Line Cook

Grimmales; New York (NY); On-site; USD 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family meals every shift

Discounts across all Grimm properties

Paid time off

Career growth potential

Job summary

Grimmales in Brooklyn, New York, is seeking a Line Cook to join Grimm Tavern. This is a hands-on cooking job focused on tavern classics, where you'll execute dishes under the Executive Chef. Candidates should have at least a year of line cook experience and solid knife skills. Expect a fast-paced environment with opportunities for training across various stations. Benefits include family meals, discounts, and potential for career growth. If you have a passion for cooking, we'd love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of line cook experience in a quality-driven kitchen.
• Comfortable on at least one station and eager to learn.
• Solid understanding of the basics: stocks, sauces, proteins, vegetables.

Responsibilities

• Cook to spec, every plate, every shift.
• Prep with intention and keep your station organized.
• Help on the prepared foods program when needed.

Skills

Line cook experience

Knife skills

Ability to follow recipes

Time management

Team communication

Education

NYC Food Protection Certificate preferred

Job description

If you are interested in applying to be Line Cook, email your resume and cover letter to [e-mail] and add “ Line Cook – Grimm Tavern ” to the subject line.

GRIMM TAVERN

Prospect Heights, Brooklyn
Grimm Tavern is a neighborhood tavern rooted in warm hospitality and American comfort food served in a convivial atmosphere filled with regulars.

LINE COOK

ABOUT GRIMM

Grimm is a 100% family-owned brewery based in Brooklyn, New York. We’ve been named New York State Brewery of the Year by our state brewer’s association in 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, and 2026. We got there by caring deeply about the details and holding ourselves to a higher standard of execution than the situation strictly requires. That philosophy runs through everything we do.

Under the Grimm umbrella, we also operate Physica Wines (low-intervention, whole cluster natural wines from North Fork grapes) and Lala’s Brooklyn Apizza (creative, New Haven-inspired, fermentation-driven sourdough pizza). Grimm Tavern is our newest venture: a full-service restaurant in Prospect Heights serving refined tavern food alongside our beers and wines. Next door, Grimm Goods is a small cafe offering coffee, prepared foods, breakfast sandwiches, biscuits, muffulettas, and canned beer to go.

THE ROLE

We’re looking for Line Cooks to join the team at Grimm Tavern. You’ll work a station on the line under the Executive Chef and Sous Chef, executing a menu of tavern classics done with care—dry aged burgers and steaks, house-made pickles, whole fish, seasonal sides—and helping out on the prepared foods program at Grimm Goods next door when needed.
This is a hands-on cooking job for someone who takes pride in the craft. We want cooks who show up sharp, work clean, and care about what leaves the pass. If you want to grow, there’s room to grow here. You’ll be cross-trained on every station—grill, sauté, pantry, garde manger—so you build a complete skill set and can move where the team needs you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Work your assigned station—grill, sauté, pantry, garde manger, or wherever the team needs you. Set up, execute service, break down, clean up.
• Cook to spec, every plate, every shift. Plating, portioning, temperatures, timing—nail the details.
• Prep with intention. Sharp knife work, clean cuts, accurate yields. No shortcuts on quality.
• Keep your station spotless and organized. Mise en place is non-negotiable.
• Communicate clearly on the line—call out tickets, answer back, work with your team to keep service moving.
• Help on the prepared foods program at Grimm Goods next door when needed—sandwiches, biscuits, grab-and-go items, baked goods.
• Follow recipes and standards as written. If you have an idea to make something better, bring it up—we want to hear it.
• Maintain full compliance with NYC Department of Health regulations. Clean as you go.
• Receive and break down deliveries. Rotate product. Label and date everything.
  Show up on time, in clean uniform, ready to work.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 1+ years of line cook experience in a quality-driven kitchen. More is great; the right attitude matters more.
• Comfortable on at least one station and eager to learn the others. We’ll cross-train you.
• Solid knife skills and a good understanding of the basics—stocks, sauces, proteins, vegetables.
• You work clean. Your station tells us everything we need to know.
• You can keep up. Fast-paced service doesn’t shake you.
• You take feedback well and give it constructively. Ego stays out of the kitchen.
• NYC Food Protection Certificate (Food Handler’s License) preferred—we’ll help you get it if you don’t have one.
• Reliable, on time, and ready to put in real work.
• Bonus points for experience with butchery, charcuterie, fermentation, or baking.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

This is a fast-paced kitchen in a brand-new restaurant. You’ll be helping build systems and culture from day one, which is both the challenge and the opportunity. We prioritize a fair scheduling system for weekends and holidays to share the load equitably among the leadership team. We care about sustainability—of our ingredients, our business, and our people.

BENEFITS

• Family meals every shift
• Discounts across all Grimm properties (brewery, restaurant, wines, Lala’s)
• Paid time off, excellent shift meals, and a chance for career growth in an expanding company.

SCHEDULE

Includes days, nights, weekends and holidays as needed to support business. We believe in a work and life balance and making schedule reflect this whenever possible.

HOW TO APPLY

Email your resume and a brief cover letter to [e-mail] with “Line Cook – Grimm Tavern” in the subject line. We read every application. Tell us what you’re about.

Grimm Artisanal Ales is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy, military status or any other category protected by law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Grimm Artisanal Ales expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grimm’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.