Case Study: Kinnard Drake’s 1830 Chophouse achieves streamlined payroll and HR—cutting admin to 4 hours/month with OnPay

1830 Chophouse focuses on customer experience by simplifying administrative tasks with OnPay

Kinnard Drake’s 1830 Chophouse, a growing restaurant in Lebanon, IN, was struggling as founder/executive chef Shawn Sublette juggled owner, chef, server and HR duties while word-of-mouth business and seasonal staffing increased administrative load. The restaurant needed an easy-to-use payroll and HR solution (including accurate tax filings, employee self-service onboarding and paystub access, and regular reporting) because their prior local provider lacked the features to scale—so they turned to OnPay.

OnPay implemented its online payroll and HR platform, giving 1830 Chophouse tools for direct deposit and flexible pay schedules, PTO tracking, garnishment processing, employee self-service, and weekly/quarterly payroll reporting. The result: OnPay cut the restaurant’s payroll and admin work to about 4 hours a month, improved overhead tracking, empowered employees to manage their own paystubs and time-off requests, and let Shawn focus on running the restaurant.

Kinnard Drake’s 1830 Chophouse

Shawn Sublette

Executive Chef and Co-founder