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January 29, 2006
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Un cuadrangular en sabor (A home run of flavor)” (El Nuevo Caridad restaurant)

El Nuevo Caridad restaurant, at 191st Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, is a place to watch Dominican baseball players. The restaurant's slogan is ""Un cuadrangular en sabor (A home…

February 16, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid that exists in this world”

"Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world" (or "Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid…

February 16, 2025
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food StoresWork/Businesses

“Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world”

"Until you work in food or retail, you have no idea the level of stupid that exists in the world" (or "Until you work food or retail, you will never understand the level of stupid…

December 9, 2017
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Upkeep of most Chinese restaurants is Lo Meintenance”

The Chinese dish of "lo mein" has spawned some "lo meintenance" (lo mein + low maintenance) puns. " Lo Meintenance" was posted on the newsgroup…

December 8, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Used Beer Department—Two Shake Maximum” (restroom sign, especially in a bar)

"Used Beer Department" is a jocular restroom sign that has been printed on many images. "Two Shake Maximum" is sometimes added. "Used beer department" was printed in…

September 4, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Veni, Vidi, Venti” (“I came, I saw, I ordered Starbucks coffee”)

"Veni, Vidi, Venti" ("I came, I saw, I ordered Starbucks coffee") is a joke on the Latin "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came, I saw, I conquered"). "Venti"…

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

“Waffle House implies the existence of a Waffle Senate”

Waffle House is an American restaurant chain. There is no Waffle Senate, but there are jokes. "Can we have a Waffle Senate to compete with our Waffle House" was posted on Twitter by…

October 4, 2015
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, does the pianist play requests?” (joke)

Some diners enjoy live music, but many diners do not. A popular joke has been cited in print since at least 1922, with the following example (with a waiter) from 1964: Night club patron: "Does…

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

“Waiter, how come there are no chairs at our table?”/“I’m sorry, but you only booked one table.”

A booking of a restaurant "table" usually includes the chairs, but there are jokes. "A guest calls the waiter n complains, 'Hw come der r no chairs at our table?!'-The…

June 19, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, I can’t find any oysters in this oyster soup.”/“Would you expect angels in angel cake?”

A restaurant joke is: Diner: Waiter, I can’t seem to find any oysters in this oyster soup. Waiter: Would you expect to find angels in angel cake? The joke involved "chicken pie" instead…

March 23, 2014
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, I want a table for dinner!”/“Boiled or roasted, sir?”

Entry in progress -- B.P. Google BooksBlonde Walks into a Bar: The 4,000 Most Hilarious, Gut-Busting Gags, One-liners and JokesBy Jonathan SwanBerkeley, CA: Ulysses Press2008Pg. ?:Waiter, waiter,…

November 28, 2022
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, I’d like a bottle of wine.” / “What year, sir?” / “Right now.”

Restaurant waiters sometimes ask their customers what year they want their wines from, and there's a popular joke that has been featured in comic strips. The misunderstanding customers usually…

December 11, 2025
Food/DrinkMusic/Dance/Theatre/Film/CircusRestaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, is fish one of the specials?”/“No, sir. He was in Marillion.”

A restaurant joke (and a music joke) is: Diner: Waiter, is fish one of the specials? Waiter: No, sir. He was in Marillion. "The Specials" was an English 2 tone and ska revival band.…

September 26, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, my soup is cold.”/ “It’s Gazpacho.”/ “Well, Gazpacho, my soup is cold.”

Gazpacho is a cold vegetable soup. It's not the name of a waiter, but there's a restaurant joke: Diner: Waiter, my soup is cold.Waiter: It's Gazpacho.Diner: Well, Gazpacho, my soup…

September 19, 2016
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, taste the soup!” (joke)

A classic New York old-Jew_at-a-restaurant joke was told in a Leonard Lyons (1906-1976) 'The Lyons Den" column in the New York (NY) Post in October 1956: "The story is being told of…

September 10, 2021
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, there is a bee in my alphabet soup!”/“I’m sure there is an A, C and all the other letters.”

Alphabet soup doesn't help with spelling bees, but there are jokes about pairing the two. There are "fly in my soup" and "bee/B in my soup" jokes about alphabet soup as…

July 18, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.”/“Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly.”

A spider variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is: Diner: Waiter, there is a spider in my soup.Waiter: Yes sir, I put it there to catch the fly. Google Groups:…

July 18, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, there’s a bee in my soup.”/“Yes sir, it is the fly’s day off.”

A bee variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is: Diner: Waiter, there's a bee in my soup.Waiter: Yes sir, it is the fly's day off. Google Groups: rec.humorWAITER…

July 18, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, there’s a button on my potato.”/“Well, you did ask for a jacket potato.”

A potato variation on the “Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” joke is: Diner: Waiter, there's a button on my potato.A: Well, you did ask for a jacket potato. Google Groups:…

July 19, 2018
Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores

“Waiter, there’s a dead spider in my soup.”/“Yes, ma’am, they can’t stand the boiling water.”

Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJohn Barnes@jbitwc2009"Waiter, waiter! There's a dead spider in my soup. Yes, ma'am, they can't stand the boiling water."2:51 PM - 7 Dec…

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