I will advise you on this one. I have years of experience in the food service industry, and yes, like Todd said, it is VERY trying. It can, and most of the time is, late hours, semi-okay pay, and high stress (depending on the type of restaurant). Usually the chefs that get the good hours are the higher ups, like executive chefs and such. But again, depends on the restaurant. There were cooks in the last restaurant I worked at, who were "prep cooks," meaning they got everything ready in the morning. They came in SUPER early, prepped stuff for the day, and were usually gone well before noon. There are some restaurants out there who are pretty flexible with the schedules for the other cooks as well.
I think, if you know you enjoy doing this, you're good at it (which is obvious to any of us who have seen your recipes here), and you can deal with the stress that comes with the industry, then I'd say give it a go. I will post a warning though....the food service industry is notorious for immorality of all sorts. I know of very few people in the restaurant business who aren't involved in things like smoking, drugs, excessive drinking, and all sorts of promiscuous behavior as well. And these things aren't kept quiet either....you will pretty much hear about things like this on a daily basis, and even in the nicest restaurants, you will be surrounded by it. I have, unfortunately, learned this from experience.
So as long as you think you would be ok and not feel stumbled or anything, in that type of environment, again, I'd say give it a try.

There's my two cents....I'm off my soapbox now, hahaha.
And if you ever have any other questions on the industry, let me know. :)