serve up

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 figuratively

The movie serves up a lot of laughs.

Examples of serve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Head to South Downtown for guest ice cream and dessert vendors serving up sweet treats, as well as limited-time dessert specials from the festival’s usual cast of vendors. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 14 July 2026

First opened in 1945 by Mary MacKenzie, Mary Mac's has grown over the years from a small dining room to a 13,000-square-foot restaurant serving up Southern classics. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 July 2026

From pancakes to burgers, five popular restaurant chains across the Sacramento region are serving up kids-eat-free deals this summer. — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Twenty-two vendors from the barbecue belt and beyond will serve up smoky treats. — Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for serve up

• buttercup
• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup