We had to 86 a guy this weekend. He was a regular, kinda off but never a problem. Well, this weekend he just started going nuts with this shit. Racism, transphobia, conspiracy theories. He was harassing the bartender and the two patrons sitting next to him. Took three of us walking out from the kitchen to get him to move. He was ready to go to war.
I don’t know how it originated, like if the number has significance, but in practice it just means to expel a person from a place. I think it’s a ban in most cases in which the person would not be welcomed back.
Yep. 86 is used across the restaurant. You can 86 meatballs, 86 vodka, or 86 a douchebag at the bar. In most cases it just means we are out of something due to demand or the prep crew slacking off. In the case of customers, it means they are removed from the premises. I can envision a world where there could be a temporary 86, and we’d allow the customer to come back, but it’s never happened. If we have to kick you out, we REALLY don’t like you. If the kitchen has to stop cooking in the middle of service to threaten you, then be thankful if you walk out with all your bits attached.
We had to 86 a guy this weekend. He was a regular, kinda off but never a problem. Well, this weekend he just started going nuts with this shit. Racism, transphobia, conspiracy theories. He was harassing the bartender and the two patrons sitting next to him. Took three of us walking out from the kitchen to get him to move. He was ready to go to war.
What does “86 a guy” mean?
I don’t know how it originated, like if the number has significance, but in practice it just means to expel a person from a place. I think it’s a ban in most cases in which the person would not be welcomed back.
Yep. 86 is used across the restaurant. You can 86 meatballs, 86 vodka, or 86 a douchebag at the bar. In most cases it just means we are out of something due to demand or the prep crew slacking off. In the case of customers, it means they are removed from the premises. I can envision a world where there could be a temporary 86, and we’d allow the customer to come back, but it’s never happened. If we have to kick you out, we REALLY don’t like you. If the kitchen has to stop cooking in the middle of service to threaten you, then be thankful if you walk out with all your bits attached.