Full-Time
Server Assistant
Updated on 9/4/2026
Pinstripes
501-1,000 employees
Experiential dining and entertainment with bowling
No salary listed
Northbrook, IL, USA
In Person
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- Previous restaurant experience is preferred but not required.
- Ability to provide excellent customer service.
- Ability to remain on their feet for up to 6 hours.
- Must maintain a neat appearance and follow uniform and grooming guidelines.
- Must be 18 years of age or older.
- Provide memorable guest service.
- Answer questions about Pinstripes and the guest experience.
- Assist and work with other team members to ensure that the restaurant operates efficiently.
- Help personalize the guest experience.
- Maintain a clean working environment.
- Support servers during the shift with setup, stocking, and breakdown.
- Execute venue setup, cleanliness, and aesthetics.
- Previous restaurant experience.
Pinstripes combines Italian-American cuisine with social entertainment by offering bowling, bocce, and private event spaces in addition to dining. Guests experience a meal and entertainment in a single venue, with options for groups ranging from 20 to 1,000 people, typically in a multi‑room setting that supports gatherings and celebrations. The product works as an integrated venue: customers order food and drinks from a curated menu while playing lanes of bowling or bocce, and/or reserving private event spaces for meetings, parties, or corporate events. Pinstripes differentiates itself from competitors by delivering a multi‑purpose, one‑stop experience that blends dining with interactive games and scalable event space across eight locations. Its goal is to grow its footprint while providing memorable social experiences through a combination of cuisine, sport-adjacent activities, and private venues for groups.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$249.5M
Headquarters
Northbrook, Illinois
Founded
2007
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Punch Bowl Social acquired seven locations on October 31, 2025, preserving operations.
- Pinstripes.com listed seven open clubs on August 6, 2026.
- Existing reservations survived the sale, sustaining event revenue through 2026.
What critics are saying
- Pinstripes filed Chapter 11 on September 8, 2025, then entered Chapter 7 liquidation.
- Silverview and Punch Bowl Social own the assets, risking brand hollowing by 2026.
- Lease rejections and repeated closures destroy leverage; South Barrington closed in November 2025.
What makes Pinstripes unique
- Pinstripes combines bistro dining, bowling, bocce, and private events under one roof.
- Events generate 50% of revenue, giving Pinstripes corporate-booking differentiation.
- Founded by Dale Schwartz in 2007, it built a destination-style eatertainment brand.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Vacation
Employee Assistance Program
Short Term Disability Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Pet Insurance
Employee Discounts
Performance Bonus
Employee Referral Bonus
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↑ 6%1 year growth
↑ 6%2 year growth
↑ 6%Punch Bowl Social, in partnership with Silverview Credit Partners, acquired Pinstripes Holdings and its assets, including seven locations, out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The sale was approved on Oct. 31, 2025, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Pinstripes had $143 million in debt and filed for Chapter 7 liquidation. The company secured $3.8 million in financing. Pinstripes will continue operating as a standalone brand, with existing reservations honored.
Pinstripes, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September and operates one Montgomery County location at 11920 Grand Park Avenue in North Bethesda’s Pike & Rose, has now been […]
The troubled eatertainment chain was suspended from the New York Stock Exchange and won’t appeal its delisting, as its lender takes an 85% share in the company.
Pinstripes Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:PNST), a company in the dining and entertainment sector with annual revenues of $123.58 million, announced the appointment of Caitlin Schaefer as its new interim Chief Financial Officer, effective March 1, 2025.
US dining and entertainment brand Pinstripes is set to open a new location at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California on 15 November 2024.