Economy / Tonight’s Dinner Fell Off the Sysco Truck Sysco’s market dominance means that something essential is being lost. Meanwhile, the number of local restaurants, especially full-service sit-down restaurants, are becoming proportionately less common in America. It’s why you hear the phrase “tonight’s dinner fell off the Sysco truck.” For local restaurants, relying on Sysco is often necessary to compete against the big boys. That phrase—“tonight’s dinner fell off the Sysco truck”—also implies a low-quality meal. As one chef remarked, “When I see a Sysco truck delivering to a restaurant, I assume that they’re not trying very hard to be any good.”