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Giovanni Sabala

Austin,TX

Summary

Dynamic leader with extensive experience in fast-casual and full-service restaurants, spanning over 8 years. Known for maintaining composure under pressure and driving team success. Quick to adapt and learn, ensuring seamless operations across various restaurant positions. Proven track record of enhancing service quality and operational efficiency.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Server Assistant

Loro
05.2025 - Current

-Run food

-bus tables

-occasional cocktail service (during happy hour ideally)

-AM crew: shifts and positions usually alternate (Lead, they’re in charge of the shift.

Sauce, assists lead with portioning sauces. Weekday par is 45 trays of 18 and 60 on weekends. Runner/Rice/Chips: portion and FIFO wonton and tortilla chip bags. Rice, scoop and portion ~3 trays of coconut rice and place in heater. Runner, makes all the N/A bevs. Black Tea, Lemonade, Hibiscus Ginger Lemonade

Beer Garden: they open and set up the outside for the day. Water stations, final wipe, and sani buckets.) As a team we alternate who does other tasks like cookies and rice crispies (they’re very time consuming)

PM: more people on but a lot more busy.

During busy season, we have, 2 SA’s and 1 bartender break away, and set up us up for a wait. And then we bus like crazy to make sure guests can flow in and out.

Cashier/Barista/Bartender

Uncle Nicky’s Italian Specialities
10.2024 - Current
  • Mostly counter service (with the option for full service, depending on the size of the party)
  • Make drinks (coffee, N/A, and alcohol. Most of the drinks are pre-batched by the AM crew)
  • Run food, and bus tables quickly and efficiently.

Cashier

Manny’s Powder Room
07.2024 - 03.2025
  • Processed customer transactions accurately and efficiently using POS system (Toast in this case)
  • Managed cash drawer, ensuring balanced registers, and count was accurate.
  • Baked cookies and helped with running food, etc
  • Greeted bar guests, you have to go through “kitchen doors” to get into the speakeasy part.
  • Occasionally helped with host stand duties. Collecting cell phones and locking them away as this place has a no cell phone policy inside.

Assistant Manager

Newks Eatery
08.2019 - 03.2024
  • Opened and closed the store (Hours were 9-5, Monday-Friday, as the store was closed on weekends and holidays)
  • Interview and train new employees
  • Expo, ensuring that the food sent out was up to standard
  • Setting up catering deliveries with a delivery service
  • Learned and worked every single line when necessary
  • Successfully maintained the store at a high standard of cleanliness
  • Making the orders with the team members
  • Ordering produce twice weekly
  • Handling conflict with customers and among team members
  • Making and perfecting prep lists for the teams
  • Send sales reports to upper management
  • Sold beer and wine at one point. Ensured that everyone was of legal drinking age and that no one was overserved. Learned how to change beer and wine taps as well.

Shift Leader

Austin’s Pizza
08.2017 - 08.2019
  • Opened, closed. Worked at two of the locations in Austin.
  • Counted money
  • Deposited leftover money from the day
  • Coordinated deliveries with drivers
  • Full-service bar at one location, and beer only at the other. Making sure everyone was in compliance with TABC laws, etc.
  • Ordered produce, dough, and beer when needed.
  • Served liquor at one location, beer at the other.

Server / FOH

McAlisters Deli
10.2015 - 02.2019
  • Worked at two locations: Austin and my hometown of McKinney.
  • Server, cashier, food runner, catering specialist, and trainer
  • Opener and closer most days.

Education

High School - undefined

McKinney High School
06.2015

Skills

Teamwork and collaboration

LANGUAGES

English and Spanish
Fluent in both languages

Timeline

Server Assistant

Loro
05.2025 - Current

Cashier/Barista/Bartender

Uncle Nicky’s Italian Specialities
10.2024 - Current

Cashier

Manny’s Powder Room
07.2024 - 03.2025

Assistant Manager

Newks Eatery
08.2019 - 03.2024

Shift Leader

Austin’s Pizza
08.2017 - 08.2019

Server / FOH

McAlisters Deli
10.2015 - 02.2019

High School - undefined

McKinney High School
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