Server - OMAKAI Hand Roll Bar
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Part time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Hospitality
- Posted
Must have
- Two years of serving experience required
- Must be available for at least 2 lunches per week and willing to work at least 1 double per week
- SafeServe, alcohol serving, allergy compliance, and sexual harassment prevention certifications required, and all can be obtained during training. We cover the cost of the sexual harassment prevention
- Japanese cuisine knowledge is a plus but not required
- Able to learn and memorize our entire menu in detail, including hand rolls, set menus, appetizers, sashimi, and beverage pairings
- Comfortable handling money and operating a point-of-sale system, including basic math under pressure
- Comfortable working in a counter setting where guests see and hear service from a few feet away
- Able to carry a full section while clearing, resetting, and running food through a full turn
- Communicates well with guests, teammates, and management, even during a rush
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred but not required
- Reliable transportation to and from the restaurant
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Full description
**Hand Roll Bar Server
Location: Chicago, IL (River North)Employment Type: Part-Time (20-29 hours) or Full-Time (30+ hours)About OMAKAI Hand Roll Bar**
OMAKAI Hand Roll Bar is a counter concept restaurant with one aim: to be known for blowing people's minds. Everything we do rests on three guarantees: warm rice for contrast, crispy nori for texture, and kind service. Every guest, every visit.
We serve high-quality hand rolls at an accessible price, and we are growing across South Florida and expanding to other cities nationally with our full-service restaurant and hand roll bar concepts. Every seat is at the counter, where guests watch our chefs and servers work together. We hold ourselves to a five-star hotel standard in a casual counter setting, which means the details matter more here than in most restaurants.
We treat every guest with genuine kindness and focus heavily on execution. Our team runs on accountability, reliability, and doing what we say we will do.
Position Overview
We are seeking friendly Hand Roll Bar Servers for our hand roll counter. Every seat is at the counter and owns the full guest experience in the dining area. We require at least two years of serving experience, and Japanese restaurant experience is welcome but not required. Genuine hospitality matters here as much as order accuracy and pace do.
This seat owns the full arc of the table. You take and manage orders, entering every one accurately with modifications, allergies, and restrictions handled correctly, and you keep tables informed on timing and availability. You hold a proactive presence at your tables and handle questions, concerns, and complaints in the moment with professionalism. You also own table turnover and bussing, food running sashimi and desserts, guest support, and beverage service, so tables are cleared and reset to standard, food reaches the right guest on time with a dish explanation, empty items are gone before the guest notices, and drinks and water stay full.
We weigh experience, customer service level, accuracy, and pace. We are looking for servers who genuinely enjoy hospitality, who read each table and anticipate needs, who want to turn a complaint into a win, who are willing to clear, reset, and run food to keep the room moving, and who carry a full section while staying warm under pressure through a full turn.
Responsibilities
Take & Manage Orders
- Take every guest order accurately, including modifications, and own accuracy from entry through delivery
- Handle allergy and dietary restriction requests in line with our food allergy policies
- Enter orders on our point-of-sale system correctly and process payments