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Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Serve food to patrons outside of a restaurant environment, such as in hotels, hospital rooms, or cars.

Other names for Food Servers, Nonrestaurant: Boat Hop, Car Attendant, Car Hop, Cook, Cotton Candy Maker, Curb Attendant, Curb Hop, Curber, Diet Attendant, Dietary Aid, Dietary Aide, Dietary Assistant, Dietary Cook, Dietary Worker, Food Cart Attendant, Food Order Delivery Runner, Food Porter, Food Runner, Food Server, Food Service Assistant, Food Service Attendant, Food Service Hotel Runner, Food Service Tray Attendant, Food Service Worker, Hospital Food Service Worker, Hospital Tray Service Worker, Hot Dog Vendor, Hot Tamale Man, Hot Tamale Worker, Kitchen Helper, Line Server, Outside Food Server, Room Server, Room Service Bellhop, Room Service Clerk, Room Service Food Service Attendant, Room Service Server, Room Service Waiter/Waitress, Server, Teletray Operator, Tray Server, Tray Service Worker, Waitress,

What do Food Servers, Nonrestaurant do?

  • Monitor food distribution, ensuring that meals are delivered to the correct recipients and that guidelines such as those for special diets are followed.
  • Clean and sterilize dishes, kitchen utensils, equipment, and facilities.
  • Examine trays to ensure that they contain required items.
  • Place food servings on plates and trays according to orders or instructions.
  • Load trays with accessories such as eating utensils, napkins, and condiments.
  • Take food orders and relay orders to kitchens or serving counters so they can be filled.
  • Stock service stations with items such as ice, napkins, and straws.
  • Remove trays and stack dishes for return to kitchen after meals are finished.
  • Prepare food items such as sandwiches, salads, soups, and beverages.
  • Monitor food preparation and serving techniques to ensure that proper procedures are followed.
  • Carry food, silverware, and/or linen on trays, or use carts to carry trays.
  • Determine where patients or patrons would like to eat their meals and help them get situated.
  • Record amounts and types of special food items served to customers.
  • Total checks, present them to customers, and accept payment for services.

Do you enjoy these?

  • Commercial use blenders
  • Carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Commercial use cutlery
  • Commercial use coffee or iced tea makers
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Commercial use dishwashers
  • Desktop computers
  • Ice dispensers
  • Non carbonated beverage dispenser
  • Personal computers
  • Point of sale POS terminal
  • Commercial use food slicers
  • Commercial use food warmers
  • Commercial use toasters
  • Touch screen monitors

Technology used

  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Medical software
  • Point of sale POS software