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• n  a building where people go to eat

• A new report calls for a nationwide standard on restaurant cleanliness, and for access to each establishment's grade.
• At Babu, an Indian restaurant in New York City, the pay-what-you-feel-is-fair method resulted in too many people getting a free meal.
• Fast-casual eateries will be the soup kitchens of this economic downturn, as the table-service restaurant industry takes a hit.

• eating house
• eating place
• eatery

News & Articles

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• Lombard restaurant closed after E. Coli illnesses reported
  A restaurant in Suburban Lombard is now closed after four confirmed cases of E. Coli were reported. The DuPage County Health Department are not naming the restaurant at this time but listed it as a possible source for the illness …
  June 16, 2013 - WGN TV Chicago
• This Restaurant Chain Is a Little Too Expensive
  This Restaurant Chain Is a Little Too Expensive        
  June 16, 2013 - The Motley Fool
• Restaurant Week brings patrons new flavors and favorites
  Restaurant patrons enjoy the nice weather and special meal prices on the last day of restaurant week. Chelsea Hoedl I AnnArbor.com Restaurant week came to a close Friday as patrons scrambled for reservations at the last eatery on their...
  June 15, 2013 - MLive.com

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Media General Washington Bureau
  This is the meaning of our liberty and our creed,Obama said, when "a man whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant can now stand before you to take a most sacred oath."
• Michael Vick in The Associated Press
  In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Thursday, Vick says he "left the restaurant prior to it occurring and did not witness what happened."
• Sajjad Karim in New York Times
  Before his phone went dead, Mr. Karim added: "I managed to turn away and I ran into the hotel kitchen and then we were shunted into a restaurant in the basement. We are now in the dark in this room, and we have barricaded all the doors. It's really...