I’ve noticed a lot of restaurants popping up with a peculiar sign in their window: Cashless. Yes, these restaurants will not take cash!. They only accept credit cards. Yet, right on your money, it says “legal tender for all debts private and public.” Are these cashless restaurants legal? Why Would a Restaurant Not Want to Take … Read more
It seems that just about every restaurant that serves burgers, including carryout and delivery restaurants, have at least one Angus Beef Burger in place of honor on their burger menu. Angus beef is supposed to be the best beef. It is not only well-marbled and tasty, it is also economical for the beef industry. Yet, when I … Read more
“I just had to auction off table four!” This is a strange thing for a waiter in a restaurant to say, isn’t it? Are they saying they put the table up for sale and opened it up for bidding? Or, are they saying they incited a bidding war on the actual food? Neither, of course. To … Read more
If you’ve ever watched a high-stakes cooking competition, you know how chaotic things can get in a restaurant kitchen. You hear a flurry of orders followed by a cry of “four salmon all day!” To an outsider, it sounds like a deadline; to a chef, it’s the only way to keep the kitchen from spiraling … Read more
Walk-in is the shortened or slang term for the “walk-in refrigerator” in commercial restaurant kitchens. These are refrigerated spaces that are so large you can walk into them. Like a large refrigerated walk-in closet, they have shelves on either side and are used for the extended storage of bulk food items, such as large boxes of … Read more
BOH and FOH are both common abbreviations used in restaurant jargon. BOH stands for “back of house” and FOH stands for “front of house.” Great Resource: Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors & Secrets FOH Meaning Front of house, or FOH, is a quick way of referring to the front part of a restaurant … Read more