The issue is on our radar and will be fixed in the near future. chit sheet, ticket. Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Preferably before asked too and before guests get up to leave. Hands! Short forms to Abbreviate Food. comida: idiomatic Spanish. Many restaurants offer the same items in different sizes or served with different sides. We use a term, and yes, it is gauche, Canadian for tables that, at sight, one can tell will either stiff or drop two dollars. -Cat, kitty, or big dog- In reference to fat cat, a customer that traditionally OVER tips, never sends anything back, and is more there for the social aspect of perhaps flirting with the 20 years junior server. Verbalize: to tell customers about an option thats not printed on the menu. Nice! Ex. Hearty: A firm, robust texture. Honeyed reminiscent of honey. drop the check. entrees have been dropped., dying: adjective. Not sure there is a definite term Ive heard, but when a kitchen is moving smoothly but very fast (not in the weeds) we would sometimes say kicking or less common moving.. Not sure if that helps. The Expo may only be referred to as Chef in absentia of the actual Chef de Cuisine. Much like the secret handshake with which associates of a members-only group greet each other and acknowledge their "belonging-ness," diner slang has evolved from the late 1800s as a form of oral slang used by wait staff to communicate their orders to the short order cook. Perhaps not as out of control as in the weeds. Here are some other names: Diner lingo was never intended for use in speeding up the order-to-table process. Tender is also what you sometimes call what the customer pays with. Food Service
Military slang for dishwasher: Pot walloper, BUTCHER: Someone that mangles or desrtoys a dish or food product. Canadians for the customers nobody wants because not only will they complain but you will get $2 tip no matter what. 3 Dining Room Preparation. food abbreviations for waitresses. I can only imagine how important food safety must be on a large military vessel! * Sidework Work performed by front of the house staff (e.g., refilling salt and pepper shakers, polishing silverware). * Pittsburgh Rare Burnt outside, rare inside. Often related to describe acidic foods. for food or drink to lose quality due to sitting around waiting to be picked up, such as ice melting into a drink and causing it to be watered down, or food drying up for sitting under the heat lamps for too long. I cant believe noone said : HEARD self-explanatory,yes. Im a foodie. Lunch Ladies The Monday through Friday Day shift servers that have been there for years. Chickens- What the cooks and kitchen manager called the servers at one place I worked. In more casual restaurants, hostesses hokey during dead periods as part of their sidework. Silky: A fine, smooth texture characterized by a sleek feel in the mouth. Late bloomers/Late comers: Those guests who ALWAYS come in 5 minutes before closing. * Buried See In the weeds. Back of house or kitchen and beyond. A top chef- a customer that thinks they are a chef because they watch a lot of the food network. Is killing me, I cant find it anywhere! Does anyone know what a 131 is? Way behind. * Overhead The added in factors when you are costing out menu products to make sure you are making a profit. Email editor@connecticutmag.com. * Expeditor, Expo Person in charge of organizing food from the kitchen and sending it to the dining room; a mediator of the line. Musco Soup -(as a soup of the day) Because some stuff in the Walk- In cooler must go. Sort. to replace a finished party with a new party. @Butch, ugh, Im a grammar nerd, so all I could do was hang my head and cry, http://roseledgarddesigns.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/tumblr_lvhuqruxud1r1vzzeo5_r1_500.jpg (this is me now). * In the Weeds Can have meanings for both the front and back of the house. I just dropped the drinks on table 4., * Dying/Dead Plate Food that is nearly or totally unservable, either due to temperature, appearance, the waitstaff talking to look to pick up from the hot line or wrong ingredients; for example, My shrimps dying in the window, because I dont have veg (accompanying vegetables) to go with it! (Also called beyond in the weeds.). Butterfly cut a something lengthwise to make thin and cook faster; i.e., walking in 9oz fillet well guest is okay to butterfly A good explanation of some is found at: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=28317. pouring ketchup from half-filled bottles into other bottles to make full bottles, Mike and Ike/the twins: salt and pepper shakers, Million on a platter: a plate of baked beans, Moo juice/cow juice/baby juice/Sweet Alice: milk, Mother and child reunion: chicken and egg sandwich, Noahs boy: slice of ham (Ham was one of the Biblical Noahs sons), Noahs boy with Murphy carrying a wreath: ham and potatoes with cabbage, On a rail: fast (as in Fries, on a rail!), On the hoof: any kind of meat, cooked rare, One from the Alps: a Swiss cheese sandwich, Paint it red: put ketchup on a sandwich or dish, Peel it off the wall: add a leaf of lettuce, Pigs in a blanket: sausages wrapped in pancakes, Pittsburgh: something burning, toasted or charred, Put out the lights and cry: an order of liver and onions, Radio sandwich: tuna fish sandwich (tuna down or tuna on toast sound like turn it down, the command often repeated when the radio is on in the kitchen), Raft: toast, or when used with burgers, a toasted bun, Run it through the garden: any sandwich, usually a hamburger, with lettuce, tomato and onion added, Schmeer: cream cheese, usually on a bagel, Shake one in the hay: strawberry milkshake, Shingle with a shimmy and a shake: buttered toast with jam or jelly, Shoot from the south/Atlanta special: Coca-Cola, Shot out of the blue bottle: Bromo-Seltzer, Slab of moo, let him chew it: rare round steak, Splash of red noise: a bowl of tomato soup, Sunny-side up: eggs fried without flipping them so the yolk looks just like a sun on white background, Sweep the kitchen/sweepings/clean up the kitchen: a plate of hash, The works: a hamburger, hotdog, sandwich or similar with all condiments on it, Twelve alive in a shell: a dozen raw oysters, Two cows, make them cry: two hamburgers with onions, Walk a cow through the garden: hamburger with lettuce, tomato and onion, Walking in: a new order just arriving in the kitchen, Western Coffee: coffee that has been on the range all day, Why bother: decaffeinated coffee with non-fat milk, Winnie Palmer: half sweet tea, half lemonade, Zeppelins in a fog: sausages and mashed potatoes, Compiled by Garrison Leykam, author of "Classic Diners of Connecticut". Spec ass were our specials and written on the board. ie that burger is working spicy fries and no onions. can i cut out early Ttonight? boss said that i can cut out after i roll all the silverware.. QSR - Acronym for quick service restaurant. to bring something to a table. Need to be home early or looking for cheap meals that include everything. day dots Answer (1 of 3): I don't believe there is a standard set of food abbreviations. Torch: noun: blow torch used for creme brulees and other finishing touches on desserts to caramelize sugars. a triple is only possible in restaurants that are open through three meal periods, such as breakfast, lunch and dinner, or that have a late night or graveyard shift, such as 24-hr diners and nightclubs. If you kill it, refill it. This past October at the Restaurants Rise conference powered by MUFSO, we got the opportunity to interview several restaurant operators about how theyve risen to the challenges presented by the pandemic. killer klowns from outer space age rating uk; is tide detergent vegan? * Drop the Cheque Taking a guests bill to their table for payment. What makes a good Waiter/Waitress? Hobart brand name also slang term for dishwasher. pocket ticket an order you forget to put in.
Variant on the terms two-top three-top, etc. Run - To bring something to a table. * On a Rail or On the Fly Something needed quickly, like yesterday. sugar caddy, white on right * Back of the house The back end of the restaurant, the kitchen and storage areas, where the chefs, cooks, prep people and dishwashers primarily work. Peg dish rack with pegs for plates, etc. Table of a lot, so many you lost count. weeded, in the weeds: to be backlogged, overwhelmed, behind in your duties. Thank god Im wearing sneakers, Im in Jenny Craig tonight. * Server The preferred term for waiter or waitress, for example, Could you find my server, please, I need a refill on my Pepsi.. * Turn & Burn - Turn a table quickly (usually because there is a long waiting list for tables). the bar is dragging. my entrees are dragging. my busser is dragging. dessert station is dragging. dragging is usually the result of being weeded. Black and Blue- charred on the outside very rare inside I want that steak black and blue Window shelf between cook line and expo. * Deuce A table with only two seating spaces. this is a version of the same idea i posted recently to a waiting tables livejournal community, Interesting list you have considering this was written originally in November of 2009 * Campers Customers that hang out at a table all night long and even turning off all the lights doesnt get rid of them at closing time. A Glossary of Restaurant Lingo, Slang & Terms. Gang Wait, team service, 2 servers working together under one ID on the POS Hot Box / Warmer: Usually the established appliance to keep food warm or until ready to serve. Grat- to add gratuity(the tip) to a large group that is dining together. I meant, rocking and rolling were used interchangeably**, Step out I respectfully announce and request permission to go to the rest room for an urgent bodily need, Steppin out, Chef, K?. Thinking about it, I would have expected it to be a coffee pot used at by the wait-staff, or a sink faucet (that you guessed it, looks like a gooseneck) but nope, it is a sauce boat. These were items that no longer served a purpose and could be broken, stolen as souvenirs, or inconvenience the guests by cluttering the table. awibs says: June 13, 2010 at 3:53 am, some of this is redundant, but some of it is different. 2.2 Table Reservations in Restaurant. But I know the difference between than and then. Crop-Dusting: Lifting an air-biscuit in the dining room and walking it off until youve eliminated the odor from your wake. Need abbreviation of Waitress? Thanks for your input, Jeff! - The total amount of food that needs to be made (combining all the incoming orders). tender - The lamb was so tender that it seemed to melt in my mouth. 2 and 2: Used in breakfast joints. * Sommelier Wine Steward or wine waiter. Monkey dish, small side dish Dish dog is what weve always called the dishperson. Refire usually used to ring in something that needs to be remade and quick. * Totes Plastic containers that are usually used to deliver fish. * Walk-in A refrigerated room for cold storage of perishable items. We use thank you interchangeably with heard. used instead of mashed potatoes. Some were metal and some were a fiberglass type of material. i.e. tray jack Restaurant workers need to communicate effectively in a fast-paced work environment to perform their duties efficiently. I did 50 covers tonight.. Such as 12pm-7pm.. I used the term hammered all the time when I use to bar tend great addition! What does work out of the bag mean? A tray jack is the folding device on which big trays are deposited at the diners table. Sub: turkey burger, no pickles. Jacked: I term my kitchen uses for when a server takes a plate or side for their own table when it belonged to someone else. The respectful form of address, equivalent to Sir, for the person of greatest final authority on duty at the moment. The term "86" informs all restaurant staff that an item is out of stock, as in "86 the prime rib.". That is all i can think of right now. Buzz number : refers to the paging system for the servers when their food is up. How do you describe a kitchen thats in full swing? Shopper a person eating that is actually an undercover reviewer or quality control agent Re: the person who spends too much time in the restroom, or a diner who just wont leave when there are others waiting is a camper. Pick up a salad du jour Ryan style . What is the specific term for dish sorting?? FD. I need a ring-up for that side of bbq Day care a section of the dining room that has a lot of kids Heres another: Phase (verb): to be be sent home before the end of a scheduled shift, as in It was slow last night, so Sheila phased me at eight. see Table Turn. Mealy containing meal; soft, dry, and friable. Charity worker a server that doesnt sell / up-sell Heather Turner
FOH Restaurant Lingo and Slang. When ordering pizza, servers use TH to indicate a thin crust or P for pan (thick crust). An order that takes priority might be labeled OTF for "on the fly" and TG typically means "to go.". A 21 oe is 2 eggs on one plate over easy. Servers indicate how well meats should be cooked with R for rare, M for medium, MR for medium rare and WD for well done. The Goat? Facebook. Holding Tables: When the kitchen is in the weeds holding guests in the waiting room until the kitchen can catch up (even if there are open tables. When a restaurant has more than one kitchen, a chef or other cook will ask a new guy to go and retrieve ridiculous items, and laugh when they have trouble finding them (because they dont exist).. Three good ones: A can of steam, a left handed knife and stuffed peas.