Chef de Cuisine — Joon (Tysons Corner, VA)
Joon is an elevated modern Persian restaurant in Tysons Corner — New York Times Top 50, Washingtonian readers' Best Restaurant in Virginia, and a 2026 RAMMY finalist for Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year. We're looking for a Chef de Cuisine to run our kitchen day to day and help push the food program forward.
What you'll do
- Own daily kitchen execution: line performance, ticket times, plate consistency, station standards
- Lead, schedule, and develop the BOH team; hold the standard on cleanliness and food safety
- Manage ordering, inventory, prep pars, and waste; hit food cost and labor targets
- Partner on menu development, seasonal changes, and R&D for à la carte, restaurant week, and private events
- Work closely with ownership and our executive chef on the direction of the program
What we're looking for
- 3+ years as a CDC or strong Sous ready to step up, in a high-volume, quality-driven kitchen
- Comfort with scratch cooking, whole-animal and produce-forward prep
- Real numbers literacy — you can read a P&L line and adjust
- Curiosity about Persian and Middle Easter cuisine; direct experience not required, respect for it is
- ServSafe certified or willing to certify; bilingual English/Spanish a plus
What we offer
- $80,000-$85,000 salary, plus up to $20,000 in incentive bases bonuses. Our BOH Leaders qualified for a $5,000 bonus in the second quarter of this year.
- PTO and dining comps
- Closed Mondays — a real day off, plus a second day off that is typically on Tuesday.
- A growing group with room to move up
Send a résumé and a short note about the best thing you've cooked this year to [email protected]. Confidential inquiries welcome.
