Fast casual restaurants usually do not offer full table service, but many offer non-disposable plates and cutlery. More of the food is prepared at the restaurant than is the case at fast food chains. Context is as important as the style and form: a taqueria is a more than familiar sight in Guadalajara, Mexico, but it would be exotic in Albania.Ĭategories of restaurant Ethnic įast casual restaurants are primarily chain restaurants, such as Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. Any restaurant will be relatively high or low in style and price, familiar or exotic in the cuisine it offers to different kinds of customers, and so on. In Dishing It Out: In Search of the Restaurant Experience, Robert Appelbaum argues that all restaurants can be categorized according to a set of social parameters defined as polar opposites: high or low, cheap or dear, familiar or exotic, formal or informal, and so forth. In Sweden, restaurants of many kinds are called "restauranger", but restaurants attached to bars or cafes are sometimes called "kök", literally "kitchens", and sometimes a bar-restaurant combination is called a "krog", in English a "tavern". "Brasseries" may serve food round the clock, whereas "restaurants" usually only serve at set intervals during the day. Others are called "brasseries", a term which indicates hours of service. In France, for example, some restaurants are called "bistros" to indicate a level of casualness or trendiness, though some "bistros" are quite formal in the kind of food they serve and clientele they attract. Outside North America, the terms fast casual dining restaurants, family style, and casual dining are not used and distinctions among different kinds of restaurants are often not the same. Fast food and takeaway (take-out) outlets with counter service are not normally referred to as restaurants. In British English, the term restaurant almost always means an eating establishment with table service, so the "sit down" qualification is not usually necessary. Sit-down restaurants are often further categorized, in North America, as "family-style" or " formal". Most commonly, "sit-down restaurant" refers to a casual- dining restaurant with table service, rather than a fast food restaurant or a diner, where one orders food at a counter. Following the rise of fast food and take-out restaurants, a retronym for the older "standard" restaurant was created, sit-down restaurant. Historically, restaurant referred only to places that provided tables where one ate while seated, typically served by a waiter. This article mainly describes the situation in the US, while categorisation differs widely around the world. Restaurants fall into several industry classifications, based upon menu style, preparation methods and pricing, as well as the means by which the food is served to the customer. ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)
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