Ni-Kome Manager Meeting

Mgr Mtg Agenda : Operations : ordered an extra case of tuna to run the special Saturday between Jake and Matt- Jake went in the back to grab hamachi, and Matt had finished his tickets and tried to take some of Jakes and that's when Jake told him to stop- and they went back and forth a little bit about operations,  Andrea found an empty Karbach Beer Can under the racks in the walk in- possibly think it's Jake- Andrew, Emily and Elizabeth all agree that he smells like alcohol and that it could possibly be him. We need to keep a sharp eye on him Switching to brown bags for to go food- it holds the broth more securely and don't risk it spilling. And we can clip the receipts to the bags for easy access.  Shiho needed to be reminded that she can't do ordering.  Employees can order the Hiyashi but without the tuna (they can have chicken instead)  East Poultry does diced chicken for kara age as well. JFC's chicken has been inconsistent in size (all stores have ...

Mgr Mtg Agenda : Operations : finally figured out the kara-age- now cooking it the same way that Kome does- no water just chicken and batter (will talk about it at the meeting today) Hiyashi Chuka is ready to go Takoyaki also ready and we will do a demo today for the all staff Trejo is reprinting all the purveyors and updated recipes before he leaves town.  Due for a health inspection in June Fire drill tomorrow morning at 10am- not everyone needs to go but at least one person Repair and Maintenance : Leak in the main dishwashing sink- the pole the holds it has come out- Cousins came out to look at it and said the entire thing needs to be replaced and it might not be covered under our warranty-  Electrical issue- we were maxing out the number of amps in our breaker (which was why it was going out) Andrew wall mounted a power strip and re-routed some plugs. Need to make sure everyone is using the power strip to plug and unplug things.  Stove nob broke o...

Mgr Mtg Agenda : Operations : Emily will be out Friday through Wednesday Andrea been working with Peter and learning sushi. Opening and closing- still haven't cut fish yet- but will work towards it Ni-Komelote is selling really well Spicy Paste- the new recipe is ready but we still have some old spicy that we have to go through before moving into the new stuff Sunday night Shift leader: will move to be Peter once he gets back from his break.  Monday night Shift Leader: Eric Tuesday Night Shift Lead: Peter Wednesday night Shift Lead: Andrea Thursday Night Shift Lead:Andrea Friday night Shift Lead: Eric Saturday Night Shit Lead: Andrea All managers should have set schedules moving forward (into June) Handling Labor- more accurate PM scheduling so we aren't sending people home after being here an hour, etc.  Changing the fryer oil- we need to be changing it out twice a week. Please add to a weekly cleaning list so it's done twice a week. Mondays and Thursda...

Mgr Mtg Agenda : Operations : Clean and Rearrange: Tuesday at 8:30am -set up David to come move Revel- moving sushi bar prep area- be sure to tell staff so they aren't blindsided.  Catering orders for downtown- doing them at Ni-Kome- Adding Kara Age and Edamame to NiKome Catering  Andrea training- need to close with Eric 3 more times.  Already knows the ordering and is comfortable with that Knows how to open Ramen line Knows how to prepare the prep lists but still needs to learn prep projects Next week she will work just Sushi shifts Erik leaves on June 2nd until July 4th Signing out of 7shifts so that others can sign in and write the blog  Secret Shop on Sunday:  Gunnar was the Cashier- coach him on being a little more personable, he is very cut and dry, so he just needs to soften a little bit and become a little more lively. he can come off cold at times.  Noodles were overcooked.  Coca Cola orders- using portal to order twice ...

Ni-Kome Manager Meeting -         New Karaage, juicier, looks more like tempura chicken. If busy, we can parcook for faster cooking. -         Adding Togarashi to the Kewpie on Karaage for flavor and presentation -         Gonna have to come up for something for ticket times with edamame, shumai, when sushi is backed up. Looking for ideas to help out with that. People not wanting to have to walk up to get one item then come back for sushi.Andrea suggested a heat lamp for ramen expo line, so we can keep those items hot while waiting on sushi. Emily will order. -         Now being charged for linens. Might have to back pay for previous. Need to order our own linens from now on. -         Worcestershire sauce packets were special ordered by Take in December, we are unable to return them because Take ...