Description
Summary:
Joon is seeking a Chef de Cuisine to lead daily kitchen execution, manage the BOH team, oversee operations, and partner on menu development for an elevated modern Persian restaurant.
Highlights:
1. Lead daily kitchen execution and BOH team development
2. Partner on menu development, seasonal changes, and R&D
3. Work closely with ownership and executive chef on program direction
Culinary Agents is working with the team at Joon to connect them with talented hospitality professionals.
Joon - Now Hiring: Chef de Cuisine
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Chef de Cuisine — Joon (Tysons Corner, VA)
Joon is an elevated modern Persian restaurant in Tysons Corner — New York Times Top 50, Washingtonian readers' Best Restaurant in Virginia, and a 2026 RAMMY finalist for Upscale Casual Restaurant of the Year. We're looking for a Chef de Cuisine to run our kitchen day to day and help push the food program forward.
What you'll do
Own daily kitchen execution: line performance, ticket times, plate consistency, station standards
Lead, schedule, and develop the BOH team; hold the standard on cleanliness and food safety
Manage ordering, inventory, prep pars, and waste; hit food cost and labor targets
Partner on menu development, seasonal changes, and R&D for à la carte, restaurant week, and private events
Work closely with ownership and our executive chef on the direction of the program
What we're looking for
3+ years as a CDC or strong Sous ready to step up, in a high-volume, quality-driven kitchen
Comfort with scratch cooking, whole-animal and produce-forward prep
Real numbers literacy — you can read a P&L line and adjust
Curiosity about Persian and Middle Easter cuisine; direct experience not required, respect for it is
ServSafe certified or willing to certify; bilingual English/Spanish a plus
What we offer
$80,000-$85,000 salary, plus up to $20,000 in incentive bases bonuses. Our BOH Leaders qualified for a $5,000 bonus in the second quarter of this year.
PTO and dining comps
Closed Mondays — a real day off, plus a second day off that is typically on Tuesday.
A growing group with room to move up
Confidential inquiries welcome.
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