Wednesday 9.30.15

Written By: Elizabeth
*note: sorry I titled last night Monday. I usually work doubles on Monday, but it was Tuesday...I changed it for record keeping purposes.

LY Lunch Sales: $1115
Projected Sales : $1314
TY Lunch Sales: $2053
+/- : +84% LY and +$739 PS
Lunch Covers: 99
Avg PPA: $20.74


LY Dinner Sales: $3381
Projected Sales : $3914
TY Dinner Sales: $5257
+/- : +55% LY and +$1343 PS
Dinner Covers: 184
Avg PPA: $28.57

For the day we ended with 63% over LY and +$2082 over PS. For a grand total of $7310 in sales today! That's the equivalent of a slow Friday my friends! Awesome way to end the month.

Previous Days Labor: 21%

Previous Days Comps: 3.94%
Controllable Comps: 9.97%

Weather: Warm- 90s. Sunny.

Special events?:


Who worked:
AM: Sayo, Naoto, Mandy, Johnny CL. Junko Host, Jason FR, Erika SA
PM: Naoto, Camacho, Miho, Clair, Sophia CL. Cindy/Jason Host, Erika SA, Hiroe FR

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
Lunch was very similar to yesterday, it wasn't really picking up at all, so I made cuts and went 2 on around 1pm, then we got our pop at 1:25. It was Naoto & Johnny on and they handled the volume very well. Delegated what they needed and just hustled to the end. Scott was in for lunch and paperwork, and he will start on Saturday with me at 10am.

Dinner was busy- a lot busier than we expected. We went on a wait around 6:30 and didn't come off the wait until 9:15. It was a very steady, busy night. No major issues otherwise.


Robin was on Yaki tonight and did a good job. Except at the very end with some employee food. I don't know if she was rushing to finish up, but my Yakiniku, Hiroe's Yakiniku, Clair's Yakitori & Sushi bars Yakitori were all undercooked and semi raw. We sent them all back and asked that she cook them up a bit more- but then my beef came out over cooked and chewy. This has happened to me several times with Yakiniku at dinner. I love ordering it at Lunch because it's juicy and tender, but nearly every time I order it at dinner it's tough, chewy and dry. I have mentioned this before and haven't seen any improvement.

Update: B1 also received a dry, chewy yakiniku. And Sophia's shio saba was dry also. Just something to note.

Specials:
Meta Modern IPA- Sold the rest of them! Woohoo! Camacho took the winnings this time- sold 5 of the 9 remaining.

Escolar 4
Shishito Peppers 7
Tempura Squash & Zucchini 2
Blue Fin 13 (so we sold more blue fin tonight than last night. I know Take was concerned with the low numbers we sold last night. And i'm not sure if it was due to business tonight, or the fact that on the specials sheet I worded it "Blue Fin Nigiri" rather than "Hon-Maguro Nigiri". When I read his comment about it, I thought maybe it was because it was vague on the specials sheet, so I tested that notion out tonight. But with business way busier than last night, it's really hard to tell.
Toro 10
Tsk. Set (madai, king salmon, katsuo) 10

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
-Erika is slowly getting better with her tray work. You can tell she is getting more and more comfortable holding the tray while wiping the table. Needs work, but showing improvement.
- I had to reopen a check for Naoto tonight, despite talking about it in pre shift. He knew he made a mistake- I reiterated that we need to slow down!

Any VIP's in?
Lunch: Global Catch guy, Jody from WitchCraft beer Store, Sweet couple who's name (for the love of sushi) I CAN NOT REMEMBER!!! But I love them so. They're so sweet and she's such a fighter!
Abel, Dominic and friend, Lindsey's husband Dan (and then her when she was done)

Dinner: Cooper & Meiko, Ben Gordon

Comps& Void Detail:
Emp day off for Abel & Lindsey.
FNF for some pieces sent to VIPs
Training meal for Scott
Kome Bucks, employee- Lindsey and Dan at B8
1 Promo Kome Bucks

R&M needs:

86'd items/ need more: