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== Comic Strips ==
* ''[[
** Dilbert and Dogbert once went to a restaurant called "Chez De Whales", which had a very odd dress code.
** When two office thieves went to raid Dilbert's snack stash, one said, "Shall we head over to Chez Dilbert?"
* "Chez Stadium" (see real life below) has shown up in the comic strip ''[[
== Films -- Animation ==
* "Chez Gusteau" in ''[[
* In ''[[
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Ferris Bueller's Day Off
* In ''[[The Blues Brothers]]'', Mr. Fabulous is working as maître d' at Chez Paul (a former [[Real Life]] Chicago restaurant) when Jake and Elwood pay him a visit.
* In ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'', Lorelei and Dorothy start dancing at a Parisian club called Chez Louis after getting kicked out of their hotel and running out of money. The act includes the famous "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend" number.
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== Literature ==
* Calvin Trillin called this type of restaurant "La Maison de la Casa House."
* ''[[The
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* ''[[Frasier]]'' actually has "[[Repetitive Name|Chez Chez]]". As well as "Chez Henri" and "Chez Quelque Chose" ("chez something").
* ''[[Under the Umbrella Tree]]'' has one episode where Iggy gets grand ideas and starts up his own "restaurant", "Chez Iggy"... and the only thing he serves, he's embarrassed to admit, is ''grilled cheese sandwiches.''
* "Chez Ray" is the fanciest restaurant in Raytown on ''[[Mama's Family
* ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' had a "Chez Naomi" in one episode.
* "Chez Klutz" is the name of the restaurant run by klutzy people who constantly break things and injure customers in ''[[The Amanda Show]]''.
* In a fantasy sequence on ''[[Saved
* A "Kevin & James" segment of ''Just for Laughs'' poked fun at Quebec language laws when Kevin cited the "Chez James" sign on James's hotel room door as violating those laws. A Montreal police officer (the recurring actor who always played the third man in their segments) told them that it was fine (proper names don't need to be translated, for one) and then ragged on Kevin for being an idiot.
== Video Games ==
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* The [[Interactive Fiction]] game ''Kissing the Buddha's Feet'' has a restaurant called "Chez Merde". ''Merde'' is a French word that isn't too pleasant. {{spoiler|[[Don't Explain the Joke|It means "shit".]]}}
* The last restaurant in the Wii game ''Order Up!'' is called [[Bilingual Bonus|"Chez Haute"]]. It's not exactly a French restaurant, but the food you cook and serve is typically high quality.
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== Web Animation ==
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** Similarly: The diner "Marshmallow's Last Stand" becomes "Marshmallow's ''L'est'' Stand" for fancy occasions.
** Also, in "Date Nite", Homestar refers to a certain "Chez Perez", pronouncing "chez" as "chazz".
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== Western Animation ==
* "Chez Pierre's" from ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' has "Chez Ron" and "Chez Couteau" as two restaurants, the former only existing in the episode "Two to Tutor", while the latter is shown several times.
* [[Doug]] and his fellows would occasionally dine at "Chez Honque", with all the tribulations associated. Of course, earlier in the show, "Chez Honque" was a casual diner called "The Honkerburger", which Mr. Honk sold to whoever owns "Chez Honque".
* ''[[The Simpsons (
** Lampshaded with a restaurant aptly named "Chez Guevara". They started off selling Argentinean cuisine, but switched to Cuban in the mid-1980s.
** There's also the episode in which Marge takes up bowling. One of her dinner suggestions is the "Chez Pierre", but this suggestion is rebuffed by Patty and Selma, who insist on going somewhere "fun" -- the Singing Sirloin.
* ''[[
* On ''[[Cat Dog]]'', Cat once took a date to "Chez Pastrami".
* On ''[[Dan Vs.]]'', Dan and Elise plot to take down "Chez Puree" for different reasons. Dan wants revenge because Chez Puree closed down his favorite sandwich shop while Elise wants to take down the restaurant for its expensive and meager portions. Chris has no grief against the restaurant but is caught up Dan and Elise's plan.
* While not a restaurant, ''[[Ed Edd and Eddy]]'' gives us "Chez la Sweat".
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