Employed.....Temporarily

So I have a job....for the moment. I have signed on with a restaurant that is a historical landmark here in San Francisco called Original Joe's. I'm going to be a hourly manager helping to hire line cooks, making schedules, writing recipes, and getting the place open. In the meantime, it pays the bills and I can keep looking at my leisure. As for the restaurant, it started in 1937 and was located in the tenderloin of San Francisco serving all "walks of life from politicians to prostitutes." However in 2007 the kitchen had a fire and it has taken the owners 4 years to find just the right location to open again. They are pretty passionate about every aspect of the place since it was their grandfather's and they want to "do it right!" I took some photo's of the place with my phone so there not the greatest but you'll get the idea. They are still doing construction and we are heading into the kitchen this weekend to clean it up and start testing recipes.

The Bar. The bricks from the fireplace where brought over from the original restaurant that burnt down.

Two sections of the dining room.

This room is called the "Tony Bennett" room. The pictures on the wall are made from copper.

Kitchen line. It's an open kitchen with seating "diner style" on the left. The counter is made of marble and will seat nine people.

Brand new charcoal broiler.

And flattop.

Back prep kitchen and dish area. There's a good amount of equipment which is good because the menu his HUGE! I'll try to get a copy of it and post it shortly.