* Busboys were portrayed as lazy, habitual cannabis users in the film, " Waiting." (played by comedian Andy Milonakis and Max Kasch). * Busboys are quite common in the works of comic artist Corey Lewis. *A band called The Busboys had success with two songs "The Boys Are Back In Town" and "Cleanin' Up The Town" featured in the movie Ghostbusters. *The Coconut Grove fire in Boston, Massachusetts was started accidentally when a busboy lit a match. *Raw Dog Screaming Press published a Tom Bradley novel entitled "Lemur", about a would-be serial killing busboy. * Robert Downey Jr., actor, worked as a busboy at a restaurant in New York City, was 'too sweaty' to work as a waiter. Stewart has in fact named his production company Busboy Productions. * Jon Stewart, comedian, and host of The Daily Show worked as a busboy at a Mexican restaurant. * Nic Newsham, singer for the band Gatsbys American Dream, was a busboy at Billy Mchales, a restaurant in Bellingham, WA * Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary and President, was a busboy in Boston at the Parker House Hotel. * Andy Kaufman, worked as a busboy allegedly in case something happened to his acting career. * Langston Hughes, writer & poet dubbed the "busboy poet" by journalists after a famed poet read his work on a restaurant table and decided to publish his first compilation. * Jake Gyllenhaal actor, was a busboy at the restaurant of a family friend. * Richard Feynman, American physicist and Nobel Laureate, worked as a busboy in his aunt's restaurant in New York in the 1930s * Dick Cavett, actor and host of The Dick Cavett Show * Ike Barinholtz, actor and comedian on MADtv. * Alec Baldwin, actor, was a busboy at Studio 54, a New York City disco. Restaurants must also have glass racks for the busser to unload the dirty dishes. Large trays are also imperative to have for clearing tables. These tubs save time by lessening the busser's trips to the dishwasher. The tubs are often used when the busser has a banquet or multiple tables to clear. The items cleared from the table are stored in the bus tub and taken into the dish area. Typically, a busboy receives a separate, fixed payment or wage.īus tubs or bus boxes are tubs used to clear dirty tables. At most restaurants, the busser is responsible for taking out the trash also. In most smaller family diners, the busboy is responsible for washing the cutlery (also known as silverware in the U.S.) and dishes and stocking the kitchen and waiter stations.The most popular method of organization is for the busboy to be assigned a station, or area of tables, which he or she shall serve. The busser is also usually responsible for cleaning up spills occurring in the kitchen or dining room. Occasionally, they also perform extra duty for the server by refilling the customers water or getting more bread. The busboy may also serve drinks and sweep the floor under the tables. Retrieved on 2007- 09-19.]Īt an upscale restaurant, they may bring water and introductory foods, for example tortilla chips and salsa in a Mexican restaurant or bread in an Italian restaurant. "The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition", Houghton Mifflin Company, via. , increasingly referred to as bussers, workin the restaurant and catering industry clearing dirty dishes, taking the dirty dishes to the dishwasher, setting tables, and otherwise assisting the waiting staff.
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