Does California Fish Grill pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, California Fish Grill employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at California Fish Grill. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at California Fish Grill?

50% of California Fish Grill employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated California Fish Grill 3.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 3.3 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at California Fish Grill?

Cashier (9) , General Manager (4) , Assistant Manager (2) , Cook (2) , FOH Team Member (2) , Food Server (2) , Front End Cashier (2) , Manager (2) , Sales Associate/Cashier (2)

What are the pros of working at California Fish Grill according to real employee reviews?

"Great Management" ((in 6 reviews)); "Flexible Scheduling" ((in 4 reviews)); "Hours are flexible" ((in 4 reviews)); "Coworkers and managers were cool" ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at California Fish Grill according to real employee reviews?

"Main complaint would be about the upper management, who we didn't see much of in day to day operations." ((in 3 reviews))

California Fish Grill Reviews

3.7

50% would recommend to a friend

(54 total reviews)

Bob Holden

52% approve of CEO

44% positive business outlook

Company ratings over time

Ratings trend for the last 6 months (54 reviews)

California Fish Grill has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 54 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The California Fish Grill employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

54 reviews

1.0

10 Nov 2025

Avoid this company

Assistant manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Free shift meal every shift.

Cons

Toxic company, training department makes constant mistakes, the COO is not professional and demeans managers.

2.0

11 July 2023

Strict Corporate Control

Line cook

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Nice coworkers, free meal when working.

Cons

Very stressful and demanding. Very high expectations and must always be rushing. Prepare to be micromanaged for every single item and to be talked down to. Poor training. Free meal but usually dont have time to eat.

1.0

8 May 2026

Abusive environment

Shift leader

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Great, quality food Fast service Hours available Move up in the workplace fast!

Cons

Abusive workplace Management is terrible Hire people who don't want to work/do not work well with others

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