As a server, participants will be taking customer’s orders, serving food and beverages, preparing itemized checks, and sometimes accepting payment. Servers may perform additional duties, which may include escorting guests to tables, serving customers seated at counters, setting up and clearing tables, and operating a computer based system for making orders and processing payment.

Servers (also known as wait staff) must be professional, polite, and reliable. They must speak Excellent English to be able to understand and converse with the customers and they must be able to learn and describe food proficiently. Wait Staff also need to be familiar with the menu, with how the food is prepared, what it tastes like and if special requests are allowed. They need to be informed about specials and special events.

A busser’s job duties include clearing tables, taking dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting empty tables and otherwise assisting the waiting staff. Responsibilities may also include bringing water and introductory foods (tortilla chips, bread etc.) to the table when guests first sit down. Primarily, a busser does all assistant activities including taking out the trash, shining cutlery, refilling water pitchers and restocking dinnerware and utensils.

Bussers may also be required to clean restrooms. This will involve cleaning toilets and using cleaning chemicals.

Comfortable, rubber soled black shoes are required.

Participants may be using cleaning chemicals. Participants may be handling pork and alcohol products.