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August 3, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Texan: A person who chooses a restaurant based on their chips and salsa”

Many Texans love the free chips and salsa served at Tex-Mex restaurants. But is this a basis to choose a restaurant? "Don't judge a book by its cover, but always judge a TexMex restaurant…

July 26, 2023
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Texas Roadhouse is a poor man’s Outback Steakhouse”

The restaurants LongHorn Steakhouse (founded in 1981), Outback Steakhouse (founded in 1988), Logan's Roadhouse (founded in 1991), Texas Roadhouse (founded in 1993) and Colton's Steak…

January 24, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“That awful moment when you realize you left your to-go box on the table at the restaurant”

Forgetting about taking a "to-go" box home from a restaurant can be sad, but it's common. "#RetweetThis if you've ever eaten at a restaurant, asked for a to go box, and…

July 7, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The 24-hour Indian restaurant is a naan-stop”

"Naan" (a flatbread) is the subject of several puns, such as: "The 24-hour Indian restaurant is a naan-stop." "I have a friend who wants to open a 24 hour indian…

October 22, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bar sign said: ‘Topless & Bottomless.’ I went inside and nobody was there!”

New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) wrote in "My Favorite Jokes" for Parade magazine in November 1978: "I saw a sign outside a bar that said 'Topless!…

October 10, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bartender asked me, ‘What’ll you have?’ I said, ‘Surprise me’” (joke)

New York-based comedian Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) often told a self-deprecating joke about going into a bar: "The bartender asked me, 'What'll you have?' I said,…

November 26, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The Beach Boys walk into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A Beach Boys version is: The Beach Boys walk into a…

February 5, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best occupation to work from home as: Bartender.”

What's the best job that allows you to work at home? A jocular one-liner is: "The best occupation to work from home as: Bartender." "The best occupation to work from home as is:…

October 10, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best restaurant on this block” (restaurant sign joke)

A joke has rival restaurants posting "best restaurant in this city" and "best restaurant in this state" and "best restaurant in this country" signs. Finally, one…

June 3, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The best thing about working at the International House of Pancakes? Diplomatic immunity”

The International House of Pancakes (IHOP) doesn't give anyone diplomatic immunity, but there are jokes. "The best thing about working at the International House of Pancakes? Diplomatic…

September 28, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The bubonic plague, the flu, and HIV walk into a bar… (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." There are various "sick joke" versions. "A pile of vomit walks into a bar,…

April 19, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The cashier at the local grocery store asked me if I wanted to donate $2 to end world hunger…”

"I was at the grocery store. When I got to the cashier she was like, 'Do you want to donate two dollars to end world hunger?' I was like, hell yeah! I had no idea we were so…

June 22, 2024
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“The difference between McDonald’s and where I work. McDonald’s only has one clown running the show”

"The difference between McDonald's and where I work. McDonald's only has one clown running the show" is a work saying that has been printed on many images. Ronald McDonald is…

March 4, 2019
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The director of EA walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An EA (Electronic Arts) version was posted on Twitter on August 20, 2014 by Dan: "EA…

October 1, 2020
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The dishwasher put plates and bowls in the wrong order. He was dishlexic”

"Dishlexia" (dish + dyslexia) was entered in the Urban Dictionary on June 2, 2007. "Dishlexic" (dish + dyslexic) was entered in the Urban Dictionary on November 23, 2010.…

July 6, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The first submarine sandwich shop opened in 1898, but the store went under”

A company that’s bankrupt and closes is said to have “gone under” (as if buried). There are several submarine ("sub") sandwich shop jokes. "The inventor of the submarine…

April 23, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The Gates of Heaven—Never Closed” (Hamburg Heaven)

Hamburg Heaven (often called Hamburger Heaven) was started in 1938, just a tiny place by one woman who liked to make good hamburgers. Hamburg Heaven expanded, but the chain didn't survive…

May 1, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The girls all get prettier at closing time” (barroom adage)

Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time"Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time" is a song written by Baker Knight, and…

April 29, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The ice age walks into a bar…” (bar joke)

"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." An ice age version is: "The ice age walks into a bar. The bartender says, 'Why…

August 31, 2024
Food/DrinkRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“The Indian food delivery guy is a currier”

Does delivering curry make one a "currier" ("curry" + "courier")? "I'm going to open a bike-delivery Indian restaurant and call it Currier" was posted…

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