New Restaurant Opening Gifts

"My bouche was not amused."

'Would you like it rare, very rare or still running? We close in twenty minutes.'

"Everything is special and it's all on the menu."

Ghostbasters 3

"Look, playing a bandido is all behind Hidalgo now. He owns a taqueria over on Poplar Street."

Milly's Home-Style Restaurant

"The prices they charge here, you'd expect them to have an oven not just a gas ring!"

'Haven't you something a little more of an OLDER vintage?'

'I thought we were going to dine with Al Frasco!'

'You'll love this place - the best fish restaurant in London.'

Devil's Kitchen - "This soup is cold!"

"So you hired them to do the tidying up?"

'Is the steak too rare for you, Sir?'

"I think foie gras is French for endless buffet."

"Salmon not quite smoked enough for you, sir?"

"I come here for the pepper."

"Pipe sludge or overpriced sparkling?"

Sm. Pepperoni & Mushroom Cloud

"I know you didn't order the snails, sir. They're complimentary with the salad."

'Enjoy your meal! We grow everything ourselves!'

Party of two? No, it was quite a large party.

We're here at House of Java cafe at an all-too-familiar scene. House of Java.net Cybercafe. Tommy Jones, a local boy, has been caught stealing a scone. A minor offense? Not to the cafe's proprietor. He's demanding the boy be sentenced as an adult. But I'm eight! Wahhh! Add a year to the sentence for whining and crying.

"This place is one of New York's best-kept secrets."

Careful, the plate's probably still hot.

'We don't 'skimp' on the pour, sir; we're just generous with the glass.'

"Compliments to the chef! Pass it on."

Shaken not stirred

"How fresh is the calamari?"

"I'm new here. How much do we leave for a tip?"

"This is our soft opening."

Hashimoto's Restaurant - Sushi Like Mother Used to Make!

'So it's the Mumm's Cordon Rouge, '98 Pouilly-Fuisse, '86 Chateau Margaux, and the '92 Barsac - would you like any food?'

"You have a big check because you had a big wine."

'Thank you so much, but I just followed the directions in the cookbook.'

"It was wonderful, Henri. Arnold had died and gone to heaven."