Cupcakery (cupcake + bakery)
A "cupcakery" (cupcake + bakery) is a bakery that specializes in cupcakes. The term "cupcakery" has been cited in print since at least 2001. Many establishments have…
Dark Kitchen
Online and mobile prepared food ordering and delivery platforms such as DoorDash, GrubHub, Postmates and Uber Eats have resulted in several new terms for restaurants: cloud kitchen, cloud…
Delicatessen Store (“Deli”)
The "appy" and the "deli" both are associated with New York. "Appetizing stores" sell fish and dairy products. "Delicatessen stores" sell meats. (Oxford…
Dessertery (dessert + bakery/eatery)
A "dessertery" (dessert + bakery/eatery) is a bakery/restaurant that specializes in desserts. The name appears to have been coined by Sneaky Sweets, advertising as the "The…
Destination Restaurant
A "destination restaurant" is a restaurant that draws people from beyond its neighborhood to specifically eat there. Destination restaurants can be theme restaurants or high quality…
Dining in the Dark (Dark Dining)
"Dining in the dark" (or "dark dining") is a restaurant concept where blind waiters serve customers who are either blindfolded or have the entire restaurant in the dark, as if…
Dining Room Lumber (toothpick)
"Dining room lumber" was lunch counter slang for a toothpick -- an item made of wood ("lumber"). "Tooth pick: Dining room lumber" was printed in the article…
Dish Pig (a person who washes dishes)
A "dish pig" (or "dishpig") is someone who washes dishes. Dish pigs, like real pigs, have dirty environments. The term "dishpig" has been cited in print since at least…
Disneyland of Dairy Stores (Stew Leonard’s nickname)
Stew Leonard's is a supermarket chain that began in 1969 in Connecticut, but also has a store in Yonkers, New York. The store has been called the "Disneyland of dairy stores" because…
Dive Bar (Dive)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Dive barA dive bar, or simply a dive, is a downmarket drinking establishment serving a working class (or poorer) clientele. The term "dive" dates from…
Drunken Dognuts (Dunkin’ Donuts nickname)
Entry in progress -- B.P.Dunkin' Donuts Wikipedia: Dunkin' DonutsDunkin' Donuts is an American global doughnut company and coffeehouse chain based in Canton, Massachusetts. It was…
Dry Bar (alcohol-free bar)
A "dry bar" is a bar that does not serve alcoholic drinks -- the opposite of a "wet bar." Liverpool's Brink opened in 2011 and was the first modern dry bar in Britain.…
Duckeasy (foie gras “speakeasy”)
Foie gras is made out of the fattened liver of a duck or goose. Some American municipalities sought to ban the product because of alleged ill treatment -- such as forced feeding -- of the animals.…
Dunkin’ Deez Nuts (Dunkin’ Donuts + deez nuts)
"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:…
Dunkin’ Deeznuts (Dunkin’ Donuts + deez nuts)
"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:…
Eatery
Entry in progress -- B.P. Merriam-Webster Online DictionaryMain Entry: eat·ery Pronunciation: \ˈē-tə-rē\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural eat·er·ies Date: 1901 : luncheonette,…
Eating-house Square
Times Square was briefly nicknamed "Eating-house Square" in 1910. Restaurants such as Rector's, the Cafe de l'Opera, the Knickerbocker Grill and Shanley's were located in…
Fast Casual Restaurant
A "fast casual" restaurant is a hybrid of a fast food restaurant and a casual dining restaurant. Food is served fast, but menu items are more expensive (and often of a higher quality)…
Fatdonalds (fat + McDonald’s)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: McDonald'sMcDonald's Corporation is an American fast food company, founded in 1940 as a restaurant operated by Richard and Maurice McDonald, in San…
Five Guys Boogers and Flies (Five Guys Burgers and Fries nickname)
Five Guys Burgers and Fries is a fast food chain restaurant that first opened in Virginia in 1986. "Burgers and fries" have been nicknamed "boogers and flies" since at least the…