Food Service Industry Terms

noun a piece of furniture with drawers and shelves for storing or displaying dishes

verb to hit or strike repeatedly

• The hotel offers a wide selection of dishes at their buffet for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
• Let's go to the buffet at the casino for all-you-can-eat crab legs!
• I always hit up the Chinese buffet on Fridays for some cheap eats.
• The information overload felt like a buffet of facts that I couldn't digest all at once.

noun A person who sells sandwiches, typically on the street or in a public place.

• The sandwich woman at the cafeteria prepares fresh sandwiches daily for the employees.
• I always make sure to buy my lunch from the sandwich woman because her sandwiches are the best.
• Hey, have you tried the sandwiches from the sandwich woman? They're bomb!
• She's like the sandwich woman of our group, always taking care of everyone's needs.