Does Creative Dining Services pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Creative Dining Services employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.3 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Creative Dining Services. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Creative Dining Services?

66% of Creative Dining Services employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Creative Dining Services 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Creative Dining Services?

Supervisor (5) , Cook (4) , Executive Chef (4) , Food Service Director (4) , Barista (2) , Cashier (2) , Caterer (2) , Chef Manager (2) , Dishwasher (2) , Food Server (2) , Food Service (2) , Manager (2) , Marketing Coordinator (2) , Retail Manager (2) , Sous Chef (2)

What are the pros of working at Creative Dining Services according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are decent" ((in 8 reviews)); "Coworkers were friendly and there were no "inner circles" or cliches." ((in 5 reviews)); "Quarterly Bonus if you hit requirements" ((in 4 reviews)); "If you put forth a strong desire to move up within the company, there is ample opportunity." ((in 3 reviews)); "Time off and vacation always approved." ((in 3 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Creative Dining Services according to real employee reviews?

"Poor management, everything has to be approved by the director at the location as no one is allowed to make a decision." ((in 7 reviews)); "Upper management was complete chaos." ((in 6 reviews)); "Pay is low" ((in 4 reviews))

Creative Dining Services Reviews

3.7

66% would recommend to a friend

(98 total reviews)

Sandra Lee

100% approve of CEO

58% positive business outlook

Creative Dining Services has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 98 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Creative Dining Services 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

98 reviews

5.0

3 Mar 2026

Kind managers

Food server

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The managers were all kind and helpful.

Cons

I liked everything about the place.

5.0

18 May 2025

amazing

Retail lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Loved working here very positive experience. My bosses were extremely friendly and professional, I was impressed, I miss working with the team tbh

Cons

No serious complaints, other than the uniform being slightly uncomfortable (stiff)

5.0

2 Apr 2024

Good company and leaders

Retail manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

Cared for staff and well being, leaders were always present and clear on information/tasks. Alot of foot traffic and having student workers was nice to hear their story and the countries they came from. Nice community college that cares for it's students and staff.

Cons

Only one is if they had more contracts in the chicagoland area

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