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86 The Salmon!

Where did the term 86 come from?

It all started at Chumley’s, which was a famous 1900s New York speakeasy, is located at 86 Bedford Street during Prohibition, an entrance through an interior adjoining courtyard was used, as it provided privacy and discretion for customers. As was a New York tradition, the cops were on the payroll of the bar and would give a ring to the bar that they were coming for a raid. The bartender would then give the command “86 everybody!”, which meant that everyone should hightail it out the 86 Bedford entrance because the cops were coming in through the courtyard door.

The term “86” in a bar, nightclub, gentleman’s club etc. refers to the status of a person who is no longer welcome at or legally able to enter the establishment. A person who has been “eighty-six’d” has been kicked out of the establishment, usually permanently. The most common reasons for a customer to be permanently removed from an establishment like a bar or club is inappropriate behavior inside the establishment.

Also in restaurant/bar terminology “86” is a phrase that is used internally between employees to communicate to each other that a specific food or beverage item is sold out or out of stock. “eighty-six” the crab cakes” means that the establishment is sold out of crab cakes. Another variation of the term “86” can be to illustrate the removal of a specific itemfroma food order, for example, if a patron wishes to purchase a cheeseburger without lettuce or tomatoes a server can place the order as cheeseburger, 86 lettuce & tomatoes.

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