Does The Kitchen pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, The Kitchen employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.7 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at The Kitchen. This rating has improved by 8% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at The Kitchen?

78% of The Kitchen employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated The Kitchen 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at The Kitchen?

Server (17) , Server/Waiter (4) , Bartender (3) , Backwait (2) , Chef (2) , Cook (2) , Prep Cook (2) , Server/Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at The Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"Awesome coworkers who are all engaged in all sorts of cool side" ((in 4 reviews)); "Friendly staff" ((in 3 reviews)); "Great work environment, With great people." ((in 3 reviews)); "Awesome people, Great perks, cool location" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at The Kitchen according to real employee reviews?

"poor management" ((in 8 reviews)); "Long hours and very busy" ((in 5 reviews)); "In my time here as a line cook I saw three different management teams, all absolutely horrible." ((in 3 reviews)); "Low pay and inconsistent hours" ((in 3 reviews))

The Kitchen Reviews

3.6

78% would recommend to a friend

(77 total reviews)

Sean Crosbie

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88% positive business outlook

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The Kitchen has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 77 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The The Kitchen employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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3.0

Dec 22, 2025

Love

Digital producer

Recommend

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Pros

Great culture and people, good snacks

Cons

Grew too fast, structure changes a lot

3.0

Aug 26, 2022

Great coworkers but overstaffed and corporate-style management

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

Awesome coworkers who are all engaged in all sorts of cool side-hustles. Decent opportunity for money, tip pool and a lot of transparency with how folks are paid.

Cons

Super corporate management structure with folks often flying in from out of town (other kitchen locations) to rework things happening at your location. Pretty rigid and often the decisions made by management don't really align with the particular branch they're affecting. Terribly, terribly overstaffed.

2.0

Jan 17, 2020

only so-so

Server

Recommend

CEO approval

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Pros

they stay pretty busy, lots of private party events

Cons

elitist management, they hate cigarette smokers

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