Fast food restaurant
A fast food restaurant , also known as a quick service restaurant ( QSR ) within the industry, is a specific type of restaurant that serves fast foo d 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 at the restaurant. restaurant chain or franchise operation that provisions 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. [1] Fast food restaurants are typically part of a Arguably, the first fast food restaurants originated in the United States with A&W in 1919 and White Castle in 1921. [2] Today, American-founded fast food chains such as McDonald...