Doughnuts made right. At Sidecar, we don’t just make doughnuts — we’re revolutionizing the way people experience them. Everything is made from scratch, in small batches, with the best ingredients we can find. Holding that standard takes a spotless kitchen — and that starts in the dish pit.
If you take pride in a job done right, work clean and fast, and want to be the reason the whole team runs smoothly, read on.
Our mission is simple and ambitious: revolutionize the way people experience doughnuts. We pursue that every day through three commitments — bringing people together, creating meaningful experiences, and crafting everything with excellence. For a dishwasher, that last one is personal: excellence lives in every clean pan, every sanitized station, and every rack you turn around so the line never slows.
We aim to be “The Happiest Part of Your Day,” and that goes for our team, too. Sidecar runs on five values:
Our dishwashers keep the whole kitchen running and grow their skills over time. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
At Sidecar, your pay grows as your skills do. The more you learn, the more you earn. Starting pay varies by location and follows the local market.
A spotless kitchen is where great doughnuts begin — and your work is what keeps the whole operation moving. The team notices, the standards are real, and there’s a genuine path forward. If you take pride in doing a job right, you’ll be at home here.
Ready to apply? Attach your resume. We’d love to meet you.
Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee participates in E-Verify. We will provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee does not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants and complies with all E-Verify program rules.
Compensation: $17.75 - $18.55 per hour
Here at Sidecar, we infuse an exciting, soulful energy into the art of doughnut making, and stand by our commitment to serve the World’s Freshest Doughnuts! We believe that the only way to enjoy a doughnut is hot and fresh, paired with the perfect cup of coffee, and served with a smile.
We fry in small batches all day long, guaranteeing each customer a fresh-out-of-the-fryer treat. From the moment you step into one of our shops and bite into one of our hand-crafted doughnuts, you’ll surely agree that Sidecar is not your ordinary doughnut experience!

Our story begins with a warehouse-turned-test kitchen in Costa Mesa, CA, a renovated 1959 Helm’s Bakery Truck, and a vision of a beautiful, new kind of gathering place for our community. As we worked to create the most innovative and delicious doughnuts around, we invited friends and family to weekly taste test gatherings, and hit the town with the truck to share fresh doughnuts with our neighbors.
Our flagship Costa Mesa location opened in 2013, setting the stage for our community-driven brand, dedicated to the freshest doughnuts and absolute best customer service. As we expanded to the north and south, we brought with us our core values of quality, connection & delight, and built upon our mission to always create places where people could connect and experience the delight that is doughnuts.
Over the years, our doughnuts have landed on countless “Best of” lists, starred in TV shows like Cooking Channel’s "Unique Sweets" and Food Networks’ "Best Thing I Ever Ate" and raised significant funds for local non-profits. And now, we’re on a mission to spread our word of Doughnuts, Coffee & Community to cities and towns near and far, so that everyone can experience the labor of love we call Sidecar.