A plaque remaining from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006.

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“A Little Bit of New England in the Bronx” (Johnny’s Reef)
“A Matter of Taste” (Tasti D-Lite)
“A smoking section in a restaurant is like a peeing section in a swimming pool”
“Always a Pleasure” (Nedick’s)
“An Experience at Every Table” (Benihana)
“Anyone who can’t get drunk by midnight ain’t tryin‘“ (Toots Shor)
“Be Good Or Be Gone” (McSorley’s Ale House & others)
“Best way to get rid of kitchen odors: Eat out”
“Burritos brought to life!” (Blockheads)
“Chocolate by the Bald Man” (Max Brenner)
“Did you hear about the new restaurant on the moon? Great food but no atmosphere!”
“Eat at Joe’s” (Joe’s Restaurant)
“Eat Objectively. Live Rich” (Fountainhead Cafe)
“Every Cookie Needs a Belly” (Cookie Island)
“Everything on a Bagel” (Ess-a-Bagel)
“Fancy Restaurant: One that serves cold soup on purpose”
“Feel Like a Kid Again!!” (Uncle Louie G’s)
“From a Hot-Dog to a National Habit” (Nathan’s Famous)
“Get me a table near a waiter” (restaurant joke)
“Good Ale, Raw Onions and No Ladies” (McSorley’s Ale House)
“Good! Like Nedicks!” (Nedicks Restaurants)
“Hey, bartender!”
“Hippies use side door” (restaurant sign)
“Home of the 7 oz. Burger” (Jackson Hole)
“Home of Warm Beer, Lousy Food, and an Ugly Owner” (Waterfront Ale House)
“Horrifying Vegetarians Since 1980” (The Post House)
“Hot dogs, cold beer—it’s not complicated” (Schnack)
“I’ve been thrown out of better places than this!”
“If steak were a religion, this would be its cathedral” (Smith & Wollensky)
“If you’re drinking to forget, please pay in advance”
“In Crust We Trust” (Denino’s)
“Janssen wants to see you!” (Janssen’s Hofbrau Haus)
“Life Is Uncertain—Eat Dessert First!” (Buttercup Bake Shop)
“Like No Other Bagel in the World” (H & H Bagels)
“Liquor in front, poker in rear” (bar sign)
“Men: No Shirt, No Service—Women: No Shirt, No Charge” (restaurant sign)
“New York’s Most Fabulous Self-Service Restaurant” (Belmore)
“No diet Coke, no skim milk, no decaf coffee—Just good food” (Pepe Rosso)
“Notice: No service will be provided at this bar to anyone on a horse” (bar sign)
“Nowadays, an after-dinner mint is what you need to pay the restaurant check”
“People go to a restaurant for the food, but come back for the service”
“Pop. 208 Elev. 100 ft.” (Burritoville)
“Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria; socks can eat any place they want”
“Simply Good Taste” (Cosi Sandwich Bar)
“Sorry, you can’t come in here without a Thai” (restaurant joke)
“Soup Nazi”
“The Gates of Heaven—Never Closed” (Hamburg Heaven)
“The murals in restaurants are on a par with the food in museums”
“The only pizza worth eating” (Abitino’s)
“There is only one and this is it” (Carnegie Deli)
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