Move to Crested Butte Colorado and live the dream
If you love Skiing, Snowboarding, Mountain Biking, Rafting, Clean Air, Wildflowers, White Water Rafting.
If you loathe traffic, congestion, smog, clutter.
We might be a perfect fit, you just need knife skills
PS. Now is literally the BEST time of the year to find housing in Crested Butte.
The Izakaya Cabin in Crested Butte has 2 openings this winter
Sushi Chef ( Full-Time + Some Experience Required )
Sushi Apprentice ( Part-Time + Will Train )
Sushi Chef. position requires prior knowledge at a Sushi Bar.
We would like it if you had minimum 12 months experience and
Basic skills like
-Customer interaction know how to read a customer & make them smile
-Speak enough english to be capable of telling and understanding a knock-knock joke
-Fillet a salmon
-Break down a Blue Fin Tuna
-Slice Unagi
-Sharpen a single bevel knife
-Sushi vocabulary - Gunkan, Inari, Ikura, Takoyaki
-Know why we have super freezer
-Hamachi Collar Smoked? Grilled? Fried?
-Ever heard of AUTEC? we have 2
-Execute a flawless double backflip
You get the idea
If you've never put together a sashimi platter or torched an aburi nigiri please don't apply for "Sushi Chef" position.
So you're a capable Sushi Chef Here is what you need to know about us.
- We are professional & laid back
- We wear chef coats and baseball hats on backwards. Tattoos? Mohawk? no problem
- We drink sake with our guests, but we don't get hammered
- We show up early to be prepared and we stay late to mingle with our family of friends
- We have a printed menu of sushi staples and we pride ourselves on being spontaneously creative
- Our menu is very sushi-roll forward. We love it all, but our guests LOVE ROLLS
- Our Omakase is outlined but we love being creative
- We serve fresh Blue Fin Chutoro Sashimi with Kizami French Fries for $80
- Our crew is our family, we have each others back when $hit hits the fan
- We nearly all ski or snowboard in the winter. Lifts open at 9am, shifts start at 3:30pm
Our menu and schedule twists around to follow fluctuations in local tourism.
Summer and WINTER are BUSY! = Primarily a Sushi Bar ( Loads of sushi rolls )
Spring = Slow
April = Closed for a Month
Fall = Slow
November = Closed for a month ( Restaurant is open, but as ramen bar only )
Sushi Chef Position is a Full Time / Year Round (10 month) position
It's fun, creative, and sometimes it gets crazy intense.
On July 5 this year we served over 300 sushi rolls
Thats 100+ rolls per chef/ night = 20 rolls/ hour
Sushi Chefs receive an hourly wage and also share in the tip pool from the entire restaurant, not just the sushi bar.
We usually hit the beach in the spring, and round up a crew to go to Moab in the fall.
Restaurant Demographics
sushi bar = 8 seats
Main Bar = 12 seats
Izakaya = 30 seats
Sushi Loft = 48 seats
Outside Patio = 40 seats ( Summer Only )
check us out online www.IZAKAYACABIN.com
google us, we get outstanding reviews on quality and personality and atmosphere.
Its a fun and energetic place to work. We take our jobs seriously and we also respect where we live and have a serious fun time doing it.
Apply for this Job by sending us your resume, find our email address through our website IZAKAYACABIN.com
get on board process
1 - send us a resume ( doctor it up by sending us some links to an instagram (or other) account that shows off what you're capable of)
2 - zoom interview ( we will show you around the restaurant you'll meet a few faces )
3 - in person interview
4 - find a place to live. Get a place as soon as you like, but by December 1st is best idea)
5 - Sushi Bar opens December 12th ( prep will start December 10th )
You want to ski this winter? Get an Epic Local Pass immediately, regardless of wether we work together or not.
Vail / CBMR stops selling season passes after thanksgiving.
Work with us at the IZAKAYA this winter and we will buy your pass back at the end of the season.
Starting Hourly wage = $20/ hour + house pool tips.
You'll get a raise quick if you prove yourself, and tips add up fast.
Last season pooled tips were an additional $17/ hour.
Housing in Crested Butte can be challenging. We will help you, but you're going to have to sign a lease on your own. We don't have any openings in our employee housing stash.
