how do restaurants handle same orders arriving in small intervals?

Question

A customer orders x.. The kitchen starts preparing it.. But in few seconds another guy orders the same dish.. Do they start fresh for the next order? Chime on the previous order . What’s the strategy?

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Answer 1

I make food, when I get a ticket with multiple of the same item, I make as many as I can at a time. If I’ve started making something, and I get the same item a few minutes later, it just depends on how close to done something is.