The traditional sink is perhaps the most underrated product in the kitchen, but a workstation totally transforms how homeowners go about daily meal prep in the space. So what exactly is a workstation? In the restaurant world, a workstation is typically an area of the kitchen that is dedicated to food preparation, such as chopping onions, peeling rhubarb, or dicing onion. It’s essential in the restaurant kitchen for organizing the chaos that comes with the territory.