fast food restaurant

A fast-food restaurant in the port of Malinska, Croatia A Hesburger fast-food restaurant in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland A McDonald's restaurant in New York City A Café de Coral restaurant in Hong Kong A fish and chip shop in Broadstairs, England

A fast-food restaurant, also known as a quick-service restaurant (QSR) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast-food cuisine and has minimal table service. The food served in fast-food restaurants is typically part of a "meat-sweet diet", offered from a limited menu, cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot, finished and packaged to order, and usually available for take away, though seating may be provided. Fast-food restaurants are typically part of a restaurant chain or franchise operation that provides standardized ingredients and/or partially prepared foods and supplies to each restaurant through controlled supply channels. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951.