Bartender (Cowboy Chow at the AT&T Discovery District)

Restaurant Bartender

The role of restaurant bartenders is to ensure positive guest interactions while accurately mixing and serving beverages to guests and servers in a friendly and efficient manner. Responsibilities include utilizing high quality spirits, liqueurs, fruits, fresh herbs, and spices to create sensational drinks for guests. Bartenders greet guests, take beverage orders from restaurant servers or directly from guests, mix drinks, cocktails, and other bar beverages as ordered and in compliance with company standards. They maintain bottles and glasses in an attractive and functional manner to support efficient drink preparation and promotion of beverages. Bartenders provide information on wine characteristics, evaluate guests' needs, make appropriate suggestions, and serve wine using proper wine service techniques. They work with the culinary team to create mixers and garnishes for beverages, check identification of guests to verify age requirements for purchase of alcohol, handle an assigned bank and follow all cash handling procedures, collect payment for drinks served and balance all receipts, and ensure that the assigned bar area is fully equipped with tools and products needed for mixing beverages and serving guests. Bartenders prepare inventory or purchase requisitions as needed to replenish supplies, serve food items to guests seated at the bar, demonstrate a thorough knowledge of food and beverage products, menus, and promotions, maintain a clean working area, keep work area clean and organized, organize catering storage areas, attend mandatory meetings, perform general cleaning tasks to adhere to health and safety standards, and complete other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications include the ability to work long hours and flexible shifts including mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Experience as a bartender for at least two years, extensive knowledge of drink recipes, the ability to create and execute one of a kind drinks, the ability to create and serve drinks in a timely manner, extensive knowledge of wines, maintaining personal hygiene and a well-groomed appearance standards, the ability to work independently or in a team during set up and execution of service, willingness and drive to exceed guest expectations, the ability to effectively listen and take direction from supervisor, excellent knowledge of food and beverage preparations, service standards, guest relations, and etiquette, being personable, friendly, and welcoming, the ability to read, speak, and write English language in order to communicate with guests, the ability to remember, recite, and promote the variety of menu items, the ability to transport up to 50 lbs on a continuous basis, and having a working email to communicate with managers. Practice safe work habits, follow all safety policies and procedures and regulations, complete company-wide safety training, and any additional job specific safety training. Legends is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, or genetic information.