Job Details
Full Time Hourly (Based on Experience) plus tips **Required Years of Experience**
0-1 years
Suraya is an all-day Market, Restaurant, & Garden serving Lebanese and Middle Eastern-inspired fare. Suraya is the only restaurant of its kind in Philadelphia, serving a modern take on traditional dishes, accompanied by warm and genuine hospitality.
50% company paid health, vision and dental insurance. Paid vacation. Dining discounts.
Our team of hospitality professionals is highly energetic, creative, and welcoming. We are seeking like-minded candidates to join us as we are gearing up for our garden opening. Candidates should have prior experience working in a high-volume, culinary-driven, hospitality-focused setting, as well as a genuine love of people and community. Starting compensation is competitive and will be based on experience. We would love to have you be a part of this special restaurant!
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Qualified candidates will have:
-experience in a high volume environment
-high energy and commitment to the overall guest and staff experience
-experience in being a part of a culinary and hospitality driven restaurant
-full time availability is a plus **Compensation Details**
Compensation: Hourly (Based on Experience) plus tips
A modern Lebanese & Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant, market, & garden in Fishtown. The hospitality experts behind Fishtowns R&D introduce Suraya, a Levantine eatery that draws on the historically culinarily intertwined region that consists of Lebanon, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Israel, Palestine and Egypt. Suraya will use Lebanon as its starting point, and explore outward. It occupies an entire city block at 1528 Frankford Ave, totaling 12,000 square feet.
The Market: At Surayas market, the traditional Levantine Bazaar meets the modern-day all day caf. Surayas market will boast a variety of spices, imported and local food items, prepared foods and small menu a la carte items (including the Lebanese staple manousheh), designed to take-out or eat-in. Surayas market will also feature a full Stumptown Coffee Roasters coffee bar. Wine, beer and cocktails will also be available.
The Dining Room: Experience an authentic taste of Beirut in Surayas dining room with a menu of small and large shared plates that celebrate the complex, multicultural flavor profiles that make up Levantine cuisine. Restaurant guests can expect a vibrant energy and an eat-with-your-hands dining etiquette, mimicking a true Middle Eastern dining experience. The dining room will boast an open kitchen featuring a 12-foot custom charcoal grill.
The Garden: Transcend into the lush outdoor oasis that is Surayas backyard. The open-air garden will evoke a vibrant, fun energy within a communal space, while its menu will include Surayas bevy of mezze and bespoke cocktails available within all three spaces, including the official drink of Lebanon, Arak, an unsweetened anise-flavored alcohol Aperitif.