steam table
noun
: a table having openings to hold containers of cooked food over steam or hot water circulating beneath them
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Two surviving roaches ran under the kitchen steam table.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
All three South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week had issues with live and dead roaches in various areas, including behind an ice machine, on a clean plate and under a steam table.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Facility employees did not know what compliant temperature was required for items in the steam table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Observed house made creme brulee, house made cheesecake, house made key lime pie (45F-49F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from steam table on cook line.
—Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026
All three South Florida restaurants temporarily shut by the state last week had issues with live and dead roaches in various areas, including behind an ice machine, on a clean plate and under a steam table.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2026
Facility employees did not know what compliant temperature was required for items in the steam table.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
may 1, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026
Observed house made creme brulee, house made cheesecake, house made key lime pie (45F-49F - Cold Holding) in reach-in cooler across from steam table on cook line.
—Staff Reports, Florida Times-Union, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Steam table.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steam%20table. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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