Communicate with customers regarding orders, comments, and complaints.

Scrub and polish counters, steam tables, and other equipment, and clean glasses, dishes, and fountain equipment.

Accept payment from customers, and make change as necessary.

Perform cleaning duties, such as sweeping, mopping, and washing dishes, to keep equipment and facilities sanitary.

Balance receipts and payments in cash registers.

Request and record customer orders, and compute bills, using cash registers, multi-counting machines, or pencil and paper.

Serve food, beverages, or desserts to customers in such settings as take-out counters of restaurants or lunchrooms, business or industrial establishments, hotel rooms, and cars.

Prepare daily food items, and cook simple foods and beverages, such as sandwiches, salads, soups, pizza, or coffee, using proper safety precautions and sanitary measures.

Clean and organize eating, service, and kitchen areas.

Take customers' orders and write ordered items on tickets, giving ticket stubs to customers when needed to identify filled orders.