Full-Time

Operations Manager

Updated on 9/10/2026

Pinstripes

Pinstripes

501-1,000 employees

Experiential dining and entertainment with bowling

Compensation Overview

$60k - $65k/yr

Beachwood, OH, USA

In Person

Category
Food Service & Hospitality (1)

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Requirements
  • Knowledge of the specifications and standards in the Training Manual.
  • Ability to run and execute shifts.
  • Ability to open and close the venue while maintaining the correct aesthetics.
  • Ability to maintain company standards for aesthetics throughout the shift.
  • Ability to manage staffing levels and take ownership of the assigned area.
  • Ability to ensure good shift flow and actively control labor to meet budgets.
  • Ability to hold inspirational and knowledgeable pre-shifts.
  • Ability to engage with staff and communicate information to them.
  • Ability to coach service across all workgroups using the See It, Say It approach.
  • Ability to hold disciplinary or difficult conversations with staff and hold people accountable.
  • Ability to communicate staff issues effectively with other managers.
  • Ability to handle guest situations and resolve them completely.
  • Must be at least 21 years old.
Responsibilities
  • Uphold company standards for food, beverage, service, and aesthetics.
  • Run assigned venue zones and shifts across service, host, and bar workgroups.
  • Open and close the venue while maintaining the required aesthetics.
  • Manage staffing levels and control labor to meet budgets.
  • Coach service across all workgroups.
  • Communicate staff issues with other managers.
  • Serve as the primary go-to manager on the floor.
  • Conduct table touches and engage with guests.
  • Seek opportunities for community involvement.

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

Headcount

6 month growth

6%

1 year growth

6%

2 year growth

6%
Cleveland Jewish News
Nov 20th, 2025
Punch Bowl Social acquires Pinstripes assets

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.

MoCoShow
Nov 14th, 2025
Pinstripes Purchased by Punch Bowl Social - The MoCo Show

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 […]

Restaurant Dive
Mar 7th, 2025
Pinstripes keeps itself afloat with $7.5M loan

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. 

Investing.com
Feb 28th, 2025
Pinstripes Holdings appoints new interim CFO

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.

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Nov 6th, 2024
Pinstripes to open new location in Walnut Creek, California

US dining and entertainment brand Pinstripes is set to open a new location at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, California on 15 November 2024.