HalfSmoke Reviews

2.1

9% would recommend to a friend

(26 total reviews)

24% positive business outlook

HalfSmoke has an employee rating of 2.1 out of 5 stars, based on 26 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The HalfSmoke employee rating is 43% below average for employers within the Restaurants and food service industry (3.7 stars).

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26 reviews
1.0
29 July 2019

Unprofessional and Disorganized

Recommend
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Pros

Coworkers seemed nice and the location is right by public transport.

Cons

Management is disorganized. I interviewed with one person and was told to come in for training a certain day. I come in to find out that that person resigned and that I had to come another day. During the short period I worked there, I was told different ways of doing the same thing by managers (setting up the tables, trash disposal etc). I also have yet to receive my check from training; my request has been bounced around from manager to manager for several weeks. I wouldn’t recommend this place if you actually need a steady stream of income as they are unpredictable. I tried logging on to the restaurant’s scheduling app and it appears I’ve been fired as I cannot log on and the manager I normally text regarding work has not responded. How can a business be professional when they can’t even give an employee a notice and reason as to why they are being fired. I should have been notified from the very beginning that they wanted someone with wider availability. The establishment itself is not even sanitary- it stinks (staff was told that an exterminator came in one night), there is a lot of visible wear and tear. In DC’s hip food climate you will definitely find a spot that will treat you better.

2.0
27 July 2019

Terrible Management

Recommend
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Pros

Great location, gorgeous restaurant, only have to wake up early on weekends

Cons

Long hours, Extremely loud, Too many managers on the clock at the same time so always conflicting views

1.0
28 Apr 2025

Plenty of better jobs elsewhere

Recommend
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Pros

Easy to get there using public transportation. If you only work weekend brunches you'll make good money. Very laid back job. Management is personable and nice.

Cons

Its not suitable for fulltime because they don't have steady walk in business during the weekdays. I got sent home way too many times due to lack of business and had no hours. What makes it worse it management would always tell me way too late that they didn't need me to come in allowing me waste money o transportation with no shift. Management is unorganized.

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