“Where does the Easter bunny eat breakfast?”/“At IHOP.”
An Easter bunny riddle about the pancake restaurant IHOP (pronounced "I hop") was posted on Twitter on April 12, 2008: Q: Where does the Easter bunny get his breakfast?A: IHOP! A slightly…
“Where the Elite Meet to Eat” (Duffy’s Tavern)
Duffy's Tavern was the name of a situation comedy radio show that ran from 1941-1951. It was, perhaps, the New York City version of the television situation comedy Cheers ("Where…
“Where’s the best place to buy herbs in New York?”/“Thyme Square.”
"Thyme Square" is a pun on New York City's "Times Square." The Thyme Square Bakery & Cafe in Quincy (IL) opened in 2010. There is also a Thyme Square Cafe in Hornsby,…
“While Alan Turing was cracking codes in WW2, his sister Kay was providing drinks & sandwiches”
English mathematician, computer scientist, logician, cryptanalyst, philosopher, and theoretical biologist Alan Turing (1912-1954) did not have a sister named "Kay Turing" (catering), but…
“While at the grocery store, be careful not to knock over the cabbage display. Heads will roll”
"Heads will roll" usually refers to the heads of people (and getting rid of these people from an organization), but there are heads of cabbage jokes. "If you don't pile your…
“While you are in New York, there is a bar that you have to go to” (joke)
There's a joke about the best bar in a big city (usually New York), as one person tells another. When you walk in, you're handed a free drink! Then, they take you in the back and you get…
“Who called it teabagging and not Dunkin Deeznuts?”
"Dunkin' Deeznuts" or "Dunkin' Deez Nuts" (Dunkin' Donuts + deez nuts) is a term that has been printed on many images. As explained on HiNative on August 5, 2021:…
“Who called them sandwich artists and not sub contractors?”
Sub sandwich shops have trademarked the "sub contractor" name joke since the 1980s. "Not a fan of pun business names but a sandwich catering company named 'sub contractor'…
“Who in the fuck orders a medium pizza?”
Many people cannot understand how anyone orders a medium pizza. One should always order a large pizza, even if there is leftover pizza. "@FabMissK: 'Pl[a]ybook is like a medium pizza. Who…
“Who ordered the clean glass?” (Myron Cohen joke about Stage Deli)
"Who ordered the clean glass?" is a classic restaurant joke of the late Bronx-born comedian Myron Cohen. It's said to have started at the Stage Deli (Seventh Avenue in the West 50s).…
“Why are Chinese restaurant owners the best renters?”/“Because they’re lo mein tenants.”
"Low maintenance" can sound like "lo mein tenants," and of course, there are Chinese restaurant jokes. "why are Chinese restaurant owners the best renters?: Because…
“Why are Dasher and Dancer always taking coffee breaks?”/“Because they’re Santa’s star bucks.”
Entry in progress -- B.P.Starbucks coffeehouses Wikipedia: Santa Claus's reindeerSanta Claus's reindeer form a team of flying reindeer traditionally held to pull the sleigh of Santa Claus…
“Why are Jamaicans afraid of kosher delis?”/“They dread lox.”
"Dreadlocks" shouldn't be confused with "dread lox," but there are jokes. "why do rastafarians avoid jewish delis? cuz they dread lox!" was posted on Twitter by…
“Why are restaurant servers the luckiest profession?”/“Good things come to those who wait.”
"All/Good things come to those who wait" is a proverb that dates to the 1500s. The proverb wasn't about restaurant waiters, but there are jokes. "Those who say 'good things…
“Why are there no dominatrixes at sandwich shops?”/“Because they’re all subs.”
"Dominance and submission" or "dom/sub" does not apply to "sub" sandwiches, but there are jokes. "thegutlesswonder: a bdsm themed sandwich shop called Dom’s…
“Why are waiters good at math?”/“They know all their tables.”
A riddle about knowing multiplication tables is: Q: Why are waiters good at math?A: They know all their tables. The joke was included in a 1983 book on riddles and puns. Google BooksRemember the a…
“Why can’t Irishmen be lawyers?”/“They can never get past the bar.”
A popular Irish joke is: Q: Why can't Irishmen be lawyers?A: They can never get past the bar. The joke has been cited in print since at least 1999. “An Irishman walks out of a bar” is a…
“Why did Santa’s little helpers sit outside the restaurant?”/“They wanted to eat elfresco.”
A Christmas riddle is: Q: Why did Santa's little helpers choose the outside table?A: They wanted to eat elfresco. "Elfresco" (elf + al fresco) is a portmanteau word. The riddle was…
“Why did Sherlock Holmes visit a Mexican restaurant?”/“Because he was looking for a good case idea.”
"Quesadilla" sounds a bit like "case idea," and there is a Sherlock Holmes pun. "Why did Sherlock Holmes go to the Mexican restaurant? He wanted a good case-idea..."…
“Why did the bagel go to the bar?”/“To get toasted.”
A bagel riddle is: Q: Why did the bagel go to the bar?A: To get toasted. The pun is that "toasted" can also mean "drunk." The riddle was posted on Twitter by Jersey Bagels on…