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

Like many dive bars, this historic Charlottesville spot also serves up food, particularly since Virginia bars can't only serve alcohol. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025

As the season progresses, the Suite Bridge Ice Cream Stand & Bar will offer a nostalgic treat with Rosie’s Airstream serving up soft-serve ice cream, root beer floats, and a variety of sweet toppings. —Nasha Smith, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025

Another fresh face this season is The Nutty Pitch, serving up freshly glazed and roasted pecans, almonds, peanuts and churros near section 71. —Madisson Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

Without spoiling anything, the bus hijacking serves up a couple of fun twists. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 24 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for serve up

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