General
sos
What does sos mean?
Back-of-house shorthand for 'sauce on the side.' Server fires it on the ticket, the line plates the protein naked and drops the sauce in a ramekin next to it. Standard modifier in any restaurant with a written ticket system.
"Table 12 wants the carbonara SOS — drop the sauce in a two-ounce ramekin."
Frequently asked questions
What does "SOS" mean in a restaurant?
It stands for "sauce on the side" — the modifier a server writes down when a guest doesn't want their plate drowned in sauce or dressing.
How do you use "SOS" in a sentence?
"Table four wants the Caesar with dressing SOS."
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