Salad Bars and Buffet Service

Salad bars are frequent fixtures in restaurants and are popular with both customer and restaurateur. Diners enjoy customizing their own salads with selections from a large bowl of greens, smaller containers of assorted condiments, and a variety of dressings. The restaurateur likes salad bars because they take some pressure off the dining room staff during service. Many restaurants have designed unique salad bars that have become almost a trademark. Others may not have salad bars as part of their regular meal service but rely on them for efficiency at certain times, such as weekend brunch.