Types of Restaurants
Restaurant Careers
Menus
Types of Service
Catering Equipment
100

This Type of Restaurant has locations all over a certain area or country that are owned by one owner

A Chain Restaurant

100

A person who is usually the first point of guest contact when they enter the restaurant

The Host

100

A type of menu where every item is it's own price 

A La Carte

100

Passed Light Appetizers with cocktail napkins 

Hors d’ Oeuvres

100

A small fuel container used to heat chafing dishes

Sterno

200

Panera Bread, Chipotle and Five Guys would be examples of what type of Restaurant?

Quick Casual / Fast Casual

200

A person whose job is to deliver food from the kitchen to the guest tables out in the dining room

Expo/Food Runner

200

"Du Jour"

The Day / Of the Day

200

Guests navigate down a hot food line and serve themselves

Buffet Service 

200

A self service dish used in Buffet Styles of Service

Chafing Dish

300

A restaurant that would be owned by a sole owner or family would be often referred to as _______

Family Owned/Independent 

300

A person whose job is to oversee all Front of House Operations 

 FOH/Dining Room Manager 

300

A type of menu that rotates items seasonally or weekly 

A cycle menu

300

Chefs cooking hot food on the buffet line for service

Action Station

300

A 20” x 12” metal cooking pan used for storing food, hot holding food, and serving food

Hotel Pan

400

A service that provides food at a specific off site location

Caterer

400

A person whose job is to hey oversee BOH staff, facilitate ordering, Menu R&D and maintain food and labor costs

Executive Chef

400

A menu with one fixed price for every item

Prix Fixe 

400

Food is arranged on large platters and serving boards and passed around at the table  

Family Style/English Service

400

A large warming cabinet intended for food to stay warm and at a safe temperature

"Hot Box"

500

The ____ department executes food service for events at a Hotel

Banquets 

500

"Hydro-Ceramic Engineer"

Dishwasher

500

"Table d'hôte"

The Host's table 

500

What is the most  functional, common, economical, controllable and efficient style of restaurant service?

Plated Service/American Service 

500

A 4 legged stand usually set in a common area of an event space or dining room used to set down a serving tray on

Tray Jack