I've been working in the kitchen for about 14 years now, as a professional chef my shoes have to be comfortable and sharp looking. This shoes are AMAZING! I love them! I will recomend this shoes to anyone, I got two pairs, one for the kichen and the other to hang out, out side work.
Honesly! if you are interested in buying a great pair of shoes not look anymore, this are the ones you need.
Thank you so much backcountry.com for your amazing costumer service. You guys ROCK!
I'll be doing business with you for a long time.
Chef Hector P.

I liked the look of these shoes, but the info on the backcountry page does not say how heavy they are. VERY HEAVY. I walked a couple of block to my bank, felt like I had lead weights on my feet, came back and returned them.

Having gone through plantar fasciitis - which sucks - foot wear took on a more important part of my life. These are the most comfortable shoes I own, and I don't even need to put in my Powerstep or other over the counter ortho-support. I will prob only by Dansko shoes for the foreseeable future. That said, there are two negative aspects to the shoes that knock them down a peg. First, they are hot - but I am hopeful that as whatever coating is on them slowly wears off that the leather will breath, as leather is want to do. Secondly, the exterior of the shoes marks up like crazy when you first get them - then the propensity of the shoe to get scuffed ends up being a benefit and they get that nice, comfy shoe look to them, with scuffs that overlap to the point that it is not noticeable that can still work with an oxford for work. Maybe the scuffs disappear as the coating wears off. The end point being that I would definitely buy these shoes again, wo hesitation.