Got moved from prep to the hot side tomorrow at 5, and I don’t want to slow the squad when tickets stack up at 6:30. We’re on a flat-top, two fryers, and a salamander. What do you call and when with expo and grill to keep pace — times on fires, walking-in counts, who owns the window — so I can back people up instead of adding drag?
On the flat-top/two-fryer setup at 6:30, be the timekeeper: I confirm each chit with one line — ‘Heard, walking in 2 burgers on the flat, drop fries, pick-up in 5; grill owns the window’ — then update ‘2 out’ or ‘walking cheese to salamander’ so expo paces sides… If expo’s buried I flip it — ‘expo owns the window’ — but keep the same cadence; does your team want pick-up times or just counts?
Quick example: as each chit hits, I echo proteins ‘all day’ and ask @expo for a ‘hard-out’ — ‘Heard, 3 burgers all day, hard-out 6; dropping fries at 4 to land hot.’ If @expo’s buried, grab times from grill lead and stage fries last minute since they die fast; think air-traffic control, not short-order hero… You running temps on burgers or a house default?