{{Short description|Fast preparation of restaurant foods}} [[File:Greasy Spoon Cafe, Langlois, OR (2890753845).jpg|thumb|Short order cooking is common at greasy spoon and diner restaurants.<ref>{{cite book | last=Sidoriak | first=P. | title=The Flippin' Awesome Backyard Griddle Cookbook: Tasty Recipes, Pro Tips and Bold Ideas for Outdoor Flat Top Grillin' | publisher=Ulysses Press | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-61243-821-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMk6DwAAQBAJ | access-date=May 23, 2020 }}</ref>]]
'''Short order cooking''' is the preparation of inexpensive restaurant foods that are quick to cook.<ref> Wayne Gisslen, Mary Ellen Griffin, ''Professional Cooking for Canadian Chefs'', p. 10, {{isbn|0471663778}}, p. 10</ref> Many small eateries serve only short-order items, which include griddled, fried, and grilled foods and sandwiches. Short order cooking is common at greasy spoons and diners.<ref>{{cite book | last=Sidoriak | first=P. | title=The Flippin' Awesome Backyard Griddle Cookbook: Tasty Recipes, Pro Tips and Bold Ideas for Outdoor Flat Top Grillin' | publisher=Ulysses Press | year=2018 | isbn=978-1-61243-821-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMk6DwAAQBAJ | access-date=May 23, 2020 }}</ref>
A cook responsible for short order cooking is a '''short order cook'''. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics defines the role of short order cooks as those who "prepare and cook to order a variety of foods that require only a short preparation time. May take orders from customers and serve patrons at counters or tables", and it specifically excludes fast food cooks.<ref name=bls>{{Cite web|title=Cooks, Short Order|url=https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes352015.htm|access-date=2021-02-05|website=www.bls.gov|language=en}}</ref> As of May 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates there were more than 150,000 short order cooks in the United States.<ref name=bls/>
Diner lingo is a language associated with short order cooking.
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