Fizzician (fizz + physician)
Soda jerks sometimes jocularly called themselves "fizzicians," (fizz + physician). The jocular term was cited in a May 22, 1876 joke in the St. Albans (VT) Daily Messenger that was…
Flying Waiter (food delivery helicopter)
YO! Sushi (in the United Kingdom) introduced in June 2013 the iTray -- a quadcopter, controlled by an iPad, to deliver food to customers. The iTray was dubbed "The world's first flying…
Flying Wedge (formation of Jack’s restaurant waiters)
New York City restaurateur John "Jack" Dunstan (1853-1927) -- also often spelled "Dunston" -- opened "Jack's" restaurant in 1891 at Sixth Avenue and 43rd Street…
Food Court
A "food court" is a grouping of food vendors, usually part of a larger shopping mall. The Rouse Company popularized food courts, with the March 1974-opened Paramus (NJ) Park shopping mall…
Food Deplorium (Food Emporium nickname)
The Food Emporium operates about 30 stores in the New York City area. The nickname "Food Deplorium" has been cited in print since at least 2004. Other nicknames for The Food Emporium…
Food Extortium or Food Extortion (Food Emporium nickname)
The Food Emporium operates about 30 stores in the New York City area. Some shoppers have claimed that food prices are higher at The Food Emporium. The nicknames "Food Extortium" and…
Food Hole (Whole Foods nickname)
Whole Foods started its first store in Austin, Texas, in 1980. The food retailer is known for its organic foods -- and high prices. The nickname "Food Hole" was applied by at least 1995.…
Fourbucks or Fivebucks (Starbucks nickname)
Starbucks Coffee Company is a coffeehouse chain that began in Seattle, Washington in 1971. There are many Starbucks outlets in New York City, especially in Manhattan. There has been some criticism…
Frog Pond (La Grenouille nickname)
La Grenouille (French for "the frog") is a French restaurant at 3 East 52nd Street in Manhattan that opened in 1962. The restaurant became quickly popular with the fashion industry.…
Fulton Fish Market
The Fulton Fish Market was on Fulton Street in Manhattan. In 2005, it moved to the Bronx Hunts Point area. Former New York Governor Al Smith got his start with what he called an "F.F.M."…
Gastrobar
The term "gastropub" was popularized in London in the early 1990s. A "gastrobar (or "gastro bar") is, essentially, the same thing as a "gastropub" -- a drinking…
Gastroteque
The eating establishment Buvette (42 Grove Street in Manhattan) opened in 2011. On January 20, 2011, New York magazine (Grub Street New York) wrote this description from Buvette's owner:…
Gay Bar
A "gay bar" is a bar where "gay" (LGBTQ) people are welcome. "The swish-set back here is giggling about a cop in Yonkers, who makes the rounds of the gay bars there -- not…
George Eddy (customer who doesn’t leave a tip)
Entry in progress -- B.P. JSTORFebruary 1936, American Speech, "Linguistic Concoctions of the Soda Jerker" by Harold W. Bentley, pp. 37-45:GEORGE EDDY. Man who gives no tips. Google…
Ghost 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…
Ghost Restaurant
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…
Golden Arches (McDonald’s nickname)
McDonald's fast found restaurants are known for the "golden arches" -- the yellow arches that decorated its early restaurants and the two yellow arches in the McDonald's letter…
Good Karma Jar (tip jar)
"Good Karma Jar" is another name for a tip jar, where that name or "Tipping Is Good Karma" has been printed on stickers. A March 1995 New York (NY) Times article on coffee bar…
Gourmet Gas Station (gourmet food + gas station)
A "gourmet gas station" (gourmet food + gas station) is a place where motorists can get gasoline and have fine dining as well. The term is somewhat awkward -- a "gourmet gas…
Grand Sample Station & Breadway & Snacks in the City (Trader Joe’s)
Trader Joe's first New York City store opened in 2006 on East 14th Street. Parts of the store have cutesy New York City names, such as "Grand Sample Station" and "Breadway"…