# In restaurants, do you "shorthand" your order?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-restaurants-do-you-shorthand-your-order/486413>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 18, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-restaurants-do-you-shorthand-your-order/486413 "2009-02-18T17:01:28Z")\
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The problem is that most servers and cooks don’t understand the lingo themselves. Try ordering a steak “black and blue” or “pittsburgh style” and over 50% of the time they will either look at you like you’re talking moonman language or you will get something other than quickly seared on very high heat and served blue rare

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