A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat.

a room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria{1}. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis.

a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

a kind of restaurant where the food is pre-made and customers serve themselves and pay a cashier

a restaurant where you choose your food from a counter and carry it to your table yourself after paying for it

a type of cafe where you serve yourself and then go and pay

a type of restaurant in which there are no wait staff

a type of restaurant in which there is notable service

a type of restaurant in which there is no tableservice

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This is the place where you can purchase breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack. The cafeteria is located on the 2nd floor of North Hall building and is open from 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, when classes are in session.

The area in the school that encompasses the kitchen and supporting areas as well as the dining area.

A restaurant where the diners collect their food on a tray and usually pay before eating.

A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is no table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a canteen or dining hall. Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses, although that is the Spanish origin of the American word.