Lorraine Dubuc Feb 3, 2020:

Les gens qui préparent les sandwhiches annoncent qu'elles sont prêtes à mesure qu'ils les posent sur le comptoir de service. Peut-être.

Tony M Feb 2, 2020:

Sandwiches Do be careful here, since at least one major fast-food chain refers to all their burgers etc. as "sandwiches".
Do note that this term has a very specific meaning: it is the 'holding area' between the prep area and the sales person actually serving the customer — this is why it is analagous to the 'passe-plats' in a conventional restaurant: the prep area is the kitchen, and the counter sales assistant is the equivalent of a waiter.
The key point is that this 'landing area' is a staging point for use by staff only, between the preparers and the servers — whether these are hot or cold sandwiches makes little difference in relation to the actual term itself. This is quite different from any form of 'customer-facing' counter or display: it is simply a way of efficiently fulfilling orders: the preparer calls out the sandwich they heve prepared as they pop it into this 'holding area', so that the sales assistant knows it is ready and can grab it.