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86 the Chicken! Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about restaurant lingo and customs. I worked in restaurants for many years, so I decided I should put my knowledge to good use! Bon appetit and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by robynraymer. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
robynraymer

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
99,762

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
16644

Awards
Top 5% quiz!

Last 3 plays: dslovin (9/10), Katzi428 (5/10), Guest 173 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What does "86 the chicken" mean? Hint

The chicken won't be ready in time for dinner.

The chicken is not the best dish on the menu.

We're out of the chicken.

Try to sell the chicken.

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Question 2 of 10

2. Why does Restaurant Worker A say "behind you" to Restaurant Worker B? Hint

to warn B, whose back is turned, not to bump into A

to assure B that his or her order is almost ready

to assure B that A will back B up if there is an argument with a customer

to inform B that A is waiting behind B in a queue for cocktails from the bartender

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is a "deuce" in restaurant lingo? Hint

a two-dollar menu item

a table for two

two chefs who work as a team

two waiters who work as a team

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is a pocket ticket? Hint

an order that a waiter has forgotten to turn in to the kitchen

a restaurant check that a customer has neglected to pay

an order pad

a wad of tip money in a waiter's pocket

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Question 5 of 10

5. What does it mean to "bus tables"? Hint

to push two tables together

to hurry customers along

to wait on customers

to clear them

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happens when a restaurant table "turns"? Hint

A waiter clears plates from one course and sets down plates for the next course.

A party of customers turns from pleasant to unpleasant.

One party leaves and another sits down.

A waiter goes off duty and another waiter takes his/her place.

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Question 7 of 10

7. What does "in the front" mean? Hint

in the dining room

in the restroom

in the kitchen

in the parking lot

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Question 8 of 10

8. What are "campers"? Hint

cooks who purposefully work slowly as a form of revenge

customers with sloppy table manners

customers who stay longer than a waiter wants them to

cooks with bad tempers

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Question 9 of 10

9. What is waiters' "side work"? Hint

waiting on customers

work such as filling up salt and pepper shakers

doing extra jobs for customers such as calling cabs

bringing drinks to cooks to bribe them to work more quickly

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Question 10 of 10

10. In the USA, which is considered a standard tip for good but not necessarily excellent service? Hint

15%

25%

33%

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What does "86 the chicken" mean?

Answer: We're out of the chicken.

"86" has other meanings, too. To "86" a customer from a restaurant or bar means to kick him or her out for good.

2. Why does Restaurant Worker A say "behind you" to Restaurant Worker B?

Answer: to warn B, whose back is turned, not to bump into A

Since restaurant workers carry hot plates and other dangerous stuff, and since they move around quickly, they have to continually warn each other about their whereabouts.

3. What is a "deuce" in restaurant lingo?

Answer: a table for two

In a waitress's station she might have four deuces, two four-tops, and a six-top.

4. What is a pocket ticket?

Answer: an order that a waiter has forgotten to turn in to the kitchen

If a waiter realizes that he/she has a pocket ticket, he/she must beg the cooks to put that order ahead of all the others so that the customer won't realize what has happened.

5. What does it mean to "bus tables"?

Answer: to clear them

Bus tubs are those big greasy plastic tubs that buspeople and waiters use to collect dirty dishes. Depending on the restaurant, buspeople may also set the table for the next customers; in other places this is done by the server taking the order or while serving the food.

6. What happens when a restaurant table "turns"?

Answer: One party leaves and another sits down.

Turning tables quickly is one way to make more tips.

7. What does "in the front" mean?

Answer: in the dining room

Waiters, bartenders, hosts, and bussers work in the front. Cooks and dishwashers work "in the back."

8. What are "campers"?

Answer: customers who stay longer than a waiter wants them to

A waitress might say to her colleague: "I have campers on Table Nine."

9. What is waiters' "side work"?

Answer: work such as filling up salt and pepper shakers

I once worked in a 24-hour coffee shop in which the side work (filling pans of salad dressing, restocking bread, cutting lemons, and so on) could take as long as an hour.

10. In the USA, which is considered a standard tip for good but not necessarily excellent service?

Answer: 15%

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Source: Author robynraymer

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