Shoutout to the 30 second rest rule that finally stopped my tickets from stacking up

Casey Lee · 2026-10-08T21:05:03.77367+00:00

I was getting buried every Friday night at the bistro on 5th, tickets piling up 12 deep while I tried to plate everything at once. Last month I started calling a hard 30 second pause after firing each table, just to wipe the pass and reset my head, and my average ticket time dropped from 18 minutes to 11. My sous thought I was losing it but the rail has never looked cleaner. Has anyone else tried forcing a short pause mid-rush or does that only work on slower nights for you?

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