salad bar

noun

1. an assortment of salad ingredients, condiments, and dressings displayed on a serving table or counter, as at a restaurant, so that one can choose and combine ingredients freely.

salad bar

noun

1. a counter in a restaurant or other place where food is sold at which a range of salads is displayed, often for self-service

Word History and Origins

Origin of salad bar¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

"The way they do their buffet and their salad bar, it feels like they are cheapening on their quality and have lower standards...They're giving away so much food and you're like 'How?'"

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Pizza Hut is well-known for its family-friendly dining and salad bar, but its UK business has been struggling and had previously gone into administration less than a year ago.

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Pizza Hut is well known for its family-friendly dining and salad bar, but its UK business has been struggling and had previously gone into administration less than a year ago.

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Just you and the salad bar, with its chilled metal bins and endless possibilities.

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“The previous windows looked like the Sizzler salad bar,” she said, laughing.

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Related Words

• cafeteria 
• smorgasbord