Short order cooking, in the restaurant business, is the preparation of foods that are quick to cook. The Elks small restaurant serves only short-order items, which include fried, broiled, griddled foods, as well as assembled foods like sandwiches. Additional duties of a short-order cook may include cleaning their work area, maintaining the cooking surface and tools, filtering and disposing of frying oil, restocking and managing supplies, and ensuring proper use of foodstuffs by dating and rotating perishables kept in refrigeration.