The kitchen is the central aspect of any restaurant. This is the space where food gets prepared, prepped, cooked, and plated. It is where all the action happens to make sure your customer has a successful dining experience. Running a kitchen smoothly is no easy task, that is why having an organized thought-out design for your kitchen is important.
Restaurants are made up of various stations. If your menu has a lot of salads on its menu, a salad station is a must. If you have many grilled items or fried items on the menu you may consider making a station for both. Many restaurants operate through designating certain cooks to certain stations, this helps simplify tasks and help to get food out in a timely manner. Space is also an important consideration. It may take some smart organization skills to deliver a large menu in a small kitchen, but it can be done.
An essential part of any restaurant kitchen is the staff that works in it. While some jobs are entry level positions, others require years of experience. When hiring restaurant cooks and chefs, look for experience people who can be apart of a team. Many times, badly run restaurants have a high turn over rate, meaning staff feels underappreciated. This is not good for consistency within your restaurant, so it is important to make your staff feel appreciated. Modeling the behavior, you want to see from your staff is important as well as offering bonuses for exemplary customer service, shows your staff you care.
The kitchen of all restaurants is an important key to having your restaurant run smoothly. Keeping the kitchen well stocked and well-staffed will help to ensure that your restaurant is operating productively.
