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                                  FORM 12b-25
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                                                            SEC FILE NUMBER
                          NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING            0-28008
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(Check One): [ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 20-F [ ] Form 11-K [X] Form 10-Q
              [ ] Form N-SAR [ ] Form N-CSR

For Period Ended:          March 31, 2004
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                 [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K
                 [ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F
                 [ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
                 [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
                 [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
                 [ ] For the Transition Period Ended:___________________________

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                   VERIFIED ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

If the notification  relates to a portion of the filing checked above,  identify
the item(s) to which the notification relates:

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PART I -- REGISTRANT INFORMATION


SmartServ Online, Inc.
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Full Name of Registrant


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Former Name if Applicable


2250 Butler Pike, Suite 150
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Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)


Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
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City, State and Zip Code

PART II - RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

If the subject report could not be filed without  unreasonable effort or expense
and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should
be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

   | (a)  The reasons  described in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
   |      could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
   | (b)  The subject annual report,  semi-annual  report,  transition report on
   |      Form 10-K,  Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-SAR or Form N-CSR, or portion
   |      thereof,  will be  filed  on or  before  the  fifteenth  calendar  day
[X]|      following the prescribed due date; or the subject  quarterly report or
   |      transition  report on Form 10-Q, or portion thereof,  will be filed on
   |      or before the fifth  calendar day following the  prescribed  due date;
   |      and
   | (c)  The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
   |      has been attached if applicable.

PART III - NARRATIVE

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, N-SAR, N-CSR,
or the  transition  report or  portion  thereof,  could not be filed  within the
prescribed time period.

We are unable to file, without  unreasonable effort and expense, our Form 10-QSB
Quarterly  Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 because we, including our
small  accounting  staff,  have  devoted  substantial  time and effort to recent
business matters and must complete the accounting  treatment of recent financing
transactions,  as reported on our Current  Report on Form 8-K, filed on March 1,
2004. We anticipate  that our Form 10-QSB  Quarterly  Report,  together with our
unaudited  quarterly  financial  statements,  will be filed on or before the 5th
calendar day following the prescribed due date of our Form 10-QSB.




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PART IV -- OTHER INFORMATION


(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification



Eric D. Schoenborn, Esquire                (856)                321-2413
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         (Name)                       (Area Code)           (Telephone Number)

(2)  Have all other periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act
     of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter  period that the
     registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no,
     identify report(s). [X] Yes  [ ] No

(3)  Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
     the corresponding  period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the
     earnings  statements  to be  included  in the  subject  report  or  portion
     thereof?     [X] Yes  [ ] No

If so, attach an explanation of the  anticipated  change,  both  narratively and
quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate
of the results cannot be made.   See Exhibit A.

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                             SmartServ Online, Inc.
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                  (Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

Date     May 17, 2004                        By /s/ Robert Pons
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                                                Robert Pons, Chief Executive
Officer

INSTRUCTION: The form may be signed by an executive officer of the registrant of
by any other duly  authorized  representative.  The name and title of the person
signing  the form  shall  be typed or  printed  beneath  the  signature.  If the
statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized  representative
(other than an executive officer), evidence of the representative's authority to
sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed with the form.

                                    ATTENTION

Intentional  misstatements  or omissions  of fact  constitute  Federal  Criminal
Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).



                                    Exhibit A




Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 were $73,711, compared to revenues
of $230,987  for the  quarter  ended March 31,  2003.  The  decrease in revenues
resulted  primarily from loss of three customers,  which contributed to the 2003
revenues.   The  net  loss  for  the  quarter  ended  March  31,  2004  will  be
substantially higher than the net loss for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. The
increase in net loss resulted in part from costs related to financing activities
and certain non-cash deferred  compensation costs during the quarter ended March
31, 2004. The above  mentioned  amounts for the quarter ended March 31, 2004 are
unaudited.