“Waiter! Do you have frogs’ legs?”/“No, I always walk this way.”
"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.…
“Waiters bring a lot to the table”
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”
"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…
“Waitress, can I ask you something about the menu, please?” (joke)
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"…
“Waitress: Any intolerances? Diner: Well, I can be a bit racist.”
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…
“Waitress: Do you have any questions about the menu? Diner: What kind of font is this?”
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…
“Waitress: Sorry about your wait. Diner: Well, I’ve been doing my best to lose it.”
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"…
“Waitress: Sorry we’re out of pie. Me: (knows math) That is literally impossible.”
"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…
“Water, lemons and sugar are free at restaurants, but lemonade costs money”
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…
“We can’t eat inside. But we can eat outside. But it’s cold so we set up outside as inside”
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…
“We could take our kids to a restaurant tonight or cut out the middle man & just spill a drink…”
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…
“We Cure Our Own Corned Beef; Our Chicken Soup Cures Everything Else” (Ben’s Deli)
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…
“We dine out twice a week. My wife goes Tuesdays and I go Fridays”
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 --…
“We don’t serve black people.”/“That’s OK. I don’t eat them.”
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…
“We Know the Neighborhood!” & “The Meat Supermarket” (Western Beef)
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…
“We serve soup to nuts” (restaurant joke)
"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:…
“We were so poor when I was young, when we went to KFC we had to lick other people’s fingers”
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…
“We’re the King of Beef” (Old Homestead)
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:…
“Welcome to adulthood. You now have a collection of grocery bags that you store inside of a grocery bag”
Many people have a collection of grocery bags -- that they keep inside of a grocery bag. "And to my children I leave my collection of grocery bags that I store inside of a grocery bag" is…
“Welcome to the Karma Cafe. There are no menus ...”
"Welcome to the Karma Café. There are no menus here. You will get served what you deserve" is a jocular saying that has been printed on many posters. "Karma Cafe We have no menus…