Although a beer garden, we sold a substantial amount of food.
And as a beer garden, my liquor and beer knowledge is more extensive.
Host
Mid City Beer Garden
Baton Rouge, LA
09.2023 - 06.2024
Obligatory seating and managing the floor.
We did not have reservations but did go on wait when needed.
I also dealt with phone calls and to-go orders.
More often than not I would be bussing tables, spot sweeping, wiping tables, and bringing waters out, if so needed.
Food Runner
Mid City Beer Garden
Baton Rouge, LA
09.2023 - 06.2024
Mainly running the food, making sure everything is as should be, pre-busing empty plates for servers, relaying modifications/see servers to kitchen/server, and prepping to-go orders
Barback
Mid City Beer Garden
Baton Rouge, LA
09.2023 - 06.2024
A lot. Helping with batching frozen drinks-frose and batching bar syrups-simple, demi, agave, etc, changing kegs, restocking, keeping up with ice levels for both the bar and servers, keeping all the bar syrups filled, cutting limes/lemons/other fruits/vege's as needed.
So much more- closing, restocking clean glasses, washing the bar mats. running trash.... I was a barback. Relatively self explanatory
Bartender
Curbside Burgers
Baton Rouge, LA
10.2022 - 10.2023
This was a VERY limited bar. Mainly consisting of pouring beers, opening bottles/cans, and making milkshakes.
We had Ranch Riders and high noons, so I we didn't have any cocktails to make.
We did have a frosé, and I would batch that, as well as restock the cooler.
Obviously I opened and closed too, but this was a very bare-bones bar and I would need a lot more cocktail knowledge before bartending again.
Expo
Curbside Burgers
Baton Rouge, LA
12.2021 - 10.2023
Checking tickets, and food for correctitude.
Surviving the kitchen "bullying" me for being a child(literally, and figuratively)(I love(d) most of them)
Getting yelled at by the kitchen
Calling for sides
Cashier
Curbside Burgers
Baton Rouge, LA
12.2021 - 10.2023
Customers would order at the counter and we would bring the food out to them.
This was pretty interchangeable with actually running the food to customers
Kitchen
Curbside Burgers
Baton Rouge, LA
07.2021 - 01.2022
First job; did a little bit of everything.
Little grill work, some fry work, started as a dishwasher, some prep and setting up the burgers.
Also worked occasionally on the food truck
Healthy pass on going back to the kitchen, served my time.