When a waiter or a waitress asks "May I take your plate?" after a meal is finished, that doesn't imply possession, but a joke was posted on Reddit -- Dad Jokes on January 1, 2018:…
Some restaurant soups are watered down, and there's a pun: Customer: Waiter, this soup is too weak.Waiter: But sir, it's our best duck soup. Customer: Oh no it isn't! It's…
"Waiter, do you have frogs' legs?" is an old joke. The diner wants to know if the restaurant has frogs' legs on the menu, but the joke refers to the waiter's legs.…
The expression "bring to the table" means what assets one has to offer, but a pun often involves waiters/waitresses at a restaurant. "Waitresses are good at negotiations, they bring…
"Waitress says 'Say when' when grating my cheese. I never say when. The room fills with parmesan. There are no survivors" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many…
A restaurant joke is: MALE CUSTOMER: Waitress, can I ask you something about the menu, please?WAITRESS: The men I please are none of your damn business! The joke was posted by "AnOnion"…
A restaurant often asks about intolerances -- that is, food intolerances. "At a restaurant that asks you to let them know if you have any intolerances. Yep, people who don't indicate…
A typical restaurant question can have a jocular answer: Waitress: Do you have any questions about the menu?Diner: Yes. What kind of font is this? The joke was popularized by American actor Rainn…
A restaurant joke was posted on Twitter on July 13, 2010: Waitress:"Sorry about your wait" Me:"So is my dietician," Another version of the "wait"/"weight"…
"Pi" (an irrational number) shouldn't be confused with "pie" (a food), but there are jokes. "Waitress: sorry we’re out of pie Me: (knows math) that is literally…
Restaurants charge for lemonade, but water, lemons and sugar are usually free. "haha in addition lemons, sugar, and water are all free at restaurants.Therefore, lemonade should be free. That…
When Covid-19 regulations made indoor dining impossible, many restaurants built outdoor structures. "We can’t eat inside. But we can eat outside. But it’s cold so we set up outside as…
Many parents like to treat their kids to a restaurant meal, but it usually ends up to be a trying experience. This was posted on Twitter by Simon Holland on March 8, 2019: "We could take our…
Ben's is a deli located in Manhattan at 38th Street, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues. Ben's began in the 1970s on Long Island, specializing in curing its own corned beef. "We Cure…
New York-based comedian Henny Youngman (1906-1998) was known as the "king of the one-liners" and often told jokes about his marriage, usually introduced with, "Take my wife --…
A "joke" was told in the days of racially segregated restaurants: Waitress: We on't serve black people here.Black diner: That's OK. I don't eat them. The joke has been…
Western Beef is a Queens-based chain of meat supermarkets. 'We know the neighborhood!" is its (apparently un-trademarked) slogan. http://www.westernbeef.com/ As part of an effective…
"From soup to nuts" is an old expression meaning everything, from beginning (soup) to end (nuts). "Nuts," however, is also slang for "crazy," prompting this 1935 joke:…
KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken) has the slogan "finger lickin' good." ""We were so poor we used to get CARE packages from India. On Sundays, my dad used to load us up in the…
The Old Homestead steakhouse is in the heart of the meatpacking district, at 56 Ninth Avenue. It claims to be New York's oldest steakhouse (since 1868). A steer over the entrance proclaims:…