working in a restaurant

Vocabulary

the part of the restaurant where people are seated and served

front of the house

entry way or lobby

foyer

a very busy time

a rush

requests for food at a restaurant

orders

extremely busy

swamped

when a place is completely full

full house

hungry and angry

hangry

the kitchen

back of the house

too few staff memebers

understaffed

prepare food to be plated at a later time

prep

not busy at all

dead

very full

packed

to make and organize food on a plate to be served

prepare a plate

overwhelmed because it’s too busy

in the weeds

deal with a problem

sort out