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Cooks, Short Order

Prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables.

Other names for Cooks, Short Order: Barbecue Cook, Bed and Breakfast Cook (B&B Cook), Chuck Wagon Cook, Cook, Deli Cook (Delicatessen Cook), Griddle Attendant, Grill Attendant, Grill Cook, Hash Slinger, Hasher, Line Cook, Pizza Cook, Pizza Maker, Prep Cook (Preparation Cook), Restaurant Worker, Sandwich Artist, Snack Bar Cook,

What do Cooks, Short Order do?

  • Clean food preparation equipment, work areas, and counters or tables.
  • Plan work on orders so that items served together are finished at the same time.
  • Grill, cook, and fry foods such as french fries, eggs, and pancakes.
  • Take orders from customers and cook foods requiring short preparation times, according to customer requirements.
  • Grill and garnish hamburgers or other meats such as steaks and chops.
  • Complete orders from steam tables, placing food on plates and serving customers at tables or counters.
  • Perform simple food preparation tasks such as making sandwiches, carving meats, and brewing coffee.
  • Order supplies and stock them on shelves.
  • Accept payments, and make change or write charge slips as necessary.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Domestic apple corer
  • Domestic wooden oven paddle
  • Commercial use blenders
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Commercial use broilers
  • Calculators or accessories
  • Cappuccino or espresso machines
  • Carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Cash registers
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Domestic strainers or colanders
  • Commercial use coffee or iced tea makers
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Commercial use convection ovens
  • Commercial use deep fryers
  • Desktop computers
  • Domestic double boilers
  • Commercial use measuring cups
  • Commercial use ranges
  • Commercial use ranges
  • Commercial use food processors
  • Commercial use graters
  • Commercial use ranges
  • Commercial use ranges
  • Commercial use graters
  • Commercial use grills
  • Bar code reader equipment
  • Commercial use hot dog grills
  • Ice dispensers
  • Domestic kitchen or food thermometers
  • Non carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Domestic knife sharpeners
  • Commercial use food slicers
  • Domestic melon or butter baller
  • Commercial use microwave ovens
  • Milkshake machines
  • Commercial use mixers
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Personal computers
  • Commercial use pizza ovens
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Commercial use scales
  • Commercial use rolling pins
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Domestic sifter
  • Commercial use food slicers
  • Soft serve machines
  • Commercial use steamers
  • Commercial use food warmers
  • Commercial use steamers
  • Domestic strainers or colanders
  • Commercial use toasters
  • Domestic kitchen tongs
  • Touch screen monitors
  • Domestic vegetable brush
  • Commercial use peelers
  • Commercial use waffle irons

Technology used

  • Inventory management software
  • Point of sale POS software