What's on Your Feet? - Page 2

MarkV · #16 01-16-2006, 07:28 AM

Well clearly I'm from another planet because I hated Birkenstocks. Hands down the most uncomfortable shoe I ever put on my feet.

In the kitchen I wear Nike sneakers. The shox to be specific. They're top of the line running shoes and provide good support and comfort.

Mark

Chef_Bob · #17 01-16-2006, 08:28 AM

OK, I did a little looking and it looks like the brand Mario wears is CALZURO. I oficially admit I have a warped brain

, that I needed to confirm that fact. But I can accept that.

foodpump · #18 01-16-2006, 08:45 AM

Ooh, hate to think what the kitchen elements (grease, water, tomato sauce, chicken stock) will do to expensive sneakers. Buying a pair of shoes over $100.00 that you can't re-heel or re-sole is like buying a new car and throwing it away before the first oil change is due...

Chef_Bob · #19 01-16-2006, 11:02 AM

I got about 5 years out of my last Birks, the average life span of runners in a kitchen has to be less that 6 months!

briangig · #20 01-17-2006, 12:21 AM

wore new balance sneakers. they did fine over an 8 hour shift, but my feet were killing me after a few 15 hour days..

switched over to red wing boots (steel toe), and my feet feel great, and are always comfortable...the first few weeks the bottoms of my feet were sometimes a little sore, but now they feel great.

Skeleton · #21 01-17-2006, 12:23 AM

My Eccos are the best shoes I've ever had. I've been wearing them for 4 years now with the original insole and they are great. http://www.eccousa.com/shoes/mens/ou.../1/detail.aspx

I had some noslip from some ripoff company called Shoes For Crews that fell apart in a matter of months. Then I destroyed a few pairs of Doc Martins. It seems like these Eccos are indestructable.

siserilla · #22 01-17-2006, 05:04 PM

Right now I'm wearing birks, best decision I ever made. The company I work for makes us wear shoes for crews, but they are the most uncomfortable piece of crap shoes i've ever seen. They are okay for foh but for boh so much food gets stuck in the bottom.

Mannlicher · #23 01-17-2006, 07:31 PM

Back when I had my restaurant, I wore Birkis. I still have a few pairs around the house, and wear them often. Best darn work shoes I ever found. For those of us that participate in the after closing cleanup, the waterproof aspect was priceless.

thetincook · #24 01-17-2006, 07:46 PM

Yeah, Shoes for Crews have almost no support, but the soles never slip. The down side is that I have to clean the grooves out with a toothpick and a hose because they do trap alot of dirt.

Rblum · #25 01-17-2006, 08:53 PM

I have had my danskos for about 6 months now. I dont have anymore knee probs. but the balls of my feet get pretty sore at the end of the day. Wanting to try the birks... heard lots of great things.

Andrew563 · #26 01-17-2006, 10:19 PM

I have heard alot of bad stuff about shoes for crews. Stories from the shoes falling apart to just plain not getting delivered.

LogghiB · #27 01-17-2006, 10:25 PM

I have a pair of shoes for crews clogs - they're not particularly comfortable but a nice $20 set of gel inserts corrects that.

They've lasted four years, including a decent amount of time standing on top of pizza ovens to change lightbulbs and pull down hoods. Not great, but reliable.

fairfieldchef · #28 01-18-2006, 01:42 AM

I wear black leather New Balance Cross Trainer 606 because it's one of the few shoes that I can get in a wide width (4e). I go through about 3 pairs a year and they only cost about $50 bucks a pair.

chef from va · #29 01-28-2006, 01:28 AM

being a former football player (260lb linebacker) with the typical knee problems (torn ACL, miniscus, patella femeral tendenitus, lots of scar cartaladge and a few bone spurs) it has been a challange for me to find the right pair of shoes for the kitchen. i have found that the SUPER BURKI is the most comfortable pair of shoes i have ever worn. did the shoes for crews thing, did the tred safe walmart type thing and i came to the conclusion that i must be the hardest person on earth to keep shoes on! (SFC litterally fell apart on my feet in the middle of a shift 3 weeks after i got them!). the SUPER BURKI's are like walking on clouds about 14 hrs into the new pair. they mold to your feet perfectly and help me keep my balance on even the slickest floors.

PS before i got them after i long shift i had to take serious painkillers to keep my knees from killing me. now i dont need the pain killers at all!!!
THANKS BURKINSTOCK LOL i am like a commercial for them

Jolly Roger · #30 02-01-2006, 04:07 PM

When I started in the restaurant industry I quickly learned that dependable footwear would make me less grouchy while working. I wore tank opperator boots for six years and they were great when they were new, but too expensive and the chemicals we used to clean our floors and the grease tore them up pretty bad. I've been wearing Danskos now for five years. I like them with the heel because they seem to stay on better. I clean them with amonia and then apply black shoe polish to them. I've grown so fond of them that I wear them when I'm just running errunds or out to see a movie. My girlfriend is a nurse and also has numorous pais of Danskos and together, we are Dansko freaks.