Joesler Kitchen Is Hiring on River Road: Server, Bartender and Kitchen Jobs Before a November Opening
TUCSON, AZ — The team behind Choice Greens is about to open a sit-down restaurant on River Road, and they need a crew to run it. Joesler Kitchen, a new modern American restaurant at 1825 E. River Road in Joesler Village, is hiring servers, back servers, bartenders, hosts and kitchen staff ahead of a planned November opening.
About 110 seats, a full bar and a pet-friendly patio near River and Campbell, with applications open online right now.
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📍 Joesler Kitchen at a Glance
| Business | Joesler Kitchen, "Neighborly Food and Drink" |
|---|---|
| Address | 1825 E. River Road, Suite 119, Tucson (Joesler Village, near River and Campbell) |
| Owners | Jeff Katz and Paolo DeFilippis (Choice Greens, Graze Premium Burgers, Truland Burgers & Greens) |
| Size | About 3,500 square feet, roughly 110 seats across the dining room, bar and patio |
| Opening | Planned for November 2026; no exact date announced |
| Hours | Sunday–Thursday 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM; Friday–Saturday 11:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Concept | Modern American, with beer, wine and cocktails |
| Hiring | Servers, back servers, bartenders, hosts and kitchen team members |
| How to apply | Online at joeslerkitchen.com or by email to [email protected] |
A Choice Greens Spot Becomes a Full-Service Restaurant
If you've grabbed a salad at Joesler Village, you know the space. Suite 119 used to be a Choice Greens. Owners Jeff Katz and Paolo DeFilippis closed that location to build something bigger, and Tucson Foodie reports the project took about a year, including six or seven months redesigning the room.
The result is a roughly 3,500-square-foot restaurant with a dining room, a bar that seats guests indoors and out, and a patio where dogs are welcome. Katz describes it as "a modern American eatery with elevated but approachable food." The menu is still being finalized, but the plan calls for appetizers, hand-helds, salads, entrées and desserts, with vegetarian and gluten-free options throughout. Entrées are expected to land in the $22 to $35 range.
The name nods to Josias Joesler, the Swiss-born architect whose plaster-and-beam style shaped St. Philip's in the Hills, at the same River and Campbell intersection, and much of the Catalina Foothills. The shopping center already carries his name. Now the restaurant does too.
💼 The Jobs: Front of House and Back
Joesler Kitchen lists five kinds of openings: servers, back servers, bartenders, hosts and kitchen team members. It held a hiring fair at the restaurant on Sunday, October 25, and the restaurant's own site still invites applications online, so the door hasn't closed.
The owners haven't published pay, headcount or a hard opening date. Don't wait on any of those. A restaurant this size, open seven days a week from 11 AM to 9 or 10 PM, needs full lunch and dinner crews, and the first hires usually go through training together before the doors open. Applying now is how you get into that first group.
The bar matters here, too. A full beer, wine and cocktail program at a foothills restaurant with indoor and patio seats is a good fit for experienced bartenders who want a steady neighborhood crowd rather than a late-night scene.
💰 Pay and the River Road City Line
No wages have been posted, so here's the floor. In Tucson, the minimum wage depends on where the work happens. Inside city limits it's $15.45 an hour in 2026. Outside them, including the unincorporated Catalina Foothills, the Arizona minimum of $15.15 applies. River Road runs close to that line, and we haven't confirmed which side Joesler Village sits on, so ask during your interview. Arizona also lets employers pay tipped staff up to $3 an hour less than the minimum, as long as tips make up the difference.
Both rates go up on January 1. Our 2027 minimum wage breakdown has the new numbers and explains the city line in more detail.
What It Means for Tucson Job Seekers
This is a good one for people who live in the foothills, Casas Adobes or central Tucson and want a sit-down restaurant job without a long drive. Here's who should apply:
- Servers and back servers: The core of the front of house. See our server career guide and server jobs in Tucson.
- Bartenders: A full bar with indoor and outdoor seats. Read the bartender career guide and browse bartender jobs.
- Hosts: A friendly entry point for people new to restaurants. See the host career guide and host jobs.
- Kitchen team: Joesler Kitchen hasn't broken out specific kitchen titles, so line cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers should all apply. Start with the line cook, prep cook and dishwasher career guides.
Our restaurant and food service careers hub covers every role in the building.
More Foothills Restaurant Hiring This Fall
Joesler Kitchen isn't the only new foothills restaurant staffing up. Just up Campbell, Frida American Brasserie is hiring at La Encantada for line cooks, sushi chefs and servers. Different restaurant, different menu, same chance to get in early. For the bigger picture, see Tucson's fall restaurant hiring window and our roundup of who's hiring for the holidays.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Joesler Kitchen?
Joesler Kitchen is at 1825 E. River Road, Suite 119, in the Joesler Village shopping center near River Road and Campbell Avenue, in the space that used to be a Choice Greens.
When does Joesler Kitchen open?
The owners are planning a November 2026 opening. No exact date had been announced as of October 28, 2026.
What jobs is Joesler Kitchen hiring for?
Servers, back servers, bartenders, hosts and kitchen team members.
How do I apply to Joesler Kitchen?
Apply online at joeslerkitchen.com or email the restaurant at [email protected]. The restaurant held an in-person hiring fair on October 25, 2026.
How much does Joesler Kitchen pay?
The restaurant has not published pay. The legal floor in 2026 is $15.45 an hour inside Tucson city limits and the $15.15 Arizona minimum outside the city, including the unincorporated Catalina Foothills. Arizona law lets employers pay tipped staff up to $3 an hour less if tips make up the difference.
Who owns Joesler Kitchen?
Jeff Katz and Paolo DeFilippis, the Tucson owners of Choice Greens, Graze Premium Burgers and Truland Burgers & Greens.
River and Campbell is getting a new place to eat, and a new place to work. Get your application in before the first plates go out.
