Server

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.