Portions Are Not Guesses Gus catches wildly different portions leaving the line. The correct scoop exists so every guest gets the same amount and prep lasts through service. #GusBrennan #PortionControl #KitchenConsistency #ServiceLine #RestaurantLife #ChefLife #KitchenLife #LineCook

Stop Overfilling Containers Someone packs a storage container past the top and balances the lid above it. Gus would like refrigeration to involve actual sealed food. #GusBrennan #FoodStorage #PrepProblems #KitchenOrganization #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Unplug It Before Cleaning Gus finds the meat slicer ready for cleaning while it is still connected to power. This is not the place for shortcuts. #GusBrennan #SlicerSafety #KitchenTraining #PrepStation #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Let The Pans Cool Freshly heated metal pans get stacked together, trapping heat and creating a nasty surprise for the next person who touches them. #GusBrennan #HotPans #KitchenSafety #RestaurantTraining #ChefProblems #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Taste First Gus watches someone season a sauce without tasting it. Confidence is not a substitute for knowing what is already in the pot. #GusBrennan #TasteFirst #KitchenSkills #SauceStation #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

The Exit Is Not Storage Supply boxes block the kitchen exit, and Gus refuses to let convenient storage create a serious emergency hazard. #GusBrennan #KitchenSafety #ClearTheExit #RestaurantProblems #BackOfHouse #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

The Can Opener Needs Cleaning Gus finds a filthy can opener attached to the prep table. The tool touches food every day, despite everyone pretending otherwise. #GusBrennan #KitchenSanitation #CanOpener #PrepKitchen #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

No Glass Near The Ice Gus catches a drinking glass beside the ice bin and stops a dangerous shortcut before one broken glass ruins the entire supply. #GusBrennan #IceSafety #FoodSafety #RestaurantTraining #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Clear The Exhaust Hood Someone stores loose kitchen gear on the exhaust hood above the line. Gus would prefer that nothing fall into dinner during service. #GusBrennan #KitchenSafety #ExhaustHood #LineCookLife #RestaurantProblems #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Use The Open One Gus finds three containers of the same ingredient open at once. Apparently finishing one before opening another is now advanced kitchen theory. #GusBrennan #FoodRotation #KitchenInventory #PrepProblems #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Get It Off The Floor Gus discovers boxes of ingredients stored directly on the dry storage floor and delivers a lesson that should never have been necessary. #GusBrennan #DryStorage #FoodSafety #KitchenTraining #RestaurantProblems #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Finish The Plate First Someone calls for a runner before the plate is complete. Gus is tired of summoning help for food that still needs work. #GusBrennan #ExpoLine #PlateCheck #DinnerService #ChefProblems #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

One Basket At A Time Someone overloads a fryer basket and expects crisp food on schedule. Gus explains that hot oil cannot perform miracles under pressure. #GusBrennan #FryerProblems #KitchenTraining #RestaurantLife #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #LineCook

Ring It In First A server calls an order across the kitchen without entering it. Gus refuses to cook from memory while the line is already busy. #GusBrennan #RingItIn #DinnerRush #ServerProblems #KitchenLife #ChefLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Clear The Hand Sink Gus finds the hand sink buried under kitchen tools and explains why a required safety station cannot double as spare storage. #GusBrennan #KitchenSafety #HandWashing #BackOfHouse #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

The Pass Is Not Prep Space Someone turns the expo pass into a prep station during service, leaving finished plates with nowhere to go and Gus with nowhere near enough patience. #GusBrennan #ExpoLine #KitchenChaos #DinnerService #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

That Pan Is Hot A blazing hot sheet pan gets left on a shared prep surface without warning. Gus explains why silence and hot metal are a terrible combination. #GusBrennan #KitchenSafety #HotPan #ChefProblems #RestaurantLife #ChefLife #KitchenLife #LineCook

Move The Mop Bucket Someone parks a mop bucket in the busiest kitchen aisle during service. Gus would prefer to finish dinner without turning the line into an obstacle course. #GusBrennan #KitchenSafety #DinnerRush #BackOfHouse #ChefRant #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Raw Chicken Goes On The Bottom #GusBrennan #FoodSafety #WalkInCooler #KitchenTraining #RestaurantProblems #ChefLife #KitchenLife #RestaurantLife #LineCook

Who Changed The Oven Somebody changes the oven temperature for one item and forgets to tell the rest of the kitchen. Gus discovers the problem after everything else starts cooking wrong. #GusBrennan #KitchenEquipment #OvenProblems #LineCook #RestaurantLife #ChefLife #KitchenLife