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* In an issue of ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'', Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne and Duke Thomas all meet at the Batman themed "[=BatBurger=]", Bruce of course hating every minute of it. On their menu are the "[=BatBurger=]", "[=BatBurger=] Deluxe!", "[=BatBurger=] Deluxe Oversized!", "Bat-Mite Meals", [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} "Night-Wings"]], [[{{Pun}} "Robin Nuggets", "KGBLT", "Riddle-Me-Fish", "Killer Crocque Monsieur", "Two-Face Sandwich"]], [[ComicBook/PoisonIvy "Ivy Salad" (not poison)]], "Bat-Mini's", "Bat-Soda's" and "Bat-Fries". They have a server dressed in a very cheap looking Bat-suit who pisses Bruce off by offering to "Jokerise" his fries [[AngstWhatAngst (Jason actually enjoyed it)]]. Dick and Jason pissed Damian off by getting him a Bat-Mite meal, which got worse when he received a Red Hood action figure with it. [[NotSoAboveItAll He then shoved his burger in Jason's face]] while Dick and Duke made fun of Bruce for [[TheComicallySerious eating his burger with a knife and fork.]]

* On ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Penny works at the Cheesecake Factory, a chain that really exists and is known for [[ExaggeratedTrope exaggerating]] the "huge portions" part of the trope.

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}:'' At the beginning of series 11, after Rebecca accidentally burns the bar down, Carla gets a temporary job at "Mr. Pubs". Despite the tacky uniform, and being forced to ''nice'' to customers, Carla's initially willing to stick with it because it pays well. That is, until she's introduced to a new hire, an eerie knock-off of [[SitcomArchnemesis Diane]]. Carla screams and runs for it, making Sam vow to never set foot there again.

* Our very own ''JustForFun/TVTropesCafe'' page is set up as the menu of a TV Tropes-themed restaurant. Tropes are used as the names for dishes, loyalty program perks, and {{Mega Meal Challenge}}s, and all the waitresses are dressed as JustForFun/TropeTan.

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* At the end of ''ComicBook/KingdomCome'', ComicBook/{{Superman}}, ComicBook/{{Batman}}, and ComicBook/WonderWoman go to Planet Krypton, a superhero-themed restaurant where the staff are all in cheesy knockoffs of DC superhero costumes, use some of their {{Catch Phrase}}s as jargon and the food is named after DC characters and titles.

* In an issue of ''ComicBook/BatmanTomKing'', Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Jason Todd, Damian Wayne and Duke Thomas all meet at the Batman themed "[=BatBurger=]", Bruce of course hating every minute of it. On their menu are the "[=BatBurger=]", "[=BatBurger=] Deluxe!", "[=BatBurger=] Deluxe Oversized!", "Bat-Mite Meals", [[ComicBook/{{Nightwing}} "Night-Wings"]], [[IncrediblyLamePun "Robin Nuggets", "KGBLT", "Riddle-Me-Fish", "Killer Crocque Monsieur", "Two-Face Sandwich"]], [[ComicBook/PoisonIvy "Ivy Salad" (not poison)]], "Bat-Mini's", "Bat-Soda's" and "Bat-Fries". They have a server dressed in a very cheap looking Bat-suit who pisses Bruce off by offering to "Jokerise" his fries [[AngstWhatAngst (Jason actually enjoyed it)]]. Dick and Jason pissed Damian off by getting him a Bat-Mite meal, which got worse when he received a Red Hood action figure with it. [[NotSoAboveItAll He then shoved his burger in Jason's face]] while Dick and Duke made fun of Bruce for [[TheComicallySerious eating his burger with a knife and fork.]]

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Daria}}'' episode "Life in the Past Lane", Tom takes Daria out to "Phineas T. Firefly's", a restaurant clearly modeled after T.G.I. Friday's. The overly enthusiastic waitress is enough to get them to leave.
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'''s Wing Kingdom is a very obvious pastiche of Buffalo Wild Wings and TGI Friday's, having the exterior design and food of the former and the interior style of the latter (complete with Tiffany lamps and mounted moose head).

* Will on ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' briefly works at one that has a WelcomeToTheCaribbeanMon theme and the employees dress as pirates.

-->'''Dr. Hibbert:''' Alright, where would you kids like to eat tonight?\\

* One ''Series/MadTV'' sketch takes place at a J.J. Fuddermucker, a parody of Fuddruckers.

* This is basically the premise of a round on Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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* In [[https://www.nuklearpower.com/2010/06/01/the-epilogue/ the epilogue]] of ''WebComic/EightBitTheater'', White Mage meets with Red Mage and Dragoon in one of these, based around [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI the adventures of the 'Light Warriors'.]]

* ''{{VideoGame/Mafia III}}'' has one of these in the form of the Briar Patch chain of restaurants scattered across the circa-1968 New Orleans {{expy}} of New Bordeaux, with a mascot based on the [[Film/SongOfTheSouth Br'er Rabbit]] character meant to both parody Big Boy Restaurants ([[AluminumChristmasTrees more popular at the time]] than they are today) and satirize the Deep South's use of [[BlackFace racist caricatures]] that were still somewhat common during that contentious era. Civil rights activist, black nationalist, and pirate radio host Charles "The Voice" Laveau calls them out for this during his radio show, "The Hollow Speaks"; highlighting the connection between the restaurant chain's founder and the abandoned theme park, "Baron Saturday's Fun Park" which was closed only three months after opening due to protests over racially insensitive imagery. It shows, given that some of the locations are still segregated, even after the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. At one point, protagonist Lincoln Clay meets an [[QuestGiver informant]] in one to begin a new chapter. Lincoln can (usually) find adrenaline shots in their first-aid cabinets and roughly $40 in their cash registers.

* The third campaign of ''Webvideo/CriticalRole'' has The Taste of Tal'Dorei, a restaurant in [[WretchedHive Bassuras, Marquet]] themed after [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the continent of Tal'Dorei]], with waiters dressed as historical figures from there, such as [[EvilOverlord Warren Drassig]], [[TheGoodKing Zan Tal'Dorei]], and [[EvilIsDeathlyCold Errevon the Rimelord]].