Does Grillsmith pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Grillsmith employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Grillsmith. This rating has improved by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Grillsmith?

48% of Grillsmith employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Grillsmith 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Grillsmith?

Server (6) , Hostess (5) , Server/Waiter (3) , Busser/Runner (2) , Executive Chef (2) , Grill Cook (2) , Hospitality Specialist (2) , Server/Bartender (2)

What are the pros of working at Grillsmith according to real employee reviews?

"good coworkers" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Grillsmith according to real employee reviews?

"Employees and management were afraid of one of the owners (they claimed he fired someone for putting too many french fries on his child's plate)." ((in 5 reviews)); "Not much growth / low pay" ((in 5 reviews))

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Grillsmith reviews

3.4

48% would recommend to a friend

(41 total reviews)

63% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Compensation and benefits

Grillsmith has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 41 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grillsmith employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants & Food Service industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

41 reviews

5.0

Aug 6, 2025

great gig

Pantry chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast paced enviorment in high level ktichen will be a forge to craft many swords

Cons

not easy sit around work,

3.0

Apr 1, 2025

Overworked but you'll love your coworkers

Hostess

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Coworkers are very friendly and will help you wherever they can. This includes BOH and FOH. Great relations between both. Hours are decently flexible. Great food. 50% discount.

Cons

Training is terrible. Our GM is very rude, someone will get yelled at like 3 times a shift. You'll be overworked if you're in any kind of support position, while making terrible pay. Beginning rate is 10$ an hour for a host, after a few months they might bump you up to 12. After that raises are non-existant. With tipshare you might make around an extra ~3 an hour. It's difficult to advance because they'll want to keep you in the same position rather than hire new people. For servers they want to keep sections small around 4 to 5 tables. They keep introducing more and more jobs for hosts. You're bussing tables, greeting people, running food, running drinks, cleaning bathrooms, wiping and rolling silverware, running expo, selling the fresh catch and fresh veg, helping behind the bar. And all of this is expected at 10$ an hour when most of the hosts are 16.

5.0

Mar 19, 2025

Great for BOH talent

Executive chef

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great food and culture to grow Good benefits and compensation Great overall support

Cons

Hours can be long in the busy season. 60-65 hours can be then norm at times.

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Jobs at Grillsmith

Fry (Appetizer)/Sandwich Cooks