Regular Part-Time Restaurant Server

About the role

The American Girl Dallas retail store and Café is looking for a regular part-time server to serve food and beverages and give guests an excellent dining experience. The role suits someone who thrives in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment, has strong communication skills and handles customer issues and requests professionally and promptly.

Key responsibilities

• Greet customers on arrival, explain food and beverage options and share information about store and restaurant events.
• Show working knowledge of the menu and ingredients, and suggest items for guests with food allergies.
• Address customer concerns and special requests in a professional and timely way.
• Serve food and beverages efficiently, including suggestive upselling, timely delivery of orders, table checks and maintaining tables.
• Prepare, deliver and process table checks through the Infogenesis register system.
• Follow food and workplace safety guidelines and local and state health sanitation laws.
• Help co-workers and support the restaurant team with parties, storewide events and projects.

Required profile

• Preferred: ServSafe certification.
• Preferred: 1 to 2 years of experience in a high-volume and/or fine-dining restaurant; banquet or catering experience is a plus.
• Preferred: experience working with children and ease of use with restaurant computer systems.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and carry trays, and to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.

Required skills

• Food and beverage service and upselling
• Table service and register operation (Infogenesis)
• Knowledge of allergens and food safety

The pay range is $15 to $17.25 per hour, depending on location, skills and experience.