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run

What does run mean?

Move food from kitchen window to guest. The whole role of a food runner is built on this verb. Plates are hot, time is short, and the window doesn't care whose section it is — when expo calls 'run it', whoever's nearest goes.

"Can someone run this four-top before the fries get sad?"

Frequently asked questions

What does run mean in a restaurant?
To run means to carry plates from the pass to the table.
How do you use run in a sentence?
"Can you run these two mains to table six?"
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