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ELM Restaurant Group Reviews

2.9

38% would recommend to a friend

(18 total reviews)

Scott Hentschel

43% approve of CEO

33% positive business outlook

ELM Restaurant Group has an employee rating of 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 18 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The ELM Restaurant Group employee rating is 21% below average for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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18 reviews
1.0
11 June 2025

ELM

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Learned a lot from 1 chef

Cons

everything. hours, pay, management, owners aside from 1, trash company.

1.0
24 Apr 2024

ELM renamed "WIP HOSPITALITY"

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Nothing at all. Not even the food.

Cons

So many issues. For one, they clearly view employees as disposable. Everything about their procedures feels cheap and rushed. Financially very messy. The pay was low and inconsistent. Checks will come on a Thursday and the boss will beg you not to deposit until Friday... That sort of thing. At the Cookbook location, they refused to tell employees any details about the closing and then POOF one day everyone was without income. At the end of it all, two employees received hot checks. Literally illegal. Not to mention, they did not send out W2s at the end of the year which is the LEAST they could do. These sorts of nightmare stories exist at every WIP location. Save yourself some stress, don't work here. As for the actual personalities of management? Awful, tacky people who talk about you behind your back and will do just about anything to make clear how little you matter. The CEO Scott Hentschel would come into the shop without a real greeting, order his coffee, and NEVER leave a tip, not even a smile like come on. So SO weird! Avoid these restaurants if possible - 24 Diner, Irene's, Easy Tiger, The Pitch, etc. I PROMISE you can find better.

5.0
25 June 2023

Stellar company

Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great work environment, good pay

Cons

No longer open due to sale of property

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