RestaurantReview
Itwasrainy,crowdedandloudattheentrance,thesmellofcigaretteandrumfilled theairofthelobbyarea.ItwasSaturdaynightattheT.G.I.FinSanFrancisco,theGiant's wereplayingsotheplacewaspackedandfanswerebeingloud.Therestaurantislocatedon acornernearbyPier39anditalmosthasanAspenlooktoit.Thebuildingitselfismadeof brickswithbigcolorfulwindowsandhugecherryfinishedwoodendoorswithbrasshandles Inside,thewallsarecherrywoodandcoveredwithbigmirrorsandstuffeddearheads.The tablesandchairsarealldarkwoodwithaveryrichredcolor.Theatmosphereinsidealmost hadanIrishpubfeeltoit,peoplewere...showmorecontent... ForanappetizerIorderedabroccolicheddarsoup.Thesoupwasbroughtoutinlessthan10 minuteswithsaltinecrackers.Itwashotandsmelled great,itwentwithgreatwiththeuglyandcoldweatheroutsideThesoupwasreally goodthickandcreamyanditmademehappyandcontentwhilewaitingformyfood.Formy maincourseIorderedtheJackDanieltower,itconsistedofribs,goldenbeerbatteredshrimp sesamechickenandonionrings.Ididn'tunderstandwhyitwascalledatoweruntilthey broughtitoutThefoodwasarrangedin4platesfrombiggesttosmallestonthisblackiron tower.FeelinghungryIwentstraightfortheribs,theywereverytenderandmeatyalong withthesaucemadewithJackDanielswhiskeyandbarbequesauce.Theshrimpwere jumboandgoodalongwiththegoodmarinarasauceandsqueezedlemon.Thesesame chickenwasgood,itwasamixofsweetandspicywhichcomplementedeverythingelseThe
onionringsofcourseweredeepfriedandbigenoughtowearbracelets.
Wewereallhungryandhadjustcomeoutofareallygoodservicefromoursingles
withacauseconventionSotheplacewasperfectbecausewewereabletositandsharethe greatthingsGoddidandalsohaveagoodtimesocializingandgettingtoknowother peoplefromotherchurches.Idon'trecommendtherestaurantforadatewithyourboyfriend orgirl
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RestaurantManagement
Runningarestaurantcanbeoneofthemoststressfuljobsaswellasthemostfunandrewarding jobs.Ifthemanagerisagoodleaderwithexcellentleadershipskillsandhasgreatfollowersthe restaurantwillberewardedIfnottherestaurantwillplummetinsalesandnoonewillbepleased Whiledevelopingabusiness.staffisimportanttorunningasuccessfulrestaurant,itisalsoessential thatmanagementfocusonitspublicrelationsaswellasitssalesandmarketingstrategies.
Staffdevelopingisvitalforrestaurantstorunsmoothly.Arestaurantiscomposedoftwosectors;a FrontofHouse(FOH)andtheirsaBackofHouse(BOH).Thefrontofthehouseiswhatisvisible totheshowmorecontent
Thisincludestherulesandregulations,benefitsaswellasanintroductiontothecompany.Rulesin thehandbookareactionsthatnoemployeeshouldactoutandtheregulationsexplainthe consequencesifaruleweretobebroken.Benefitsareonlyavailabletostaffmembers;usuallythey consistsofdiscountpricesonmealsandinsurance.TheHiringprocessofrestaurantsusually consistsoffillingoutanapplicationwithaminimumoftwointerviewsandonetest(Marchetti).
Whentherestauranttestsfutureemployees,theyusuallygiveabraintesttestingthemathematical skillsincasethecomputersaredownAtestonhowtodealwithcustomerproblemsandissuesthat mayoccur.
Aftereachemployeeishiredtheymustgothroughanorientationintroducingandwelcomingthem totheirrestaurants?staff.Followingtheorientationthenewemployeewillgothroughatraining phase.Pendingonthepositionthepersonwashiredfor;theywillbetrainedbyapeerinthesame fieldthattheydesiredtoworkin.Thetrainingprocessusuallytakesfivedaysfortheemployeetobe fullytrained.LocalrestaurantownerofBonefishGrill,BrianAycockexplainedthateachnew employeehastogounderafivedaytrainingperiod(Aycock)Thefirstdayoftrainingisnormally whenthenewemployeeshadowsanemployeethathasagreatdealofknowledgeaboutthatfield. Usuallythefirstday
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McDonald'sReview
In1954,RayKrocasalesman,whosoldmilkshakemakers,visitedaMcDonald'shamburgerstand inCaliforniathatusedeightmilkshakemakersatatime.Hehadneverseensomanypeopleserved soquicklyThatdayhepitchedtheideatoopenupseveralsimilarrestaurantstotheownersDick andMacMcDonald.Hisplanwasthatiftheyopenedupmorestores,thenhecouldselleightmilk shakemakerstoeachone.Whenaskedwhowouldopenthenewhamburgerstands,RayKrocsaid thathewoulddoitIn1955inDesPlaines,Illinois,RayRrocopenedhisfirstrestaurantandmade $366.12inrevenuesonhisfirstday.Nowtherearenearly27,000restaurantsand43million customersservedby1.5millionemployeeseachdayshowmorecontent
Greenberg,theChairmanandChiefExecutiveOfficerofMcDonald's.Overthepastfiveyears, McDonald'sstockhashadalowof$20.50in1996andahighof$49.55in1999.Currentlythe stock'spriceisat$3012JohnnyHea,awriterforamagazinecalledTheStreetAdvisor,wrotean articlecalled"YouWantFrieswiththat?"
ThearticleisabouthowMcDonald'sstockisundervaluedrightnowandhowitwouldbeagood long–terminvestmenttomake.Managementbelievesinreinvestingasignificantportionof earnings,giventheirhighreturnsonequityandassetsandtheirglobalopportunitiesThereforethe McDonald'spersharedividendislow,buttheyhavealonghistoryofincreasingtheirdividendfrom yeartoyear.Theypaidtheirlastdividendat$.05pershare.Also,sincegoingpublicin1965, McDonaldshaspaidtwelvestocksplits Forthefirsttime,salesexceeded$40billionfortheyear,anincreaseof13%from5yearsbefore. Also,totalrevenuesreached$14.2billion,anincreaseof7%since5yearsago.NowMcDonald's hasbeguna$4.5billionsharerepurchaseprogram.Buyingbackallthoseshareswillpositively impactearningpershare.Alsoitshowsthecompaniesownbeliefinhowwelltheythinktheywill dointhefuture
IfIhadmoneyIwouldinvestinMcDonald's.Rightnowitspricepershareofstockisatitslowest inyearsandIbelievethatitwillgobackupevenifthe
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CharlottePerkins
ProfessorAlexandraAlessandri English1101
11October2011
CharlottePerkins
ProfessorAlexandraAlessandri
ENC1101
6November2011TheBigCheeseItalianRestaurantReview
Thesweetsmellofgarlic,ticklesyournoseasyouparkyourcar.Itssweetaromaguidesyourtaste budstotheunassumingestablishmentsweretheItalianflavorlingersintheair.FirstImpression: TheBigCheeseItalianRestaurantlivesuptoitsname.Whenyoufirstdriveup,theparkingspaces aretightandtheareaisverycrappedButonceyouareseatedandbeginyourdiningexperienceyou forgetaboutallthethingsthatarenotidealandenjoythedeliciousmealsthat...showmorecontent... Alltheentreescamejustaswefinishedthewingsandcalamari.Wehadencountereddifficulty finishingtheCaesarSaladThecombinationofpepperoni,mushrooms,sausage,onions,green peppers,blackolives,hamandmozzarellacomplimentedeachotherastheflavorsandremnants oozedoutofthefreshdough.TheredsaucethataccompaniedtheCalzonehadanextrahintofgarlic whichisthearomathatisusedinmanyofthedishesthatcamepastourtable.Itwasveryhard concentratingonwhatweorderwhenallthedishesthatcamepastussmelledandlookedsogood. Dessert:TiramisuandDoubleChocolateMousseCakecalledfromthemenuSincethemealwasso filling,wetookourdesserthome.ThenextmorningthetiramisuwasjustasIexpectedwiththe rightamountofliqueur.Mytastebudswerenotdisappointedandalthoughitwasnotintendedfor breakfast,IwascompletelysatisfiedwithmychoiceofdessertsTheyareasponsorforthe UniversityofMiamianditshows.ThetakeoutcounterhasabristlingbusinessonaFridaynight. ManyofthepatronsattherestaurantweredonningUofMjerseysandthelikeOurbottleofwater hadtheUniversityofMiamilogoonthefaceandwewerehappytosupporttherestaurants sponsorshipofthefootballprogram.Service:Ourserverwasexcellent.Shemadesuggestionswhen weweretornonthedishesandproviderecommendationsfortheCalzoneandStromboliTheBig Cheese
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MyFavoriteRestaurants
AsfarbackasIcanremember,Ihavealwayslikedgoingouttoeat.Twoofmyfavoriterestaurants areJake'sandMcDonald's.Thoughbothareplacestodinetheyhavetheirdifferencesintheir ambiance,waiting,andexpenseWhendecidingwheretogotoeat,Ihavethreethingstothink about.ImustconsidertheatmosphereorwhereIwanttogo.TheamountoftimeIhaveisanother consideration.TheamountofmoneythatIamabletospendisabiginfluence.
TheatmosphereatJake'siscasual,andpeoplecametospendseveralhours.Jake'shasawaiting roomwithlong,leather–toppedbenchestositonwhilewaiting.Sometablesareroundandsomeare longrectangles,soeverythingcanfitonthem.Theshowmorecontent
ThereisnosmokinginMcDonald's.
BecauseJake'sispopularitfillsuprapidlybutdoesnotemptyoutquickly.
AsaresultpeopleplanningtoeatatJake'stheymightwanttoconsidermakingreservationsbecause thewaitcantakeuptotwo–hoursiftheydonot.Whencustomersarefinallyseated,awaiteris assignedtotheirtableThefirstthingthewaiterdoes,isaskwhatthecustomerswantstodrink Aboutthreeminuteslater,thedrinksareserved.Nextthewaitersbringsomebutteredrollstoeat whilethecustomersarewaiting,andofcourse,therearealwayspeanuts.Customersareencouraged tothrowthehullsonthefloorAfterwaitingaboutseventotenminutes,thewaitercomesbackto thetableandtakesthecustomers'orders.Abouttenminuteslater,thewaiterbringsoutthesalads andrefillsthecustomers'drinks.Ahalfanhourlater,thewaiterbringsoutthecustomers'food.
ThereisamorerapidpaceatMcDonald's.Herecustomershavetheoptionofdrivingthroughor dininginThecustomerswalkuptothecounterandgivetheirorderThefoodshouldbereadyin thenexttwominutes.However,ifthecounterpersongetstheorderwrong,thecustomersmayhave towaitlonger.Ifthecustomergoesthroughthedrive–thru,theydriveupandsaytheirorderintoa boxoperatedbyapersontheydon'tseeNexttheydrivearoundtothelittlewindow,thecasher takestheirmoney.Thecustomerthendrivestothenextwindow ...Getmorecontent...
MyEvaluationoftheCheesecakeFactory
MymostfavoriteofalltimerestaurantstodineatisTheCheesecakeFactoryThisrestaurantisa famouscorporatechainofrestaurantsthatoffersawidespreadvarietyofalltypesofAmerican dishesandofcoursespecializesinthemostamazingvarietyofthebesttastingcheesecakes.Ilove theexperienceofdiningattheCheesecakefactorybecausetheatmosphereissowelcomingandthe artworkontheceilingsmakeyoufeelverylavish,thefoodisgreatandtheserviceisexcellent.A particularvisitlastmonthprovedtomethatCheesecakefactorylivesuptotheexpectationsofits guests.Thecheesecakefactoryisknownforalwaysgivinggenerousportionsoffoodfora ver...showmorecontent...
Itcamewithcroutons,lettuce,tomatoes,grilledchickentossedinceasardressinginanenormous plate.IwassosatisfiedwithmyappetizerandthedeliciouscomplimentarybreadthatIhadtoorder asaladandeventhatwastoomuchformetofinish.EventhoughIwastoofull,Ihadtoorderone oftheirinfamouscheesecakesafterall.IorderedtheOreoExtremewhichwasaspecialedition cheesecakeanditwasbiganddeliciousenoughtofeedmywholefamily.
LastlytheserviceatTheCheesecakeFactorycaughtmyattentionAssoonaswewalkedthrough thedoorweheard,"Howareyou?WelcometotheCheesecakeFactory".Weweretakentoourtable byourhostessandthenwewereaskedadrinkorder.Ourdrinkswerereceivedandtheorderwas takeninatimelymannerTheserverwasveryknowledgeableofthemenuandwasverypolite whiletakingourorder.Weweretoldourorderwouldbeputrightin,andthedrinkswiththe complimentarybreadcameinnotime.Thenthefoodarrivedandwebegantoeat.Asweateour mealtheservercameovertwicetocheckonusandgetusrefills.Weaskedforourcheckanditwas receivedandpaidveryquickly.WhilediningatTheCheesecakeFactory,theservicewasfantastic. TheserverwasveryattentiveandtookverygoodcareofusIenjoyedmyexperienceimpressively andwillcontinuetocomebackhereanychanceIget.TheCheesecakeFactoryrestaurantmakesthe bestoutofeveryone'svisit.
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