Union Square Cafe - Union Square Hospitality Group
Position Description:
Union Square Cafe will be looking for qualified maitre d's. Although this is not an immediate opening, we are starting our search now in order to meet the best that are out there! This is a wonderful opportunity to hone your skills, meet interesting people, and work for a great company who appreciates your hard work.
Previous front door experience is required. You can handle guests checking in, someone trying to intercom you, the bartender has a question about the wait list, and the host is giving you updates... ALL AT ONCE without missing a beat and all the while being gracious and keeping a smile on your face. If this sounds like your idea of FUN, if you work in restaurants because you love the service industry, if you are a leader - we'd like to meet you.
Company Profile:
Danny Meyer opened his first restaurant, Union Square Cafe, in 1985, when he was just 27 years old. Serving American cuisine with an Italian soul, Union Square Cafe pioneered a new breed of American eatery, pairing imaginative food and wine with caring hospitality, comfortable surroundings and outstanding value. A critical success from the outset, Union Square Cafe has twice garnered The New York Times coveted three-star rating, and also earned Zagat Surveys #1 ranking as New Yorks Most Popular Restaurant for an unprecedented seven years.
Union Square Hospitality Group (USHG) was founded by Danny Meyer and includes some of New York City's most beloved restaurants including Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, Tabla, Blue Smoke, our latest addition, Shake Shack, and the award-winning Jazz Standard. Each USHG restaurant is lovingly hand crafted and distinctive, and each strives to distinguish itself for warm hospitality and consistent excellence.