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Definition of salad bar
: a self-service counter (as in a restaurant) featuring an array of salad makings and dressings
Examples of salad bar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Spas, casinos and pools are closed, and buffets and salad bars are a thing of the past.
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Melanie Reffes, USA TODAY, "Caribbean comeback: A guide to when travelers can return to the islands," 4 June 2020 Buffets One business sector at severe risk of being left behind is self-service restaurants, including the buffets, salad bars and conveyor-belt sushi spots specifically currently prohibited from operating as usual.
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oregonlive, "What will eating out in Oregon look like in the coronavirus era?," 4 June 2020 Buffets and self-serve drink stations or salad bars must remain closed.
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Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan bars, restaurants to reopen June 8: Everything you need to know," 1 June 2020 Alabama’s State Health Orders specifically disallow self-service by guests at drink stations, buffets and salad bars and any enforcement of the measure could lead to a misdemeanor arrest and fines.
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al, "‘I’m watching it tank’: The struggles of reimagining an Alabama buffet during coronavirus," 29 May 2020 Self-service buffets and salad bars will be overhauled.
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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, "Six Flags reopening: What you need to know," 26 May 2020 Self-service buffets or salad bars also not allowed.
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Fox News, "Ohio to allow wedding receptions of up to 300 people soon, loosening coronavirus restrictions," 22 May 2020 There is no need for seduction; women are just there for him, like items at a salad bar.
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Kyle Smith, National Review, "Judd Apatow’s Comedy Masterpiece," 1 May 2020 Alsobrooks has been pushing for grocery stores, and there is money in her proposed 2021 budget for a salad bar in every elementary school.
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Washington Post, "Covid-19 is ravaging one of the country’s wealthiest black counties," 26 Apr. 2020
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The first known use of salad bar was in 1937
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