What do you call a worker who asks me about what I want to eat?
I mean it's not a waiter and it's not a hostess I guess.
And what do they say when there is no any line and they are ready to serve me?
In Ukrainian they say something like "free cash register" putting their hand up.
Best Answer
This is an interesting question. I don't think there's a common, catch-all term for the person you are talking about.
This restaurant website, for example, calls the person a counter server:
Restaurants themselves are likely to invent an official job title of their own. Places like McDonald's and Arby's use terms like Crew Member.
However, unless you're filling out a job application, those aren't very good answers to your question, because most customers are unlikely to say things like:
or:
In informal contexts like those, I think Jason's suggestion (cashier) works just fine.