A professional who prepares food and serves restaurant patrons at counters or tables. Respnsibilities include:

• Takes order from customer and cooks foods requiring short preparation time, according to customer requirements.
• Completes order from steamtable and serves customer at table or counter.
• Accepts payment and makes change, or writes charge slip.
• Carves meats, makes sandwiches, and brews coffee.
• May clean food preparation equipment and work area.
• May clean counter or tables.