Seasonal Restaurant Front of House - Marketplace Café - Michigan Ave
Chicago, ILSeasonal$17.35–18.05/hrPosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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The Front of House role at Nordstrom’s Marketplace Café provides customer service in a fast-paced restaurant environment. The employee supports seating, cashiering, food and beverage service, order processing, retail displays, bussing, and restaurant upkeep. The posting prefers food service or hospitality experience and calls for clear, professional communication with customers and coworkers.
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Job Description The Front of House role provides exceptional customer service in a fast-paced environment by delivering on a variety of front of house tasks. A day in the life…
- Be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the restaurant’s menu and products
- Support front of house areas of the restaurant through a variety of tasks including but not limited to:• Seating customers
- Answering telephones
- Cashiering
- Rolling silverware
- Brewing coffee and tea
- Support and processing to go and 3rd party deliver food orders
- Support food expediting and soup service
- Stock, organize and maintain retail displays, food cases, and stations
- Assist with bussing
- Support ongoing table maintenance and restaurant cleaning when needed
You own this if you have….
- 1+ year experience in food service/hospitality preferred
- The ability to communicate clearly and professionally with customers and coworkers
- Thrived in a fast-paced environment
- Open to working a flexible schedule
- A food handler’s card where required by local or state regulations.
Pay Range Details The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. $17.35 - $18.05 Hourly
We’ve got you covered… Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_07-14_Variable_ES-US.pdf A few more important points... The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.
Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines. Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date. © 2026 Nordstrom, Inc
How this job compares
Set against the 4,119 open Food Service jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$17.35–18.05/hr
- Illinois median$17–19/hr114 hourly ranges
- US median$17–19/hr2,059 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $17.70/hr, is close to the Illinois median midpoint ($18/hr) — in the middle half of Food Service hourly ranges in Illinois.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 128 open Food Service jobs in Illinois and 4,119 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Illinois
- Compass Group, North America17 open
- Thorntons LLC16 open
- Chipotle Mexican Grill14 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Food Service postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (521 postings).
- Education
- 20 of the 4,119 open Food Service jobs (under 1%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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