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

Recent Examples on the Web Ali and Jenny Pervaiz, seated near the salad bar with their four young children, are school parents who try to make it to every dine-in night. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024 The event will feature a breakfast menu, grand buffet, salad bar, dessert table, an Easter bunny appearance, and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 Diners can also pair the sandwich with a bowl of tomato bisque and a drink for $8.99, or opt for Frisch's soup and salad bar, plus a drink, for $9.99. Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024 Additional options include: salad bar only ($5), shrimp chowder ($5), a chicken nugget meal ($5). Journal Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2024 Note: To trim the prep time, get a mix of celery, onion and carrot from the supermarket salad bar. Bonnie S. Benwick, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 The most famous prospective buyer was Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, the guru whose followers at an Oregon commune deliberately contaminated salad bars with salmonella in hopes of influencing county elections there in the 1980s. Heather Knight, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023 In addition to meats and seafood, there’s a self-serve salad bar, side dishes and cheese bread. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023 Lunch options include a soup and salad bar or paella. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

salad bar

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