assistant restaurant manager

cook

dishwasher

bar staff

greeter

Eatn Park

At one time, EatNPark was the greatest place i'd ever worked. From 1989 until J K left (General Manager) I had been treated like I was a very important part of a great team. After new G.M.'s started showing up I started to feel left out. Cliques began to form among certain employees and members of management.Employees who got along and helped each other now did'nt want to do anything.Long time employees began to complain they no longer felt treated fairly. When I started there,we were given incentives to work harder so that we could advance to afternoon shifts then to day shift and believe me, it worked! After J left, that all went away. I believe back then, we all were like family.J would put Christmas parties together and every employee would show up because he would have employees put on talent shows.We would have a band and hold it at a really nice   place The last few years I was there the parties turned into a trip to a bar somewhere,and there was no planning for anything, just show up drink, and go home.Needless to say the turn out for those parties was low. I worked there for 20 years,    I was told I had been outside smoking by the new supervisor, I told her she was wrong and would thank her not to accuse me of something she did'nt know about. She went to the PIC  and I was sent home. Oh by the way, at the time I thought I was still a supervisor!, but no  (the G.M. at the time) had sent 2 other girls to Pittsburgh to be trained , and  to this day I was never told that I was no longer in that position or why. I was told to return to talk to the G.M.  to see if I still had a job. When I met with him, I tried to tell him things that were wrong and I had'nt done what I was accused of. I was told if I was'nt happy there anymore I did'nt need to be there and that was it. I really loved my job and my customers, I always went above and beyond every shift I worked,but apparently thats not what they wanted anymore. I don't expect anything  to be done about this. It's been too long and I would'nt return anyway until the place went back to the way it was, but that probably is over. I just wanted you to know, EatNPark lost an employee that really cared about great service and making people feel this was the place to go to be treated like they were family. It just makes me sad after 20 years of giving my best every day I can be let go over a lie.Please forgive me for writing such a long comment but I just wanted someone in the home office to know the truth.             Thank you for your time and just know I still feel there are some great people working for ENP( management and employees) I hope to one day return!

When i went into work i clocked in. After i went into my section that was assigned to me i cleaned off all of my tables so that they were cleaned. Then i waited for customers to be seated at my section i would take there order and get it to them as quick as posibale. I then would check all off my tables to see if they needed any thing. After we closed the resturante i would do my clean up which was fill my suger trays,ketchup and salt and pepper trays. Then i would run the sweeper around the whole resturante and fill salad dressing cups and put them in the cooler for the nexted day. Then i would clock out and that ends my wounderful day at eat n park.   As for all of my team members that i worked with only two beside my self did there job very well the management was very poor they always ran out of different things and never did there jobs properly i had to quit my job because i was the closer at nite and there were other waitresses with me at nite but they would stay in the back of the resturante and make phone calls and play on there phones and left me to tend to the whole front end of the resturante by myself. When i approched my Manager about the situation he told me he was to busy to handle it and told me to go do my job. I waited an hour and tried to tell him again and he told me to go do my job that he hired me for after he said that to me i looked at him and told him i quit because he dos not know how to run a resturante. The next day my manager called me and asked me to come back to work and i said if he got rid of the people who didnt want to do there job i would love to come back he said it was not going to happen so i told him no thank you ill find a job that the manager knows how to do there job.

my day starts at 530 am  when i go into work get the buffet ready for the breakfast buff et and cook all breakfast food eggs, bacon toast , ect  and put it on the buffet  and cook service til 1030 and give last call to all service, manager  and host . last call let them know that their tables have 15  left  til change over to salad bar . than i go out and shut off lights and drain water and go to my station and get untiles , salad bar  stuff  ready and than the ice for my buffet . at 1045 i go out to the dinning room and start taking all breakfast food off the bar and replacing it with salad bar frult and veggies and dressing  

my coworkers: my coworkers are some what great  some do great tream work and others dont  . some are amazing people  but no matter how hard of a day it is  or rather we hate or dislike . but we are family that cares

the hardest part about my job is  doing change over  by self and getting the salad bar up in time . and making sure the customers are happy  with the things on the buffet

 the most enjoyable part of the job is  clocking out 


The dishwasher position at Eat’n Park plays an important role in keeping the restaurant running smoothly and ensuring guests have a clean, welcoming dining experience. Dishwashers are responsible for maintaining cleanliness and sanitation standards by washing dishes, utensils, pots, and pans quickly and efficiently. They also keep work areas organized, follow proper food safety guidelines, and assist with basic cleaning tasks throughout the kitchen. Teamwork is important, as dishwashers work closely with cooks and servers to make sure the kitchen has what it needs during busy shifts. The role can be fast-paced, especially during peak dining hours, but it provides an opportunity to gain valuable restaurant experience and contribute to customer satisfaction. Eat’n Park values a positive attitude, reliability, and a willingness to learn. This entry-level job can also be a starting point for growth within the company, offering advancement into other kitchen or restaurant positions.

A typical day at work I show up ten minutes prior to my shift to get everything needed for the shift situated, for example, make sure I have two working pens, a server pad, a clean tray, and maybe start to work on my side work (i.e. cutting lemons for the shift). 

I learned to treat others how I want to be treated. I also learned always have a helping hand for a co-worker because you never know when you'll need the favor in return. I learn to give 110% in everything I do, someone is eventually going to notice. I also learned that the customer is ALWAYS correct. 

Management lately has been changing frequently. 

My co-workers are amazing and we all work wonderful as a team.


The most enjoyable part of my job is knowing the customers are leaving with satisfaction and having the confidence of knowing they will guarantee they will return to our restaurant.

I was hired as a Hostess, so I would have to greet all the guests that would come in and seat them off of our rotation. After being seated I would bring the correct number of menus to the table and inform them who their server would be. Before my shift would be over, we had to do all the side work that our manager would have for us. Sweeping the floors, cleaning the doors, wiping out the pie case, cleaning menus, and making sure everyone was okay before we left. it did get very busy at times so it could get a little difficult with seating if they had a particular request on where they wanted to sit. Which means some servers would lose a table or get double or triple sat so I would try my best to help the servers with drink and food orders. I loved our regular guests, you were always able to talk with them and still be able to do the job.

I absolutely loved the Bridgeport, WV Eat N Park location, but the Morgantown location could use a bit of work. The laziness of the workers was the worst part. While I was there I felt like if I stopped, even for a moment, everything would fall apart. It was fun the first year i worked there but as different employees came everything became different. They would actually schedule 2 good workers each evening(i worked most evenings) to hold everything together and pretty much hope for the best. Some nights were wonderful, as some were just awful. I enjoyed being a server overall, so of course I loved the relationships that were created with some of our regular customers. Eat N Park will always have a special place in my heart, regardless of the lazy employees.

A typical day at Eat N Park corporation is usually fairly busy with a high energy. It is the understanding in the environment that if one person is busy, everyone is busy. I have learned the value of team work because it is highly important in a restaraunt environment. The management in this particular restaraunt is very caring and fair. They're intuitive and excellent at what they do. They are part of why I enjoy my job the way I do. My co workers are the other part. The hardest part of the job is the physical toll it takes for minimal money. Which has nothing to do with the company itself, rather than the clientell. Other than that, it is a fantastic place to work.

A typical shift at Eat N Park is usually a little hectic because of the hours I worked which would either be the dinner shift or weekend shift. At the beginning I was a little overwhelmed but quickly got into the rhythm of things and before I knew it I could pick up any table my co-workers couldn't get to and still attend to mine. I am a people person so co-workers, managers, customers gave me great reviews for the service and help I was willing to give. To be completely honest, the fast pace money was the most enjoyable part of my job because I felt like I was getting tipped just to socialize with my customers while of course delivering food.

You work with a lot of great people, and the culture is very diverse. The corporate office is quite supportive, and you'll know upper management on a first name basis, including the CEO. The hours can be long or odd, depending on the location. Some restaurants are open 24 hours, and you have to work overnight shifts, then one or two days later you could be on a daylight shift. Most managers average about 50-60 hours a week. The other challenges are the reality show worthy drama between some team members, even though you work with some high school kids, the adults are usually worse. And most of the customers are nice, but there's that 10-15% that are simply unbearable.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Assistant restaurant manager 271 salaries reported	$53,400 per year
Cook 57 salaries reported	$14.42 per hour
Dishwasher 22 salaries reported	$13.02 per hour
Bar staff 14 salaries reported	$12.29 per hour
Greeter 8 salaries reported	$11.75 per hour

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