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WorksheetsRestaurant Servers: Would you like fries with that?
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
When speaking in restaurant lingo, what does it mean to "86" something?
Refuse service or get rid of something from the menu
Sell as many of a particular dish as possible
Serve it with a side of dipping sauce
Serve it as soon as possible
How long will an attentive server wait before checking on his table after delivering food?
1 bite / 1 minute
5 bites / 5 minutes
10 bites / 10 minutes
2 bites / 2 minutes
If a customers says they want their pasta cooked "al dente," what do they mean?
They want their pasta mushy
They want their pasta firm
They want their pasta cooked in the oven
They want their pasta cooked outside
What does the acronym "FOH" stand for?
Front of Host
Father of Hospitality
First of Hand
Front of House
If a customer orders their steak with no pink inside, how do they want their steak cooked?
Well-Done
Medium
Medium-Rare
Rare
According to fine dining etiquette, from which side should plates be served?
Center
Left
Right
It doesn't matter
When a restaurant cook "fires" an order, what is he doing?
Torching the food
Firing the person cooking
Starting to prepare a dish
Restarting an order from scratch
How long should the time gap be between an appetizer and a main course?
10 to 15 minutes
15 t0 20 minutes
20 to 30 minutes
30 to 45 minutes
If a waiter tells the kitchen they need an order "on the fly," what exactly are they asking for?
Something cooked in an airplane
Something cooked slowly
Something cooked quickly
Something cooked with no direction
As of 2019, how many people are employed as waiters and waitresses in the United States?
1.23 million
2.6 million
2.89 million
5.4 million
What is it called when a waiter or waitress works two shifts consecutively?
A Single
A Double
A Triple
A Quad
Following food service, who is responsible for clearing and resetting tables?
Busser
Expediter
Hostess
Server
What phrase might a diner waitress use to tell the kitchen to put all the condiments on a burger?
Paint the cow red
Two dots and a dash
Flop two, over hard
Drag it through the garden
While tipping is heavily dependent on the quality of service, what is an appropriate tip for an outstanding waiter?
10% of the entire bill
20% of the entire bill
50% of the entire bill
5% of the entire bill
Which of these restaurant workers is not typically tipped out by the waiters and waitresses?
Line cook
Hostess
Bartender
Runner
What are the terms "2-top," "4-top," etc. used to describe?
How many people seated at the bar
Number of guests seated at a table
Number of orders in the kitchen at a time
Amount of burger buns needed to complete an order
What's the name for a traditional mayonnaise-like sauce seasoned with herbs and spices?
Aioli
A1 Sauce
Horseradish
Tabasco
