This episode features Penn Badgley as "Jake", who would go to star alongside Amanda Bynes in the comedy "Easy A".
This episode features Ian Ziering, who previously starred on Beverly Hills 90210 with Jennie Garth.
When Jeff asks for Gary's opinion on his menu, Gary says, "Come on, Helvetica bold? It's a poor man's font." The font for the on-screen credits of the show is a stretched (AKA expanded) version of Helvetica bold.
Amanda Bynes and Samm Levine, who plays Sheldon in this episode, later went on to star together in the movie Sydney White (2007).