BEWARE of Chicago Pizza!!!

Timkin · July 27, 2010, 11:49:33 PM

sounds like someones from Joysey!

Special K · July 28, 2010, 01:22:56 AM

Quote from: sanmarcomatt on July 21, 2010, 07:52:06 PM
at least they did not charge the 15% on the tax.............

Any waitstaff out there to verify how much of an hourly wage increase they received?

I am a former chi-pie employee..

I can't tell you if they for sure have increased anything..
What I can tell you is that while I worked there, I consistently made less than minimum wage. They steal from customers, they steal from their employees constantly, and they do as much as they can to cover it up. I also heard from the bartenders that they were pouring cheap alcohol into the high end bottles. Word on the street is that they now make the employees sign contracts in an attempt to legalize stealing the tips the servers receive as they continue to charge the servers for the work that they do for them every day. They have no system for legitimately cleaning the restaurant and while I was there they had a serious rat problem. No joke. I would never suggest giving these people money. Ever. They deserve to be shut down.

cityimrov · July 28, 2010, 01:39:01 AM

Are there any happy Chicago pizza employees around here? Even if that employee happened to be the CEO......

Is there really a point in trying to create a restaurant with unhappy employees and unhappy customers? It seems really popular to do so these days. I can think of a dozen or two just off my head.

I'm pretty sure a restaurant can make a whole lot more money with happy employees and happy customers but I never owned a restaurant so I don't know. I always thought happy customers are usually more happy about parting with their money then unhappy ones.

Timkin · July 28, 2010, 02:34:47 AM

If some of the issues alleged in some of these posts are true, this place is "out of business" and does not know it ,yet.

Rats? is there a particular reason an Inspection was never made to investigate this?

coredumped · July 28, 2010, 09:27:13 AM

They could pour cheap booze in high end bottles, by taste I would be the last to know. As for the rats, inspections don't last that long and don't come frequently. I would suspect if it was a SERIOUS problem the health inspector would have noticed it, but a rat a week or something, that could easily be missed by the health inspector.

cityimrov to your happy comments, I guess it doesn't matter. The place is regularly busy, and must be doing well if they're expanding. In this economy you can treat your employees as bad as you want. Even if the service and food is lousy (by the majority of opinions in this thread) the place is still busy. So I guess people don't care and we're accustomed to tipping 10-20% regardless of service.

Heck, look at how much you pay for a beer at a bar, after paying cover, and how long it takes to get the beer when the bartender is busy. And then tip $1-$2 per beer :/

ilovejax · July 28, 2010, 11:18:16 AM

I believe this opened up a can of worms that they probably didn't want out. There are too many employees and too much talk on the street about this to say it's not happening. I hope a reporter takes this and runs with it. This is unfair. When I tip I want to know that my server is getting it not the establishment. They're using the tip money to run business. There is a cost of doing business and it should not be on the employee.

tufsu1 · July 28, 2010, 12:55:22 PM

Yeah...and this can of worms might run another business out of the Landing and downtown jax...we should all feel real good about that!

JaxDiablo · July 28, 2010, 01:01:50 PM

Quote from: tufsu1 on July 28, 2010, 12:55:22 PM
Yeah...and this can of worms might run another business out of the Landing and downtown jax...we should all feel real good about that!

The general concensus of how this company is handling business is shady to say the least. I'd rather have no company in a prime space than a company that has mediocre food and shady business dealings in the central focal point of our downtown area. I may not be the hugest proponent of this city, but I do think we need to put our best face possible forward. And this location is not doing that.

coredumped · July 28, 2010, 02:16:08 PM

While I would hate to see another vacant spot at the landing, this is capitalism. If they were in tune with their customers they would be following this thread (after hearing about it on FCN) and know this is not an appropriate way to do business.

Only the strong shall survive, not the shady. This is a very shortsighted way to conduct business.

Timkin · July 28, 2010, 04:10:53 PM

Your very last sentence is the bottom line of the entire thread.

Non-RedNeck Westsider · August 26, 2010, 09:36:30 PM

Not to stir the pot anymore, but if you need to get 18% more from your guests, wouldn't it be easier on everyone if you just raised your prices? Small Chz Pizza was $13.99, now it's $16.49, and I don't feel cheapened by them charging me to see the river.

chipwich · August 26, 2010, 09:38:16 PM

Sounds absurd. Why the hell would anyone work there?...or eat there for that matter?

You can't nickel and dime your employees and customers and expect to stay in business.

By the way, don't forget to tack on the air conditioning service charge or the service charge for plates, tables, and seats. To avoid these fees, you are best to bring your own fan, picnic basket and lawn chairs. It will be an 18% return on your investment starting from your first meal.

finehoe · August 26, 2010, 09:50:38 PM

Are they charging extra if you have to use the restroom while you're there?

chipwich · August 26, 2010, 09:53:50 PM

only if you go number 2

JSquared · August 26, 2010, 10:22:14 PM

Ate lunch at the Philips/Baymeadows location today, and the sign advertising the "service charge" had been taken down. The charge also wasn't shown on the receipt. The server (who has complained on several other occasions since the policy was implemented) said she is getting more money in her pocket now that the service charge has been removed. Is this now a Landing-only deal?