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Server Duties: 4 Restaurant Server Side Work Tasks and Best Practices for Managing Them

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People who don't work in the restaurant industry think that all there is to being a server is taking orders, bringing out food, and sorting out the bill. However, those with experience on the front-of-house (FOH) side of restaurants know there's more to server duties than meets the eye.

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Lessening Employee Anxiety as Restaurant Doors Open

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For FOH: Assure front of house staff that you are complying with or exceeding all regulatory local, state and federal rules and regulations. That includes social distancing, sanitation, masks, partitions and contactless payment and menus (or throwaways). Kitchens must be sanitized, per recommended guidelines.

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Back to the ?Grind? ? Restaurant Reopening Guidelines and PPP Update

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Adapting with a tighter, more focused menu to allow kitchens to better plan labor and prep needs and manage enhanced sanitation routines. Maintaining a distinct separation between front-of-house and back-of-house. Creating a buffered, contactless front-of-house. restaurant operations.

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How Restaurants Deliver Great Hospitality with Contactless Ordering and Payment

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In this new environment, take steps to: Elevate your servers to guides. Be intentional about how servers greet and introduce your guests to your establishment now that the ordering and payment process has changed. Contactless ordering and payment involve a significant change in front-of-house operations for your guests and your staff.

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Restaurants Reopen: What Are They Doing?

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Silverware that is sanitized and sealed. Hand sanitizer located throughout the restaurant. Bar servers will take orders and deliver drinks and food but will not linger across from guests. .” Other changes include: Continuing daily temperature checks on all restaurant associates. Employees wearing masks and gloves.

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How to Create an Allergy-Friendly Environment at Your Restaurant

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Likewise, ensure that servers are trained to ask all customers about potential allergies when taking orders. Create a system that allows servers to easily and efficiently let the cooks know that there is a guest with an allergy, and have the kitchen prepare these dishes using separate cookware. Front of House.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Three Ways to Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Accessibility 

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PDFs can be viewed on guests’ smartphones and other personal devices or on sanitized tablets provided by the restaurant (although awkwardly, plus they can quickly go out of date and don’t do much for your brand). Beyond safety, this saves on printing costs and keeps all those disposable menus out of landfills.