serve up
phrasal verb
served up; serving up; serves up
: to give (food) to someone at a meal, in a restaurant, etc.
That little restaurant serves up some of the best Indian food in the city.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe movie serves up a lot of laughs.
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And, as always, Joe’s Stone Crab in South Beach, which has been serving up the juicy claws with bibs and mustard sauce for more than 100 years.
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Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Where to Eat With the help of chef Dave Cavilla, Feather and Wedge (named after a tool and technique used in quarrying to split stone) serves up fare that highlights local ingredients set against the backdrop of Rockport’s harbor.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
In addition to its signature pupusas — warm, thick cornmeal griddle cakes stuffed with beans and cheese — the restaurant serves up corn tamales, red silk beans and sandwiches such as pastelitos de carne.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For fourteen seasons, the latter served up reliable crime procedural storytelling where family was the meat and catching bad guys the potatoes.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
Where to Eat With the help of chef Dave Cavilla, Feather and Wedge (named after a tool and technique used in quarrying to split stone) serves up fare that highlights local ingredients set against the backdrop of Rockport’s harbor.
—Megan Margulies, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
In addition to its signature pupusas — warm, thick cornmeal griddle cakes stuffed with beans and cheese — the restaurant serves up corn tamales, red silk beans and sandwiches such as pastelitos de carne.
—Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
For fourteen seasons, the latter served up reliable crime procedural storytelling where family was the meat and catching bad guys the potatoes.
—Kristen Baldwin, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Serve up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serve%20up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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