July 4th Recap

Written By: Leary

We have nothing to compare a July 4th to. The Projected sales are based on the average of Mondays in June. Last year's Monday sales were on July 6th.

LY Lunch Sales: $2355
Projected Sales : $1848 (+$507)
TY Lunch Sales: $2355
+/- :  +$294,  +$365
Lunch Covers: 137
Avg PPA: $17.19

LY Dinner Sales: $4985
Projected Sales : $4635 (+$715)
TY Dinner Sales:  $5350
+/- :  +$365, +7%
Dinner Covers: 195
Avg PPA: $27.44

Previous Days Labor: 15%

Previous Days Comps: 3%
Controllable Comps:  3.13%

Weather: Hot & Sunny

Special events?: July 4th

Who worked:
Lunch: Sayo, Kelly, Krystin, Johnny Cl, John SA, Hiroe FR, Chloe H
Dinner: Sayo, Grace, Ruthy (birthday girl), Mandy Cl, Kaori SA, Taylor FR, Hatha & Chelsea H

Flow of Business, Cuts and Ticket Times:
It was definitely a lot busier then I expected. Lunch felt more like a Saturday. Filled up quickly and stayed busy until about 1. Never went on much of a wait. Just a steady flow of tables. Business fell off the last hour, and we only had a few tables come in for the last 30 minutes. I was expecting a later pop, but never came. We could have easily broken $3000 if the last hour would have been as busy as the first 2.

Dinner just felt like a normal Monday. Had a normal happy hour crowd. Filled up by 6, and had a steady 20-30 minute wait going. It dies off a bit a little after 7, and then filled up again. Stayed pretty much full until 915, and then went 2 on and cut the host. The kitchen pop came early, but they handled it well despite not having an expo. The Sushi Bar got hit pretty hard around 830, but handled it well. Had some long ticket times, but most guests were understanding. Ruthy had 1 table that only ordered rolls, and I'm pretty sure they were convinced that she had forgot about them, but I delivered their food and explained the situation. They were understanding. Not much else to report.

Specials:

3 Staff members that stood out (why/how):
-The staff in general is looking pretty worn out all around. All departments have been short staffed, and it's definitely starting to show. There was a point tonight where I looked around, and pretty much every staff member had a complete look of exhaustion on their face. The employee party can't come soon enough. We do have 3 new FOH members that should add a little relief for the servers. I re-posted Sushi Bar ad on Poached. It had expired on Saturday. Hope we can get some fresh energy in here soon.    

Any VIP's in?

Comps& Void Detail:
-We had a few mis-rings and mis-communications at dinner. We were able to reuse most, and the left overs kitchen saved for their employee meals so no extra comps were necessary.

R&M needs:
Sushi Bar Ichi-ban top cooler is not working. I will call Hill Refrigeration in the morning.

86'd items/ need more: