restaurants

Definition of restaurants in English English dictionary: plural of restaurant; garbage
family restaurants: plural form of family restaurant
fast food restaurants: plural form of fast food restaurant
restaurant: An eating establishment in which diners are served food at their tables
restaurant: {i} business where customers can purchase and eat meals
restaurant: For purposes of granting licenses of the first class or first and third class, means a place located in a suitable building adequately equipped, and having a sufficient number of employees, to serve meals regularly in a public dining room provided for that purpose Regular meals for the purpose of this regulation shall mean the usual assortment of food commonly ordered at various hours of the day
restaurant: An eating house
restaurant: An establishment where meals are prepared and served to the public for consumption for compensation
restaurant: Merchants selling prepared foods in a face-to-face environment, who normally use conventional terminals and swipe their transactions
restaurant: shall mean a food service establishment where food is served in individual portions for consumption on the premises This term shall not include an establishment which operates exclusively as a caterer, a commissary, a food processing establishment, a mobile food unit, a retail food store or a temporary food service establishment
restaurant: a building where people go to eat
restaurant: A restaurant is a place where you can eat a meal and pay for it. In restaurants your food is usually served to you at your table by a waiter or waitress. They ate in an Italian restaurant in Forth Street. a place where you can buy and eat a meal Chinese/French/Mexican etc restaurant (restaurer , from restaurare; RESTORE). Establishment where refreshments or meals are served to paying guests. Though inns and taverns served simple fare to travelers for centuries, the first modern restaurant where guests could order from a varied menu is thought to have belonged to A. Boulanger, a soup vendor who opened his business in Paris in 1765. The sign above his door advertised restoratives, or restaurants, referring to his soups and broths. By 1804 Paris had more than 500 restaurants, and France soon became internationally famous for its cuisine. Other European restaurants include the Italian trattorie, taverns featuring local specialties; the German Weinstuben, informal restaurants with a large wine selection; the Spanish tapas bars, which serve a wide variety of appetizers; and the public houses of England. Asian restaurants include the Japanese sushi bars and teahouses serving formal Kaiseki cuisine as well as the noodle shops of China. Most U.S. restaurant innovations have revolved around speed. The cafeteria originated in San Francisco during the 1849 gold rush; cafeterias feature self-service and offer a variety of foods displayed on counters. The U.S. also pioneered fast-food restaurants such as White Castle (founded 1921) and McDonald's (see Ray Kroc), usually operated as chains and offering limited menus