--- title: "Ready in the kitchen Still waiting at the table | Fortune AI" description: "A ticket is ready, but its first dish has not reached the table. See the evidence, approved action and result comparison." canonical: https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/kitchen-to-table/ language: en --- [Restaurant operations intelligence](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/) [Overview](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/)[Applications](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/applications/)[How it works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/workflow/)[Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/)[Buyer FAQ](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/faq/) [Industries](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/) / [Restaurant operations intelligence](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/) / [Application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/) / Ready in the kitchen Still waiting at the table Restaurant operations intelligence # Ready in the kitchen Still waiting at the table Connect POS and KDS ticket times with the pass and actual table delivery. Route late tickets to the expo lead and confirm the runner completed the handoff.  Kitchen-to-table & first-dish time [Open full image](https://www.fortuneai.app/assets/deck-capabilities-20261103/restaurant-kitchen-to-table-d499cfd4edbd.webp) 01 · Record the first operation ## What the team finds A ticket is ready, but its first dish has not reached the table. Join the order and table references with the pass handoff and actual delivery interval. 02 · Decide at a later review ## Who acts, and what changes Responsible team · Expo lead, food runner and floor manager The expo lead receives the late ticket and table, advances the plate or assigns a runner, and confirms the delivery. At the later service review, the manager adjusts pass and runner coverage. 03 · Verify in the next comparable operation ## How the team checks the result Compare ticket and first-dish time during the next equivalent service peak. Keep the table-linked delivery evidence with completed follow-up tasks. The result to review Ticket time, first-dish time and completed delivery follow-ups [Explore this application](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/applications/kitchen-to-table/)[See how the product works](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/workflow/) More operating situations ## Different situations A different next move - [Find the delay across the complete order journey.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/speed-of-service/) - [Done in KDS. Still waiting to be handed over.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/order-handoff/) - [Three order channels, one packing and handoff team.](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/channel-throughput/) - [Staff the floor to the covers that arrive](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/labor-optimization/) - [A closed check can still leave a table unavailable](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/table-turnover/) - [See the waiting table before its first order](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/guest-attention/) - [Turn a cleared table into the next seating](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/bussing-reset/) - [The lobby is waiting A table is ready](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/host-seating/) [All application stories](https://www.fortuneai.app/industries/restaurant-operations/stories/) Fortune AI ## Bring one operating question See your records, the relevant scene and an accountable next action in one review. [Request a demo](https://www.fortuneai.app/book/)