What It Means When You Hear A Chef Shout 86 - Chowhound

Chefs always use the term "86" in a professional kitchen. But it's not always used in the same way; in fact, there are many different ways to use the term. Let's say a customer orders a burger without pickles. The chef may read the order to the kitchen as "burger, 86 pickles" to indicate that the pickles need to be eliminated from the order. The phrase is also used to indicate that something needs to be taken off…