hot bar
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English
Noun
- (US) A counter selling hot food, often kept hot with a bain-marie (steam table).
- 2011, Ellah Etemadi, The Linguist, page 234:
- As usual, after I selected food from the hot bar, I went to the main dining room to have dinner.
Coordinate terms
- salad bar (a hot bar and a salad bar are coordinate offerings in some buffet restaurants and takeout restaurants)