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| - This review is about the state of affairs at Crop Kitchen. Since I've been eating and drinking there, I've had continuously great service and conversation from the bar staff and host staff. I've usually gone for happy hour after work. The food has been very good and the price points are a good deal. But there has always been a lurking, sinking feeling to the place as if there is a rift. Since last August, they've gone through four managers. The general vibe is a mix between malaise, disorganization, disregard, and distrust between management and the staff. This then feeds to the customers. I have always gotten the feeling that the staff are underappreciated and underpaid. These are my impressions every time I've eaten there and my friends have noticed these things too. So, let's emphasize, the staff are really great (except for a couple) and the hostesses are terrific, it's the management that makes me wonder how long this place is going to last. The solutions are simple, pay your managers better, respect your managers more, and give them the authority to run the place rather than it coming from the corporate top down. That would help a lot.
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