Required Years of Experience
1 year
Job Details
LARDON is looking to add a FULL TIME Server to our staff.
Lardon (Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022 - 2024) from Meadowlark Hospitality, highlights cured meats, artisanal cheeses, sandwiches and coffee in an old world style café environment. Rooted in the Logan Square neighborhood, Lardon is looking for dedicated and driven team members that enjoy fostering a team environment and communicating our passion for artisanal food and drinks. Our cured meat and whole animal butchery program has become respected across the city, focusing on all salumi made in house in our one-of-a-kind curing room. Eclectic worldly wines, apertivo cocktails, amari, and local beers are hand selected to be paired with our one of a kind menu.
About Us:
Lardon strives to create an environment that promotes transparency, authenticity and passion in all endeavors. We want to have a kick ass team of people working jobs they love, learning something new along the way and finally finding a place you can call home. Many of our front-of-house positions involve cross training and require each individual to move flawlessly from one to another, when needed. We are passionate about our people and our products, and looking for like–minded individuals who share the same ethos!
Who we are looking for:
-Great humans that respect themselves, coworkers and the community.
-Industry pros that have relevant experience and passion for hospitality.
-A stellar team player that always represents the character of the company.
-Someone who loves an epic charcuterie board.
-Someone who geeks out about salumi, cheese, Amari, coffee and everything in between.
-Someone who seeks both personal and professional growth.
-A genuine, kind person with passion for service.
-Someone who has the willingness to roll up their sleeves and contribute to the overall welfare of the team: no job is too small!
-Someone who takes pride in the products and services offered at their place of work.
-Someone who maintains an awareness of all product knowledge information and information on the history of the restaurant.
-We are looking to hire for our WEEKEND lunch service as well as our WEEDEKND PM dinner service. 3-4 SHIFTS PER WEEK PREFERRED. Strong preference for open availability.
THE IDEAL SERVER: Primary duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Candidates must have relevant experience within the hospitality industry. A strong knowledge base and passion for artisanal foods, cured meats and cheeses, wine and cocktails is paramount.
- Must demonstrate superior beverage knowledge, including styles, industry trends, and various other aspects of the beverage industry, specifically WINE.
- Servers must be able to easily cultivate a memorable guest experience with a superior translation of our passion for food and beverage.
- Work as a team with all of the Meadowlark Hospitality staff in order to foster a healthy work environment as well as a successful service.
- You can multitask and feel comfortable wearing multiple hats as you guide guests through their time with us, managing the pace and sequence of service, creating an overall exceptional guest experience.
- You feel comfortable being cross trained to ensure you understand and respect every process of executing a great service.
- People ask for you by name because they loved having you as their server last time.
- Bartending and cocktail experience preferred but not required.
- Servsafe and basset/TIPS certified.
- Barista/bartending/food running experience appreciated but not required.
- Comfort in using TOAST system or coordinating POS system.
- Experience in high volume/fast pace is a plus.
- Open availability is a plus.
Compensation Details
Compensation: Hourly ($11.02) plus tips
Benefits & Perks: Dining Discounts
Required Skills
Cocktail Experience
Hospitality industry experience
Knowledge and Passion for Artisanal Foods, Cured Meats, Cheeses, Wine, and Cocktails
Knowledge of Artisanal Foods, Cured Meats, Cheeses, Wine, and Cocktails
Superior Beverage Knowledge, Specifically in Wine
Superior Beverage Knowledge
Cultivating a Memorable Guest Experience
Knowledge of Artisanal Foods
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Part of Meadowlark Hospitality
Lardon (Michelin Bib Gourmand 2022-2024), highlights cured meats, artisanal cheeses, sandwiches and coffee in an old world style café environment. Our newly launched dinner service is our take on coastal French fare, with Midwestern sourced ingredients. Rooted in the Logan Square neighborhood, Lardon is looking for a dedicated and driven executive chef who enjoys fostering a team environment and communicating our passion for artisanal food and drinks. Our cured meat and whole animal butchery program has become respected across the city, focusing on all salumi made in house in our one-of-a-kind curing room. Eclectic worldly wines, apertivo cocktails, amari, and local beers are hand selected to be paired with our one of a kind menu.
Union (Michelin Bib Gourmand 2023-2024) is a community-centric love letter to the pride and joy of Midwest: beer and food. Adding to the diverse lineup of outstanding bars and restaurants in Logan Square, this uniquely Chicago concept pays homage to one of the world’s best cities for beer. The beer program is complemented by our New American cuisine by way of seasonally focused, shareable plates for any occasion.
The Meadowlark (North America's 50 Best Bars #32, Esquire’s Best Bars List 2023 & Eater Chicago Best Bar of 2023), is an intimate, dimly lit cocktail haven that exudes vintage Chicago charm. Comfortably seating 30, friends, neighbors, industry vets and visitors alike are invited to grab a seat around the bar to immerse themselves in The Meadowlark’s rotating creative cocktail menu. As with all Meadowlark Hospitality projects, craftmanship and meticulous attention to detail are paramount. Drinks take center stage with an apothecary-style approach to the art of the cocktail. Our rotating conceptual based menu featuring unique spirits, house made bitters, tinctures, infusions, as well as fresh-pressed juices, market-driven, and seasonally rotating ingredients.
Meadowlark Hospitality strives to create an environment that promotes transparency, authenticity and passion in all endeavors. We want to have a kick-ass team of people working jobs they love, learning something new along the way and finally finding a place you can call home. We are passionate about our people and our products, and looking for like–minded individuals who share the same ethos!
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