sit-down restaurant

collocation in English

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sit-down
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈsɪt.daʊn/us
/ˈsɪt.daʊn/
A sit-down meal is served to people who are sitting at ...
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restaurant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈres.tər.ɒnt/us
/ˈres.tə.rɑːnt/
a place where meals are prepared and served ...
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The customer does not enter the premises, and the service provided in no way competes with asit-downrestaurantoperation.
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Lasting approximately a year, thesit-downrestaurantconcept was abandoned in 1994 in favor of the original quick-service formula.
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Following the rise of fast food and take-out restaurants, a retronym for the older standard restaurant was created,sit-downrestaurant.
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Their lease wasn't up, and being the onlysit-downrestaurantin the area, they were actually making money.
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This simplified menu, and food preparation using assembly line principles, allowed them to sell hamburgers for 15 cents, or about half as much as at asit-downrestaurant.
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Most commonly,sit-downrestaurantrefers to a casual dining restaurant with table service, rather than a fast food restaurant or a diner, where one orders food at a counter.
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The town no longer has a doctor or health clinic, a drug store, asit-downrestaurant, a recreational center, a library, or any businesses to speak of.
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The city dictated that the developer needed to place a convenience store and gas station facility, a flight information board, a fast casual restaurant, and asit-downrestaurant.
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The suburb offers a rich variety of food options, including sit-down restaurants and fast food.
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The mall encompases approximately 75 shops, including two sit-down restaurants, and a food court.
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Fast-food and sit-down restaurants, auto dealers, grocery stores, and several strip malls are located there.
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It alerts readers to particularly unhealthy dishes at popular fast-food chains and sit-down restaurants, and directs diners to healthier alternatives.
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Many of the same local dishes available as tapas can also be ordered in regular servings at sit-down restaurants.
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There are a few sit-down restaurants and a lot of take-away food shops.
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Several sit-down restaurants also surround the mall.
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