{"id":109835,"date":"2021-02-23T15:50:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?page_id=109835"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:30:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T09:00:46","slug":"common-restaurant-terms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/common-restaurant-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Restaurant Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Common Restaurant Terms<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Back of House <\/strong>\u2013 It refers to the area of a restaurant that guests are not allowed. The kitchen, dishwashing area and wait station are all located in the back of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bar \u2013 back <\/strong>\u2013 An assistant for the bartender. A bar-back usually runs glasses through the dishwasher, stocks the coolers and liquor bottles, and pours beer, wine and non-alcoholic drinks for the wait staff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chaffing Dish <\/strong>\u2013 It is a metal dish that is filled with water and kept warm with a candle or fuel cell underneath. These are typically used on buffets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expediter <\/strong>\u2013 The kitchen staff who groups plated food together by table number, for the servers to deliver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Front of House <\/strong>\u2013 It refers to the area of a restaurant where guests are allowed. The dining room and bar are all in the front of the house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Host\/Hostess <\/strong>\u2013 The person who meets the guests and shows them to their table. The host is also responsible for keeping track of reservations and waiting lines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Line <\/strong>\u2013 The line is the area that divides the cooks from the wait staff. It is where the food is placed to await pickup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mise en Place <\/strong>\u2013 It refers to the set up of the saut\u00e9 station. Essentially, it means everything in its place. Most cooks put certain ingredients in a certain spot each shift (salt and pepper to the right, olive oil to the left).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Plating <\/strong>\u2013 It refers to putting the food on the plate is referred to plating. This includes adding any sauce or garnish before handing over to the expeditor or the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>POS System <\/strong>\u2013 A point <strong>o<\/strong>f <strong>s<\/strong>ale system is a computer system that helps businesses track sales. It also tracks employee sales (who sold the most during a shift) and which dishes are sold most often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sections <\/strong>\u2013 Many restaurant dining rooms are divided into sections, and each section goes to a particular wait staff each shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Turnover Rate <\/strong>\u2013 How fast tables empty and fill during a shift. A high turnover rate means more people have eaten and gone, while a slow turnover rate means the same people have been at the table for a long time, or the table is sitting empty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Appetizer \u2013<\/strong> Food items served before the main courses of the meal<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dessert <\/strong>\u2013 It is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal consisting of sweet food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Check <\/strong>\u2013 Order for transfer of money<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apply for Restaurant Manager Certification Now!!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/certified-restaurant-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/certified-restaurant-manager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certified-restaurant-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Back to Tutorial<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Common Restaurant Terms Back of House \u2013 It refers to the area of a restaurant that guests are not allowed. 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