Eli5 how on earth to restaurants get the orders out for each table at the same time despite the dishes taking different amounts of time to cook?

Question

Like, so many different tables, they can’t do each table at a time, so confusing

In: 327

Answer 1

As someone who spent many years working as a line cook and worked his way up to management, it’s all very coordinated if you have a good crew in the kitchen. The guy calling out orders knows how long different things take to cook and calls out the items that take the longest first and then other dishes at the right time for everything to be ready at the right tome. There’s also the other end where someone is putting together the individual meals to sell a check. And an expediter coordinating it as well. All it takes is experience and a good crew.