short-order

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌȯr-dər

-ˈȯr-

: preparing or serving food that can be cooked quickly to a customer's order

a short-order cook

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The menu consisted of typical short-order items: hamburgers and other sandwiches, French fries, fountain drinks, and ice cream desserts. —

Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 And here at Graceland, the kitchen ran kinda like a short-order restaurant would. —

Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 31 Oct. 2024 Pasadena, California, claims to be its birthplace after a 16-year-old short-order cook served a cheeseburger over 100 years ago in a roadside hamburger joint. —

Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2024 But for true Detroiters, this scene describes the many Coney Island restaurants across the city that true Detroiters have come to know, love and appreciate because of anonymous short-order cooks that take tremendous pride in their craft. —

Scott Talley, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for short-order