Skyline Diner Pillows

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

'Dang! I never now if the sommelier is messing with me.'

Countervailing Clichés.

I love the Shard

'I really can't stay for dessert. Why don't you stay and DVR the rest of the date for me?'

'Do you want me to get the fish bone out, or not?'

'How is the water prepared?'

'Six different chefs in six months and they still can't make a decent broth!'

'So,,,apparently you're really a dude,'

What's your thumb doing on my steak? Want me to drop it again?

Leftovers restaurant - for that unpretentious dining.

"And I get a really, really tall straw?"

'Tomato ketchup?' 'Well you wanted the house red.'

"We suggest you study the menu in our reading room before being seated in the dining room."

"One spaghetti, and two straws please."

"Someday this will all be yours...assuming that someday you'll have enough to buy it from me."

'The customer is always right...'

Maitre d' to astronaut couple entering restaurant: 'Gravity or no-gravity?'

'What wine do you recommend with the peanut butter-filled, deep fried, jalapeno bacon bombs?'

'They're not mints - they're antacid tablets.'

Dave's Hamburger Shop

"Fresh pepper?"

"I read that meat can remain undigested in one's intestines for five years...."

"I know, boy—I miss the smoked salmon at Zabar's, too."

'Excellent cork, go ahead and pour.'

"That could've been ours. But noooo...You and your DIY."

I like the look of the sherry trifle!

'You made me jump,'

"When I eat out, I like to order something I would never make at home."

'This is not Hungarian stew.' 'We ran out of Hungarians.'

"My apologies, but that's not a meatball. That's my computer mouse. I've been looking for it."

'Careful, the plate is really hot.'

'Your tea is getting cold.'

"When it's extremely cold out, I prefer flambés to winter stews."

"Why don't I start you off with the contact information of everyone who's read those menus over the last 14 days?"