The upscale, young crowd place seems, from my experience, like its filled with beauracracy that you'll quickly encounter soon after you're hired and that during the initial hiring stage that they're trying to knock your qualification and placement down a few pegs to pay you less. I would go with the Indian place. A personable boss is rare to have and you may learn more about floating a business and providing customer service better from a small business owner. I'm speaking more on learning gains because serving is usually mediocre pay that's has a ceiling for profits from all my experiences in upscale to pub. You may actually make more at a mom and pop with less employees because the owner won't likely limit your hours or pay if you want to push out a few more tables or hours that day.
I have a good experience being on a four man staff at a small pizza place where I made a good amount of money before I left and the business made enough to buy a place three times its former size
I have a good experience being on a four man staff at a small pizza place where I made a good amount of money before I left and the business made enough to buy a place three times its former size