Southport Grocery and Cafe
Barista, Server, Host, Bus Boy
Chicago, IL
04.2014 - 03.2020
- Prepared drinks for customers (alcoholic and non alcoholic) including coffee drinks (hot and cold), cocktails (hot and cold)
- Operated and cleaned espresso machine and coffee grinders
- Brewed big batches of drip coffee throughout the day
- Was in charge of serving at least 10 tables at a time for extended periods of time on any given busy Sunday (and every other day of the week)
- Bussed tables I was in charge of along with any other table that needed bussing
- Cash register and retail checkout duties
- Experienced with To Go orders for drinks/ food (Toast, DoorDash, Caviar, Uber Eats)
- Prepared large catering coffee orders often
- Hosted occasionally (we used an app called NextMe)
- Opened and closed the restaurant and cafe too many times to count
- Assisted with private dinner events once a month