History of Carrabba’s Italian Grill

Founded in 1986 by Johnny Carrabba and Damian Mandola, they boast over 200 Italian restaurants across 30+ states as of 2010.   Their main headquarters are located in Tampa, Florida.

In 1993, Carrabba’s joined forces with OSI.   OSI partners with popular chains such as Outback Steakhouse, Roy’s, Bonefish Grill and more.   Most of the dishes today are still used by the original founders.   The company remains private as of today.

Hours of Operation:   Mon-Thurs: 4:00pm-10:00pm; Fri: 4:00pm-11:00pm; Sat: 11:00am-11:00pm; Sun: 12:00pm-9:00pm

Minimum Age to Work Here:   18 years old

Positions Available:   Carside Carry-Out Server, Trainer, Dishwasher, Busser, Prep Cook, Kitchen Manager, Host, Bartender, Server, Head Wait Server, Line Cook, Assistant Manager, Restaurant Manager, Managing Partner

Background Check Required?   Yes

Negotiation:   Hourly rate is set; thus, there is no more room for negotiation.

Job Description / Average Wage

Server: You will work on a hourly basis.   Your wage will include tips, as well as your hourly pay.   You will be in charge of seating customers, taking orders, as well as bringing them their food.   You will also assist them with any problem, or question that they may have.   The average starting pay is $2 to $7 a hour, plus tips.

Line Cook: You will assist the main chef.   You will help prep the kitchen, clean it, as well as help with the food.   You will have to cook the food to perfection, and fix any dishes that come back to the table.   The average wage for this job is around $10 to $14 a hour.

Hostess: You will take reservations in front, either in person or over the phone.   You will seat the customers, as well as greet them when they enter the restaurant.   The average pay for this job is anywhere from $7 to $9 a hour.

Bartender: The bartender is going to keep the bar stocked, cleaned, as well as help the customers with any orders that they want.   You’re going to also assist the waitresses with any jobs that they need help with as well.   You’re going to help with re-filling drinks, bringing glasses to the back and more.   The average wage is $2 to $5 per hour plus tips.

Kitchen Manager: The kitchen manager is going to make sure that the kitchen is running appropriately.   You’re going to help assist with assigning tasks, helping with the kitchen, as well as helping with opening and closing down the shop.   The kitchen manager makes $10 to $15 a hour.

Dishwasher: The dishwasher is going to assist with busing tables, cleaning the tables down, as well as helping the wait staff with any dirty dishes that need to be taken to the back.   You’re going to help with cleaning the dishes, stocking them, as well as helping the cook staff with cleaning the pots, pans and more.   The average wage is $8 to $10 a hour.

Benefits

They are going to vary on your position, as well as how many hours you’re going to put in on a weekly basis.   Refer to your recruiter when you want to learn more details about your benefits.

Atmosphere and Perks

Carrabba’s Grill offers the employees with more rooms for professional growth and advancement. This is an ideal place to start your career. Both newly hired and tenured employees are enjoying extensive benefits and generous pay scales. Entry level employees will receive not just higher pay hourly rates but also flexible schedules and compensated on the job training. Qualified employees will have retirement benefits, health and wellness insurance and paid vacation and sick leave.

Interview Questions

Describe some of your favorite restaurants?

How do you deal with difficult customers?

How flexible is your schedule? Can you work late nights or weekends?

Describe yourself in a few words.

Why did you apply in this company?

Can you stay for longer years here?

How will you resolve conflict with your co-employees?

How will you work as part of the team?

What will you do with co-workers who are stealing foods?

What will you do to encourage customers to patronize this restaurant?

Interview Tips

A Carrabba’s Italian Grill will call you for interview if you are seen as one of the qualified candidates for the vacant position. You must prepare for a panel or one-on-one interview. The interview questions will likely be about the previous job you have if you have previous employment, your personality in dealing with people, and your skills which are needed for the position you have applied for. You should show a positive and energetic appearance. Maintain focus and eye to eye contact with the interviewer to show you are sincere in all your answers to the questions. Be well dressed and demonstrate your skills and abilities during the interview. This will impress the interviewer and will likely hire you for the position.

How to apply

You can either request an application in person at your local restaurant, or if you wish, you can sort by job via your state on the Carrabbas home page located here.   Just click on the state where you want to apply, and look for job openings that you can apply.   You will then have to either call, or e-mail for a job opportunity.