"Do they have restaurants in Japan where American people cook in front of you with lawn chairs and a grill?" is a saying that has been printed on several images. That is, the speaker…
A restaurant joke -- usually an Indian restaurant -- about takeout/takeaway is: PERSON ON PHONE TO RESTAURANT: Do you deliver?RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE: No, but we do chicken, lamb and fish.…
Some people have reservations for a restaurant, while others have reservations about a restaurant. A popular joke has been cited in print since at least 1975: RESTAURANT HOST OR HOSTESS: Do you…
"Do you know what's on the menu? Me-n-u" -- that is, "me and you" -- is a pickup line that has been printed on many images. "Me-N-U Luncheon" was printed in a…
An old joke is the one about the diner who went into a restaurant and asked: "Do you serve crabs here?" The quick-witted waiter replied: "We serve anyone. Sit down." The joke…
The word "cracker" has several meanings. "Do you serve crackers?"/"We serve everybody" is a popular joke. In the American sketch comedy television series In Living…
A "fishcake" is a cake made out of fish, but a joke has it that a "fish cake" is a cake made for a fish. The fishcake joke was posted on the newsgroup cableinet.chatter on June…
An old bar/restaurant joke is: Customer: “Do you serve women at this bar?” Bartender: “No, sir, you have to bring your own.” The joke possibly dates to 1936 (the Google Books date might be…
"Does McDonald's Sell/Serve Cheese Burgers" is a math mnemonic used by many elementary school teachers. The letters "DMSCB" stand for "Divide Multiply Subtract Check…
Many people cannot understand how anyone orders a medium pizza. One should always order a large pizza, even if there is leftover pizza. "@FabMissK: 'Pl[a]ybook is like a medium pizza. Who…
Many Texans love the free chips and salsa served at Tex-Mex restaurants. But is this a basis to choose a restaurant? "Don't judge a book by its cover, but always judge a TexMex restaurant…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many bars being closed. Liquor stores were left open, and many people made drinks at home. "Yesterday a worker at Walmart was talking to someone…
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." "[X] walks into a bar...and lowers it" is a popular form of the joke, where…
A joke about dating was posted on X/Twitter by 〰 Just Linda 〰 on April 9, 2017, and this received over 2,000 likes: "Done with dating sites. I'm now focusing on pizza delivery guys…
The 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic resulted in many bars closing. Liquor stores were deemed essential businesses and were kept open. People drank at home. "Quarantine Day 19. Drinking at home…
The book The Dictionary According to Mommy (1989), by Joyce Armor, contains this definition: "Dumbwaiter: One who asks if the kids would care to order dessert." A "dumbwaiter"…
Many restaurants have signs that say "Free Wi-Fi," but that doesn't mean that someone named "Wi-Fi" is in jail. A jocular comment was posted on Reddit -- Jokes on September…
The first Exchange Buffet ("E & B") restaurant opened in 1885 on New Street, near the New York Stock Exchange. The restaurants operated on the honor system -- patrons took food from…
"Eat at Joe's" signs were popular in cartoons and lore of the 1930s and 1940s and 1950s. They symbolized ubiquitous advertising, especially on highways. It probably all began with…
Many rural roadside establishments combine a restaurant with a gasoline filling station ("food and gas" or "food and fuel"). The classic sign for such a place is: "Eat Here…