Best Restaurants to work for in Pittsburgh?

Submitted by Fit-Particular-7242 t3_10ghk99 in pittsburgh

Hi, looking for some guidance on good restaurants to serve or bartend at. I am a college student looking to work part-time while in school. I have some serving experience but not in a fine dining restaurant, and I have no bartending experience, but I am open to learning.

I am wondering how much money I can expect to make and if you like the environment overall.

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Thanks for the help.

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hsavvy t1_j53a78u wrote

I worked at Kaya in the Strip throughout college and it was a really great environment. I started as a hostess/busser as I had no formal serving experience but quickly became a server and part time bartender. Downside is that getting there from Oakland was a bitch at times, but the hours were totally doable with my class schedule and the money was good.

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pierogie_65 t1_j56idlz wrote

i’ve been in the restaurant industry for over 10yrs, most of it in pittsburgh. i’ve worked back of house and front of house, management. i’ve had adverse experiences almost everywhere and most places are the same issues. male dominated, lots of staffing issues, barely livable wages, awful coworkers. i worked at both local places and corporations and neither had good HR or anything that protected employees. many of them welcome folks with felonies (which i do believe conceptually is a good thing) but as a afab with sexual trauma i have found myself in many situations working with people who are sexually violent or violent in general. there is a lot of racism and sexism in the restaurant industry (in general but it’s rampant here). just be careful, if you have to work for a restaurant set HARD boundaries at the beginning about what you want and what you’re willing to do.

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malaise-ennui t1_j576arj wrote

This is some real, solid, and well intentioned advice. I hope OP takes it.

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pierogie_65 t1_j57qcku wrote

thank you, it’s so tiring hearing people only valuing hours and wages. there’s a lot more that goes into working with people in a restaurant. just trying to keep it real 🥴

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pierogie_65 t1_j56isf1 wrote

because of legalities restaurants can’t disclose employees who are part of any ex-con programs. also, if you’re working in fine dining you can expect larger tips but everything costs something - more steps to service, more difficult customers, more restrictive uniforms, more politics. always ask the folks who work there what their experiences are like if you’re interested in working somewhere. always ask why the position is open. do a background check on your coworkers and boss

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redrover02 t1_j53vuqr wrote

As a frequent customer, The Summit (Mt Washington) seems like a good places to work.

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matty_m t1_j5378ve wrote

The Arby’s on McKnight road is hiring.

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FruityGeek t1_j530feb wrote

Check out Lot 17 in Bloomfield.

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matt_1060 t1_j535n4i wrote

The steel cactus too. They worked around my friend’s school schedule

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