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General Slang
walk-in
· noun · kitchen
The walk-in refrigerator — the giant fridge you literally walk into.
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Room-sized commercial refrigerator. Holds the entire kitchen's protein, dairy, produce, prep. Also the unofficial place cooks go to cool off, hide, cry, or have an honest conversation during a brutal service.
“The veal's on the second shelf in the walk-in, behind the demi.”
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A guest with no reservation who walks in off the street. Front-of-house usage — the host stand calls them walk-ins to distinguish from booked covers.
“We've got two walk-ins at the bar and a four-top on the way.”
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walk-in In A Sentence
The veal's on the second shelf in the walk-in, behind the demi.
We've got two walk-ins at the bar and a four-top on the way.
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People Also Ask
What does walk-in mean in a kitchen?
A walk-in is the walk-in refrigerator — a giant fridge big enough to literally walk into. Restaurants use them to store large quantities of food.
How do you use walk-in in a sentence?
"Grab another case of lettuce from the walk-in, we're running low."
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