Discussion

1. What is the difference between a restaurant and a catering service? What are some examples of catering services?

2. Why are there many different kinds of restaurants?

3. What kind of service and product are provided by gourmetrestaurants?

4. What kind of service and product are provided by family-type restaurants?

5. What kind of service and product are provided by specialty restaurants?

6. What does the customer of a convenience restaurant want?

7. Name some different kinds of restaurants in the convenience category.

8. Describe different kinds of restaurant service.

9. What kinds of restaurants do not have waiters and waitresses?

10. What kinds of customers go to carry-out restaurants?

11. Name some different varieties of cuisine.

12. What kinds of restaurants have largely remained small business enterprises?

13. What cuisines are the finest American restaurants based on?

14. What national cuisines are considered to be the finest in the world?

15. Who owns and operates most full-service restaurants?

16. What menus do quick-service or fast-food restaurants offer?

Review

A. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate word or phrase.

1. A place which provides foodservice at a fixed location is a __________________.

2. Many restaurants offer a special national ___________, such as Japanese, Mexican, French, or Chinese.

3. A ___________ or ___________ takes orders and serves meals in a table service restaurant.

4. A ____________ service is basically a mobile foodservice operation that provides food for special events or in special cir­cumstances.

5. A hamburger is a typical ______ prepared, served, and eaten quickly.

because it can be prepared, served, and eaten quickly.

6. A ___________ or _________ is a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves from food displayed on a counter.

7. Many people patronize ____________ restaurants so they

can eat the food in their offices or cars.

8. The customer in a restaurant is seated by a ___________________ or a__________________.

9. A _________________restaurant provides food and service that appeal to people who appreciate the best.

10. ________________ foodservice is found in such places as factories, hospitals, schools, or military installations.

B. Describe the different kinds of foodservice establishments in your city or region. Answer these questions:

What kind of service do they offer?

What kind of cuisine do they offer?

What kind of customers do they try to attract?

What different categories do they fit into?

What kinds of catering services are available?

What opportunities are there for additional foodservice es­tablishments?

C. Describe the kind of restaurant you would like yours to be. What factors would you have to consider seriously before you made these choices? Make a presentation in the PowerPoint