Punk's Backyard Grill

Punk’s will be opening in late January, and we are looking for enthusiastic people with a passion for restaurants and hospitality to fill the following positions: Restaurant Supervisors, Line and Prep Cooks, Food Runners,  Bussers, Cashiers, and Dishwashers

If you know someone who might be interested in a full time or part time position, please send them to one of our open interview sessions. Here’s the important information: (more…)

A couple weeks of rain have made finishing the exterior slate difficult.  It’s almost done, though, and the rest of the exterior is almost ready for its finishing touches.  The large beige rectangle to the left of the entry vestibule is the future spot of a graphic billboard.  Our finishing contractors, KGI, will truck the billboard in from Ohio later next week along with the awnings, exterior lights, and Punk’s Backyard Grill sign.

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Here’s a panoramic picture that Dave took on Friday. The site got electricity last week, so things are really brightening up!

The past week of construction was full of painting and tile work.  Much of the interior painting is complete, and the tile guys have been hard at work installing the dining room floor and the decorative interior walls.

Here’s a picture of the floor tiles being laid out in a herringbone pattern.

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Punk’s Backyard Grill came a long way over the past two weeks.

The exterior still looks rough, but the progress is visible.  The floor-to-ceiling glass windows were finally installed last week — evidently the delay was caused by a troublesome glass tempering machine.

The application of the slate tiles is almost complete.  It’s a bit of a slow process since each tile must be applied individually, and the outside temperature can’t be too cold or the tiles won’t stick.  Each slate tile has a slightly different color, so they create an attractive textured appearance when they’re all together. (more…)