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 figuratively

The movie serves up a lot of laughs.

Examples of serve up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With Dunkin's fall menu available now, it's beaten Starbucks to the pumpkin spice punch, serving up pumpkin spice lattes ahead of the premium coffee chain. —Mike Snider, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025

This time, Pivetta served up a lead-off homer to Jung Hoo Lee in the first inning and then circled the wagons to get through six innings of one-run ball. —Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025

Ryan served up a two-out, two-run home run to Shea Langeliers in the third right after issuing a four-pitch walk to Nick Kurtz, turning the Twins’ lead into a deficit, and then found himself in more trouble an inning later. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2025

The all-new Lincoln Park Supper Club offers a multi-course experience while fan-favorites like Izumi Hibachi & Sushi, Chops Grille, and Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen serve up the classic menus they’re known for. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for serve up

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