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

The food and drink The open-air terrace restaurant Koh Thai Kitchen serves up sea views alongside what is unquestionably the best breakfast on the island. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026

The chain serves up a variety of hot and iced coffee drinks, including cappuccino, lattes and mochas, plus lemonade and strawberry chillers. —Tanasia Kenney, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

The drive-in-turned-diner has been serving up hearty comfort food to Charlotteans looking for a filling meal since 1957, working its way into a firm hold among Charlotte’s oldest restaurants. —Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026

But the auteur and his creative team serve up visual references to the recent past. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026

Rhymes for serve up

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