Friday, April 13, 2018

Kevin, The Short Order Cook

Today I finished my second week at the Y.M.C.A. cafe. So far, so good. My immediate supervisor is a good person, very easy to work with. Today when we got really busy for about forty-five minutes, we got all the orders out fairly quickly, because we made a good team. All the orders were done right, which isn't the easiest thing to get done. Our customers tend to be residents of the building, or people who work out here, or people whose children are in the day care program. We get a lot of parents who want a quick meal after dropping their kids off for the day.

Most of what's on the menu is your standard diner type fare, but Mike does a nice job of creating some fun specials. Today we did taco sauce cheese fries and people really liked them. I've had customers complement me on some of what I've made including cocktail sauce, Thousand Island dressing and honey mustard. I made a spicy tartar sauce to order today for one customer and he raved about it, and he also gave me a nice tip.

I've done well enough that the next two weeks, I'm going to be cross-trained on doing the meals for the kids in day care. Lauren turns out some really good food that's healthful for the little ones, so I'm excited to see how she does what she does.

The pay is decent, as I've said before, and I'm learning a lot.

As always, dear reader, I wish you well.