Are chefs/cooks at resturants allowed to cook food that hasn been ordered yet?
Well, provided they keep the pre-cooked food stored properly and heated or cooled according to health code regulations, there is no specific policy that prohibits serving pre-cooked and prepared foods to a customer. So…yes they are allowed to cook food that hasn’t been ordered yet. But it’s not usually the “done” thing at fine dining establishments and while many restaurants do precook portions of their fare–particularly side dishes–it’s very unusual for an entire dish to be already plated and waiting prior to your order unless you are in a fast food place or a cafeteria setting, but it does happen, usually due to one of the following reasons. 1. ANTICIPATION: With a very popular menu item or “daily special”. Daily specials are often made up in mass quantities in advance and just heated and served when you order. Basically the food is heated, plated and garnished prettily then served. So with an item that the staff knows will be a “hot seller” the kitchen staff could “anticipate” y
They don’t pre-cook their food, unless it’s a special or something that can be prepared beforehand. I work in a family owned restaurant, and unless it’s chili, or soups, or casseroles, it’s not precooked. However, if you are talking restaurants like Olive Garden, Denny’s, Perkins, then their food is prepackaged to a degree. That’s why when you order something from the menu and it looks just like the menu’s picture, it’s because they basically just heat it up. Like scrambled eggs and omelets are frozen eggs, like eggbeaters. You can tell by looking at the food that it’s already made up. I’ve gotten the same thing from those restaurants and it looks the same each and every time. We just ate at Olive Garden, and the chicken parm were just patties of chicken. My son ordered Chicken alfredo, and the chicken was grilled just like what you can buy in a store. I can definately cook better than Olive Garden! So I would dare say that any chain restaurants do already have prepared food to work wi
