cafeteria-style
Americanadjective
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set up to allow a variety of choices.
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arranged like a cafeteria.
Example Sentences
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A slop bowl has become internet parlance for a particular mash-up of ingredients — warm grains, vaguely globally inspired proteins, a surcharge for avocados — served up at fast-casual restaurants where the selling point of the cafeteria-style assembly line is efficiency, not flavor.
From Salon
“I’ve cried with my team a lot,” she said over the soft thrum of conversation in the airy cafeteria-style bistro.
From Los Angeles Times
The novel’s 18 chapters are served cafeteria-style, a little from this section, a little from that, to provide an overview of the main action.
From Los Angeles Times
My family frequented Luby’s, a cafeteria-style Texas restaurant known for its healthy-ish options.
From Seattle Times
According to Trejo, last year they delivered 1.7 million meals to people’s homes and 2.5 million meals in congregate settings where people eat together, cafeteria-style.
From Los Angeles Times
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