Restaurant

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Restaurant

A restaurant (/ˈrɛstərənt, -rɒnt/; from French: [ʁɛstoʁɑ̃] (listen)) is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services. Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and offerings, including a wide variety of cuisines and service models ranging from inexpensive fast food restaurants and cafeterias, to mid-priced family restaurants, to high-priced luxury establishments.

Etymology

The term restaurant comes from the French word restaurer which means "to restore". It was first used in France in the 16th century to refer to a highly concentrated, inexpensive soup sold by street vendors that was advertised as an antidote to physical exhaustion. In 1765, a Parisian entrepreneur opened a shop specializing in such soups. This prompted the use of the modern word restaurant for the eating establishments.

Related Terms

  • Cuisine: A style or method of cooking, especially as characteristic of a particular country, region, or establishment.
  • Cafeteria: A restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.
  • Fast food: Food that can be prepared quickly and easily and is sold in restaurants and snack bars as a quick meal or to be taken out.
  • Take-out: A system whereby a customer orders food at a restaurant, but takes the food elsewhere to eat.
  • Food delivery: A courier service in which a restaurant, store, or independent food delivery company delivers food to a customer.

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