I can't speak for anyone else, but the main and almost sole context I ever heard '86' used in is kicking someone out. A bartender, bouncer, or waiter will 86 an unruly customer, for example. And that's its general cultural usage as well, at least in my personal experience.
I agree here they were definitely trying to be clever, but it's nowhere near as cut and dry as Viva is making it out.
It’s extremely common parlance in the restaurant and hospitality industries. It basically just means “take that off the menu because we’re all out of it”.
I can't speak for anyone else, but the main and almost sole context I ever heard '86' used in is kicking someone out. A bartender, bouncer, or waiter will 86 an unruly customer, for example. And that's its general cultural usage as well, at least in my personal experience.
I agree here they were definitely trying to be clever, but it's nowhere near as cut and dry as Viva is making it out.
It’s extremely common parlance in the restaurant and hospitality industries. It basically just means “take that off the menu because we’re all out of it”.