Depends on the management and some other factors; every place will run a bit different, but the key in the kitchen is always progress
If a kitchen gets a big ticket for several things, including a well-done steak, that steak goes on and the sides are prepared… If three minutes later the kitchen gets a ticket from a different table for a single mid-rare steak, the next steak that goes on may well become the well-done steak now and the chef may expedite the mid-rare steak ahead of the larger table since there’s time needed for the other dishes anyway… Now the mid-rare is out faster and the well-done is hotter coming out… This is efficient, but sometimes risky if over-extended… Good cooks know when to make these calls and when to just start a new table from square one; a matter of experience and preference, really
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