Chef de Cuisine

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Quarterly Bonus

Paid Time Off

401(k)

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Domestic Partner Benefits

Restaurant Discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Aba Austin, part of Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants, is hiring a Chef de Cuisine with 4+ years of kitchen leadership. The role oversees opening shifts, BOH operations, inventory, and cost control across multiple sites.

Competitive salary and benefits are offered as part of our 130+ location culture. Join a culinary-driven company that values training, growth opportunities, and teamwork, with a Mediterranean-California menu and a comprehensive benefits package including insurance and retirement

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as Chef de Cuisine in a full‑service restaurant.
• Ability to lead and develop teams.
• Skilled in managing BOH systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the opening shift process, including food orders, inventory, and price updates.
• Direct and support BOH operations, including food prep and maintaining inventory.
• Supervise kitchen staff and provide guidance to hourly and management teams.
• Control food cost and procurement of supplies, including daily orders.
• Collaborate with the GM to create prep lists and assign duties.
• Perform regular line checks to ensure menu item quality.
• Communicate production timing and special requests between FOH and BOH.
• Assist in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, and training BOH staff.
• Model teamwork and address guest/vendor issues with professionalism.
• Work varied days/shifts, including early mornings, late nights, weekends.
• Move and lift up to 50 pounds as needed.

Job description

Located on South Congress at Music Lane, Aba, meaning father in Hebrew, is a Mediterranean restaurant with a California influence. With locations in Austin, TX, Chicago, IL, and Nashville, TN, the menu features Top Chef Alum, Chef Partner CJ Jacobson’s modern approach to Mediterranean cooking and the beverage program showcases spirits and rare wines from lesser known Mediterranean regions.

Aba Austin is now Hiring a Chef de Cuisine!

Lettuce Entertain You Restaurants is looking for a Chef de Cuisine with 2 years of Chef experience. We reward our teams with benefits, career‑long training and growth opportunities.

A Few of Our Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Quarterly Bonus
• Paid Time Off – including Paid Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation
• 401(k)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Insurance
• Dental & Vision Insurance
• Life, Accident Protection & Critical Illness Insurance
• Domestic Partner Benefits
• Restaurant Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program – focusing on mental health & wellness

Why Work With Lettuce?

Lettuce is a culinary‑driven restaurant company with a genuine commitment to our people. We welcome unique perspectives and nurture diverse talents at 130+ locations, supported by our Culture of Caring. If you’re ready to be part of what we do next, explore your possibilities at Lettuce and apply today!

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Responsibilities

• Lead the opening shift process, including food orders, inventory and price updates; manage receiving, storage, inspections, and menu changes.
• Lead, direct, and ensure effective and efficient BOH operations, including food prep and cooking; maintain adequate inventory levels of food and supplies.
• Supervise the kitchen employees and provide guidance and leadership to hourly and management teams.
• Track and control food cost, purchase and order food products and supplies, including daily orders.
• Partner with the General Manager (GM) and designated managers/chefs to create prep lists; assign production duties to BOH staff.
• Perform regular line checks to ensure quality of all menu items.
• Partner with GM to review and maintain recipe books.
• Ensure communication of food production and timing issues, needs, and special requests between FOH and BOH.
• Partner with GM and management to interview, hire, onboard, train, supervise, and develop all BOH employees and teams as needed.
• Model and promote teamwork across all teams.
• Use tact and good judgment when addressing challenges with guests, vendors, and employees; respond with patience and courtesy.
• Work a variety of days and shifts, including early mornings, late nights, and weekends at multiple sites with or without overnight travel as needed.
• Move and lift up to 10 pounds; frequently lift up to 25 pounds; occasionally lift up to 50 pounds.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience as Chef de Cuisine in a full‑service restaurant.
• Must be able to lead and develop teams.
• Must be skilled in managing BOH systems.

USD $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 /Yr.