Saturday AM 12.5.15

Written By: Elizabeth

LY Lunch Sales: $2788
Projected Sales : $3196
TY Lunch Sales: $2846
+/- : +2% LY and -$350 PS
Lunch Covers: 164
Avg PPA: $17.53

Previous Days Labor: 13$

Previous Days Comps: 4$
Controllable Comps: 7.39%

Weather: sunny and low 70s

Special events?: UT Convocation...alas, it was not like last year


Who worked: Krystin, Lindsey, Sophia, Johnny CL. Ruthy host, Jason FR TR Taylor, John SA

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
A real slow start. And then, very similarly to last saturday, everyone arrived at 12:30. We went on a 15-20 minute wait until about 2pm. Everyone was working well together, there were no long tickets or major issues. No parties so Johnny held down the rotating sushi bar. I helped Ruthy out at the host stand with the multiple 5 tops and 4 tops with children that all seemed to talk in around the same time. But other than that, no long tickets or major issues. I cut down to 2 on around 2:10, Johnny got the bulk of the new tables that walked in and 5 til close we had a 5 top and a 2 top walk in that he also got. All in by 3:05.


3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
-Taylor trained as food runner today. I think Jason found his best friend. They got along like gangbusters (no surprise there) and, BONUS, he picked up really quickly. He's going to be a great addition to the team. he will be full time come the 14th.
-Johnny had a sour attitude today. He worked a double yesterday and then said that he has to move today after his shift, so he was just tired and cranky. Also his first table had a $30 tab and only left him $1 and the 5 top of kids that came in right before close had a$100 tab and only left him $14, so he was feeling really discouraged.

Lately, moral has been tough to keep up because of bad tips. I think because of the holiday season and the fact that a lot of people that don't normally go out are going out, we're seeing a lot more UT kids and large groups that just don't know what tip etiquette is. So do what you can to keep server moral up (I bought Sayo's lunch yesterday) but also keep it within reason. If it means buying someone a beer after a particularly rough shift, then do it. Tis the season for idiots to dine.

Any VIP's in?
no! no familiar Saturday faces today. Weird.

Comps& Void Detail:
void sushi lunch, misring, was able to reuse it.
Promo soft servers.

R&M needs:
Manny the Plumber will be here tomorrow at 9am to fix the clog at the sushi bar sink and to fix the leak in the kitchen.

Right when I finished my first blog, the internet went down. Not sure why. IT only lasted a second, but just something for us to keep an eye on.

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