Thursday 3/10/16 PM

Written By: Dusten


LY Dinner Sales: 6313
Projected Sales : 6450
TY Dinner Sales: 4860
+/- : -23% down from LY and -$1583 under PS
Dinner Covers: 190
Avg PPA: 25.90


Weather: Rainy. 60's.

Special events?: SXSW is coming...


Who worked: Kate, Stephanie, Ruthy, Kelly, Sayo CL, Cindy FR, John SA, Lou and Miriam H.

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times: Steady night. Nearly full before the 5:30-6pm FOH staff arrived.  Kitchen had a hard time early on with HH orders since they were short handed. Kenny was having car trouble and could not make it in and Vanessa decides what she does or doesn't want to do on any given day. Things calmed down there after the roll crowd arrived. We were on a wait by 6pm and stayed full until about 8:35pm. I cut Kate at 8:30pm, Stephanie at 8:45pm, Ruthy at 9:15pm and left two on to close it down.

Specials: 11x poke, 7x iidako, 4x kaki, 1 salmon kama, 4x crab, 11x kazunoko

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how): I think Kelly is doing well as a server. She is unsure of herself, but she still does what she knows to the best of her abilities. Most of her hang-ups will dissipate with practice. That being said, she is a bull in a china shop. She knocked over or dropped ginger/wasabi setups twice, luckily without breaking anything. She of course was overly apologetic and assured me she wouldn't drop or break anything else. Then she knocked a full tray of glasses over that John had been bussing from a couple different tables. Mistakes happen, but there is a pattern here.
-Cindy did very well food running. The kitchen slowed over the course of dinner, so I advised her on how to make the most of her time, namely helping pre-bus each time she takes an item to a table. We talked about explaining dishes to tables, especially since we'll likely have lots of new people coming in. I wouldn't rely on her knowledge of the menu to catch mistakes just yet, but she will get there.
-Sayo did well closing. She was a little unsure of herself. The bar had more than a couple empty spaces for a while until I encouraged the hosts to fill it up. They were careful not to overwhelm her. She did come to me and express relief once the bar was full. I told her, "You can't get double sat if you don't have any more spots available." From then on it was smooth sailing.
-Vanessa... Only if we had two of her could she be any more insubordinate or more unpleasant to work with. I guess it isn't the worst thing that she excuses herself well before her actual scheduled time- it would just be nicer if she didn't leave most of her job duties to whoever is left. If we are ever lucky enough to be rid of her, could we not have her train her replacement?

Any VIP's in? Ben and his girls, Nathan, The frizzy grey-haired woman with the high pitched voice that comes in frequently and orders lost of seared nigiri. Redhead girl from the Grand and her girlfriend, George Washington, Danny and his family.

Comps& Void Detail: seaweed salad- wasn't made. 3 sunshine rolls- Ruthy meant to ring in summertime- they were made but able to be sold., bday apple spring rolls, soft serve- 86'd. EMP Day off for Danny.

R&M needs: For whatever reason I have stopped receiving any emails from the blog. I have no way of viewing the kitchen blog, sushi bar or maintenance blogs. I have not changed any of my settings nor do I know how.

86'd items/ need more: soft serve, parfait, bamboo chopsticks, tea lights for tables, green tea ice cream, house red.