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Sous Chef - Roots Second City
Utopian Tailgate
1610 N Wells St, Old Town, Chicago, IL
Utopian Tailgate hiring Sous Chef - Roots Second City in Chicago, IL

Utopian Tailgate hiring Sous Chef - Roots Second City in Chicago, IL

Sous Chef - Roots Second City

Utopian TailgateMore Info

1610 N Wells St, Old Town, Chicago, IL
Full Time • Salary ($60k - $67k)
Expired: Jan 8, 2026

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Required Years of Experience

2 years


Job Details

The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group is looking for a driven and energetic individual to join their team as a Sous Chef at Professor Pizza and Utopian Tailgate. Duties will include staff development, training, coaching, and recipe testing and development, while upholding standards for safety and sanitation. As a Sous Chef, you will be working closely with the Executive Sous Chef and General Manager in overseeing and executing the vision of the restaurant. A Sous Chef will be responsible for working a station in the kitchen while also being a key leader and operator in our BOH systems and organization. A successful candidate will play a key role in contributing to our Guest satisfaction while also be able to manage their cost of goods and labor, in a way for the operation to be profitable.

Essential Functions:

  • Set up and stock stations with all necessary mise en place
  • Answer, report, and follow instructions from Executive Sous Chef and General Manager
  • Prepare food for service
  • Cook menu items with the rest of the kitchen staff
  • Maintain a positive and professional approach with your team
  • Ensure that food comes out simultaneously with high quality and consistency, in a timely manner
  • Comply with nutrition and allergy regulations and standards
  • Help with preparation

Other Functions:

  • Be available to fill in as needed to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of the restaurant as directed by the restaurant manager or immediate supervisor
  • Comply with health and food safety standards, restocking items and cleaning
  • Managing food cost and labor cost

Physical Functions:

  • Ability to stand/walk a minimum of 10 hours or as needed
  • Must be able to exert well-paced and frequent mobility for periods of up to 10 hours or as needed
  • Be able to lift up to 50 pounds, frequently
  • Will frequently reach, feel, bend, stoop, carry, finely manipulate and key in data
  • Work in both warm and cool environments
  • Must be able to tolerate potential allergens: peanut products, egg, dairy, gluten, soy, seafood and shellfish
  • Returning unused items after service to the correct inventory location, or storing cooked goods for use at another service

Qualifications, Education and Behavior:

  • At least 18 years old
  • Have a minimum of 1 year line cook experience
  • Ability to work quickly while maintaining safety standards and procedures
  • Ability to properly handle a knife, confidently
  • Food Service Sanitation Manager Card
  • Allergens Certificate
  • Ability to work in high volume environments
  • Ability to work early morning hours or late evening hours
  • Ability to work consistent schedule 5 days per week
  • Understanding of various cooking methods, ingredients and how to use kitchen equipment

Required Skills:

  • Commissary
  • Enforcement Of Safety / Sanitation Standards
  • Food Cost Optimization
  • Food Safety Knowledge
  • Frying
  • General knife handling
  • Inventory
  • Kitchen Cleaning/Sanitation
  • Kitchen Management
  • Meat Cookery
  • On-site Special Events
  • Ordering / Purchasing / Receiving / Organizing
  • Pizza Cooking
  • Portioning
  • Purveyor/Local Farmer Relationships
  • Sauté
  • Scheduling
  • Team Development
  • Expediting
  • Microsoft Office
  • P&Ls


Compensation Details

Compensation: Salary ($60,000.00 - $67,000.00)


Required Skills

Leadership

Communication

Time Management

Problem Solving

Adaptability

Attention to Detail

Collaboration

Customer Service Orientation

Stress Management

Creativity

Organizational Skills

Multitasking

Physical Stamina

Safety Awareness

Culinary Knowledge

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Part of The Fifty/50 Restaurant Group

10,000 square foot rooftop perched over North & Wells above Second City.

With a psychedelic and Utopian vibe, this is the tailgate to end all tailgates.

Leadership
John Aldape

Operating Partner