We can blame Chuck E. Cheese for Meghan Osuch not becoming a cop. Say what? Born into a family of cops, Osuch assumed she would become a cop, too, and she was headed down that career path, even studying criminal justice in college. But when she took her first job as a party hostess at the kid-friendly pizza chain, she had her first brush with the food and beverage industry. From there, she went on to work for two huge chains in Las Vegas, Metro Pizza and PT’s, where she climbed the ladder to management; she also spent time as a cocktail server at nightclubs on the Las Vegas Strip.
“Honestly, I found out I was good at what I was doing—working in food and beverage—and it made me happy,” says the Las Vegas native. She eventually got off the cop career path and stayed on the F&B track, and since 2019 she’s worked as the pool manager at Citrus Grand Pool Deck at Downtown Grand.
“I love working outside,” Osuch says. “Being born and raised here, and being born in July—I’m a straight summer baby.”
As the manager of Citrus, Osuch says her management style is all about “transparency, being open and honest with my staff. I have an open-door policy. Let them come to you with what they need personally and work wise.”
Guests of Citrus can easily spot Osuch out on the pool deck—she’s always walking around talking with her guests and helping out the staff when they need it.
“Being with my guests and my staff is the favorite part of my job. And being outside—I wear tanning lotion; I work on getting my tan all summer,” she says, laughing.
Libation: Starburst
This cocktail is so popular with guests that it has been on Citrus’ cocktail menu for three seasons. The Starburst is mixed with New Amsterdam Pink Whitney pink lemonade-flavored vodka, strawberry puree, sweet and sour and Sprite. It can be ordered in 12- or 20-ounce cups (or go big with the 32-ounce souvenir yardstick). Citrus offers a large specialty cocktail menu and frozen cocktails along with tons of yummy food like street tacos, flatbreads, veggie options, desserts, salads, chicken wings, burgers and more.
Benefit: Check out Citrus’ night swim parties with live Latin music on Fridays and live reggaeton on Saturdays.
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