A busboy is an assistant to a waiter or waitress, mainly specializing in setting and clearing tables or in some types of restaurants, in bringing the introductory foods, for example tortilla chips and salsa in a Mexican restaurant or bread in an Italian restaurant. It is also not uncommon for the busboy to be held responsible for serving drinks and sweeping the floor under his tables. Sometimes, they also perform extra duty for the waiter as an assistant to the waiter. 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. Typically, a busboy receives a fraction (ranging from 10-30%) of the tips from the station in which they worked during their work shift as well as a separate, fixed payment or wage. A waiter in a resort setting A waiter is one who waits on tables, often at a restaurant or a bar. ... Tortilla chips are small, crunchy tortillas or tortilla pieces that usually have been deep fried, but are sometimes baked. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... For other uses, see Bread (disambiguation). ... now. ...

Alec Baldwin was a busboy at the hip New York disco Studio 54. Actor Dick Cavett began his career as a busboy, as did hotelier Raymond Orteig, and cartoonist Wally Wood. Surprising to many, Ho Chi Minh was, in his early adulthood, a busboy in Boston at the Parker House Hotel. Kirby Enoch, famous modern artist, worked at a local restaurant where he got a start in art. Actor and comedian of MADtv fame Ike Barinholtz also served as a busboy. The Coconut Grove fire was started accidentally when a busboy lit a match. 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. Even President George W. Bush served as a busboy in his teenage years. Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American actor. ... The original Studio 54 logo. ... Dick Cavett in 1974 Richard Alva Cavett (born November 19, 1936) is an American television talk show host known for his conversational style of in-depth and often serious issues discussion. ... Charles Lindbergh (left) and Raymond Orteig Raymond Orteig was the New York City hotel owner who offered the Orteig Prize for the first non-stop transatlantic flight between New York and Paris. ... Wallace Wally Wood (born June 17, 1927, Menahga, Minnesota, United States; died November 2, 1981), was an American writer-artist best known for his work in EC Comics and Mad. ... Hồ Chí Minh   (Chinese: 胡志明, Hu Zhiming; May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946–1955) and President (1955–1969) of North Vietnam. ... The Parker House Hotel is a hotel in Boston, Massachusetts, currently owned by Omni Hotels and named the Omni Parker House. ... This article is about the Fox sketch comedy TV series. ... Isaac Ike Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is a comic actor. ... The Cocoanut Grove was a night club in Boston, Massachusetts, owned by Barney Welanskey, a man who boasted of his ties to the Mafia and the Boston mayors office. ... The Busboys were a rock group who enjoyed some popularity in the early 1980s. ... Ghostbusters is a 1984 sci-fi comedy film about three eccentric New York City parapsychologists. ...

On a sidenote, busboys are quite common in the works of comic artist Corey Lewis. Cover to Sharknife Stage First, published by Oni Press. ...

• Busboys were portrayed as habitual cannabis users and as lazy in the film, "Waiting..." (played by comedian Andy Milonakis and Max Kasch).