Sinbad's is a difficult place to explain--you can only live Sinbad's. It's larger than most restaurants on Park Ave with a large lawn tables that are perfect in Summer (unless it's 97F and with a humidity of 60% then people want to sit inside where it's air conditioned) waiting up to 45 minutes to be seated.
It's always been cheap, our most expensive plate is $12.95, everything is freshly made to order, everything is prepped the day of, with fresh indigents. The turn over isn't that high. Yes, they hire seasonal workers and some servers and or hosts or hostesses can't cling on. They can't get used to the pace, process, order and the owners. Sinbad's is a sit-in restaurant where the owners sit around all day observing everyone at their work and mingling with the customers to make sure things are getting along just smoothly without any difficulties, however we're only one step up from a diner. People are nice, but can be backstabbing. The owners look out for the people who work really hard, but once you raise the standards for them, and that's what they will expect for your remaining days.
Despite all that, I love working at Sinbad's. It's both physically and mentally challenging. It's mentally challenging not because I am thinking about the black mysteries of universe, or solving very complex calculus III problems. But you have to be up beat, witty, on the look out, aware and know what is going on not only on your tables but also others'.
At the end, I know that I'll always have a home here, a place to work whenever I need it :)
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