How to sign “Restaurant” in ASL
The BSL sign for “Restaurant” isn't in our dictionary yet — it will be fingerspelled in BSL mode, never replaced with this ASL sign.
Step by step
- Shape your dominant hand into an R by crossing your middle finger over your index finger.
- Touch the R-hand to one corner of your chin.
- Move the hand across to touch the other corner of your chin.
- Keep your palm facing inward toward your face through the short side-to-side move.
- Use the same neutral expression as the EAT family — you are naming a place to eat.
Practice tip
Same mouth-corner path as the eating signs, but with an R handshape marking the word restaurant.
Fingerspell “Restaurant”
Letter by letter — a handy backup if you forget the sign above. This is not the sign itself.
Text-based guide researched from established ASL references (Lifeprint, university and public-health materials) and rewritten in original words. Signer-created photos and videos are a planned future upgrade.