Potpourri
Restaurant slang for a table set for four.
What is a 4-top?
A classic salad that can be prepared table-side.
What is Caesar salad.
When a customer with a reservation fails to arrive.
What is a no-show?
The person in charge of taking reservations and seating guests.
Who is the host or hostess?
The restaurant term used for knives, forks, spoons, etc.
What is flatware?
The areas of the restaurant with direct customer contact
What is front-of-the-house?
A table-side preparation that is ignited.
What is flambe?
Term used in restaurants to indicate that a menu item is no longer available.
What is "86?"
The person in charge of clearing and resetting tables.
Who is a bus person?
What is a "Jack?"
A tray stand.
From which side of the guest should they be served?
What is the left?
The cart used in table-side service.
What is a Gueridon?
A customer without a reservation.
What is a walk-in?
The person most responsible for providing a welcoming and professional experience for guests.
Who is the server? (waiter or waitress)
What should always be included when the check is presented to the guest?
A "thank you!"
When the number of reservations is greater than the number of available tables.
What is over-booking?
A recent trend at Mexican restaurants is to prepare this dip tableside.
What is Guacamole?
Times in a single shift that a table is reset for new customers to be seated.
What is turning the table?
The person who assumes responsibility for sending guests on their way safely?
Who is the bartender?
When the guest stands in a service line and chooses from a variety of food options.
What is a buffet?
The employee(s) responsible for curbside parking and return of the guest's car.
What is a valet?
A flaming dessert prepared with bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, and rum.
What is Bananas Foster?
When a line cook or the kitchen as a whole is falling behind in their service.
What is "in the weeds?"
The wine expert.
Sommelier
If a married couple is seated with their young children, in what order should their meals be served?
What is children, woman, man?