Custom Shirts for Restaurant Staff
Staff shirts for restaurant crews: polos for the dining room, dark tees for the line, and single-item reorders when a new hire starts Thursday.
A host and a line cook work forty feet apart and need two different shirts. One has to be read across a dim dining room by a guest looking for help. The other picks up sauce and oil before the first Saturday is over. AI Promo Design prints both on the same order, one item at a time. Part of Custom Work Shirts by Trade.
The Dining Room Reads at Twelve Feet
A guest scanning for their server sees a shape before they see a logo. Keep the mark simple and high contrast - a wordmark beats a detailed illustration, because thin lines and gradients turn to mush at that distance.
- The Adult Polo ($25.63) reads as staff without reading as a costume.
- The Adult Tee ($14.38) does the same job in a more casual room.
The chest carries most of it; the back is where a dining room reads the name. The first surface is included in the price; each extra one is $8.99 to $10.99 depending on the product. Collar and fit details are on the custom polos page.
The Line Wears What Survives
Front of house can carry a lighter color because nothing splashes out there. The line cannot. Tomato, turmeric, and fryer oil read as permanent on White, and a shirt sent to the line is on a countdown from its first shift. Black, Navy, and Forest Green are the ones that still look like themselves in week six; the color guide has the full range.
The Long Sleeve ($22.99) and the Hoodie ($37.99) earn their keep in prep, receiving, and the walk-in - not next to the flat top. If there's no kitchen behind your counter at all, staff uniforms for small businesses covers the simpler version of this.
One New Hire Is a Real Order
Restaurants don't hire in batches. Someone gives notice Tuesday and a new server is on the floor Friday, and the shirt they need is one shirt, in one size, this week.
- There's no minimum here, so a single Black tee in 2XL is an order like any other.
- Every size costs the same from S to 2XL, so the host in S and the dish station in 2XL are the same line item.
- Youth sizes ride along on the same order as adult, for the family-run room where somebody's kid buses tables on weekends.
Ordering, Timing, and Mistakes
Every item is printed to order by US print-on-demand partners, so nothing sits in a warehouse and a reorder of two is as ordinary as twenty. Describe the design in plain English or upload your artwork, then refine it by chatting - designing is free and you pay at checkout.
- Timing: production runs up to 10 business days plus shipping, with tracking, so order a shirt the day someone is scheduled rather than the day they start.
- Sizes: check the size guide before you order for someone you've only met once: custom prints aren't returnable for a size ordered in error.
- Misprints: a wrong or defective print is reprinted or refunded with a photo within 30 days.