salad bar

noun

: a self-service counter (as in a restaurant) featuring an array of salad makings and dressings

Examples of salad bar in a Sentence

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Assembly Green is the build-your-own salad bar from the hydroponic Babylon microgreen farm. Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 23 Jan. 2026 The firm has already run over 1 million AI interviews for companies like Microsoft, AI tool Perplexity and salad bar chain Sweetgreen. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026 Customers enjoy an abundant soup and salad bar and endless poultry, meats and sausage served on sticks by gauchos. Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Dec. 2025 Hotel Wolf This old-school steakhouse inside the historic Hotel Wolf leans into nostalgic comfort: prime rib, steaks, and a classic salad bar. Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salad bar

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salad bar was in 1937

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“Salad bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salad%20bar. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.

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salad bar

noun
: a self-service counter in a restaurant featuring a selection of salad makings and dressings
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