major issues tonight, except for some burnt Gyozas that went out. I caught one before it hit the table, but they were all for the party room and two had been dropped on the table already. It was Samara running it so I stopped her before she put the third down and we took it back to the kitchen. I addressed it with Daniel and he said he noticed that a few were burnt but thought if he could displace them on different plates it would be sellable. I told him next time to just discard the burnt ones and make new ones. He agreed. I also caught an onigiri that was well done before it went out. Hector immediately put a new one on and discarded the burnt onigiri. I told Samara to always keep an eye out for those things and if she feels it shouldn't be served to either tell the KM or get a manager involved.  Other than that, everything looked food and ticket times were good as well.

I ordered Lunch Punch Cards, they should be in by Friday.

Specials?
Beef Tataki
Temp Veggies
All Star
Tsk Carp
Smokin Sash

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
-Joel did a great job handling his 6 tables tonight. Asked for help where he needed it.
-Camacho, always a solid closer- He had quite a bit of tables but was doing a great job communicating what he needed and consolidating his steps. I did, however, catch him not wearing his apron towards the end of the shift. It will be discussed in his eval.

I started Evals tonight, also. Going well and I'm taking notes from any of the feedback I get. I will share the final product at the end.

Any VIP's in?
Rachel & Carlos, Beth Sher (if you can consider her a VIP)

Comps& Void Detail:
Voided a few things tonight, guest changed minds.
Compd a Tarantula, the guy didn't know it had shrimp in it and he was allergic. I actually even heard him say to Joel "I'm sorry that was my fault I should have read the menu more carefully" Wow, thats nice to hear for once.

R&M needs?:
Joe Petrocelli stopped by today to look at the AC unit on the roof. What he told me and showed me (he took pictures to show me the state of disrepair the unit is in) was simply shocking. That unit on the roof has so many problems. 1st: it's missing all of its filters and it's also missing one of the side panels that keeps things out of it. For example, a rodent or bird could find it's way in there, get sucked in and poof! feathers would be spit into the kitchen vents because thats where it comes out first. Second, the duct work is patched together with electrical tape. It's a mess up there. Ask Dusten about it if you want more info as well, since he was there when Joe explained the details. He is going to draw up an estimate and action plan to recoup the unit. Also, the unit itself is meant to be indoors, not outdoors.

86'd items/ need more?
I have ordered more small plates and soy dishes.