Provide a warm and friendly welcome to guests as they arrive, setting the tone for their dining experience. Efficiently handle reservations, confirm bookings, and optimize seating arrangements. Escort guests to their tables, ensuring their comfort and satisfaction while adhering to seating guidelines. Maintain an organized waitlist during peak hours, providing accurate wait times and updates to waiting guests. Assist guests with special requests, such as highchairs, booster seats, or accommodati... more details
Overview As a Host at Locals Tacos and Tequila, your role is crucial in creating a positive and welcoming first impression for our guests. You will be responsible for greeting and seating guests, managing reservations, and ensuring a smooth flow in the front-of-house area to enhance the overall dining experience. Competitive Benefits: Health/Dental/Vision coverage Paid Time Off 401(k) with company match Short and Long-Term Disability Tuition Reimbursement Employee Referral Program Pet Insurance Discounts on Hotels, Travel, Tickets, and Restaurants Eligibility for discounted meal plan at HBCU client locations Responsibilities Provide a warm and friendly welcome to guests as they arrive, setting the tone for their dining experience. Efficiently handle reservations, confirm bookings, and optimize seating arrangements. Escort guests to their tables, ensuring their comfort and satisfaction while adhering to seating guidelines. Maintain an organized waitlist during peak hours, providing accurate wait times and updates to waiting guests. Assist guests with special requests, such as highchairs, booster seats, or accommodations for guests with disabilities. Qualifications Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a friendly and welcoming demeanor. Ability to manage reservations and waiting lists efficiently. Willingness to collaborate with fellow team members to provide a seamless guest experience. Capable of handling multiple tasks and managing guest flow during busy periods. Who We Are: Locals Tacos and Tequila is a vibrant and authentic Tex-Mex restaurant. We are passionate about providing our guests with a memorable dining experience, offering a wide variety of delicious Tex-Mex dishes, premium tequila selections, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Our team is dedicated to delivering exceptional service and creating a sense of community for our guests, making them feel like locals every time they visit. gourmet wings, the most delicious burger in Thompson Hospitality is the nation’s largest minority-owned food and facilities management company. Our services include hospitality, full dining and quick service restaurants, campus dining, diversity consultation, facility operations and maintenance management. We are a family-run organization with more than twenty-five years providing services built on our core mission to provide a positive experience to every relationship we are involved in: one guest, one client, one team member at a time. As a fast growing company, we have a growth plan to more than double in size over the next three years. We are looking for team members who are interested in developing their careers to the next level while joining our team of over 4,000 employees, serving clients in over 40 states to include more than 1.9 million guests each year. Thompson Hospitality focuses on three core areas in everything we do: Purpose Give back to our communities Celebrate diversity People Do the right thing Treat people the way you want to be treated Always do your best Be accountable for our actions Performance Serve the highest quality food Provide world-class service Maintain flexibility to better serve our clients We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 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.
