short order cook
Fast diner chef
A short order cook prepares simple foods quickly in a restaurant, diner, or lunch counter—dishes like eggs, burgers, and sandwiches that can be made to order in minutes.
The term distinguishes this role from cooks who prepare elaborate meals or work with slow-cooked items.
The short order cook flipped pancakes while juggling three ticket orders.
- grillCooking surface over fire
- dinerCasual American eatery
- spatulaFlat-bladed kitchen tool
- griddleFlat metal cooking surface
- hashChopped mixture, cooked together
hash browns · eggs · sunny side up · over easy · bacon · sizzle · apron · greasy · breakfast · fry · waitress · counter · on the fly · pancakes · burgers · blue plate special · rush · ticket
- cookschef, head chef, sous chef, pastry chef, executive chef
- diner staffwaiter, waitress, server, busboy, busser
- dinersdiner, diner booth, counter stool, counter seating, booth
- food workersbutcher, bartender, server, caterer, chef
- kitchen jobschef, head chef, sous chef, executive chef, pastry chef
- kitchen staffchef, sous chef, head chef, executive chef, pastry chef
short order cookbanquet chef
Oversees large-scale formal meals
executive chef · saucier · catering chef · celebrity chef · chef de cuisine
short order cookexecutive chef
Senior kitchen authority
celebrity chef · chef de cuisine · master chef · head chef · cordon bleu chef
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