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

On Thursday, chef Joe Shirley served up spicy edamame hummus, burrata, A5 wagyu dumplings, hamachi carpaccio, mezze rigatoni, Dubai chocolate tiramisu and more. —Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025

His next move, though, is serving up a series of canapés at Pasta Masters. —Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025

But whereas Ragebound serves up a full breakneck sprint through cascades of action, Art of Vengeance takes more time amping up its challenges in complex fight scenes broken up by extended puzzle and exploration zones. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025

Downtown welcomes rooftop lounges and punk rock sets—while spots like Winter Park and the Milk District serve up indie boutiques and craft brews. —Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for serve up

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