line cook

server

host/hostess

bartender

prep cook

Food Fight Restaurant Group

I've been with Food Fight for five years and have advanced from server/bartender to general manager. In these five years, Food Fight has made massive strides in:

-benefits for hourly and salaried employees
-work/life balance
-collaboration
-employee advancement
-compensation

I think that Food Fight truly values all employees and their quality of life. Evidence of this includes the free counseling service available to all employees and the fact that all kitchen staff start at $13/hr, which is the living wage in Madison. 

As a general manager, I admittedly have some weeks where I work extremely long hours. However, these are few and far between and I enjoy an excellent work/life balance. I'm proud to work for a company that values their employees' quality of life.

While this job has some fun qualities, it is overshadowed by poor managerial practices. If this is someone's first job serving or bartending then it may be a good fit, however, if you have been under better supervision in the past, expect to feel conflicted when going to work at DLUX. Most of the staff is new due to previous issues between the general manager and past employees, leaving a fairly unorganized setup that you are unlikely to be trained fully on. While most of the staff at DLUX is kind and welcoming, it is specifically management that is offputting and hostile in this environment. I would not recommend this position to someone looking for clear communication, healthy work-life balance, desired scheduling, or good pay. 

I really enjoyed my time at the Avenue Club Restaurant before it closed. I was initially weary about working for a Food Fight restaurant and feared it would be too corporate. Based on my experience, it really depends on the restaurant! Some of them can be not as fun to work in due to management, coworkers, environment, etc..but I loved Avenue and wish it could reopen with the same staff it used to have.

Managers regularly get themselves free meals on shift while refusing employees lunch breaks. Refuse to help during busy shifts, punish employees for developing useful skills at the work place and instead hire outside ppl to teach those same skills in mandatory, unpaid trainings.  No promotions, no raises, no progress at all. This is a dead end for anyone working in the service industry. 

Food Fight cares more about their profit than the well being of their employees. I was full time for over a year and then scheduled only 15-20 hours a week during their slower times of the year. Even after showing management my full time job offer it still didn’t matter. I ended up leaving because I couldn’t pay my bills. Very sad considering I was a dedicated employee and even a part of management.

If you are looking for a restaurant company that truly believes in their employee's work life balance, look no further.
Their pay scales are competitive and the benefits are great!
As there are only 19 restaurants in the group, you can have extremely high visibility in a management role.

Whenever I had an issue or suggestion, management was there to listen and respond. In typical restaurant work, the company has good reach and resources, so it had good access to quality employees, and other restaurants in the group were always willing to help if we needed it. Great benefits. 

It has been a long time since I worked at a food fight restaurant.  It started out as a very good job, frequently giving out random bonuses, paying well.  It became more and more corporate over the years.

I loved working at Food Fight! There is always something new to learn and management was very caring and supportive. 
Everyone I’ve worked with respected one another and supportive towards each other.

This company takes care of their employees! They offer MANY benefits that you do not find within the service industry. They advance within and I have never worked for a better company!

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Line cook 46 salaries reported	$19.24 per hour
Server 44 salaries reported	$25.34 per hour
Host/hostess 25 salaries reported	$17.58 per hour
Bartender 24 salaries reported	$22.90 per hour
Prep cook 17 salaries reported	$19.29 per hour

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