food runner
Brings your order
A food runner is a restaurant worker who carries dishes from the kitchen to tables.
Unlike servers, who take orders and manage customer relationships, food runners focus on delivery—getting hot food out quickly.
The position bridges kitchen and dining room, requiring knowledge of table numbers and menu items without full server responsibilities.
- front of houseGuest-facing venue operations
- trayShallow portable platform
- platesFlat eating dishes
- kitchenFood preparation room
- back of houseNon-public restaurant operations
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- diningrestaurant, menu, waiter, servers, waitress
- restaurant workwaiter, waitress, server, chef, cook
- diner staffwaiter, waitress, server, cook, busboy
- dining servicewaiter, waitress, server, waitstaff, hostess
- food workersbutcher, bartender, server, caterer, chef
- hourly jobshourly worker, day laborer, factory hand, laborer, part-timer
restaurant role hierarchy
food runnergeneral manager
Overall operations supervisor
head waiter · maître d · floor manager · restaurant manager · busboy
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